The New York herald., 1869-08-28
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New York, Saturday, August Is, 1890.
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Europe.

The cable kilograms are dated August 81.
The London Times yesterday had an editorial on
the late Erie Railroad troubles The article says
that the darkest side Of the story Is the prostitution
OF Justice.
The health of the Emperor Is vastly improved. The
Empress left Toulon yesterday. General Prim has
arrived in Paris.
The Portuguese Cortes has closed. The King In
hts speech assured the members that the government
was laborlng faithfully to restore the financial
equilibrium OF the country.
Henry Legs the artist, died yesterday In Antwerp,
Belgium.
A travelling party, consisting Of Miss Time and
Two attendants, we're recently murdered in the
Sahara by two OF the camel drivers.
Paraguay.
A despatch by the cable states that General Por.
tlnho was marching with the allies to villa Rica,
and the iron-clads were steaming up the Tebicuar.
battle was imminent at any moment. The Para.
guayans assert that their stronghold is impregnable
and thai the allies have not attacked 1t because they
dare not They have heard rumors Of an uprising
Ia the Argentine Republic against President Sar
mieuto and Brazil
Sandwich Islands.
The Duke Of Edinburg prince Alfred arrived at
Majesty with distinguished honors. A ball was
given at the Kings palace, at which he danced
Scotch reel The natives paid him tribute cattle,
pigs fowls fruit and vegetables enough TO stock
his ship On his departure for Japan the native wo
men covered his person with wreaths OF flowers,
literally buryIng HIM.
Cuba.
Considerable excitement exists in Santiago owing
to the assassination Of citizens on the neghDorng
roads. Several insurgents had been attacked by
ambuscades while escaping from Santiago, but had
repulsed their assailants War munitions from
Mexico have been landed In the Boy of Nipe. No
United States man-of-war has touched at Havana
for two months.
Miscellaneous.
The national debt statement next month will pro.
baby show an additional reduction OF g. 900, ,0o0
Notwithstanding heavy payments made by the gov.
ernment during the month.
The President and his party assembled Mount
Washington yesterday by the SKY Railroad. They
passed last evening at the Profile House. Ben Wade
has arrived there.
Mr.. peabody will arrive in Washington probably
on Monday where viii remain several days as the
guest OF W. W. Corcoran.
A gentleman OF st. Louis recently received letter
from Chief Justice Chase, in which he says:-'I am
out OF all future political contests, and one need
be jealous Of me hereafter"
The Coast Survey &c ipse expedition, which wit
messed the eclipse from the Chkah river in Alaska
report tnat they found POSITION after considerable
difficulty only twenty miles from the central path Of
totality. The day was cloudy, bat the observations
through occasional breaks in the clouds were almost
perfect Secretary Seward visited the camp OF the
expedition. and saw the phenomenon. The Indians
were so much alarmed that they hid in their houses
or took to the pushes
The dam at Fort Edward, in this State, was washed
away on Tuesday. and the mills and foundries have
been compelled to stop work. Twothirds OF the
working people of tue village will thus lose their
summers work. The loss by repairs to the dam will
amount to about S20. .000 while the loss by the en-
forced idleness In the workshops apd mills will
amount probably to 100000.
william Lake, the circus proprietor, was shot and
killed ut CRANKY, Newton county, Mo-. on Saturday
last, by man whom he mad elected from the show
for not paying his fare. The man escaped.
Secretary Rawlins health Is improving.
Mr.. Seward has reached Victoria, vancouver's
Island on his return trip from Alaska, and has beer
accorded demonstrative welcome by the authori
ties.
Treasurer Spinner still reposes enough conndenc,
ia the locks on the Treasury vaults to trust then
alone against any burglarous assaults that may b,
brought against them.
The bank note companies are furnishing tn,
Treasury with fractional currency in quantities tina
appear TO be very inadequate for the amount dc
manded. Two hundred thousand dollars day wer
ordered by the department, but yesterday onl
$500 were delivered.
The City.
An oss citation OF citizen purpose holding world
exposition IN this city In the year 1870 The Com
issoners Of the PARK have been applied to for pei
mission to erect the necessary building on tn
"Green," promising, at the close OF the exposition
TO donate the building to the city for nationa
museum.
Although government has not relaxed Its surveil
lance OF the spanish guuboats building in this city
stu work upon them progresses rapidly and one o
them. named the Ericsson, can be put in READINGS.
for sea In q few days. Marshal Barlow has informed
tho builders that no attempt must be made TO send
these vessels 70 sea. as The neutrality laws will bt
rlgidy enforced.
MIR. Oliver Charlick, President Of the Long Is,ant
Railroad. was hung In eaigy on Tuesday In Matt