The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-06-13

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A congress to consider the subject of
international rights in time of war will con-
vene in Brussels the 9th of July next.
Asemi- official denial is given to the
reports that the candidature of a Hohen-
zollern prince fer the crown of Spain is to be
revived.
An international conference to discuss
measures to prevent the spread Of cholera and
for the regulation of quarantine viii meet
at Vienna on the 18th inst All the European
powers have accepted invitations to send del
egates.
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 sickIy season.
The yellow fever has begun to make its ap-
pearance, and smallpox, scarlatina AMI mea-
sles abound.
The feeling at Versailles is gloomy.
The proposal for dissolution of the assem-
bly, has been signed by 125 deputies, who have
hopes of securing in addition the signatures
of 195 members forming the left centre. The
motion for dissolution viii be presented in
the chamber at the earliest opportenity The
left centre is determined to have settlement
Of the question of a republic or dissolution
before the August adjournment.
The insurrection at Fez has been
quelled. The sultan's troops on the 18th uIt
opened heavy cannonade on the town and
kept it up for several hours. Many houses
and stores were burned. The trooA after
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town. Ninety of the Inhabitants were killed
The loss of the troops was trihing The IN
surgents gave up the fight and submitted. and
the sultan granted them amnesty.
The following is an extract of a pri-
vste letter from Havana, received by a promi-
nent Cuban and bearing date the 20th of Nav:
Bayume has been in possession of Cuban
forces since the 2Oth inst In the neighbor-
hood of Crenfueges 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 Mauzillano.
and viii probably soon attack that place The
Spaniards in Havana are much depressed. but
angered against Concha, and say he is making
money out of the islands misfortunes. but
add that he shall not leave the place alive
Capt. Gen. Concha has issued q de-
c1Ee M eaGedto aTTSst the rapid rlss ~ golG,
which is considered to be solely due to the re-
cent law compelling importers to pay % per
cent, of the duties in gold, the treasury no
longer leceiviAg the equivalent of this 25 per
cent. in paper, as was done at first. Concha
orders the Spanish bank to sell gold on ac-
count Of land to the treasury at less com
mission than that quoted on exchange or by
brokers. Concha fixes the amount of the
premium for which government gold is to be
sold daily. the rate for the current day being
posted at the entrance or the bank every
morning at O'Clock, so that merchants can
make their calculations before business hours
In the English house of commons,
last week, George Anderson, member Of Glas-
gov, called attention to losses of British sub
jects through the escape of the Alabama aud
other caases. He complained of the high
handed manner in which the late government
had prevented timely criticism Of thd reaty Of
Washington. There were three cISsses 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 Jaws ; sec
ond, those whose property was des 4pyed after
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 individ-
uals should suffer loss through national
wrong that as England has been adjudicated
at fault in permitting the escape of the Ala
bama, and has compensated Americans for
losses incurred thereby, similar compensation
is due to Britishs8s sufferers from the same
causes. Mr.. Burke, under secretary for the
foreign department, replying, declined to
enter upon the discussion of the merits of
the treaty of Washington The joint high
commissioners have decided that the United
States Government was notresponsible for the
acts of rebels, and as that government had
agreed to appoint a commission TO examine the
claims for losses arising after Lees surrender,
he hoped the subject before the house would
not be pressed. The motion was then re-
iected.