The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-01-21
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organized by the allies in Paraguay, be-
sides abolishing slavery and declaring
Lopez an outlaw, has issued a decree abol-
ishing the monopolies which were estab-
Ished by Lopez to spoliate the wealthy OF
the republic to his own profit.
The English steamer Monarch, with the
remains of Mr. Peabody, reached Madeira
on the 30th ult.
The Duke of Marlboro has been accept
ed by che Conservative party of England
as their leader in the House of Lords.
The Spanish Cortes adjourned on the
9th. 1t is reported that both Serrano and
Prim are really in favor of the selling of
Cuba to the United States, but are held in
check by Spanish public sentiment.
The woods in the vicinity of Puerto
Principe have been cut down to deprive
the insurgents Of place of attack.
The Spanish Ministers have refused to
withdraw their designations uiiRsssa d 'frso,
gramme of policy is/ definitely formed,
and all idea of dictatorship has been
abandoned.
A correspondent of the London Morn.
inq Post, writing from Ismalia, says any
thing drawing over fifteen feet Of water
must be lightened to pass through the
Suez canal.
The weather at Montreal on the 7th is
reported as having been intensely cold,
and the river was nearly frozen over.
A revolution has broken out In San
Luis Potosi, and the Governor and mem
bers of the Legislature have been taken
prisoners. The Mexican Congress has
authorized the Government to employ
1000 men to. quell the disturbance.
A Havana telegram of the Sth gives
proclamation from Capt. Gen. De Rodas
intended to define the present situation on
the island He says peace has been fully
established, and there is no place on the
island where the administration OF public
affairs or the action of the civil courts il
not entirely recognized.
Several Of the Spanish gunboats from
New York reached Havana on the 9Th.
Ex-Secretary Seward was still at the
CITY of Mexico on the list, but expected
to leave for Vera Cruz on the 10th.
A special dispatch from Montreal says
Caldwell was discharged on the 7th on
a writ of ha5eas corpus, and before the war
rant for his arrest on distinct charge o.
forgery was served, he made his escape.
ALondon dispatch of the 10th says
"The Times Madrid correspondent writes
that the news brought from Cuba by ths
last mail is Of very serious importance
The negroes of fifteen large plantations ir
the District of Sagua La Grande hat
arisen in rebellion, and on the SOth o
November the military were shooting al
who could be caught. Nobody here be
lieves in the hopeful statements of the
same official journals, since facts continu
ally belle their assertions. The Spanish
Treasury being perfectly exhausted, the
government can send no money to Cuba
and General Cabalery de Rodas had tt
borrow six millions of piastres from thu
Havana merchants, to provide for the wal
| cAptilsCcs
Heavy gales have recently prevailed
throughout Ireland, damaging the ship
ping. Many lives were lost and much
property was destroyed.
The oath of Office was administered II
the new Spanish Ministry at Madrid or
the 9th.
Rumors were current in Paris on tht
10th that a coup dssat had occurred a
Madrid the night before.
The Office of the AorsclIaiss, Henry
Rochefort's newspaper, has been seized BY
order of the French Government.
In Paris, on the 10th, while the terms
for duel were being arranged between
Prince Pierre Bonaparte and one OF thu
editors of Rochefort's paper, the Primes
became enraged and shot one of the gen
tlemen with whom he was engaged, namet
Victor Nor, who was also an editor on th'
same sheet. The Prince surrendered him
self into the custody of the Commissione
of Police.