Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-06-13
FOR EIGN.

A congress to consider the subject OF
international rights in time of war will con.
yene in Brussels the 9th Of July next.
A semioflicial denial is given to the
reports that the candidature Of a lIohen-
zolIem prince for the crown of Spain is to be
revived.
A Cuban letter says the government
has commenced the collection OF the twenty
dollars per head tax decreed some time ago
upon slave holders for each slave in their pos
session Indications point to sickly season.
The yellow fever has begun to make its ap-
pearance and smallpox, scarlatina AMI mea-
sles abound
In the house of commons last week
the proposition to raise the salary of the
British minister at Washington $4,000 was OPP
posed, on the ground that ThOrnton's resi-
deuce had been series of diplomatic dsas-
ters, which the Disraeli government could not
udorse in this substantial manner. The un-
der-serretary explained that Thornton was
not responsible for the results ot Geneva, and
the increase was demanded by the high cost
of living at Washington.
The following is an extract OF a pri-
vate letter from Havana, received by a promi-
nent Cuban and bearing date the Goth of May;
Bayume has been in possession of Cuban
forces since the Goth inst. In the neighbor-
hood Of Crenfueges a fight took place, when
Col Santalis, in charge of the Spanish forces,
was killed and his column cut to pieces, The
Cuban forces are at the gates of Man2illano,
and will probably soon attack that place. The
Spanards in Havana are much depressed, but
angerod against Concha, and say he is making
money out of the islands misfortunes, but
add that he shall not leave the place alive.
In the English house of commons,
last week, George Anderson, member of Olas-
cow, called attention to losses OF British sub
iects through the escape of the Alabama and
other caNscs. He complained of the high
handed manner in which the late government
had prevented timely criticism of the treaty OF
Washington. There were three classes OF
British subjects who deserved compensation
first, residents in the southern confederacy
who lost their property through the inability
of the United States to enforce the laws Sec
ond those whose property was destroyed aftel
Lees surrender third owners of goods on
board Of confederate cruisers. He believed
the United States were willing recognize these
claims. Mr.. Anderson then moved that in the
opinion Of the house it is wrong that indiyld'
uals should suffer loss through nationa
wrong that as England has been adjudicatcd
at fault in permitting the escape of the Ala
bama, and has compensated Americans FOL
losses incurred thereby, similar compensation
ia due to British sufferers from the SAINT
causes. Mr. Burke, under secretary for the
foreign department. replying, declined tt
onter upon the discussion Of the merits o.
tho treaty OF Washington. The joint higl
commissioners have decided that the United
States Government was not irresponsible for th'
acts of rebels, and as that government haC
agreed to appoint commission to examine th'
claims for losses arising after Lees surrender
he hoped the subject before the house woult
not be pressed. The motion was then re
ierted