The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-16

Europe.

Europe.
The cable dispatches are dated July IS
The London Times, in an article Cuba, recon-
mends Spain to sell the island to the United States
and congratulates her having any thing left that
she can sell.
The French journals comment unfavorably on the
Propagation Of the Corps Legislatif. Rumors are
anoat respecting the new appointments TO the Min
istry and Prince Napoleon Is mentioned the Pres
dent OF the Council OF Ministers
General Prim introduced the members of the new
Ministry to the Cortes and mentioned that although
the men were changed the policy OF the government
remained unaltered.
Serious riots have occurred in Austria among
the laboring classes and were suppressed by the mill
tsry.
Switzerland has concluded treaties with the North
German Confederation and with the Kingdom OF
W1rtemberg.
General Pueblo was attacked by the insurgents
near Baga and driven into Nuevitas with loss OF
eighty men, Puella himself it Is reported being
among the killed. General Jordan is to be given
command Of all the insurgent troops III The Eastern
Department.
~ Hayti.
Our Port au Prince letter Is dated June 81. Mr.
Bassett the c0ored United States Minister Hayti,
arrived at Port au Prince the l4th OF June. and
was received in particularly nattering manner.
He is the guest OF Mr.. HOLSTER, his white prede
Cessor, until President Salnave returns, when he
Will present his credentials
Miscellaneous.
frightfu accident occurred on the Erie Railroad,
al Mast Hope, on Wednesday night. passenger and
freight train cOllided and three OF the passenger
cars took fire and were burned, large number Of
passengers being burned up with them. Thirteen
bodies so far have been taken out OF the ruins The
engineer of the freight train s said to have 0cca.
stoned the disaster by being asleep al the wrong
time.
The President has issued another proclamation,
directing the election Texas to he held on the so,h
OF November. No sections OF the constitution are
to be voted separately
The President and his family left Washington yes
terday for Long Branch by way OF Fortress Monroe
and Cape May
Tue Chinese Labor Convention at Memphis has ad.
Journed sine die after organizing an emigration
company.
The French cable continues to give satisfactory
responses and the shore line on the American side
is rapidly progressing.
The sale Of lager beer In Boston has been re.
sumed, the c0nstables having been instructed to
wink az it,
During terrific storm at Huntington, Pa. on
wednesday, two men, named Barney Farrell and
Cornelius Doey, while sitting under chute at the
coal wharf, were stunned by lightning, and, falling
into the canal were drowned
Among the honorary degrees conferred at the
commencement Of the Wesleyan University. at Mid
detOwn. Conn.,. was that OF Doctor OF Music on
Eben Tourjee, organizer OF the chorus at the Boston
Peace Jubilee.
An excursion train on the Kansas Pacific Railroad
broke through bridge eighteen miles east OF Law
renee, Kan. on Wednesday, instantly killing the
engineer AND fireman and injurng twenty lone pas
sengera, some Of them seriously.
IN Philadelphia yesterday while Mrs. Hogan and
three children were sitting on their doorstep run.
away horse dashed in upon them killing one Of the
children and badly wounding the others.
An ice house at Rochester, n. Y, was DESTROYED
by Ore yesterday, with l, 200 tons Of ice
The City.
The United states Marshal and District Attorney
for this district have been empowered to call on
General Mcdowell for troops and the Admiral at the
Navy Yard for vessels II necessary TO suppress the
Cuban ilibusters
In The Board Of Health yesterday the question of
quarantlning the Havana steamers was discussed
with considerable acrmony, especially between Dr.
Swinburne AMI Mr.. Smith on side and Drs.
Stone, Harris Smith and Crane on the other A
report allowing the Havana steamers to come 10
apprehended was adopted.
Della Dillon, young girl who had been leading
life OF shame, was brought up before Justice Dodge
yesterday by her aunt, who asked to have her sent
10 the House or the Good Shepherd. Della seemed
anxious to quit her OF living, but did not want
to 20 to that institution, she said she there
before and the III treatment she received had
dered her life burden. There was no option, how
ever, and she was sent there.
Mrs. Abraham Russell, with her daughter, o son
and infant, being rowed by the son in
Little Neck bay near Flushing, Wednesday after
noon, when the baby fell overheard. The daughter
jumped after 1t and both were drowned. The mo-
Their jumped after the daughter but the son caught
her by the hair and held her until assistance came.
In the General Sessions yesterday stephen Jones,
young man of nineteen, charged with the murder
of Thomas Nessen on the high seas was discharged.
all the prosecuting witnesses being away on long
VOYAGES. John Hilbert, an old German, was found
guilty OF manslaughter in the fourth degree IN hay-
ing Killed MS mistress 10 q shanty on Sixty.sixth
street, and. being recommended to mercy, was SEN
fenced TO one year IN the state Prison.
The Inman line steamship City OF Boston, Captain
bbetts viii sail from pier 45 North river tomorrow
tsaturday1, at twelve O'Clock noon, for Liverpool,
touching at Queenstown. The European mails VIII
close Of the Post once &c ten A. M.
The National line steamship England, Captain