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NEW YoEK, Nov. 2S. M. Quesadn
and Carlos del CASTILLO, published a
card stating that they are the only Re-
representatives. of the Republican Gov
ernment OF Cuba. and that the col
lection Of funds for suffering Cuban.
Is without their authority and against
the commands Of their Government,
and condemning all attempts TO enlist
men. as being in direct violation Of the
laws Of the land.
Mrs. Ann Smith, widow lady aged
5S, died last eveuing, il is supposed
from the effects Of cruel beating at
the hands of Patrick Clark. ag'd 55, and
his son aged Is, both Of whom board
ed with Mrs. Smith. Tho men have
been arrested.
New York, Nov. 2S. ---Janles II. Iu-
gersoll. convicted of forging during
the ring rule, was sentenced to-day to
hve years in the states prison at hard
labor. John ID. Harrington, his con-
federate, was sentenced 10 eighteen
months imprisonment.
New YoEK, Nov. 2S.--Rounds,nau
Morris is on trial before the Commis-
sioners on charge Of burglarly.
Wall street is excited to-day by the
reduction Of the bank OF England rate
to 6 per cent.
A gam of q million, sixiy-ive shou.
sand pounds Of bullion by the bank
for the week, aud an advance in ee-
curities at London, caused decline ia
money to 4l1a@5 per cent. in open mar
ket, and by more peaceful reports
of the Spanish question, all causes a
buoyant feeling on exchange and
prices in leading shares have
advanced ia@L per cent. with
large dealings In the afternoon. A
change was brought about by realiza-
tions on stock exchange and vague ru.
mors about Sickles leaving Madrid.
New YORK, Nov. 2S.-Tweed ate
Thanksgiving dinner at the Toombs
with his family.
GenI Butler 10 the last peTson whom
rnmOr has added to Tweed's counsel.
II is said Judge Fsncher has grant.
ed an exparte order, to show cause
why there should not be a stay OF pro.
ceedings in the case Of Harrington and
fngersoll, convicted for forgery.
The case Of VIM. J. Sharkey, the
condemned murderer, who lately es-
capped from the Toombs, and who had
been granted o new trial, was called
to-day in the Supreme Court and an
order was entered Of "N0 appearance =
Sheriff Brennan has received a letter
from Attorney General Barlow earn
estly demonstrating against the indul-
gcncies shown Tweed in keeping him
in the Toombs, when, according to the
requirements of the law he shonld be
sent to the peDiteutiary.
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 28.-A special
to the Courier Journal, from Danville,
KY, gives the following particulars of
q tragedy which occurred at Harrods-
burg on Thursday evening at the trial
of lawsuit in which r. b.
Thompson, ST., was the principal
on one side, and TheO Davis, Sr., on
the other, was in progress, aud each
principal was attended during the
whole trial by his cons fully armed.
At the conclusion Of the testimony,
while the lawyers were preparing their
kldslrpcfiQNs QrcpAratOry to commenc-
ing the argument son OF Thompson
and SON of Davis moved toward The
door: they were followed by all the
others aud in a moment the firing
commenced, by which party II ia mol
known. Many shots were fred and
Theodore Davis. Sr., and his son
Largil was instantly killed. and Tieo-
dore Davis, Jr., was mortsily wound.
ed aud has sinee died. Thompson,
Sr, and his 2 sons r. B., Jr., aud j.
b., Sr., were slightly wounded. Csld.
well Davis escaped unburt.
ST. Louls, Nov. 2s.--Ex-u. ). Sen
ator Yates, Of Illinois, died suddenly
at Barnum's Hotel here, at Q O'Clock
last night. Mr.. Yates had been to
Fulton, Ark, as United States Com.
missioner to examine the lower end oi
the Cairo & Fulton Railroad, aud re-
turned here last Sunday, since when
he has been quite feeble, and yester-
day was very sick. He revived
however. and last evening while
busying himself with preparations for
starting home in the morning, he sud-
denly fell back aud expired in five
minutes. His family have been ad-
viscd of his death, snd are expected
here tomorrow
The execution OF John Feefe aud
Geo. Williams. which was to have
taken place at PlnkneyViile, Ill, to.
morrow, for the murder OF William
Watson, last Sept, has been Indefinite
ly postponed.
WAsHiSfoN, November 2S.-Henry
Young nlids Charles Williams, color
ek) sentenced for the murder Of Frank
Hahn. In March last, was hanged in
the jail yard to-day.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S.-There ia
great unwillingness to give informa.
ton on the Spanish question, based on
tho impropriety OF iImparting infor.
nation at the present stage Of negOtis.
tions, although ii has been repeatedly
denied that Gen. Sickies has left Mad.
rid for Paris, and that the virginius
has been scuttled, though the reports
are persistently circulated and belicv-
ed by many. The reluctance of exec.
utive officers TO converse on tho sub.
ject is regarded a. calculated TO lessen
the hope lately entertained OF peace
full solution or the difficulty, but At
present nothing of1cial has been made
known to warrant definite statement
concerning It.
WAsHINGToN, Nov. 2S.-Thers is
great activity in the Navy Depart
ment to-day. Secretary Robson has
returned and had conferences with
Heads Of Bureaus.
WAsnINGToS, Nov. 2s.--John NJ.
Morris, Executive Clerk of the Z. 5.
Senate, and formerly editor OF