Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-01-13

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The recent election in Knoxville, Tenn,
resulted in a victory for the Conserva-
tives, who elected their Mayor by 500 ma
jority and carried all the wards in the
city. va /.
A dispatch from General Reynolds to
President Grant, on the 4th, states that
the official returns from all parts of Texas
had been received and that the result of
the late election. shows General Davis to
be elected by majority of IT'S.
The Maryland Legislature met on the
9th. j. 9. Latrobe, Of Baltimore, was
elected Speaker of the House. The Senate
adjourned without organizing. Da
Foreign Intelligence.
M. Lesseps, Engineer-in Chief of the
Suez Canal, has telegraphed to London a
contradiction OF the stories as to dangers
accompanying the navigation of that ca
nal r., .ra. s1a82li
1t is reported that the European powers
will make opposition to the occupation of
SANTANA Bay, ST. Domingo, by our Gov
eminent A United States war vessel has
been ordered to that point.
The trial of Trauppmann for the murder
of the Kinck family was concluded in
Paris on the Both, and he was pronounced
guilty and sentenced to death. The pris-
oner rose and smilingly thanked the
Court.
Intense excitement prevailed in Havana
on the 1st in consequence of an announce
ment in the journals of the termination Of
the rebellion. They claimed that the Junta
in New York had issued circular order
ing the insurgents to lay down their arms
for the present, and among the reasons
given was the action of the American
Government in permitting the gunboats
to leave New York. A further announce
ment was made from the interior that the
insurgents were offering to capitulate.
Dispatches received by our Govern
ment on the Sd from Havana make no
mention of the report that the Cuban in
surgents had surrendered to the Spanish
forces and it was not believed A promi-
nent member of the Cuban Junta pro-
nounces it a fabric alton. The Cuban Junta
at New York claims to have information
of recent victory of Queseda over the
Spanish forces near Moyote, in the eastern
part of the island. The Spaniards at.
tackled Queseda's company and were re.
pulsed.
The following is the list of the new
French Ministry, as announced by the
Paris Journal Oficid of the Sd Z: Justice
and Religion, Emile Olivier Foreign AT
fairs, Count Dorm; Interior, ChevandieI
de Valdrome Finance, Louis j. Buffet
War, Eamund lie Boeuf Marine, Regaul,
de Genouilly; Public instruction, Emile
A. Segris; Public Works, Marquis de Tai
houet Fine Arts, NJ Maurice Richard
Emperor's Household, Count Valiant
President of the Council, Esquiron dc
Parien.
A st. Paul telegram Of the 3D. says
positive Information from Pembina il
received from perfectly reliable authority
that the United States Government has
been notified, in manner and from {
source it will be bound to take notice of
that the Canadian adherents in the Rec
River settlement have melted the Sioux
Indians to raid on Pembina and st. 10
seph, in retaliation, as is claimed, for al
legged aid and countenance given to the
Red River rebellion by American citizens
on this side of the international line"
According to the latest reports the wal
in Paraguay was at an end, and Lopez an(
his family had fled to Bolivia.
The Spanish Ministry resigned on thu
4th, in consequence of the refusal of Italy
to permit the candidature of the Duke o
Genoa
The English steamer Monarch, with the
remains OF Mr.. Peabody, reached Mad ezra
: on the 30th ut,
The Duke of Marlboro has been accept
ed by the Conservative party of England
as their leader in the House of Lords.
The provisional government recently
organized by the allies in Paraguay, be
sides abolshing slavery and declaring
Lopez an outlaw, has issued decree abol
ishing the monopolies which were estab
lshed by Lopez to spoilate the wealthy o
that republic to his own profit.
PoRT SAID the terminus of the Sue7
Canal on the Mediterranean, is the mari
time capital of the 1sthmus. With its tai
chimneys of brick and stone and its iror
stacks, it looks as If part of Pittsburgh
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