The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23

ESTABLISHED Il
The epizootic is at its acme in
Milwaukee, and oxen have been pur-
chased for the fire Department.
rather slow substitute. Wheeling re-
ports the invasion of West Virginia by
the plague, while East Ohio is infested.
Cincinnati-The horse disease is
steadily spreading. It's form remains
mild. Men drew engines to a fire this
evening. The business prostration for
lack of TRANSPORTATION is increasing.
New York-a species of dropsy has
attacked number of diseased horses
throughout the city, 1t is surmised
that the swelling is caused by poison
lingering in the system.
Cincinnati-The Committee Of the
Cincinnati Industrial Exposition have
made awards in cotton as follows
Sweepstakes, c. c. Swoope, Lawrence
county, Ala. To States the first pre-
| miJm is as follows: Tennessee, Wm.
yan-Treese, Madison county Alabs-
ma, c. C. -Swoope, Lawrence county
Arkansas, Robert Stewart, Jefferson
county; Mississippi, w. f. McShaw,
Lee county; Georgia, James w.
/ Knott, Bibb county; Texas, Steers &
I Lindsay. Harrison county.
The sale of the Belmont collection of
foreign paintings has thus. far realized
eighty thousand dollars.
/ Abroad
/ The Spanish Minister OF Colonies
will soon introduce in the Cortes bill
authorizing the enforcement OF the
/ Spanish penal code in Cuba.
The Russian Foreign Office is about
to conclude treaties of commerce with
the three principal States Central Asia,
viz Khokan, Bokhara, and Kasbgar
Our EIropean fleet will winter in
the Mediterranean. The flagship
and a corvette will remain at Mar
seilles, and the other vessels of the fleet
at Toulon aud Vile Franche.
The Government of Portugal has
signed a concession to the Falmouth
and Malta telegraph Maintenance and
Construction Company, empowering
them to lay an electric cable from
Portugal to Brazil.
Mexico-General DeballOs, military
Governor of Sinaloa, has announced
the pacification Of that State, without
bIoodshed, General Diaz having sur
rendered and given his parole to pre-
sent himself at the City of Mexico.
PesideDt Lerdo eopgratuIates the /
county on the complete restoration OF
peace, and the rejoicing at the Capt.
tai.
The cable between Hong-Kong and /
Shanghae is out of order.
Paris-The Government has received /
information from New Caledonia of the /
safe arrival of the transports Guerriere
and Garonne, which carried out Com /
munists to imprisonment in that colo /
ny.
y coal mine in Staffordshire, Eng I
land, was suddenly inundated yester-
day Eleven miners were rescued, but
twenty-two remained in the mine, and
there is little hope that they will be
saved.
The Royal Geographical Society has
sent letter of thanks to James Cor
don Bennett, for the part he took in
the discovery of DR.. Livingstone, and
has voted Mr.. Stanley Victoria medal !
of 1873.
A Cuban letter states that there are
is, coo insurgents under arms, but that
there is a scarcity of clothing and med
icine. There have been several skir-
mishes lately. Spanish desertions are
frequent.
An election has been held in Geneva
and sustained the Government in deny
ing Bishop Mermillod the exercise of /
his functions.
A dispatch from Havana states that
a visitor to the Headquarters of the in
surgent Agramonte, reports there are
several white men among his troops
that clothing and ammunition are
scarce, arms in good condition, provis-
ions abundant.
Paris-The liabilities of Bowles Bros,
American bankers in this city, who
have suspended, are $500, ,O0O The 1
losses by the suspension of the firm
will fall chiefly upon American tourists
in Europe Grevy was reelected /
President of the French Chambers very
recently.-A movement az the Left I
Centre is reported, weakening the Re
publicans.
Madrid-The revolters of Ferrel have |
been tried by court martial and SEN
fenced, one to death, twenty nine to
ten years imprisonment, one to six /
years. Four were acquitted, and three /
ported to colony.
Matamoras-Senore Velaco and /
: Carrillo, of the Mexican frontier Com
mission. have arrived, accompanied by I
Senior Silliees, the attorney of the I
Commission. They invite the fullest |
investigation of the frontier difficulties !
from Americans as well as Mexicans,
and express determination to sift the I
whole question and make a full and |
impartial report to the Mexican gov /!
ernment.
Eighty members of the London
police force have been discharged from
the service for insubordination. The
trouble grew out sof the dismissal of a
constable who acted as secretary during
the action of the force to secure an in
crease of pay.
Paris-President Thiers has contri-
buted one thousand francs for the re-
lief of the sufferers by the fire in
Boston.
Prince Napoleon has determined to
commence civil suits to recover forty
thousand francs damage from the Pre-
feet and Commissary of Police who
served him with the order for his ex-
pulsion from France.
The governments of Russia and
Spain have directed their diplomatic
representatives at Washington to con-
gratulate President Grant upon his re-
election.