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LONDON, Jan. H. The Times has T.
dispatch from RAgusa which reports tha,
Server Pasha has been reappointsd spe.
cial Commissioner at Moostar. Chef
ket Pasha and Nedjeb Pasha will return
to Constantinople.
Over 5000 soldiers have been frozen
to death near Danoza. and many are in
the hospital from frost-bite.
The Vienna correspondent of the
Standard reiterates his statement that
Austria is calling out her reserves and
maintains that it is true. He shows
that it has not been officially contra
dicted.
A dispatch to the Deutsch Zeitung,
asserts that signs pointing to the
occupation of Bosnia, by Austrians,
multiply and that places where troops
are to cross the Una river are absolutely
fixed.
The Paris correspondent of the Times
writes that NJ. Dufauer's resignation
unexpected. Says withdrawal alone
would not have shaken the Cabinet, but
the resignation of Say, Dufauer and
Willon would have deprived the Min
istry of it's entire liberal element and
necessitated an imr ediate convention
Of the Assembly. Consequently Cab
met Council was Immediately called
and held under The presidency of Mac.
Nahon. There was a warm scene be-
tween Say and Buffet. The latter COM
planned of the difficulty created by pub
Icity of rumors of disagreements in
the Cabinet and suggested that the diff
Guilty be solved by the publication of
programme signed by all the Ministers
thereby demonstrating the unity of the
views of the Cabinet. NJ. Dufauer con-
Cured and suggested that programme
conciliatory and non-exclusive, be framed
to sucure the adhesion of all moderate
men. It was therefore agreed that Du-
fauer, Willon, DeCases and Buffet
should draw up q programme which
will be submitted TO the Cabinet to-day.
It vas also suggested that President
MacMahon should also sign the pro-
gramme. The foregoing is the situa-
ton at the present hour. The resigna>
ton of Say and Dufauer holds good,
unless an agreement Is effected.
PARIS, Jan. I'm. Dufauer, Minis
ter of Justice, has issued q circular to
the Procurateurs General. saying the new
press law is solely intended to repress
violent language against and insure re-
spect for the constitution. and is not to
touch the liberty of public discussion.
Magistrates ars recommended not to
undertake political prosecutions, as the
law only deals with offenses punishable
at common law. The circular is very
liberal and moderate throughout.
NEw YORK, Jan. 13.-Panama papers
from Lima announce the complete de-
struction by an earthquake, on the 4th
of Dec, of Abanacy. Between P. NJ.
of the 4th, and 5 A. NJ. of ths 5th, no
less than 81 earthquake shocks occurred.
A severe food inundated the business
part OF Valparaiso. Two lives were
lost and sl50,0O0 worth of property
destroyed.
Several women have been registered
in some of the towns in Chill, as quail
fed voters and will exercise the right of
suffrage at the approaching elections.
The counsel for Jos. Loeder is maxi
ing preparations for a suit against Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher, claiming damages
for malicious prosecution.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Repub-
lican Senators held caucus tonight to
Morton's bill to provide for
and regulate the counting of the votes
for President and Vice President. The
paucus agreed to abolish the 22d Joint
rule and support Morton's bill in lieu
Of it. A new feature of the latter il,
when the two Houses separate to de-
ride on any objection that may have
been made to counting the electoral
vote or votes from any State, or for the
decision of any other question pertain
ing thereto. each Senator ind Repre-
sentative may speak onlsuch objection
Dr question ten minutes, and not oftener
than once, provided after such debate
has lasted hours, it shall be in the
power of the majority Of each House to
direct that the main question shall be
put withoat debate.
Senator Kelly's bill for the removal
OF Indians from Umatilla reservation |
differs from Mitchell's bill, In providing
that the lands shall be appraised and
sold at public sale in tracts not exceed
ing 40 acres and the proceeds To be in
vested in Government bonds for the |
benefit of the Indians.
Jan. IL. The Senate confirmed John
6. HilIman, of Vancouver; Robert G.
Stuart, of Olympia. Receiver of Public
Money.
OTTAWA, Can. Jan. PA faction
aght took place last night after the
election at Saleman Point, between two
families named Scarf and Rogue and
their respective adherents. There were
so men on each side; the fight was des
perate and bloody one. Fifteen men
we're dangerously wounded and full
half an acre of snow was saturated w,tb