The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1873-02-01
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this circumstance.
The announcements of deaths to ths
number of over fifty from smallpox at Balti
more, esused some alarm there, and the Off
Gals OF he city are called upon to take meas
ures to prevent the spread of the disease.
The Spanish residents in New York are SC
greatly agitated over Secretary Fish's diplo
matte demand of Spain that slavery be abolish
ed in Cuba and Porto Rico, that they haS
cabled the following to Madrid
To the Spanish People:
The case Of Stisan B. Anthony charged
with Illegal voting, came up in the United
States District Court last week, on motion tc
discharge the prisoner from custody Seldom,
the counsel for the prisoner, made lengthy
argument in support of the notion Judge
HaH denied the application aayisg that he did
not deem it to be his dHty to decide the ques-
tion to the right Of women to vote. thus
giving the prisoner an opportunity. which he
understood she desired. of carrying the case
mp to the Supreme Court of the United States,
and then obtain final descision.
Col. Mociow, Minister of the Cuban Re-
public. 'of London is now IN New York, and re-
ports the English people unanimous for Cuban
Independence. He thinks that the new policy
foeeshadowed by the United States will be
We, resident Spaniar5is of New York
feeling justly indignant at the grave offense
conlssffeg sEafrnre s,f,erli-ls sscssruisHfy and
inaepsndence. Ns1tts tsse intesstisy-l cssr
country. by the official communication Of Mr.
Fish to Mr.. Sickles. under date of the 29th of
last October, protest against most strongly
the Interference of any foreign powers, in
matters OF Spanish rule. We believe also that
the captious pretexts employed by Mr. Fish
Il said dispatches do not represent the feelings
or sentiments Of the American people, who
cannot but look upon them as most pernicious
for the mercantile and moral interests of
Cuba and Porto Rico
This telegram is signed by forty of the most
influential Spaniards in New York. who are also
expressing their apprehension that SANTANA is to
be used by Cuban patriots TO a great extentfor
the equipment of filhbustering expeditions.
"A meeting of the Greeley National Statue
Committee held in New York last week.
Hon. VIM Orton presided. 1t was announced
that something Ike $4,000 dollars had already
been subscribed Letters of apology from
those unable to attend we're read, including
letters from Carl Sehurz, Governor Bross, of
Illinois, Governor Blair, of Michigan. Mr..
Orton then said it was his desire that evety
State and town should subscribe to the fund.
1ui-tlllS AltAu oLt uDNdIQ NOulu
be received. As soon as the subscription lists
were closed. they should be sent to the treas
VIM. ". Niles was appointed President
of the committee and Andrew n. Green,
Treasurer. Mr. -Orton proposed that the sum
to be collected should not exceed $40, 600, and
that it be devoted to the purpose of erecting
a bronze statue in Central park with a base
and pedestal of granite, from New Hamshire,
fia birfhr,lape Of tha aaH hats ~,
memorial be placed over his grave in Green
wood s. J. Tnden seconded the proposition,
which was adopted. It is the intention of the
committee TO have the amount collected at
once, that the objects for which they were
appointed should be Immediately carried out
Nothing would be done until the full amount
was collected.
The Havana Mail Steamers, Columbia and /
Crescent City, are under seizure for debt The !
crews have not been paid IN six weeks The /
Moro Castle another steamer of the line, is /
expected to be seized on her arrival at New 1
York
FOREIGN LNTELLIGENCE.
1t is reported that at 8 conference held at
Chiselhurst recently. it was decided that the
Empress Eugene and Prince Jerome Napoleon
eI1,E tlse ssssarsliaIis te Prince Imperial
7 arty II is said that no manifesto. announcing
the intentions of the Bonapartists, viii be
issued The Prince Imperial viii not be called
Napoleon ", but viii be known a. Count Pier
refonds. He has adopted as his motto,
Strength, but not Impotence"
-Madrid-A great anti-slaverx meeting was
held in the Royal Theatre last week, under the
auspices of the Abolition Society, and the
TeruilIs and Progressista Clubs. The theatre
was crowded from floor to dome. Brilliant
speeches we're made. and the enthusiasm was
intense.
Gen Manteuffel made speech recently at
Metz. in which he defended Marshal Bazaine
from the attacks which had been bade on his
military fame. He dwell in terms of generous
praise on the bravery displayed by Marshal
Bazaine which he declared was equal that of
anv General IN the German army. The pas
sions of the hour prevented an impartial
judgment in this case. but he believed history
wonld justify Bazaine.
The remains of Sir Edward Bulwer Lyt-
ton, VIII be buried at Kenilworth
Masses for the repose of the soul of the
late ex-Emperor Napoleon, were celebrated in
a number of churches in Paris last week
Large crowds attend the services
-London-A report OF a terrible marine
disaster in the English Channel has just been
received. The London Emigrant ship Nora
Fleet. which sailed from here several days
ago for Australia. with one hundred and twelve
passengers exclusive of the crew. was in
collision at midnight. ten rniIe.off Dungeness
with an unknown foreign steamship, and was
cut to the waters edge. Only eighty-five per-
sons were known to have been saved 1t is
believed that every other person who was on
board has found watery grave. No attention
paid by the steamship to the emigrant
vessel after the collision, and she proceeded
on her course leaving the sufferers to their
fate. The steamer which ran down and sunk
the emigrant, ship. North Fleet, of Dungeness,
is believed to be a Portuge craft. Her name
cannot be ascertained until she reaches the
port
The Heralds Paris letter contains
interview with Gambetta, in which he says
that the Republican cause never looked
brighter in France than now. In the districts
where Repubcanism never before found
root, we find friendship. When the assembly
comes together afterrecess, it is most probable
that the Monarchists VIII make more
desperate and despairing effort to overthrow.
Theirs, or rather to reduce him into position
of a mere member of the Right. This will be
the great Parliamentary battle. We are apt to
have it about February but it win be the last
effort of the Mogafchists. They VIII be beaten
as they have 1ksen beaten always.
The london papers say that, from the
post-mortem examination in the case of
Napoleon, while death was the result of the
shcck of the operation twice undergone. added
to the sufferings which followed on
each occasion, and all acting upsn a constitu-
ton whose state already desperate, it was
not due 70 any miscarriage of the operation
itself. The disease of the kidneys pro-
nounced TO be of such nature and ad-
vanced that it would in any have shortly /
determined q fatal result. Death followed |
within twenty minutes from the time the |
Emperor was seized with the fatal symptoms, /
he having been unconscious throughout. and,
of course also insensible to pain and spared
from the pangs of death.
The latest report the AngIo-Russian
troubles in Central Asia is that Russia propos
ed establishing a neutral zone, guaranteeing
the independence and neutrality of Afghanis-
tani Russia 2 Grand Dake Nicholas will
participate in the khidivan expedition.
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