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New-York tribune., 1871-12-04

The Yarmouth (Me.) Flour Mills were burned,
yesteriA! The loss 10 partly insured.
Tho Warwick House. on Washing gton-st. BOs-
ou badly damaged BY hr ,e.teray Los'. $4,000 insured
THE homestead Of Samuel Harris at Marlboro,
....Wliam and John Boyd. charged with the
Rayuey 10 New OreaAs 9Th of Js hsVs
been acquitted
THE Los Angeles iCal.) Grand Jury have found
indictments for the Chinese and severely esasas The
municipal sus0rttea
The Court House at Centrcville. Reynolds
Comfy No. ~ burned 90 The 2Ah uh All the county s'fs ax
books ke, were destroyed.
The Hamilton and PiOohe Nevada. stage, was
robbed Fnday BY hIhwaynen who vecsrsd "el ra" W.
treasure boz oostaininG &lo0
James Thomas who pleaded guilty OF incend.
hhsn last week Eastoa sentsscs1 70 ysan mpnson
t,eas asa % uay 6ns Of - ,sOa
Tho brush factory Of D. B. King IN Lansins:
Of t .ossy al lAss qsassw Of shsA The Nsal loss
about S3Oo
.Ebwood Biddle, convicted Of tho murder Of
John PHILADELPHIA vbo n,erers p"teet vsAa Bs
nsaug s street. bssa ssassaos to eight and hsb y'a
inphssanssI
Tho ConRress of the representatives Of tho
Bprsn VsIeafupA ssasa b eSas AGHeS fAnaso
TssnpA' 'ss he Italian a'''.'s. ~ s''s
elected Prsa6sak
William Livingston, W. g. Garrard and Charles
E.sss:, = xsS!fsi
Mis- L. X. Turner daughter Of tho late Admiral
r..:, Navy Casasais Ous sf Mexcs
M tasAC is tsesa ~ lssesa u pssciss d marriage
= sS1aissl v0ass e1ses he "a Ysasssss iuy.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-04
GREAT BRITAIN.
HEALTH OF THE PRINCE OF wALES-OUTRAGES
IRELAND,

LONDON Dec. ;, l6.1
NJ unfavorahlc change has occurrcdi in the
condition Of The Prince Of Wales. hou III there as yet
Nc noticeable abatement in the fever.
Acrarian ourages reported III the County Donegal
IT, oec actively searching Tor the peIpcigdIois oi
thc acts of violence.
The annual report of the Directors OF the West India
lnl Panama Telegraph Company has been published.
TIC paper expresses "suprse and regret IL view OF the
discovery that the Companys C,c Enncer, sr Charles
b. !st "a a sub-coAtricv; for ly ing the Company's sub
IL 1ne cables. The Directors ASSUME that Sir CHARLES
o. aseueDt with them ceased from the hour when hc
became such contractor" 1t is rumorcd that Others
ecaIy connected with the Company Interested in
tie surcntract The Directors slate further that at Is
n IItssnt :ijuaicous to point out the course Which
ttey VII feel called npon 10 pursue "a protect the inter
ei.s Of iht Company's stockholders"
New-York tribune., 1871-12-04
FOREIGN NEWS.
SPAIN.
THE GARNET STILL CONSIDERING CrBAN Ar
ra,Ks--kEP.ORTS OF FOREIGN INTEKV EN- i'oN.
M.ns,r Saturday Dec. 2, ISL

rup GARNET STILL CONSIDERING CVbAN ~
r.,ks-kEPCRTS OF FOREIGN INIEhN EN-
MADRID. Saturday, Dec. q 1871.
The Council of Ministers OF SPAN was ~
;on tho greater part of the day yesterday anu uo
, adjourn until late hour at night Qnesuons VI 'no
aoo,ost ,mpr;aucc growing out OF the recent eAeeu
r Havana and the general condition OF Cuos' "eFe
under consideration.
IRIS repored that the Minister OF Foreeh AnaiT' was
.;s, ,at the t;ovcrnnen OF the United states anu
Co, Hrfau had to their rerrcsentauVesat al
,,d ,ha, they sAould feel compelled to intervene Ill
tho ars OF the Island Of Cuba In the interests OF
buautv since The tGors Of the Spanish authorities TO
restore c,dcr had proved frutless.
Ills certain that crisis has arisen IN connection win
,hc 1T s OF Cuba and that The meeting yesterday was
.,,.,o,ea TO consider 1t. King Amadeus was present
aud mr., ed over the deliberations The King showed
1co concern condition OF the Cuban people, and
.,rcsscd d. sIrc proceed to Havana himself and
,hcrr direct measures 'or tho pachcaon OF TIC island
Tie Of. oi the King. and the generous warmth with
which II was uttered made profound impression on all
present tbs portion only Of the proceedings has been
gay,u to the paddle.
What TIC result OF the council was what action II
tcos IS vet unknown. The general belief is that was
decided convoke the Cores IN extraordinary session
IL authoIze for crushing the insurrection
Tie excitement the various TUmors is very great
and there warm expressions OF sympathy for the
Government. S,ors SagGsta, Topcte, and other mem
hcrs Of tc lrt Cabinets have offered their support
10 the existing Ministry.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-04

shall siss forward In the ,ndst Of the Convention ths
knowhow TO form with loyalty and sustain with integrity
the truly national e1isencies will permit myself only
to me as most urgent presented without and
which am ready to yield as resolutions
ati0n the DEGREES Of the Convention That the eieSton
shall De direct ana ana a. o
cised for one day alone authority or cnarge inc rhe
tons Of which extend to all the national territory Ia
the Congress OF the Union can alone exercise
functions IN subjects purely ecSnCGa ana N mo Tse
% 1s s the to afA ali the HiSS
NIB S g zen by urcs who S may aa
alone is conceded the faculty apply the punishment
that the prcExisting law may designate Tha ihe Snio
impOsts Of interior are prohlDtco anu
that the ordinance Of maritime aud frontier Custom,
Houses Is to be reformed in conformity with iho conti
coasts and frontiers
MEXICAN VIEW OF TIE sITrA ALTON.
'FRONT.' MARCO 1tro Republics Of Nor H. .
Is sna %e Me are atifa d 1se"s' tn Hl
ne from all quarters. through various chaEcs ana lr"
have vanished, and the blessings which hopefully
announced certain to flow from the peace and 'awtal
are deferred another and uncertain day Never at
any period since tie rcsOia,on h of ts G prM
We most Reluctantly yield up, oil orr conf,
denco and hope and admit that the c.nn,ry G Is, I'm
State Of oaxsca and the mastery activity the Dnz
brothers, has lighted up the fires OF revolution enc"nr
Of localities The nporont rroclamatiots OF Gncrra
Borrego and C.dena the numerous rsnss OF parties IN
SO many localities the important Gait c,io III the reg
ular army. the sudden transfer " the alegane OF M
GERS of rank ard siderable orCan.zrtos OF inc army,
from the General Government 10 the revolutionary
cause are facts that force TO acknowledge much
against Our wishes that the country is in revolution
throughout the length and breadth OF tho land.
We consider the crisis rs hl"d and thnt no patching
UP policy can change tire result Were the entire Cabinet
to removed t-Iorrow, and the vacant seats Offered to
the Lrdo and Diaz leaders, the result would not be diff
erent Evcu "ample faculties" cannot save tho stua.
ton. The revolution Is evidently maturcd has gathered
| crInert is strong IL put down the revolution
without the aid ot "ample facultie$' il tie revo-
luton is strongest 1t will crush the Government
| ample faculties and all. That wo ore In revolution
there be no Doubt; what will be the result we nave
not even n conjecture to offer. We as-urd y the
revouto,sts and their s!Inpath!zcls for it appears all
outside Of the official ring, either one or the other
tnIt tnis eNOuton will not disturb the equilibrium ~
commerce. weaken cor lorcc effect the Industries OF
| the country; and that viii soon lie "vci. That the
crisis will soon be over j. our ferycnt prayer.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-04
MEXICO.
DRAKE DEKAY DRIVEN FROM LOWER CALI
IOREIA.


SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1.-THE Mexican au-
fhores, having annulled the lease Of the Lower Cali
forna Company OF Malaena, and declared that port
closed months since troops from La Paz
10 Magaalena to drive ont Drake Dekay ami the half
dozen others connected with the Lower California Com
psny. The American schooner Greenwood OF NewYork
which was loading at Orchla and the American sOop
Allen Of New-YOrk, which sent by Dekay from
9ssdalena to La Paz were taken possession Of the
place not port OF entry. Dekays party have arrived
u San Diego
rBE MANIFESTO OF GEN. PORFIRIO DIAz-HE
CALLS FOR A CONvENTION-HE FAvORs THE
ELECTION OF TIE PRESIDENT DIRECTLY BY
THE PEOPLE.
The manifesto lately published by the Mex
an General Porfro Diaz has greatly alarmed the oppo-
ntion parties IN his country The following are extracts
fom this manifesto:
The ndennte reelection, coerced and fastened by the
teaeral Executive, has placed the national institutions
danssr @ In Congress- clannish majority. by profit
Of the ndepsndent dsSes and has
sssGSs tue national national representation into
the ."c' c{ tho fa!'sS S1ssurs
The Supreme Court Of Justice, the isdepend-
tutional principles from this inundston Of perverson
snd inmoiaity s today poweress from the absence Of
:noher brought there for the projection Of the
1--WE: Since then no guaranty has had protscton the
.on.s ere sS0:itu.ea BY sSDnissve agents Of the Gov
pnce. Of the ss.. Ss the psops s ina
f-ercy Of the worst guardians. ~ WV
At the call Of duty, my life lie Q tribute that have
oever denied TO the country in danger rny poor nafr
mony owed TO the gratitude Of my fellow citisens mod
esteY improved by my personal labor; what arm ana
What am Worth BY my few fts Of nature
81 thi! 70 the cause Of the people from this moment
triumph crowns endeavors, shall return 70 the
quetade OF the domestic hearth preferrng, In every
the Ruga and peaceful life Of the obscure fsrmef
verseses are successfnl shall have compiled with nv
last duty toward the Republic. ~
convention OF three for each etat
popularly elected shall give the programme Of the Con
sttationAl reconstruct0n, and shall provisional
resdent Of the Republic VINO by NO mesna ought 10 he
IN actual Depository Of the powerp os ~ VA, The
New-York tribune., 1871-12-04
10y TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRlBrTH.l
NASuINHInN Iln q


The dispatches from Madrid, reporting
that rumor was current there that the Gov
,I.l ents Of the United States and Great Britain had
t.rsrapLod to their representatives there that they
should feel compelled to intervene in the affairs of the
Id Of Cuba in the interess Of humanity, since the ef-
fl, OF the Spanish authorities TO restore order had
p.ycd iruess have been freely discussed IN Washing
TIA to-day, but the is believed to be
" thCut foundation, FAR. at least, as IT
Il, :crs to the United States. The seml-oficial
statement already printed that the recent events
OF Havana not mentioned at the Cabinet meeting
Oh Friday would dispose o. the report at once, were
there no other reasons for dsbeeving it, since no such
IN porant action would he taken without full consulta
H. H. The Spanish Minister. Sehor Roberts. is rs ignorant
on tho subject officials profess to be. lie says
tt = Is uot that the Spanish authorities have
g. restore order in Cuoa as is asserted In the dis
patch from Madrid; that the affair in Havana was
= hv rt riot, H"rcS local, and could not possibly
b. n 81 rCt for the sheraton OF our Government
he 3eeyA the in Madrid is only the echo OF the
reports that have been printed in NewYoik during the
paat week. and to have better foundation in Truth.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-04
GERMANY.
TUR Q;AGRrL WITH BRAZIL STILL HE SUBJECT
OF DISCJ SSION.

fUR Q"A2REL WITH BRAZIL STILL HE SUBJECT
OF DISCJ SSION.
BERLIN, Saturday, Dec o. ISL.
The settlement Of the difficulty which exists
the North Government and that of the
Euperor o Brazil with reference TO recent occurrences
which took place the streets Of RIO Janciro is F
pending.
The North Germon Gd:ete gives an account OF tie
brutal attack wnicn made some officers ana cal!
crs OF German frigate in Rio maintains that II WAS
Ualc In accordance with prearranrod plan, was nSt
gated by the FreUc residents, and cVnnyed al - the
local police.
Zhc Ca.ete declares "that nothing less than an apo
cgy tIom the Brazilian authorities and iudcmnifcation
Of the parties injured will be satisfactory 10 the German
Government"
The saxon Diet opened in Dresden yesterday, by
TIE King who, lis speech from the throne, congrau
lated tho House " on the prosperous condition of the
kir-don" and protested in uneQuivOcal terms lis ad
bes!oI TO the German Empire"
New-York tribune., 1871-12-04
A GIRL OUTRAGED AND MURDERED.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Dec. 2.-On Sunday last,
Mulberry Creek Franklin County, Ark. Joseph For
bsh and william Chenoweth aged l6 and 10 respectively,
outraged and afterward murdered the fouryear-old
daughter Of Richard Hill. They threw the body into
q creek, where It was found. the neck beinR broken
and the body horribly mutiated The wretches were
arrested and confessed their guilt In their
for the missing child would cause the family to leave
their house. which they then purposed to punder While
their way to jail they attempted to escape and both
were killed by the guard. q,
New-York tribune., 1871-12-04
TELE0RAPHIO NOTES.

The steamer Moses Taylor from Austraiia ana
Newzsslspd arrived 10 San Pnsaseo yssserdsy.
Capt. E. Pcnross Jones, Ordnance storekeeper
q. ths T. g. Arss.a In Co3nkss, OAs. died yssesFasI
m. II,a. and fAathsr Insursnce Company OF
Boston which .sds bssh,p' b. 'hs Chicago ss ~
the hasds Of . rssssw
IN. Ri~ht Rev. Thomas Davis, Protestant
Rpi,ops BhsS y Soa,h Cssslisa, ~ ssltesg Csne ~
tssdsv He II bsss AtsA fsshh asd partially "
peorSs.as n NJ eoslesiaseeal lssss yan pe
Philip Vigilious Of Kings County. Who ~ con
a,ses I'D ssass.sd = svss 49, ~ u Ssr
sissy ~ ~ he sssssass sso.sAst bsa Svs SsA~
I've ,sau ~ ~ DsstAA
New-York tribune., 1871-12-04
THE so,rru CAROLINA KU.KLUx TRIALS.

CHARLESTON, Dec. Sin the Ku. kiux trals
at Columbia. on saturday tho Grand and Petit Juries
being organised. the former consisting ofswntes ana
10 colored and the ater Of whites aud 80 coored
era Indictments under the KuKux law ws,S tt
ana the nroserutiOn moved to proceed Win tno usi
Counse for the defence asked for Of tne
hearing until Monday. which tne .,dv C0u Johnson for
fha Aafa
New-York tribune., 1871-12-04
WOODWARD AT HOME AGAIN.

The Times of yesterday confirmed the state
ncnt of THE TRIBIsE OF fortnight SINCE that Z. A.
Woodward in Connecticut by stating that since the
seizure OK the furniture Of the Amercus Club House, at
Greenwich by his partner, Mr. Fitch he had returned to
his home ut South NOrwak, where lie Is comfOrta-
bly, established. There is way IN which he can be
reached while there except by rcqusitiOn from the
tioyernor. based ON a criminal charge.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-04

time and no injured. Tho engre-house was
badly wrecked. Large pieces Of the boiler thrown
hundreds Of feet IN every direction. crashing through
adjoining buildings and Into standing near. One
huge eoe Of iron was thrown 100 feet in the air and
down through the roof OF the engnehouse. through the
floor anil inbcdded itself deep into thel ground. Tho
loss will bc several thousand dollars.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-04
INDIA.

TERRIBLE POWDER XPLOsIoS-THIRTY-sIX PER-
SONS KILLED.
CALCrITA, Dec. ], via LoSDoS Dec ?. 1871.
A terrible explosion has occurred in the
powder and carthage factory in the fort OF Agra. The
men were at wclk al the tine OF the disaster and few
escaped. Thirty s!x killed. among them two comn4Is
etol.ed of, ers.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-04
LOCOMOTIVE BOILER ExpLoeIoN.

HAwLEY, Pa, Dec. S.-The boiler Of engine
No 1885, belonging to the Erie Railway Company, eI-
pIoded here about O'Clock this morning. Fortunately
the ensneer and fireman not the enEne Ut the
New-York tribune., 1871-12-04
GOVERNMENT REPORTS.
THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
d REPORT OF SECRETARY RrLxNAp.

Mr.. PRESIDENT: The Reorganization of the
Army required by the act Of July le7o the provisions
which were alluded to in my last annual report, has
been accomplished The enforcement Of that PORTION re-.
lang to reduction OF commissioned officers demanded
strict investigation OF the records Of the military
duct and service Of officers, and forced
upon the Department unpleasant duty. II II believed,
however that the decisions finally reached fair,
impartial and for good Of the service In accordance
with the same act the number Of enlisted men
July l. reduced to so00o indifferent soldiers were dis
charged the standard Of recruits was raised with view
to improving the character Of the rank and e and tho
following table OF organization was established:
Enlisteh or engineer
"A
Oncnarce seTsea1n a.
Military Academy bsnd.
enlisted for s. eompsnies artillery Ss
euh.ted per battery batteries hght srnfy ~
foE 2o oonpsalcs cayafy
20 enlisted per for 20 conpanins insay
ssionol sAd VI aieats. ~
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-19

to be had; an inquiry for f00 shares by enc
who was willing to invest, not being re.
warded The stock is in few hands and
there are no sellers. The operations of the
company satisfy stockholders Of the ulti-
mate dividends.
Money is very hard to be had on call
loans, though easy on first mortgage. There
are number Of capitalists who grab at
good mortgage collaterals, and ask no more
than eight or nine per cent, who would ask
one and half or two per cent month for
short loans. Mortgages can be negotiated
with facility. Capitalists who live abroad,
and are content with five per cent on their
money. yield it to agents in this city, who
receive nine and ten, paying the owners
five. The class of men who lend on pledges,
and for short time, are those who, in
business way, take advantage of CONNER
cial necessities. For the present, there ap.
pears to be neither demand for money
nor disposition to be free with the same
State warrants are approaching. A lot
OF medium sized brought sixty cents; an
other lot Of large, fifty-eight cents.
The sales at the Board of Brokers last
evening were $4,000 gold at 1898, and 10
shares New Orleans National Banking As
ISOLATION at $3S. The offerings and bids
were as follows:
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on CAKONDELET STREET.

The demand for cotton still continues in
different. Buyers are asking factors to de-
scend, without producing much effect. A
depression presalls for the origin. of which
there are many theories, chief among these
being that the short crop story, so wide
spread a short time ago, gradually assumes
the form and proportions of canard Then
buyers are unwilling. taking this for proba-
BILE, to pay a high price now, wien in
month it will be lower. But it will not re
quire many days for the market to con
clude upon something as regards the future.
The late election held for directors of the
Louisiana Levee Company resulted in the
following President, John G. Gaines: Vice
President, Duncan +. kenner; and Messrs.
l.. +. Generes, =. Irwin, John Henderson, c.
L. Howard, Joseph II. Oslesby, j. Leblanc
L. J. Kennedy, Bradish johnson, w. $. Pike,
and General McMllen.
The arrangements made in reference to
the stock are necessarily slow, nor are the
facts exactly understood upon the street.
A public proclamation is anticipated by
which the company themselves Will an
nolnce the programme.
Yesterday Levee stock was quoted a.
about s. 25.
Jefferson City Gas Company stock is not
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-19

the House, he necessarily condemns his
own acts. If, on the contrary, he is not
willing to include these "mischiefs' in
his new plan Of reformation, then there
will be found men who are determined to
insist upon thorough overhauling, and
MIR. Carter will be summarily thrust aside
as pretended leader of reform, such as
We have every reason to know him to be-
He must, therefore, either come out and
confess that he was knave while Speaker,
and try to 'forestall rebuke' 10y placing
himself in the van, or be voted hypocrite
in his professions. For he can not hope
to 60 about reforming the smaller abuses
that have undoubtedly crept into our
legislation, and pass over the more serious
mischief for which he is chiefly response
BILE. And as the time is near at hand
when he must be put upon his trial, he
will do we'll to place his house in order
and prepare for the event. For the truth
will come out-yea, every hidden thing
He knows what will be the effect upon bis
own fortunes and reputation.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-19
TEST OF SINCERITY,

The proposition to confine the internal
revenue to tax on whisky and tobacco
is one Of far reaching Importance to the
country. Mr.. Sumner has already intro
duced in the Senate measure to accom-
pany the projected reform, in which he
proposes the virtual abolition of the
present system, with its army of col
lectors and assessors, who have little else
to do now beside dabbling in local poll
tics on behalf of their. superiors. The
substitution Of some cheap, simple and
efficient mode Of collecting the excise
upon the two articles named, for the
present cumbrous and costly method
would produce about the same net
revenue to the country, while it would
tend greatly to relieve the people Of the
fear that the enormous concentration of
power in the federal executive is endan-
gering the existence Of republican insti-
tutions.
Whether the President and his friends
Will assist III this great reform movement
is yet to be made known, but General
Grant could not do better in this respect
than to follow the example Of the chief
executive Of Louisiana. Governor War
moth has taken hold of the important
questions OF retrenchment and reform
with an earnestness that must win prac-
teal benefits for the community. Our
contemporary, the Bulletin, has been
favored with hints as to the tone Of the
Forthcoming message and, among many
other recommendations for the public
good, it announces that ''the executive
will propose fixed salaries (for collectors
and assessors, and the use of but one
roll for both State and parish
purposes. Will the President thus vol |
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TELL TIE WHOLE TRUTH.

The Times repeats its assertion that
Governor Warmoth and Congressman
Sypher, Morey, Sheldon and others signed
letter to Secretary Boutwell, jubilating
over the glorious victory of November,
1870, and giving Collector Casey the
credit Of being mainly instrumental in
carrying the State Republican. In so
doing, the Times is either wickedly care
less or wilfully ignores the truth. The
article in this paper to which it yesterday
referred contained an explicit statement
that the letter, if signed by the gentle
men named at all, was signed under the
impression that its contents were of an
entirely different character.
We reiterate our assertion, and DEFY
contradiction by the Times, or those
whom it seeks to shield from the conse-
quences of this nefarious transaction, that
the signatures were procured by Messrs.
Casey and Herwig through deliberate and
base Misrepresentation as to the character
OF the contents Of the document presented
the signatures be gen.
uine at all. Casey and Herwig Pc
titioned Governor Warmoth and his
friends to sign an application to Sec
rotary Boutwell, for the continuation of
a certain roll of laborers and in obtain
ing their names, under this pretense, to a
paper OF totally different nature, they
performed part more dishonorable than
he who swindles an unsuspecting friend
OF his money under false pretenses.
We are willing to accord the parties en-
gagged in this little job all the honor they
are likely to win from it but we do hope,
# our contemporary must refer to such
1iscreditable affair, that it will place the
onus where it properly belongs, and not
seek to belittle our State officials by high |
moral reflections based upon bogus prem
SEES