The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-12-24

at least IN Cuba, but should they attempt
interference We are prepared la reiiel it,
The Dunn, IN an article moderate IN conc
saws that there is nothing IN the mes ,,.,. ~
slarm the most timid. The presen. c.,psii-
ton of affairs Is not to be cosnpar-i with
that Of last vear. @ go ts
There has beeu some excitement in the
gold market. OVER the reports about tho
message, to'which We attribute the rise Of
eight per cent. IN pTeminms.
Referring t. the military situatlon, the
Di,tri0 deciar that affaiTs have improved
in the eastern department.. while they show
no change since the auturin OF 1861 in the
central department. owing to continuous
rains, sud the rmanE. thousapds-VfE siclSin
the army. As for rebels, only about dozen
Of their original leaders remsln; the Others
are dead, OF hsve left theJsand. TheiI
army numbers from 5000 TO COCO men, the
larger majority OF whom are negroes and
Cinnamon. The Leaders hold oct for the
sake OF the power they enjoy, Regarding
it as compensation enough Tor theirfrouble.
The negroes refuse TO surrender because
they mistakenly believe they will be re
turned to their former condition of slavery
If they give up.
The Diario concludes that foreign nations
tional affairs of the island. 1.-THE duration
of war is good reason for intervention,
then foreign powers ought TO have inter.
fered in the United States to stop the wal
with the Indians, which has lasted much
longer than ours and is not yet ended.
SANTANDER, December 17.-The storm in
the Bay Of Biscay still continues, many
boats and over seventy persons missing.
No foreign mail for eight days
LONDON, December 1S.-A special to the
Post from Berlin says that it is positively as
serted that Bismarck has rendered his res.
ignation, which was refused. He after.
wards conferred with the leaders Of the ma,
tiOnal party regarding the future conduct 81
affairs in Parliament, and an understanding
was secured.
BERLIss, Deeeniber19 9. Harry .Nrhin. wa:
sentenced to three months imprisonment,
including the month during which he has
been under arrest.
Hone KoNe, December 19.-The Pacific
mail steamer Japan was burned at sea. Il
is feared that many dives were lost. EsShC
had 400 Chinese on board, and only fOul
cabin passengers. ga
[ LONDON, December 10. = Posts special
dispatch from Berlin says the crisis is en-
tirely over.
II was suggestedza at the Cabinet Council
Thursday that the Reichstag be dissolved
as a remedy for Bismarck's complaint of q
lack of reliable majority, but the Chancel
| lor declined to entertain the proposition.
| The Nclrs' correspondent at Berlin tele
graphs that Bismarck stated, in converse
| ton Thursday, that he had received warn
ing from the police of a fresh plot against
ms hte'o1S 81 ,Tooay 80 q. nyJtq-s
BERLIN, December 21.-Arnim has beer
acquitted on aall points except the OfensC
against public order in handling thirteen
documents referring toaeeclesiastical affairs.
HIS exeellency, upon the expiration of his
imprisonment, goes to1taly for his health
both parties will appeal.
MADRID, December 21.-Seven thousand
troops embafR fpD Cnba on the fifteenth
| proximo.
PARIS, December 2I.-The prosecution Of
the Bonapartistsi, committee for appeal Il
the people has been dismissed =
LONDON, December 21s--The STANDARD
reports the total defeat of the Republican
General Lopez Dominiquez in Catalonia, by
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