The Hickman courier., 1873-02-15

Tue Ci'sy an
MARSHALL t. rsffS
Ind have aehu a5sa
he peose of California aud Oregon are
incened over the proposition to treat
the 1Ioiocs.
The mining eanons in the Wssatch region
snos bICckaded, and much distress is ap-
shended for want of food.
About two hundred Mormons have been
dered as pioneers to the new settlement in
rizona. near the 35th parallel railroad
FOREIGN LNTELLIGENCE
a special dispatch from Mexico City, says
at the forces of Gen. Lazada, therebel lead
and communist, having been defeated in
attic before Gaudalaajrs and Mazatlan, are
eeing from the presence of the Mexican Gov
nment troops toward Topic Peace prevails
the remainder of the republic.
a recent attempt at insurrection in Hayti,
lreyent the presidential election. was sup
pressed. 90 ringleaders arrested and five exc
uted.
-The cholera has again broken out in
yiruleit manner, at several places in Russia
md Hungary
-Midrid-In an engagement between the
artist and force Of royal troops at a small
lace called Aya, in the north it is officially
nnounced that 200 insurgents were killed,
hat !, 100 rfies. including 500 OF the Reming
ON patent, and large quantity of amrnuni
on. stores and 200 prisoners we're ca 1tured
Eighty Of the captured Insurgents begged am
esty.
The bill for the reorganization Of the
RUSSIAN army is almost ready to be reported
o the Chamber of Deputies. It provides that
he term of service shall be twelve years.
hree of which shall be in active service, four
the reserves, and five in the Landwehrs.
The steamship Murello is vet at Cadiz
Fhere she has remained since her first arrival.
The British Consul there demanded the issue
( a writ of attachment against her captain
nd the officer on watch at the time of the
isaster to the Northheet and they are now
ED as prisoners on a Spanish raan-of-war
ending the investigations. The crew are un-
er guard aud not allowed to go ashore. The
panisL authorities Who examined the 1Turello
eciare ths: she shows no signs of having
cen in a collision It is their belief that she
gultless-
st. Pesersburg-The Official Gazatte of
MS city, in a. article on the. government of
useia in Central Asia, contracts the indiffer-
- ~, whic.,s Great BL ian views the
5th the jealo-ssy With VII,
growth OF Ru-sia-
|ish Journalists sImi
Ses with anger, and eonclue q inte5 :
.vising the British GOverTms- q no
,ore notice Of the progress of Il '''' - She
ioea of that of the United States
a British rIoop of war has seized three
vessels. which we're engaged IN kidnapping
Polvnesians to be sold into slavery.
"A terrible earthquake has occurred IN the
Island of Samos, causing great destruction OF
property and loss of life.
1t il reported that indictment has been
found in Paris against Fremont and some OF
] his associates who helped him to negotiate the
Memphis and FL Paso railroad bonds il tho
Eurorean markets and that the trial viii come
of there shortly.
Tho French Government has determined
to adopt strong measures to put an end to the
organization on the soil of France of the
bands which under the pretext of an Alpbon-
ist or Carlist restoration. maintain sgsten
of undissembled brigandage in the Peninsula
The Geneva arbitration is perfect god
send to the English Opposition, and in Parla
ment last week they INDUCED in heavy Trades
against the Ministry's foreign policy generally
Disraeii contended that the Alabama aware
called for changes in the municipal law Of En-
gland, and she would be at the mercy of the
world il other nations didn't make similar
changes. Gladstone denied that thenew rules
adopted at Geneva called for any change o
English Law.
oParis-The Bien Public says compromis'
has been effected between President Thier
and the Committee OF Thirty. The latte
agree TO modify their constitutional projec b.
extending the veto powers of the Executive
so az to allow the President to suspend the op
Grafton of a law by his veto, for two month";
after the passage by the Assembly, and also
by giving the President tho right to participat
personally in debate in the Chamber, on inter
pellations and all questions of general policy
Legitimist and clerical journals are inde
nant at the concession of such uncoiIsrolle
powers as they term them, to the Executive
IN GENERAL.
Tho United States etore-ship Guard, wit
articles for the Vienna Exposition, Will "a
March Ist The time for receiving applies
tions for representation has been extended I
February 20th-
"A project 10 on--srs-sz rsfei tiss,--r--uu
islatures CT Texas Hansas, and Missouri,
meet at Denison, Mash LIST, and join in q tr'
mendous excursion, 70 celebrate the compl
tionof the new Texas railroad
Burton n. Hflrison, counsel for the San
ana Bay Company, says that hundreds of le
tsrs are received daily by parties desirous
emgrating to St. Domingo Tho company il
tend to keep their matters private until aft,
the result of the election is known.
Orders have been issued to the command
ant Of the United States forces operatin
against the Modoc Indians. to make such di
position Of his forces as viii tend to prote,
the settlers and their property in the neicI
boEhood, and suspend further hostile procee.
~ against the Indians, unless absoiutel
iscessary until the arrival of commisso
resently appointed to investigate the caus.
which LED Captain Jack to wage war upon ii
whites, and the result Of the Investigation
rade known.
The Census OF France and the Unite
States present a singular contrast in Il
gowth OF the two countries, very favorable
Anerica The population of France, by a r
cen census, is 3s. IO2, 921 a decrease Of s6t
s23 since 1866 This is attributed to sma
-, 70 decline in matrimonial alliances. ~
war In 1900 the population Of France w
- E9, 350- In 1762, when great care was TAKE
.<iie enumeration. TIE population was q
769l63. In 1sc1 it was q, ,349, 900. In 1921.
spite Of the long wars, it had increased 70 81
851,o06. The average annual Increase of DO
ulation in France from 1861 to 1866 was on
III, 1856, or 6a0,0 ,009 for the five years This
slow growth compared with this country.
hundred years ago this county had abou