, 1874-01-08

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-Rufus Hatch,
Managing Director of the Pacific Mail
S. S. Co., etates that the relations be-
tween his Company and the Pacific
Railroad Company are at an end. Ne
gotiations, looking to renewal of the
former contract, are of, and each route
will act henceforth independently of the
other.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Williams still
seems confident OF confirmation, not
withstanding the lawyers in the Senate
almost unanimously protest against his
candidacy, and urge an exchange of his
nomination to the Supreme bench or
gone foreign appointment. Meantime,
there seems to be no room to doubt that
the Department of Justice paid $1,000
for landaulet used exclusively by the
Williams family, besides several hun
dred dollars for repairs on the same and
$3.50 for horses to draw it.
1t is understood that the Senate Mill
tary Committee will report that General
Crooks nomination cannot be confirmed
without some change in the e.present law,
which, the Committe holds, was lntend-
ed to prohibit any new appointment of
Brigadier until the total number, In
elusive of staff Brigadiers, should be re-
duced to &C. This construction is op-
posed by the Judge Advocate General
and will be strongly combatted in the
Senate. If sustained, however, the law
will probably be changed for Crooks
benefit.
HAVANA, Jan. 3.-Wharf laborers and
trade organizations demand to be paid
in gold or its equivalent in currency,
and propose to strike on Monday unless
their terms are complied with. The
draymen and coachmen will join in
event of a strike. Junta on the debt
has been in session to-day, discussing
means to relieve the financial situation,
but without result. The proprletors of
newspapers also held meeting to cor
slider the propriety Of raising their SUBJ
scriptioI rates.
MADRID, Jan. Sin the Cortes to-
day the deputies on two votes gave a
majority of 120 against President Cas-
tellar General Parvia, who is friendly
to Castelar,, thereupon occupied the
palace eff the Cortes and other public
buildings with 14,000 troops, dissolved
the Cortes and summoned the most en-
inent men of all parties, including mem
bers of the present Government. and
only excepting Carlists and Intransig-
nents. to form q Government. This
General Parvia declared was the only
way for the salvation of the country
He refused strongly to become a mem
ber of the Government. The streets
are filled with people and there is great
excitement, but no blood has been shed.
Vesuvius threatens another erup-
ton.
Strike of Engineers on the Eastern
railroads sn6sa. The men accepted re-
duced wages.
LONDON, Jan. 2.-Advices from Cape
Coast Castle to Dec. 18th report the
Ashantees driven across the river Praih,
reentering their own territory in great
disorder. They left large number Of
wounded on the bank of the river
Woolsley was in pursuit with five hun
dred sailors and troops. Ships Himala-
va and Tamar having arrived, every
thing was ready for an advance upon
Coamossie.
MADRID, Jan. 2--Another extensive
fire accompanied by terrible explosion
has occurred at Cartagens-
Deputies to Cortes are endeavoring to
reconcile differences between Salmeron
and President CASTELAR,.
Marshal Gerrano is endeavoring to Sc
cure the removal of General Merianez
from the command of Republican forces
in Cordova. Government has suppress
ed several newspapers with federal pro-
clivities.
Tuesday night shell from besieging
batteries in Cartagena. fired Insurgent
Iron Clad living in harbor. After burn
ing for three hours the fire reached the
magazine, which exploded with tremen.
dous force.
LONDON, Jan. IA special to the Dai-
ly Telegraph says 300 Ashantees were
drowned in the river Praih, in their
fight before Sir Grant Woolsley.
Specie in the Bank of England has in
creased during the week 1896, ,000.s The
Investigation into the Vile de Havre
disaster vas continued to-day. The de-
position of Capt. Surmont was read
He attributes fhe disaster to lack of steer
ing by both vessels. A deposition was
read from the man ON the lookout on
board the steamship, declaring that he
saw no light on the Lochearn until after
the collision. He also says the Loeb
earn did not alter her course at all. The
carpenters apprentice of the Lochearn
reiterates his story that the mate Of the
latter vessel threatened to fire upon the
Frenchmen's boats because of tEeir
refusal to aid in the rescue of their
comrades. He also testified to the
dryness of Capt. Surmont's clothing
when he came on board the ship.
NEW York, Jan. AT a meeting of
the directors of Yorkville Savings Bank
yesterday, "a communication was read
from Harry Genet, the fugitive, resign
Ing the Presidency. No one would adj
nit he knew where Genet could be
found.