The New York herald., 1869-02-22

I'M OAs
notwithstanding the report that the war has termt
mated rumos Of occasional encounters are still
received. 1t is said that the Tycoons neet had
seized upon Hakodadi
Abyssinia.
Our special Abysslnian correspondent, whose de-
spatches to the New YORK HERALD from the front OF
Lord Napier's army during the late fierce campaign
at Magdala SO startled the slow British press from
its lethargy and furnished the earliest information OF
Napiers success to the English War Minister himself
has recently revisited Abyssnia, and gives US this
morning an interesting account Of affars there at
present.
Our Panama letter is dated February Is. There
had been no recent arrivals from Australia from
Central CT South America, and not o revolution
on the Isthmus to form the basis Of letter. Mat
ters in Bogota were also quiet The collection Of
the 0nerous commercial taxes az Aspinwall was
unsuccessful and the authorities had commenced
seizing and selling the goods Of the merchants
there. A statement Of the case will probably be
sent to Bog0ta.
Miscellaneous.
General Grant, it is said becomes more communi-
cative as the time for his Inauguration approaches
He recently told an old Connecticut friend that he
but should invite civilians to I'LL them oil. 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 will come up to
the mark.
1t Is understood that the Senate will hold long and
serious debate over 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.
"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, inhabtins 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
$3 900 for 7ss 900 acres Of land, situated just
north Of Texas with certain reservations as 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
"the man who had his trunks packed for Tennessee"
and portion Of the audience hissed. He then in
dulged in q 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.
A 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 indiscrminate at
tack in the dark. Colonel Dickens escaped by crawling
to the door, ana obtained help from his neighbors
who returned with HIM to his house to find his
two companions and negro woman dead and the
house rned Of everything valuable.
Chicago Womans Rights organ states that the
womans movement means among other things, her
sovereignty in the parental realm, and her nfst
right TO WOO instead OF waiting to be wooed.
The reasscmbling OF the Virginia State Convention
has been postponed until Congress shall have taken
action upon the Virginia bill.
Senator salisbury fell from his carriage in Wash
ington yesterday and broke his leg.
large mass meeting Of republicans was held in
Atlanta, Ca, on Saturday night when resolutions
were adopted declaring Georgia fully reconstructed
Prominent Arrivals i'm the City.
General A. A. Denison, General w. +. W. Ross
General X. N. Bowerman, Colonel r. M. Smythc and
Colonel J. Rigby, 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. Kempcr OF Albany. and Colonel J. J.
Mullins. OF Texas are at the Metropolitan Hotel
X. c. Parsons, Of Cleveland. Ohio: w. II. Gladinn,
OF san Francisco: r. II. Winston, Of Chicago: Il. @.
Dcbois, OF the United States Army. and b. L. Smith,
Of Ohio. are ut the ST. Nicholas Hotel.
Governor Mccormick, OF Arizona; II. g. Brown,
OF San Francisco; General James b. Coyt and +. II.
Trumbull, of Connecticut are ut the Astor House.
General Averill, United states Consul General at
Montreal; General NJ spaulding, OF Washington;
General Murphy, OF Springfield, Pa; A. J. Duncan,
OF Tennessee; d.. w. Grosvenor, Of Rhode Island;
John Rice, Of Philadelphia; Thomas II. Canneld, OF
vermont r. Strack, Of Rio Janeiro; J. NJ. Mott, OF
China; p. Fatcau and Alfred Child, OF Yokohama,
and A. Sibellot OF Paris. France. are at the Fifth
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