Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-01-20

occasion to restate his political creed He
had no faith in the people witha small
"p" governing, but entire faith IN. the
People with large" P" governed. He
put entire trust in the masses, meme what
ever in the so-called ruling class -sl
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
writ of habeas corpus, and before the war
rant for his arrest on distinct charge of
forgery was served, he made his escape.
A Havana telegram of the 8th gives a
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 is
not entirely recognized.
A London dispatch of the 10th says !:
"The Times Madrid correspondent writes
that the news brought from Cuba by the
last mail is of very serious Importance
The negroes Of fifteen large plantations in
the District of Sagua La Grande had
arisen in rebellion, and on the Both of
November the military were shooting all
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 to bor-
row six millions of piastres from the
Havana merchants, to provide for the war
expenses"
The oath of Office was administered to
the new Spanish Ministry at Madrid on
the 9th.
Rumors were current in Paris on the
10th that coup detat had occurred at
Madrid the night before.
Heavy gales have recently prevailed
throughout Ireland, damaging The ship
ping. Many lives were lost and much
property was destroyed
The Office of the Marseillaise, 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 the
editors of Rochefort's paper, the Prince
became enraged and shot one of the gen.
tlemen with whom he was engaged, named
Victor Noir, who was also an editor on the
same sheet The Prince surrendered him
self into the custody of the Commissioner
of Police.
A plan has been matured for an Inter-
national Exhibition, to be held at London
the ensuing summer.
The edition ofthe Marsetllaise, Rochefort's
paper, of the 10th was printed in mourn.
ing, and contained a severe article on
Prince Bonaparte, and the entire issue of
the following morning, which was also
very violent, was seized by the author
tiles.
Some land belonging to the Peabody
estate, in England has been seized, on the
ground that he, being an alien, could not
hold land in the kingdom.
Hon. VIM. McDougall arrived at Ottawa,
Canada, on the 18th, and had an inter-
view with the Governor General and
members of the Cabinet.
In the French Corps Legislatif, on the
18th, M. Rochefort referred in bitter terms
to the murder of Victor Noiro. He said
MORO was one of the people, and the peo-
pie should punish his murderer, who,
though cousin to the Emperor, must not
be allowed to escape. M. Olivier, in re-
ply, promised that they should have JUS
tice. In the course of his speech he used
these words "We are justice, law, mod
eiation. If you force us, we will be
power"