, 1876-02-12
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Admiral StrI1HhaM Ttd IN brooklyn W.
dry, aged rs. !.
sArSr LulUs. Feb. Z.
Gen. B,bcock sple 4 n til. United
States Circuit Court this morning to answer
the indictments charging him with compile.
i,y in the whiskry frauds. I, was his first
appearance in court since his indictments
and the formnlity of pleading not guilty was
gone through with. The jurors remaining
ON the old panel and though specially sum
moned for the case. were calico over, but
only half Of them responded; some not hay
ing time to arrive.
New YORK, Feb. 7,
A San An,onia T,Xas dispatch, reports of
information received to the effect that the
Mexican revolution is gaining ground. a
great excitement prevails throughout the
Northern Stat Of that country, the whole
wrstern part of lIahuila is up in arms AS
are the Pacific States and Msmala Aupas
Nrura FoinM, S,nlui. and in fact all
northern Mexico. General Trcvino. ia now
marching on Monterey and another General
| IL approaching Snlillo from the west
Durango has joined hands with her sister
States in this struggle, the movement is Il
stupendous one in the interest Of Perftro
Diaz tor President,
General Ord has been summoned TO Wash,
lngton for consultation on Mexican affairs,
he left yesterday morning. The Secretary
OF the Southern Historical Society in re.
plying to Secretary Bcknps letter to him,
says the people Of the South are not only
willing but anxious that the whole Of their
official records should he given to the world
and the future historian should have oppnr.
tuHitv ot Judging them in the light Tt those
records. He assured them Of our hearty CO.
operation, in supplying the Department
with Confederate documents. We will here
furnished you properly authenticated copies
| OF such documents rs are in our possession.
aud will assist YOU in procuring Others, it
being understood OF course that your De.
partmcnt will afford us some facilities in the
prosecution Of our work.
WASHINGTON, FEB. 7.
The Argentine and Bra1, linn Delegates
! will cease to hold authority over Paraguay
in five months. The dispute between Par.
aguay and the Argentine States has been
submitted to President Grant for arbitration.
LONDON. Feb. Z.
The Sublime Porte, on account OF its IL
naucial difficulties having recently requested
lto mania to- pay her customs as tribute in ad.
vance, Rnumania has sent n note in reply, dc.
declaring that treaties stipuate that State
Tribute IL payable, only in return for oblign.
tions assumed by Trrkcy, to defend Ronma,
MIA from invasions. The Porte las, howevcr
shown itself incapable of quelling the insur-
rcction, and the Roumanian Government ia
convinced it can no longer rely on Turkey
for protection, and therefore, all obligations
to pay triDute are at IN end. The note CON
cludes with the ,irclnrstien that SIavonia IL
an Independent State, and will resist every
attempt to occupy her territory or the march
of foreign troops through it.
SEATTLE, Feb. 10.
Capt. Wright isagain in command of the
Ztphy.
There has been number Of children died
this week from scarlet fever, measles and
dipthcrin
The NarmiOn and Meyers have arrived
this week from San Francisco, and the Leri
S er6Hs and iu,toll sailed
Messrs. Gatsrrt and Yesler, Hall, Mockin.
tosh, Matthias and George have together
taken $l2, 600 of the Seattle and Wala Walla
Railroad uonds.