The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-20
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Europe.

The cable news Is dated July 10.
Political news In England Is duh The drst gene.
ral meeting OF the Women's Franchise Society was
held yesterday.
The French regard the present Cabinet only as
temporary one.
South America.
We have dates TO June % from Rio Janeiro. A
correspondence OF some interest has been going on
between Lopez and the Comte D'Eu, in which the
former demands that the allies prohibit the use OF
the Paraguayan flag by the native battalions in the
allied army. D'Eu had advanced with his army TO
Prayu, about seven miles from Lopez's neadquar-
ters.
Miscellaneous.
President Grant, with his family aud SUITE arrived
at Long Branch yesterday morning, and took rooms
at the Stetson House.
Colonel Whittesey and a number OF Virginia radi-
Gals are in Washington getting up documents TO
prove that the election in Virginia was carried by
fraud. Anldavlts are being prepared aud will be
placed before the Reconstruction Committee at the
meeting OF Congress. 1t is hoped by this to have
the election set aside or else have an investigation
held, and thus delay the admission OF the State.
The republicans in New Hanover county, " c..
une Wilmington dlstricp are divided on choice for
a legislator to succeed cstone Estes The white
carpet.baggers have nominated negro for the po
s,tion and the negro radicals who have boItad from
the carpet baggers, have nominated white man.
Mayor Bowen, OF Washington, has recommended
to his city Council that the public schools OF that
city to children OF both races alike He also
dominates Professor vashon tcoloredl to be a mem.
Der OF the present white Board of school Trustees
Two Frenchmen employed In the silk mills at pat
erson n. j., fought duel near the depot in that
city at about halfpast nine O'Clock on Saturday
evening" about some trivial matter tnat occurred In
the mills Theit seconds failed TO appear on time,
aad the two went to WORK without them. The
weapons were pistols and the distance ten PAGES
At the first fire one slightly wounded in the lip
Another fire was demanded, and both were severely
wounded in the right arm. They then declared
themselves satisfied, shook hands aud swOre TO say
nothing about the duel. They mad TO tell the
geon, however, and the affair thus leaked out.
The conservative negroes IN Washington are rails
ing a subscription TO deiray tile expenses OF indic
ing certain radical negroes for mobbng them and
meeting to riot at the recent election in that city,
Ben Wade s la Washington. lie highly lauds Sec
retary Boutwels policy, Is sore over The result OIL
the Virginia election, thinks we ought 10 enter a
wedge Tor the separation OF Cuba from spanish RUE
and says he viii probably stump Ohio for Governor
Hayes.
The Canadian government has decided TO release
Father Mcmahon, the Fenan prisoner in Kingston
Penitentiary He was tried sometime in the rail OF
1866 for completely the Fentan raid at Niagara
Fails and sentenced to twenty years in the Penten.
tiary. Several efforts were made by Secretary Sew
ard TO have him released, but without avail. The
present action of the Canadian government IS taken
without any reference OF the matter 70 the English
authorities.
The Mechanics National Bank az Trenton had to
suspend business for the dag yesterday the
safe could not be opened. The maker OF the safe
sent his best workman to open IT, but he did not
coed. A continued plying OF crowoars and sedges
finally broke It open.
A fatal case OF genuine Asiatlc cholera, not Infee
tous, Is reported In Newark.
Miss Ella Rice one OF the young ladies named n
connection with the Far Rockaway difficulty denies
all the allegations IN reference her being nsutec
on the baacn or complaining 10 Corser.
The new ten and fifteen cent currency has MADE
fts appearance. The twenty i've and fifty cen
bills will be out shortly.
Tue guaae Of the Missouri Pacific Railway wa
recently changed IN twelve hours without the della
OF single train.
Additional particulars OF General Carr's victor
over the Indians are received. Among the killed !
a noted Indian chief. Mrs Weize Is the name OF
white woman who was rescued. Tbree Siou!
Indians were killed by the Pawnee scouts on Reput
lican river. General Eastman was wounded b
Indians near Fort Benton on the 10TH and when th
citizens OF the fort heard it they Killed three Indian
who happened 10 be In the town at the time.
Pennsylvania signing himself Honesty,
sends s4Oo to the Treasury Department, as part q
his income tax, when ne wishes to pay that way I
preference TO having the ful amount Of his incom
published In his coonty paper
A railroad bridge over the Marais des Cygnes, |
Kansas fell in ON sunday, aud four mea wo
killed.
The valuation OF taxable property IN Nebraska
a4a.ooo.o1o. SIX tuies greater tGan 'n 1909. VI tn