, 1876-01-27

Inc snip war HAWK has Just made
the round trip to Pors Discovery in
fraction over 81 days. Thus beating
the time of the Forest Queen and Dash
ing Wave and making one of the best
passages on record. She was six days
taking lumber at Port Discovery. The
Martha Rideout has made the round
to Puget Sound in 20 days, beating the
War Hawk, Dashing Wave and Forest
Queen.
LONDON, Jan. 2T.-A Hungarian jour
nal states that preparations are making
at Essekord, fortified town on the
river Drave for a garrison of $4,000
men.
The Anti Slavery Society have pre-
sented an address to Lord Derby on the
subject of the American circular note
i'll which they remind him that in June
last, he said the British Government
sympathised with the object of these
proposals and that England should en-
deavor in conjunction with the United
States, to obtain a settlement of the
Cuban difficulty by friendly mediation.
They now earnestly commend the ques-
in its present critical aspect to this
management. Lord Derby replied that
the Government would give the ques-
ton the attention which its importance
deserved. The Society say they have
reliable information that Spain is will
ing to place Cuba in the same relations
as Canada occupies toward Engbueon
condition that slavery be retain3d .Fhey
point out, that in view OF herecent
American circular the obstacle no 3opesf
exists which was advanced by Lord
Derby last year, that England's inter-
ference on the Cuban question would
cause jealousy in the United Statee.
The Times, which yesterday, in a
financial article, rejected Senator Sher-
mans proposition looking to a common
unit for money and accounts for the
United States and Great Britain, to day
editorially approves the measure. 1t
says: America, in returning to specie
payments, will almost Immediately enter
upon new phase of monetary devel-
opements; therefore the change in the
American standard of value will involve
no serious shockto social and commercial
arrangements as would ensue upon an
alteration in value of the British sov-
ereign. The proposition opens no less.
prospect than the re-establishment of
common monetary sytem for the
English-speaking people who by end
this country will probably rule or in
tiuence the people of the greater part
of the Earth's surface and monopolize
in even larger parts of its commerce.
LONDON. Jan. 2O.-The Globe says at
q meeting National Rifle Association
to-day, it was resolved that the Associa-
ton should accept an invitation to go
to New York A resolution was adopt
ed to organize team to represent the
United Kingdom in the match for cham
pionship of the world. provided that no
other independent team is sent from
England, Scotland or Ireland to be in
cluded in the match.
New YORK, Jan. 21.-Gold, 13.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-The Commit
tee on Ways and Means, gave hearing
this morning to deputation from the
U. S. Brewers Association in favor of
the passage of the bill introduced by
Keeper, of Missouri. to abolish the rule
of the Internal Revenue Department,
fixing two and half bushels of malt as
a maximum quantity allowed for the
production of 81 gallon barrel of beer
orale, and to make assessments where
the brewers returns show an excess of
malt over the quantity of beer produced.
The officers from the Internal Revenue
Department, present, assented to the
proposition of the brewers.
CHICAGO, Jan. 21.-The Tribune's
Washington special says official advices
have been received from Mexico that
the report is untrue that the border
thief, Cortinas, has escaped or has been
Efforts are being made to se-
cure his release on bail.
The indications are that Leorda will |
be reelected. His most formidable,
competitor is Porfido Deaz. :, I
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