The New York herald., 1869-02-22

NEW YOE
Notwithstanding the report that the war has termi
mated rumOrs Of occasional encounters are still
received. 1t is said that the Tycoon's neet had
seized upon Hakodadi.
Abyssinia.
Our special Abyssinian correspondent whose de-
spatches to the NEW YORK HERALD from the front OF
Lord Napiers army during the late fierce campaign
at Magdala SO startled the slow British press from
its ethargy and furnished the earliest information OF
Napers to the English War Minister himself,
has recently revisited Abyssina, and gives us this
morning an interesting account Of afYars there at
present.
Our Panama letter is dated February Is. There
had been recent arrivals from Australia nor from
Central or South America, and not q revolution
on the Isthmus to form the basis OF letter. Mat
ters in Bogota were also quiet The collection Of
the onerous commercial taxes at Aspinwall was
unsuccessful and the authorities had commenced
selling and selling the goods Of the merchants
there. A statement Of the case will probably be
sent to Bogota
miscellaneous.
General Grant, 1t is said, becomes more communi-
cative the time for his Inauguration approaches
He recently told an old Connecticut friend that he
would put military naval officers in his Cabinet
but should invite civilians to fill them ALL man OF
the most eminent ability is to be offered the portfolio
OF Secretary OF State and from the description Of the
kind OF man General Grant desires for the position
the Connecticut gentleman says there are not more
than three men in the country who viii come up to
the mark.
1t Is understood that the Senate will hold long and
serious debate the Alabama claims treaty when
1t comes before them Notwithstanding the reported
adverse decision OF the committee. The treaty,
therefore, will not probably be brought up this ses
sion.
A "treaty OBJ, IS now before the Senate for the
purchase OF certain lands from the Cherokee nation
which, according to the preamble, is an Independent
nation like France or England, although the Chero-
KEGS have always been practically paupers OF the
United States, nhabitine portion Of our own pub
lie domain and being supported even in their local
governments by the taxpayers OF the United States.
The present treaty proposes to pay them the sum Of
900 for 13 76s 900 OF land, situated just
north OF Texas with certain reservations to the
land that render them utterly worthless.
The National theatre at Washington was used for
religious purposes last night and an English
preacher named Sharman presided In the course
OF his remarks he alluded to President Johnson as
"he man who had his trunks packed for Tennessee"
and portion Of the audie6ce hissed. He then in.
dulged in strong denunciation Of the Presidents
abuse OF the pardoning power In Dempsey's case.
whereupOn half OF the audience rose to their feet
and hissed him and then departed
desperate tragedy occurred Friday night near
Raleigh Springs Tenn. party OF white men (un
KNOWN assaulted three others In the house OF Colonel
Morris Dickens, and after killing at the door. put
out the lights and commenced an indiscriminate at
tack in the dark. Colonel Dickens escaped by crawling
to the door, and obtained help from his neighbors,
who returned with HIM to his house to find his
two companions and negro woman dead and the
house rined Of everything valuable.
Chicago Woman's Rights organ states that the
woman's movement means among other things, her
sovereignty in the parental realm, and her nrst
right TO WOO instead OF waiting to be wooed.
The reassembing Of the Virginia State Convention
has been postponed until Congress shall have tlken
action upon the Virginia bill.
Senator salisbury fell from his carriage in Wash
ington yesterday and broke his leg.
A large mass meeting Of republicans was held in
Atlanta, Ga, on Saturday night when resolutions
were adopted declaring Georgia fully reconstructed
Prominent Arrivals in the City.
General A. A. Denison, General w. Il. w. Ross,
General X n. B0werman, Colonel X. M. Smythc and
Colonel J. Rgby Of Baltimore; General s. w. Zulick,
OF Philadelphia General l.. L. Ross OF Illinois,
Nahum Capon Of Boston; J. W. Whitlach, OF Mon
tana; John II. Kemper, OF Albany and Colonel J. J.
Mullins OF Texas, are at the Metropolitan Hotel
Il. c. Parsons, OF Cleveland. Ohio: W. II. Gladnn,
OF San Francisco: r. II. Winston, OF Chicago: Il. G.
Debois, Of the United states Army. and b. t. Smith,
Of Ohio are ut the st. Nicholas Hotel.
Governor Mccormick, OF Arizona; II. 8. Brown.
OF san Francisco; General James h. Coyt and Il. u.
Trumbull, OF Connecticut, are ut the As,or House.
General Averill. United States Consul General at
Montreal; General NJ. Spauldng, OF Washington;
General Murphy, OF Springfield, Pa; A. J. duncan,
OF Tennessee; Ds. W. Grosvcnor, OF Rhode Island;
John Rice, OF Philadelphia; Thomas II. Garfield, or
Vermont; F. strack, Of Rio Janeiro; J. NJ. Mott OF
China; =. Fateau and Alfred Child, OF Yokohama,
and A. sibellot Of Paris. France. are at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel.