, 1872-03-21

New YosK, March 19.--rhe Times
Washington correspondent says "On
unquestionable authority, am able to
inform you that q change. and an in
portant one, has come over the spirit of
the administration on the subject Of the
question with Spain growing out of the
Cuban var fer Independence. Tie I'M
mediate cause Of this change has not
been learned, but In well informed cir
clas Il is supposed to be the receipt OF
some important dispatches from Ma1rid.
Whatever the immediate ceuses of the
fact are, can assure yea that the reia-
lions between this government and that
Of Spain are at this moment Of a most
critical pature such, in fact, as to war
srant a suspicion that an open rupture
may superyene any day. Gen Sickles
viii not return to Madrid, nor viii any
one replace him just now. The mistake
into which II. Fish fell with regard to
the personality of the newly appointed
Spanish Minister to this government,
has seryed to enlbitter the spirit between
the two Cabinets.
In the House, Mr. Randall got the
unanimous consent and has possed a
resolution calling for information to j.
E. Howard, native Of Philatielphia
and q citizen of the United States, who
was been unjustly arrested, condemned
and transported, by the Spanish author
ities in Cuba, to penal settlement in
Africa.
Portland, March 2a.-The Rapubli-
can State convention meets to-day III
this city. The business for the conyen-
ton is TO nominate q candidate Tor Con
gress, three electors for President Vice
President Of the United States, and TO
appoints a State Central Committee foi
the ensuing two years. I
Capt. Crapdall. fer more than SIX
years connected With the 0reqonidr, OF
this city, has purchased the Oregon
Statesmaa, Of Salem, and viii lake charge
of it at once.
NEW York, March 19.-Mayor Halls
trial to-day was a mere wrsngie between
the counsel. Judge. Daily postponed
his decision as to jury, tiii Thursday.
John Sides, cattle drover of Union
comfy, Ohio, was arrested for forging
the name of his father in 1868 for
$50, 900, ebsconding to California, and
until Just now has evaaed the police by
travelling over the country to prevent
arrest.
New Yoa8, March IA Herald's
Washington dispatch says an anti
Grant convention is to be held at Park
ersbufg, West Virginia, on the 18th of
April. The movements understood to
be in the interest of Judge Chase. 4
declaration of principles has been agreed
upon by the orzanizers. They designate
the party name of the Democratic Re
publican party.
Mr. Greeley, il his paper to-day.
says il was only when Grant turned
his back on himself by removing those
whom he at first appointed to office
from this State, and whom the Tribune
approved, and filing their places with
factions, that any trouble was created or
dissatisfaction expressed.
CHICAGO, March IA Washington
special says the Secretary Of the Interior
has referred the question of the proper
construction of the law fixing the
Eastern terminus of the Union Pacific
Railroad to the government directors.
The directors have made a unanimous
report which, after a full review of
the case. concludes that the terminus
must be at Council Bluffs instead Of
Omaha.
New YoAs. March 14.-Particulars
were received this afternoon Of the
ship Denmark, originally the Great
Republic, the largest clipper ship i'll the
world, built by Donald Mckay at East
Boston. She left Rio Janeiro on the
1eth OF January, for ST. Johns, n, B..
for lumber, and had good weather until
ALarch %. when q fierce northwestern
set in ard continued Until rext day,
when the ship began to leak alarminsiy