The enquirer southerner., 1874-12-04
EDITORIAL BREVITIES.

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approaching confscation.
- The desertion of Don Carlos by
some of his influential leaders is re>
ported from Madrid. -
The Telegraph reports the sudden
death of Mayor Havemeyer, of New
York city, cause of death not stated.
The King Of the Sandwich Islands
has arrived in San Francisco and
will soon begin his triumphal march
to the capital.
A violent storm is reported on the
East coast of Scotland and England.
The Bark Veteran was wrecked and
II lives lost. Other disasters, with
loss of life, are reported.
A circular letter from Archbishop
Manning was read in all the Catholic
Churches of his diocese Sunday, de-
claring that all persons who do not
accept the dogma of Papal iDfalli-
bility cease to be Catholics.
- One of the most exhilirating sights
in the world to see a newspaper col>
lector dunning an unsuccessful can
didate for his advertising bill,
Ex-President Theirs has made two
important 'diseoveries-First, that
italian unity is an accomplished fact,
and. second, that the true course for
President MacIahon is to recognize
the Republic in France, -
Municipal elections we're held in
Paris Monday with the followin 2
result; Radicals elected, fifty three;
Moderate Republicans, ten Conserva-
tives, eleven. 1".
December Sth will be a great day
in history greater than March 17tf
or July. 4th. AS We already know,
it is the day fxel for the transit OF
Venus and the Beecher trial.
1t is semi officially announced tha
10 his forthcoming annual message
President Grant will be unusually
full and explicit in his views and re-
commsnd4tions on the currency ques
ton, the tariff and the affairs of the
| Southern States.
Vice-President Wilson will proba
bly, preside in the Senate during th'
winter. He has acted in this capa
city only few days since his term C
Office began, being advised by hi
physicians to avoid excitement an
hard work.
President Serrano will leatJ
Madrid for the north of Spain tn
week, when vigorous operations ar
anticipated 1t is said the army no,
numbers two hundred thousand men
fully armed, and there are fort
thousand more waiting for arm
which have been ordered from tn
United States.
During the last two or three day
: it has become all open secret that th
friends of Mr. NJ G. Kerr, of In
, diana, urge him to run for Speaker
Should this prove perfectly true
there is little doubt but that the abl
and honest member from Indian
will stand the best chance.
Western democrats in Washingto
assert that western and southern
democratic Congressman will unit
on western man for Speaker =
About twenty persons have already
been announced as candidates for tn
position of clerk.
The rumor is again put afoat tha
+ Secretary Fish will resign in decem
ber on account of i'll health. Their
r have been similar rumors, at var
Gus times, w.lich proved unfoundei
The New York Times advises tn
President to remove Attorney Gen
eral Williams, aud says: There ca
: be no question that his advice o
Southern questions, has, genera 4
: speaking, been rash aud mi2chievous
The official count of the votes ca
, in Nevada shows that the Democrat
e have electe the Governor Lieutensr
Governor, Attorney General, Tree
surer, and State Printer, while til
! Republicans have secured the sol
tary Congressman, ths Judges of II
{ Supreme Court, Secretary Of State
F, Com! troller, Surveyor General, aa
{ Superintendent of Public INSTRUCTION
q This indicates that outside of tt
legislative tickets there must ha,
. been good deal Of independent 70
ing.
b. GENERAL LoNGsrREEr-A CORES
: pondent of the New York World
; writing from New Orleans, make
e the following allusion to one OF Lee