Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-05-01
LATEST NEWS.
New YORK. list.

New YORK. list.
The Ivortd's Washington despatch,
says, the purport of the recently receiv-
ed important official dispatches from
Minister Rosecrans is a direct pioposi-
ton from the Mexican Government to
cede, as a a portion of its teri itoly, the
Gulf of California, and probably Sonora
and Sinaloa to the United States, the
object of the sale being to replcnish the
depleted Mexican Treasury.
A despatch to the Tribune declares
that the administration has determined
to recognize Cuban belligerency at an
early day.
The Cuban insurgents have agents at
Washington looking for munitions of
war, and it is said the President has
given directions to sell all war materials
rot wanted by the Government to any
parties who wish to purchase.
New YORK, LIST.
The weather continues very rainy
cold and disagreeable.
Minister Washburne and suite left i'm
the Havre steamer to-day.
The World of this morning is very
severe in its remarks upon Minister
Washburne.
Gov. Sprague and p. Halsted are ar
ranging details for a new political party.
Gov. Sprague is held in good esteem by
parties, and Halsted is a man of brains.
There are great many Western mer-
chants in town, but sales are slow.
LONDON, 3Oth.
The London journals this morning
have editorials on Mr.. Summers speech
OH the Alabama claims. The English
papers are much dissatisfied with the
speech. 1t creates intense feeling in
political circles.
AT a Cabinet meeting held yesterday,
the speech was Informally discussed.
Mr.. Bright declared that this embar-
rassment served England right, but he
agreed that he would not consent to en-
terrain the terms foreshadowed in Mr..
Summers speech.
Lord Clarendon expressed his belief
that the actual negotiations on the part
of the American Government would be
far less extreme in character than the
speeches of Senators and articles in the
press. He hoped to find MI. Motley az
courteous as Mr., Johnson The present
administration is as eager as the last for
the continuance of friendly relations.
Mr.. Gladstone proposed to have good
assurances from reliable quarters that
the rejection of the Alabama treaty was
purely a political stroke. The present
administration will endeavor to settle
the question on liberal and honorable
grounds.
The popular feeling here is anti-Am-
ercan, and has increased since the pub
LEGATION of parts of Mr.. Summers argu-
ments.
NEW YORK, 1st.
] he steamer Alaska, from Aspinwall
brings Panama dates to the 23d.
y committee of the House of Repre-
sentatives has reported resolution to
indict the President of the Senate upon
seven different charges.
The yellow fever still RACES in Peru.
The Indians in the Arequipa district
have massacred large number of
whites.
Vincent Colger telegraphs that the
recent expedition into Texas to recover
stolen ponies has returned, having shot
II chief and captured 3prisoners.
CINCINNATI, O., ..30th.
In the town of Montgomery, terri
BILE tragedy occurred yesterday. Alonzo
G. Mueller was at dinner with his fami-
ly, when Abraham Crest, neighbor,
entered with double barreled shot gun.
A quarrel ensued, when Crest fired at
Mueller. The latter fell, shot through
the chest. The wound is mortal. The
latter pleads, in eXtcnuation of his
crime, that Mueller seduced a married
sister of his.
BOSTON, LIST.
COLI lI4s.