The Saline County journal., 1872-12-26
feIegraDhtc News.


The n. X. & T. railroad is completed
to DenisOn, Texas.
A diamond weighing 2sS carats has
been found in the diggings in South
Africa.
MADRID, Dec. 23.-Thc bill for the
emancipation of s,aves in Porto Rico
Was read in the Senate to-day.
4. T. Stewart fell on the steps Of his
residence,pn Fifth avenue, las, Monday,
dislocat;n, his ankle and breaking his
leg.
Cora Pearl was expelled from France
in consequence OF N. Duval, son of q
wealthy resident of Paris, who founded
soup houses in that city, shooting him.
self in her presence.
Mr.. Reid says the losses of the Tr;.
tune are grossly exaggerated. and came
more from the withdrawal and death Of
Mr.. Greeley than from any change in
the paper towards independence.
Their, is coasit: cradle Indignation
among the claim agents in Washi ngton
and elsewhere at the conduct OF Secrc-
tary Boutwell, in prohibiting fees from
being deducted from claims when paid.
The Russian World says that the Brit
;sh Ambassador thcr' has notified Gort-
chakoff that e the Russian troops pene-
tratc the countries between khive and
Afgi,anistan, England Will be compelled
to intervene in support Of Afghan indie
pendcncc.
A Washington special says Freeman
Clark, Of New York, is mentioned as y
probable candidate for the spcakcrship.
Some of the Southern members men
ton Horace Maynard for the position.
Fernando Wood will be the candidate Of
the Democrats. Ordway will be drop
ped as sergeant-at-:rms, also Hing as
postmaster of the House.
A dispatch from Bordeaux says the
Liverpool packet Gcrmania went ashore
Saturday evening during violent storm
a: 4 sand bank in the mouth of the river
Gironde. The water soon began to
/ vrcak over the vessel and the passengers
and crew wcrc compelled to take the
rigging, from which thirty persons were
washed away and drowned, the remain
der after passing the entire night in
their pcri:ons position, were Yese1c.: a.
Sunday morning by a French steamer.
Arizona dates to December 18th say
that Gen. Crooks scouts had taken the
field from this date from camps Whip
pie, Verdi, Apache, Mcdowell and
Grant, and were II owing towards the
country occupied by the Tonti snd Pinal
Apaches. The scouts were assisted BY
the Ute and Yuma Indians. The
! Apaches on the Upper Verdi arc re-
treating to the mountains, and it is gen
orally thought that the hostile tribes
will be brought TO terms during the
winter campaign.
The Prussian Cross Ga-stte publishes
the following imperial rescript address
cd to Bismarck:
relieve you CT the presidency of the
Council OF Ministers, you will retain the
ministry of foreign affairs for this En-
pirc, and they are empowered to vote in
state ministry through the president of
the council, Herr, Delbrmk. The pre-.
niership dcyclves upon the senior min
istry.
General Sickles ,c!csraphs from Mad (
rid that both houses of Congress have
accepted, by decisive maiorities. the 4
colonial policy of the ministry for Porto .
Rico, which involves the separation of
civil from military government, and the |
extension to Porto Rico Of the same
provincial form of government which
exists in Spain with municipal govern
inents and town and local officers Two
OF the ministers have resigned. and their
SUCCESSORS, who are in accord with the
views of the ministry and Congress, /
we're cordially received by Congress.
The policy of the ministry is understood
TO have been approved by vote OF 20
Senators against 6, and PA agains, II in
lower house. Gen. Sickles fu. ther ;cie-
graphs that bill for the immediate
Of slaves in Porto Rico
will be speedily introduced.
The Reputlicdn's Washington special
says members from tbs South, who are
elected to the For:y-;t.ird Congress, are
idu>trioGsiy al work TO make Horace,
a.aynaId, OF Tennessee. Speaker of the :
House. They are very anxious 10 furm
4 combination with the pcnasy,vania ,
delegation, and ;he indlcemen. held ou,
S that IN case Maynard is elected. ,
J 'udSe heiy viii be made chairman of
he ways and means committee, and old
members IRON Pennsylvania who are ,
-e-elec,ed will have other impor,au, .
,hairmanships. An effort is also being :
made to capture the Indian delegation. 4
no consideration being tha, Gen.
Joburn, ofthe Indianapolis district. is !.
o be made chairman of the COMMITTEES =
m appropriations Speaker Blaine, !
Eho viii be . candidate for ne election. 8
las thus far made no efort, nor hare his :
r,ends, because they arc confident Of
rs N election without much opposition. !,