, 1874-05-21

LONDON. May 12.--Steamer Aurora
Norton, from San Francisco Jan. II for
Liverpool, is reported in dispatch from
Lisbon to have put into Rio with her
rudder damaged.
A St. Petersburg special says Grand
Duke Nicholas, brother OF Car, has
been arrested by the House Secretary OF
police; cause of arrest is unknown, but
there is great excitement over it.
BAYoNNE, May 12.-The Carlists claim
victory in the recent battle with the
Republicans, and assert that $50 of the
latter were killed and wounded, and 300
captured.
New YORK, May 12.-Arrived at Sid
ney, N.S.W., May 10. steamer MacGre-
gor and British ship jacobson from San
Francisco via Fiji Islands. where she
was sashore.
LONDON, May 12-In the House of
Lords tonight, Earl Carnawon an
nounced that in accordance with fell
ing of the country the Government has
decided that it is impossible TO abandon
its possessions on the Gold Coast, that
it proposed to unite Loges and Gold
Coast in one Province. The Governor S
residence is to be the nominal capital OF
the Province and to be protected by ma
tive troops.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal, 13.-Seyeral
claims have been located on the rich
veins of Cinnabsr recently discovered
about eighteen miles Northwest Of this
place.
WARRINGTON, May 12.-The House
Committee on Public Lands to-day,
heard the argument of an Attorney Of
the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Com
pany in opposition to Pages bill for the
restoration of its land grant to the pubs
lie domain. The main point of his ar
gument was to the effect that the ques-
ton of the alleged failure of the Com
pany to comply with the conditions of
its charter relative to completion OF It's
roads could OF be raised, for the reason
shat the United States have not fulfilled
their agreement to extinguish grants OF
Indian lands in the Indian Territory as
fast as possible. The Committee have
arranged to hear the argument of Page
at an older meeting.
In the Senate Mitchell presented a
petition from the citiZeEs of Yam hill,
Oregon, asking for the passage of an
act granting aid in the construction sof
a Railroad line from Portland to Astoria
and McMinnville, Oregon. 1t WAS re-
ferred to Committee on Public Lands.
LITTLE Rock, May 12.-Beyond a
sklrmish between two parties of Brooks
ties and Baxterites in the streets this
evening in which no one is known to
have been killed or wounded and which
was stopped by the United States
Troops, there is nothing new in the sit
uation.
New YORK. May 12-The steamer re-
ported lost between Liverpool and Ma
dei1a was the Liberia instead of the
Siberia, as reported from London.
New YORK, May ia Panama let
ter gives an account of horrible out
rage perpetrated by Colonel Gonzales,
Commandant of the port Of San Juan de
; Gualamala, on the British Vice-Consul,
John -Nagee. Gonzales summoned him
to appear at his office, and on his declin
ing to come, Gonzales had hi n brought
by soldiers The Colonel then abused
him, beating him over the head with a
pistol, and declared he should first re-
ceive 400 lashes and then be shot.
Magee Tainly invoked the protection Of
his flag, and the remonstrances of the
American Consular agent, James, were
likewise disregarded. The Pacific Mail
Steamer Arizona arrived at noon, but
Gonzales, seizing the telegraph Office,
planted two cannon to cover the arizona,
had his victim brought out and 200
blows with rattan inflicted. Magee
tainted and was returned to prison, with
= the promise that the rest of the sentence
should be carried ont in the morning.
- Meantime, the news reached Salvador
and detachment of soldiers was sent
to San Jose, reaching there just as Ma
gee was stripped for torture, Gonzales
ordered his soldiers to shoot Magee, but
they refused. He fled to the Arizona,
pursued by Gonzales, when unseen
hands among the passengers fred a
number of shots at the villain, three of
which entered his body. His body was
taken ashore, where he died soon AFTER
wards.
The United States Minister at Saliva
dor sent dispatch ordering the deten-
ton of the steamer, but the captain, con-
sidering that the order was designed to
keep the ship until the safety of foreign
residents was assured, decided to disre-
gard it and sailed for Panama, April
.g25. IT,
MADRID, May 13.-The new Ministry
was announced this morning AS follows:
Seballo, President of the Council: Min
lster of War, Sagasta; Interior, Ull; Fo-
reign Affairs, Commachee; Finance.
MARTINEZ; Justice, Colmenarez: Public
Works, Ortez; Colonies, Arias.
2II WASHINGTON. May 13.-Both houses
ofthe Arkansas Legislature are in ses-
sion. .*&
SAX FRANCISCO, May 13.--The bark
Luigi, with cargo of iron from Saidi,
; Egypt, arrived to day, having been 43S
days on the voyage. She is an Austrian
vessel. and the first that ever arrived
here from that port.
BAKERsF1EID. May 10. The fine