, 1875-12-30

suvius increasing and an extensive erup-
ton is looked for.
SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 22.-The British
ship Hall, from San Francisco foz
Queenstown, put into Cowes with loss
of sails. cargo shifted and crew sick.
LONDON, Dec. PA special from
Vienna reports the eighty insurgent del
egates assembled at Jamnetza.l Bosnia,
have rejected the Sultans' terms, pro-
posing reforms. as unworthy of conf
dence. They have formed sort of pro-
visional government.
MADRID, Dec. 22.-The Cronista an
nounces that the government has de-
cided to send important reinforcements
to Cuba.
New YORK, Dec. 23.-The trial of the
case of Henry G. Bowen against the
Brooklyn Eagle for $4,000 damages
for libel concluded this evening. Beach,
the counsal fer the defence occupied up
to 2:3O. in his summing up, and Fuller.
ton, for plaintiff, spoke until S O'Clock.
Judge Reynolds then charged the jury
in fifteen minutes address. He in
formed them they might bring in seal
ed verdict.
Gold, 13.
PoRT JERv1s, N. Y, Dec. 23.--The
recent mild weather has had the effect
of raising the Delaware River sufficient
ly high to move the ice. A gorge FORM
ed at Narrowsburry this safternoon dam
ming the water which is rising very rap
idly. This is one of the places where
the ice gorge formed last winter, which
resulted So disastrously.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 23.-A large meet
ing of citizens was held ar the city
buildings and initiatory steps were ta-
ken for grand celebration for the in
augural of the Centennial year on New
Years eve. 1t is proposed to celebrate
the event by ringing all the bells in the
city, firing cannon and grand military
and civil procession through the streets.
Mayor johnson was requested by the
meeting to issue a proclamation, lnvit-
ing all citizens to participate in the Car,
nival. Great Interest was manifested.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Between II
II O'Clock last night, the shock Of an
earthquake was sensibly felt N south
Washington. A dispatch from Gordon
vile, Va, today, says there was heavy
shock the last night.
RICHMOND. Va, Dec, 23.- The shocks
Of earthquake were felt along the Ches.
apeake and Ohio Railroad 140 miles
northwest of Richmond; also. along the
and Danville Railroad.
MADRID, Dec. 23t-The Epoca says
when the Carlos insurrection is sup
pressed, an efficient army will be MAIN
tanned in Cuba as measure of precau-
ton and that heavy guns will be placed
on the Coast. At the same time, Spain
will propose to the United States new
and mutually advantageous of Com
merce. Subscriptions have already been
opened to defray the cost of manufac-
turing heavy guns for the defense Of
Cuba.
LONDON, Dec. PA telegram from
Vienna to the Times states that the note
of tie Northern powers, containing
proposals for reforms in Turkey is about
to be sent to the governments of France,
Great Britain and Italy with an invita-
ton to join in their support. The Times
in leading article says: 1--WE are pre-
pared to urge that the clause of the
treaty of Paris. forbidding Intervention
between the Sultan and his subjects be
reeinded; that the powers may be al
lowed to intefere, if necessary, for the
common interest and that Turkey be
considered as needing the tutilage of
Europe.
LONDON, Dec. pa Berlin dispatch
to the Times says the Prince of Monten-
egro has commenced negotiations for
the loan OF million dollars, which
Slavonians believe is guaranteed by
Russia. The Montenegran official jour-
nal publishes an article, warmly prais-
ing the insurgents in Herzegovina. A
of the Times remarks:
The only explanation CT the attitude of
is that the Government has
been led to hope it will shortly be al
lowed to interfere. The Political Cor
(newspaper) reports that
the Sultan is spending all his available
in hastily arming his forces. on
sea and land. Ships and cannon have
been ordered.
HAVANA, Dec. ga report is current
that VIM. NJ. Tweed arrived here last
Tuesday on schooner. Several New
YorKers. who knew him by sight, say
hey saw him yesterday and to-day. in
lifferent parts of the city.
MONTREAL, Can, Dec. 23.-Work has
been found for 800 extra men on the
city improvements at cents an hour.
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 23.-A rumor reach
cd here early this morning that Gov.
Villagrana and Pedro Badillo had been
killed. At one o'clock this afternoon
courier arrived from Guadaloupe
having ridden down three
horses, who reports that a man arrived
there late last evening from San Rafael
and that the revoluionists had attacked
the government party at that place and
had killed Gov. Vallagrana. Pedro Ba-
dillo and 20 others and have possession
Of everything. This report needs con-