, 1876-01-13

the coming election will be very bitter.
LONDON, Jan. l0.-The Pail Mall Ga
zstte has an article on the Spanish
question in which it ridicules the lead
ing article in the Times this morning.
The writer SAYS: 1--WE cannot avoid the
suspicion that if more powerful coun-
try than ain was defaulting in her
performa of her international duties
the Time would not have adopted such
a line of euments. We are unable to
see any more creditable reason for re-
sorting to it in this case than Spain 8
inability to resent it,"
Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, will
probably open the coming session of
Parliament in person.
SAN Francisco. Jan. 1O.-The Over
land Monthly has SUSPENDED publica-
ton; the publishers intend to revive it
at some future time.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-The President
to-day nominated John G. Hillman
Register of Land Office at Vancouver;
reappointed r. Il. Stuart Receiver of
Land Office at Olympia; Patrick B.
Sinnot to be Indian Agent Of Grand
Round Agency in Oregon.
In the Senate. Sargent of California,
presented petition of 26,616 women of
Utah asking the repeal of the anti
polygamy law of 1862. and the Poland
bill, and that Utah be admitted as a
State in the Union. In presenting the
petition, Sargent said he did not con-
cur in the objects of the petitioners but
he believed in the right of the petition
and therefore laid the matter before the
Senate as they requested him to do.
Conoyer submitted the following
That in compliance with the people,
the precedents of history. the best es-
tablished principles of international
law. the precepts of Christian rule and
morality, and the requirents of tho COM
mercial and political interests of the
United States, and taking into consider
alton the relations existing between the
United States and Spain, and that il is
desirable that reciprocal sentiments of
good understanding between the two
peoples and governments be not
changed by reason OF the grave events
which, for seven Years, have taken place
in the island of Cuba, the President of
the United States be and is hereby au-
thorized and requested 10 declare and
maintain the strictest neutrality between
the government of Spain and the peo-
pie of Cuba.
And be it further resolved, that max
ing this declaration through tile usual
form Of a PROCLAMATION, and in order to
protect citizens of the U. S., merchants
and navigators. in general, from injury
in any war for want of precise and clear
regulations to govern them in this mat
ter, the President of the United States,
be and he is hereby authorized and re-
euested to place in full operation the
same provisions made and enacted by
the government of Her Majesty, the
Queen of Spain. on June II. 1861.
Ordered printed and laid OH the table.
SAN Francisco. Jsn. 10.-The Fourth
District Court granted Charity Hayward
divorce from Alvinza Hayward to day,
on the ground of desertion. Thos. Nc
Guire pleaded in the o. S. Circuit Court
to day not guilty of violation of the
Civil Rights bill III refusing two colored
citizens admission to certain seats in
his theatre. The trial of the cases is
set for Friday next.
PORTLAND, Ogn., Jan. 11.-General
Howard received dispatch yesterday
from Capt. Trimble, who has command
Of the two companies which were Or
dered last week to proceed from Fort
Walla Walla to Wallowa Valley, to the
effect that the troops were enroute to
WalIa Walla. This is virtually an end
of the threatened hostilities. Capt.
WhipIle lie, who in compliance with an
order from Genera! Howard. left Walla
Walla few days ago for Wallowa, met
the troops coming back and that officer
has returned to the post.
SANTA FE, New Mexico. Jan. 10
Great sorrow is felt in this city at the
death of Gen. Gordon Granger. A few
weeks since the General was prostrated
by stroke of paralysis, but from which
he had nearly recovered. This after
noon about three O'Clock, he was again
stricken by appoplexy, and without re-
gaining consciousness, died at o'clock.
LANCASTER. Pa, Jan. 1.-THE Inland
Insurance and Deposit Company of thi
city closed its doors this morning.
New York, Jan. 11.-Tho working
men held very large meeting last night
to urge upon our law makers the great
importance of promptly adopting such
measures as viii! revive our industries.
in order that employment may be OBJ
tanned by the tens and hundreds of
now in enforced idleness.
Peter Cooper presided. and Congress-
man Kelly aud exMayor o. P. Dyke
sent letters regretting they could not be
present.
Gold closed 113.
Shearman and Sterling, counsel for
Rev. II. W. Beecher, in the suit brought
against him for malicious prosecution
by Francis D. Moulton, to-day served
on Gen. Pryor. counsel for plaintiff,
a demurrer upon the ground the COM
plant does not state facts sufficient to
constitute a cause of action.
Rev. DIR. Schudder's church of Brook
lyn. invited to send delegates to the
council called by the Plymouth