, 1873-08-07

against me tTOvtrln tnt OF The U. .,idr
injuries received during the war. have
made an order for S35. 1852. in favor at
bailey and Leitham. ship nwn+r of
Hull. for detention If the steamer Le-
banm. at the ti.nt. when Ger. Banks
expedition was sent TO Sonth Africa; TO
he paid through the British Government
to Bailey and Leithain.
VICTORIA, Inly 31.-Mr E. A. Booth.
of this citv. who is now on French creek.
ill the Big Bend connirv. writes nn;er
date IF Jnlv End fha, he has Obtained
vicinity. and advises his friends IL
come Immediately and share his good
| Inck. The higgings he says. will pav
| from $40 upwards. Good prospects
were obtained in these hills two years
ago.
NEW YoRK. .Jnly 31.-A Toronto spe
cial says the G ,vrrnnr General has or.
dered Royal Commission to investigate
The charges brought against the minis
'rv nv Mr. Huntingdon. in the Hnnse of
! Cnmmnus. The comm'sSinn will hnve
tie power to administer oashs. which
the parliamentary commission of inqni
W h.d not These charges involve the
scandal which has connected the names
of Sir John A. Mcdonald. Sir Francis
Hincks. and other Ministers with the
alleged i.nirnper use Of their stations
| in the award of the .nilroad contracts.
as charged. to Sir Hugh Allen and his
colleagues.
MApR1p. July 81 Revolutionary
Junta at Granada issned decree, dI
recfing the seiznre of property belong
ing to- the State. including churches.
converts and aud bell foun@ries. 1 he
SEIZURE of the last mentioned is dome il
order to btaiu metal for coinage. The
Jnnta at Seville also issued decree
ordering r-iuction of ) per cent in
| leases and rents. similar rednction IN
the necessaiies of life, c'osing fantorIes.
and making .,ivision among people of
uncnltivaied Land.
A later dispatch received by the Min-
lister of War announces the insnrr-ctinn
in Seville suppressed and the city Tow
occupied by Government troops. Fires
started by the insurgents have bsen
exfingnished.
LISBON. Jnly 31.-Spanish frigate
Villa lie Madrid joined the insurgents
and opened fire upon the arsenal.
B,YoNNE. July 31.--Don Carlos has
entered Biscay.
WASHINGTON July 31.--Prof Hall. of
the Nav.l observatory. last night oh
served the comet discovered by Borelly
at Marseilles. France Jnly 27. Posi-
tinn of the cnmet is u, follows. Wash
ington time: July 30. II hours % mln-
ntes; right ascension, hour. 16 minis :,
and 20 secs ; Defamation y - South
the motion is small and to the south
east.
Ten per cent. is to be paid to inform
-rs hereafter by the Treasury Depart
ment.
No formal communication has been
made by the Governm mt Of spain TO
nur Government, IN relation to the Fir-
uinus, but the Department Is exumi =
ing the entire subj CT. 50 AS to deter
mine whether the off ial rnndnct Of
consul horington was justified by cir
cuIh.fanc-s. ard as preliminary TO such
Investigations. the acting Secre AIRY of
State has addressed letter to Secre
fary Rich IT l>'n. IN king inquiry, c"I-
rernlng the clearance of thu vessel anc
u' her facts III poSsesson of Ae Treasury
Department effecting her character.
| NEW 1bhh, ii huEtSs A.~DtIliu p'iptIS
contain letter from Baron Won Iih--
DAVIS, the d vorred hush nd of Madame
Lncca, repadiating and denouncimg
what he telms vil,anons rascality prac-
used on him in New York. in the divorce
suit. He says: : Leaving untouched
all other shameful anterrdents. l ltst
autumn lnid before the pro,er court. III
Berlin. IL complaint for IL divorce nn the
yronnd Of malicious Abandonment. and
Ills prnc-e,ling Is taking its Regular
course. The accusations raised against
me, and through which. in connection
With perjury and other crimes. success
has apparently been obtained. declare
to be mort perfect uutruthS. rs are also
The declarations attributed to witness
Who is not even named. The reason
for Fastening the proceedings. COM
nenced Ill such sndden or unheald of
manner and by this act Of violence in
New York, can only be found i'll the
news recently reported i'll the j"urIais
that Lncca had already again been mar
rird to Major Won Wallhofel." Baron
denies having. received notice Of the
proceedings. begun for II divorce i'll the
State of New York. and states u at he
has moved i'll the Court which granted
the tcree. for its ainulnent.
Information di-cio es the fact that for
some days past the agents Of the lnanr
gent leaders i'll San Domngn have been
In he city. purchasing arms and II re
cent shipment tf a ID usand stand have
been made to point within the control
OF the RevoluiIonists. The opposition
TO Baez is said to be daily growing
stronger through the objections of the
Dn.ninicans to the Sanaua Bay Com
PAM. which they alleged has failed to
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