, 1874-07-02

convey the startling information that
Marshall Concha was killed yesterday
n an attack on the Carlist entrench-
ment at Mario, near Estella. When the
national forces learned of the death of
their commander, they returned to their
former posts without disorder, leaving
no trophy in the hands of the enemy.
The command of the Republican army
will now be taken by Gen. Seabula, Pres
ident of the Council and Minister of
War. Senior Catoner will succeed Gen.
Seabulla as Minister of War. Sagasta,
Minister of the Interior, becomes Pres
ident of the Council.
MADRID, June 28.-Gen. Concha, in
in the midst of q terrible storm, sur
prised tie Carlists position at Surenais,
Abrasezula, and Seadi, which were de-
Tended by eight battallons. The engage
ment lasted an hour. The Republicans
had but few killed. Their wounded
number about 100. The Carlist losses
we're heavy. Abrasezula is a point of
the utmost importance. 1t commands q
defile leading to Los Amescous. The
Carlists will probably have to retire to
the province of Alava, west of Navarro.
Orders have been issued from Carlist
headquarters, directing all the Generals
to carry on the war hereafter without a
truce or parley. General Concha, on
the contrary. in his orders tells the
National troops not to make reprisals
and declares it is their mission to cons
quer, not to exterminate.
LONDON, June pa dispatch from
Paris to the Times reports that the Le-
gitamists are trying to induce Count de
Chambord to issue liberal manifesto
when Rochefuucalt's motion is reported
to the Assembly. They hope by this
manner to secure majority for Mon
archy. Deputy Lucien Brun has gone
to Tratsd orf to negotiate for some such
concessions.
WASHINGTON, June %. -Four hum
dred Department employees are to be
dismissed, including one hundred from
the Printing Bureaus, and one hundred
from the civil force in the War Depart
ment. All will receive two months pay
in advance.
CoNsrANT:NopLE, June %. Strong
shocks of earthquake were felt here yes
terday.
LISBON. June 2S.--A dispatch by the
Brazilian cable announces that Senior
Avellaned has been elected President of
the Argentine Confederation.
SAN FnANc1sco, June 90. -Postofices
established at Duwamish, King Co., W.
T., Henry H. Miller Postmaster; Lake
View. Pierce Co., W. T., Moses Ward
Postmaster; Lightville, Mason Co., W.
T., Erastus A. Light; Little Falls. Lew.
is Co., P. C. Croft; Neah Bay, George
Draper; Owensburg. Stevens Co.. Will
son Owen; Rock Creek, Stevens Co.,
Henry Wells; Ship Island, Whatcom,
E. L. Shannon.
CHICAGO, June 28.--A Tuscumbia,
Alabama, special says Congressman H.
Sloss of that District returned home on
Friday last. Next day he learned that
Geo. F. Long, discarded suitor of his
daughter, had been slandering her.
Aiming himself with double barreled
shotgun, he secreted himself in room
over Warren's store and as Long passed
on ,he opposite side Of the street. fred
both barrels loaded with buck-shot at
him. Four shot entered his body. one
going through his neck. another lodging
in the head and two IN the abdomen.
Sloss surrendered himself to the Sheriff
last night. Long was believed to be dy.
ing.
PARIS, June 29.-In the Committee of
Thirty to-day the constitutional bill
moved by NJ. Cassimor Perrier was re-
jected by vote of 1S against 6. No
vote was taken on the bill submitted by
NJ. Lambert de Sainte Croix. The Com
mittee decided to draw up constitu-
tienal bill of its own, and for that pur-
pose appointed 3 commissioners. M.
ventavon and Compte Dara, Monarchist.
and NJ. Charles de la Combe, Liberal
Conservative. This selection shows
that the personal septeminste has tri-
umphed and that neither septeminate
Republic nor defnitive Republic have
anything to hope from the Committee
of Thirty.
La Patrie says President McMahon
recently declared that he would not cede
his authority to any one for a single
day, and he refused to hear of either q
Al q fifselde54te seesld ;nsdoma e5 Lieutenancy Gener
LONDON, June 29.- In the House OF
Commons this evening Jenkins called
attention to an article in the Standard
which declared that the policy of the
Canadian Government aimed at seces-
sion to the United States. He asked
Disraeli if there we're any grounds for
charging the Canadian Government with
such designs. Disraeli replied that he
did not consider it the duty of Her Ma
jesty's Government, to find grounds for
the allegations contained in anonymous
paragraphs in newspapers, but he would
state for the information of the gentle
man and the House that the relations
between the Canadian Dominion and
the Imperial Government were most
cordial and satifactory.
100 locked>out farm laborers started
from New Market to-day on o pilgrim
age throughout the agricultural districts,
in the course of which they will stop at
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