Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-08-14
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LONDON, August 2.-Cablo Com
pany from Scotland to Quebec has
been organized.
Commissioners of tho Worlds
Fair Of 81, issued prospectus for
the International Exposition of fine
arts, industrial arts and. scientific
inventions, in 1871.
DUBLIN, August Grand do
monstration in favor of tho release
of the Fenan prisoners, 10000 in
tho procession; tono Of speakers
moderate. ...
FLORENCE, August 3.-Intcrna-
tional exhibition will DO hold at
Turin in 1872, to commemorate COM
plotion Of Mount TENS Tunnel.
LOUISVILLE, August 2.-Sevoral
pistol rows attended tho cloction.-
None killed. City Democratic by
G000. State probably Democratic
by $4,000. Republicans claim Is to
20 members. ag
NEW York, August 2.-Gon. Hill
presided ovor q largo Tammany
meeting TO protest against tho course
of tho administration regarding
Americans confined in Cuba and
Ireland.
WASHINGTON, August 3.-Cubans
have official advicos TO tho 26th.-
Tho Cubans in recent engagements
have made quito u number Of priso-
nors, which prevents tho immediate
slaughter of captured Cubans and
secures thoir proper treatment. The
modification extends to tho captured
flibustors.
Qucsada has completely destroyed
communication with Puerto Princi-
pc. The sickness in the city alone
prevents its occupation. Several
efforts Of Latona to open communi +
cation has been disasterously do
featcd, tho Spanish forces being
treble that of the Cubans.
Latona's effective force at Nucvi-
tas and the entire district is about
1000. Qucsada's is nearly 5000 well
armed and disciplined men, and is
prepared to advance when tho health
of tho coast permits. b.
Jordan had several defensive
fights, in all of which tho Spaniards
were ropulsed with proportionatoly
great loss. At Villa Clara, Span
iards lost 200 mon, with arms, am
munition wagons, advance and pro-
vision trains.
Another expedition near Trini-
dad to tako possession of certain
plantations, nearly destroyed, 81
killed, 800 captured.
The number Of Spaniards engaged
in this fight was 1900. Cubans 700.
Jordan reports himself and troops
| in excellent condition, and asserts
his command equal to throo times
the samo number opposed to him.
Ho says they arc organized, we'll
drilled, and fight like demons. His
force is daily Increasing by recruits.
He expresses entire confidence Of
success.
Repositories are instructed 10
withhold grcenback legal tenders
from circulation.
MADRID, August 3.-Thc Captain
General at Madrid has addressed a
letter to Regent Scrrano and Gen.
Prim, in which ho says: 81 took
part in tho revolution, hoping to
see morality, law and justice sue
coed to former abuses. 1t is now
ten months since the revolution was
accomplished. My hopes have been
deceived, greater abuses, wide
spread immortality and deplorable
anarchy prevail, to which it is abb
solutely necessary to put an end to.
Tho Constitution having proclaim
cd monarchy, the immediate choice
of King is indispensable. If the
Government does not shortly con-
slider the question, | shall abandon
all hopes as to the consolidation Of
the revolution, and retire to private
life"
This letter was read in the Coun-
ell Of Ministers and created a pro-
found impression.
DREsDEx, August 3.-Thrce him.
drcd persons were killed outright
in a colliery accident in The noun
tains near tbs city.