The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-02-21
LATE NEWS IN BREIF.

,,os;tiop To ahdicate the crown. in which case
he Will resign his power INTO the hands on ihe
Cortes. Intheevent of the King s abdication the
senate and Congress will goi into joint session
and continue to sit as one chamber until the
throne is filed and future form OF govern,
Inent settled The Kings disposition 10 qul'
the throne is attributed to difference between
Ills Majesty and the Ministry, which arose III
November last when General of Artillery Don
Hidalgo, was promoted to the Captain General
shin of the Basque Provinces The majority
of the officers in the artillery arm OF the service
resigned their commissions at the time, protest.
ing against the promotion as irregular an I'M
Unsuitable. and refusing to serve under
Hidalgo, because he participated IN the massa-
ere at San Gil Barracks. in 1866. Hidal6o'
meeting with so much opposition, hnally re-
signed and the officers withdrew their resig-
nations. The members of the Cortes, belong
ing to the most advanced section OF the
Republican party have held meetlnS 70
consider what action should be taken IN the
crisis About thirty persons we're present
They resolved to maintain paclhc, yet ener-
getic attitude. and if the Kings determination
should be irrevocable, to encourage Orderly
manifestations in favor of the ESTABLISHMENT
of a republic.
Salt Iake-The aIl-absorbing topic is the re-
mort of the Presidents so-called aggressive
policy toward Utah in the transfer OF troops TO
this vicinity. The News, Mormon organ, Is
much alarmed, and says, If the dlspatch Is
true, those who are falnt-hearteo would 90
out Of the way; but those who are determined,
by the help of God, to endure to the end, VIII
welcome this occasion to prove Ialthiul
though even unto death. The Evening
Journal, Gentle, says there Is terror III the
Mormon camD by this indication OF the stern
determination of the President to enforce the
laws in Utah. Loyal people were never more
encouraged and hopeful than now, and tully
expect Congress will apply necessary leglsia-
ton this session.
Some important movement of troops viii
soon be ordered by the War Department, the
effect of which will be to take from the States
of Kentucky, North and South Carolina, Ala
bama and Tennessee the greater portion OF
the United States military forces stationed IN
these States. and tC locate them at other points
where the interests of the Government may
require their presence. There are no troops
now under orders for service in Utah, and it
does not appear that the department ImmedI-
ately contemDlates sending any III addition to
the forces already serving in proximity to the
Mormon country. 4 regiment VIII soon be
stationed along the Rio Grande, on account of
the troubles in that section. In other parts
of the South they will be gradually withdrawn.
1t seems to be q well settled conclusion
among those most intimate with the President,
and most familiar with the diplomatic policy,
if such there be, of the Administration, that
after the 4th of March the President will make
almost complete change III the list of
foreign Ministers. Bancroft, at Berlin, ana
called. Schenck it lis believed, Will retire at
his own suggestions. A sweeping change is
contemplated in the South American Republics,
it being the intention to send ADLER men to
those stations who will be expected to be more
successful in turning the rich trade of those
republics to our shores than those heretofore
representing the United States. 1t is also
said that Sickles, though regarded as the
sblost in diplomacy in the foreign service, will
be recalled, preliminary to a more vigorous
course toward Cuba.
The Mormon question is just now i'll such
an attitude that both parUisians in good
deal of perturbation of mind. The leading
opponents of the Saints i'll Congress are
earnestly at work for the adoption of the
Merritt or Frelinghuysen BILL one being in the
House Judiciary Committee and the other in
the Senate. George A. Cannon, one of
Brigham Young's twelve Apostles, and by
odds the ablest of the MOrmOns, and Mr..
Hooper. Utah delegate in Congress, are doing
their utmost to prevent the passage OF those
bills. The President, DR.. Newman, and
delegates Merritt and Claggett, are there most
active opponents.
With the exception of the Secretary of the
Treasury. there is no probability of any imme-
date change in the Cabinet, and this Will de-
pend upon the election of Mr.. Boutwell, to the
Senate. In such an event, there seems little
if any doubt, that Judge Richardson viii DO
BOutwells successor, and that the successor tie
Richardson has already been indicated. The
concerning reported Cabinet changes as to
other gentlemen, that he selected the men,
beers of it himself, and did not leave the duty
to be performed by newspapers.
1t is belieyd that nearly all the Kuklux
prisoners will be pardOned within very short
time, and particularly of the more ignorant
class. The Government will, however prose-
cute vigorously all new instances of KukluX
prosecutions. and it is certain that, should
additional cases arise, the Executive and the
Department of Justice would regard with great
disfayor all appeals for mercy or leniency.
Mr.. Summers health is much improved. He
does not sleep well: but his appetite is good,
and he regards himself cOnvalescing. He Is
very anxious to get out, so as to make a short
speech in the Senate. in vindication of his
resolution to strike from the army regimental
flags all reference to the late civil war, and he
is confident Of his ability to make good his
position by argument.
The late movement in the Erie Railway
stock causing an advance in prices. Is said to
be attributable to the fact that the company
viii soon declares small dividend on both COM
mon and preferred stock. Various rumors are
current respecting the late restitution trans
action of Gould, and the contemplated project
of his to secure change IN the management.
Four millions have already been expended
in the construction of the new post office in
New York. Two millions more are requisite
to finish it, and If another is added, an adj
ditiOnal million will be needed No further
appropriations remain, consequently all the
work is suspended until Congressional action
Is had in the premises.
Vienna.-Count Andrassy has informed
Minister jay that the Government consents to
the International Congress, to sit in Vienna
pending the exposition, to consider the best
mode of encouraging useful inventions
and manufactures. After the close of the
exhibition the Congress VIII, in accordance
with the desire of the President, negotiate on
the subject.
Exeter. n. H.-An examination by the Bank
Commissioner, shows the loss of the Granite
National Bank by the defalcation of Schultz,
to amount to from S9O,OOO to SlOO,OOO and
that the assets are more than sufficient TO pay
all liabilities. Schultz also embezzled from
the Exeter Saving Bank. The total amount
stolen will be S210,OO0 to $3.50, 900. No clue
to the whereabouts of the defaulter.
A boiler in the agricultural works of Yates
Bros, near Havana, Illinois, exploded last
week demolishing the building i'll which it
stood, and some others abioioing. One of the
proprietOrs forced through plank parti-
ton anc was horribly mangled, and his brother
badly scalded by steam. Neither are respect
ed to recover.
Advices from Carlist sources represent that
the instruction in Spain is daily gaining
strength. 1t now exists in eight northern
provinces, and is extending to the central and
southern provinces. The government is acting
ON the defensive. Towns are being fortified
and volunteers armed to resist the advances
of the insurgents.
European mail intelligence says that the
law regarding religious corporations will not
come before the Italian Parliament until lent.
There is little doubt that the result Of the
debates viii he to place Rome precisely a
similar footing in respect to religious institu-
tions with the rest of Italy.
The Swiss Council of State has stopped the
salaries for three months of all priests, who
read from their pulpits, unauthorized, the
Papal brief establishing separate Bishopric
for Geneva. The conference at Basic determin-
ed to create Grand Swiss BishOpric of desce-
dents from Rome.
Henry Clews & Co, have a Cable dispatch
from their London house, reporting great sue
cess In the Japanese loan just brought out in
the London market. The loan for S1O,-
100000 gold. The books were closed after
being open three days. The subscriptions
amounted to $50, 600, 600. The bonds are now
active at 315 per cent. premium.
The post mortem over the body of Governor
Geary, discovered no pathological session Of
any organs. The conclusion was that he died
of syncope, caused by nervous prOstration
the result of overwork and malarial cachexy