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MEMOIR NDA.

Brig Rebecca j Paige. HILL from Newport, E, vi;
Buenos Ayres lot Ensenada to discharge, struck OF
the east side of the Piver Platte Nov A. and bilged
and filled with water. She was in charge of pilo
at the time and lies 800 yards east OF the Bessie
North. The crew abandoned her next day. The
brig registered PA tons, was built at Bath in 1871
and hailed from Boston.
Sch Little Sadie. before reported ashore on Higgins
Beech, was screwed up and launched 9TH. She mas
sustained no material damage and is now lying at
her wharf IN port.
Sch Margie McFadden, from Portland for Phila-
driven ashore by ice on Joe roger, and required the
assistance of two tugs to get off. On the 2Sh while
towing up from Newcastle to Philadelphia in compa-
ny with scbr Agnes Grace the latter struck bottom
and the Margie run into her. carrying away mizzen-
mast and stove boat and quarter. The Marge lost
jibboom, head gear, SC.
port, which put into New York few since has been
out over tour weeks. She LETT Salem Dec T. and The
S fbe dsy Se Of
parted and the wheel was Knocked of, and che YES
sci became unmanageable She drifted into the Cuff
Stream and near TO Halifax. Here severe Ne gale
struck her and she driven down to Bermuda; ;
she came north and encountered another gale and
was driven back to Bermuda a second time. Finally
reached Sandy Hook Dec 10Th in a snow storm and
came to anchor. One of the crew, IA Sprague OF
Bangor troze his feet and hands the third out The
damage to vessel is about $500
Sch Harriet (of Eden) Capt Pierce, dragged ashore
at Flag Cove Grand Menan, in the gale 29th, and
knocked out rudder sprung leak of 800 strokes per
bour, and did other damage. She came Oft next day
and has repaired.
Sch Starlight. JONES' left Brunswick, Ga, Nov 18th
for Damariscotta, with lumber, and has not been
heard from since. The Annie Jones, which sailed in
company. was abandoned Dec Is, having encountered
hurricane, and it is feared the Star light was Grip
pied at the same time. The masters OF the two YES
sells are brothers.
During the gale at W Harbor Dec 90, schr AT
Haynes dragged her anchors and drove into the scbr
Yankee Lass breaking fOremast unsteppiDg main
mast and ripping up bowspIiL; also tore sails, DAM
aged rigging, and sustained other damage. The
head gear of The Yankee Lass was carried away but
she was uniDjured otherwise.
Sch Star, (of Deer Isle Carmau, from Hoboken for
Providence put into Vineyard-H Haven 3D. with fore
sail and Ib split and loss of anchor at Block ISL
and I'd,
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Books Received.

Three Memorial Poems. BY James Russell
Lowell. Cloth, 90 pp., Boston: j. R. Oogood &
70. Portland: Loring, Short s. Harmon.
Harold, Drama. BY Alfred Tennyson. Au
thor's edition, from advance sheets. Cloth ITO
pp., price 81. Boston: j. R. Osgoed & Co. Port
land: Loring, Short & Harmon.
Sunshine in the Soul. Poems selected by the
editor OF "Quiet Hours" Cloth, l27 PIP. Boston
Roberts Brothers, Portland: Loring, Short &
Harmon.
sapphe. Tragedy in five acts. By Franz Grill
parzen. Translated by Ellen rockingham Cloth
136 pp- Boston: Roberts Brothers. Portland
Loring, Short g Harmon.
Geethe's West-Easterly Divan. Translated
with Introduction and Notes, by John Weiss
Cloth, 164 PIP. Boston: Roberts Brothers. PORT
land: Loring. Short & Harmon
Feems OF r iaces. Edited by Henry W. Long
fellow. Scotland, Denmark. Iceland, Norway,
Sweden. Vol. LII. Goth, 1858 pp., price $1.25.
Boston: j. r. Osgood g Co. Portland Loring,
Loring, Short & Harmon,
The Richardson Memorial Comprising a
full history and genealogy of the posterty of the
brothers, Ezekiel, Samuel, and Thomas Richard
son, and others of the name who came from Eng
land in the Seventeenth Century. By John Adams
Vinton. Cloth 944 pp, with portraits. Port
land: B. Thurston g. Co.
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MARINE NEWS.
Camden Schooner Wrecked and the Crew
All Lost.

Camden Schooner Wrecked and the Crew
All Lost.
CAMDEN, Jan. ga letter received here
from the postmaster of Georgetown, Maine,
reports that an unknown schooner was stove to
pieces on Cape Small Point and washed ashore
which answers in every particular the descrip-
ton of the James Garcelon of Camden, which
left here before the gale last Friday. The crew
were Capt. Jesse Cobb, VIM. Frye and Jonas
Pendleton, all of Camden and supposed to be
lost. Cargo of potatoes and hay for Boston.
No insurance on vessel or cargo.
A ST. George Vessel Missing and a Wal.
dObOrO schooner Abandoned.
Boston, Jan. 5.-Schooner Starlight of Bos-
ton, Captain Levi S. Jones, of st. George,
Maine, which sailed from Brunswick, Geor-
gia, Nov. 10Th, with cargo of lumber for
Damariscotta, Maine, has not been heard from
since
Schooner Annie Jones, Capt. Robert Jones'
brother of the master of the Starlight, left
Brunswick for New York on the same day, and
was abandoned Dec. ID. It is feared the Star
light foundered in the same gale.
The Starlight was 276 tons register, and was
built at Waldoboro in 1866
Safe.
PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 5-Schooner T, j. Traf-
ton, Capt. Hoyt, for this port, from Wiscasset,
was out in the sgreat gale and snow storm of
Dec. 28th. After the storm Capt. Hoyt work.
cd the vessel into Vineyard Haven, whence she
was towed to New Bedford for repairs.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Execution of Major, the Wife

Execution of Major, the Wife Murderer.
CONCORD, N: H., Jan. edwin Willis
MAJOR convicted at Nashua in December, 1875,
or poisoning his wife, was executed at the
Major died suddenly in 1874, but her death was
at first attributed to natural caused, Subsequent
suspicious induced the authorities to exhnme
her body, and stryehnine was found in her
stomach. A sister of the wife having suddanIo
died in 1862 her body was also examined. and
traces of strychnine were found, and it is be-
lieved that Major poisoned her also The jury
disagreed on the first trial, but Major was con-
vcted at a second trial. Until within a few
days he has confidently anticipated commuta-
ton of his sentence, and avowed his innocence
throughout Up to the very hour of execution
Major was unmoved AT the scaff Id he was
pressed to make confession, but reiterated
his Innocence BefoEe the drop was sprung,
his nerve deserted him, and he fell upon his
knees utterly broken down. He died without
a struggle.
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F0 REIGN PORTS.

At Amov Nov %. baruue Antioch, Merrill, unc.
Ar at Callao Nov 8, ship S f Jersey, Small from
Montevideo.
At Caldera Nov 25, ship Independence, Strout I'm
Valparaiso.
Sid TN Bristol Dec 20, brig Alton, Copp, Cardiff.
AR at Cardiff Dec 20, brig Winfield, Bibber, from
Havana.
Sid I'm Pillau Dec 10. Anna, Stewards. Portland
SID I'm Gibraltar Dec 23, sch Robt Rainier Denni-
son, New York.
At Pernambuco Dec O. brig Merrjmap Lecraw
from New York, ar Nov 81, for United States, ldg.
Sid I'm Rio Janeiro Nov &C. baruue Com Dupont,
Nichols, New York 9th. Elmranda, Partridge,
New Orleans; SOth. ship Lydia Skolfield, Dunning,
Sid FIN do Nov %. ship st Joseph Faes Callao.
In port Dec l. ship intrepid Simmons from Lobos
Tor Europe, repg; barque Mathew Baird Green leaf,
| for Hampton Roads: Emma Beal. Bailey tor New
on leans; Clara, Nichols, unc; brig Mary Bartlett,
Smith, from Richmond, ar 2Sth; NJ Wiswell, GLOW
| er, unc; and others.
AT Rio Grande Nov o. brig Annie Gardner, Have
ner for Pernambuco and New York; sch B Farm
ham. Gem, for Falmouth, repg
Sid I'm St Marc Dec 18th, sch Mary William, for
New York.
Ar at Kingston. j, Dec 16, sch Annie Tibbetts Ea-
ton, New York, (and sid 25th for Montego Bay and
| Jamaica)
Sid Dec %, sch D Everett, Xix, Laguna.
Ar at MOntego Bay, ia, Dec 49, sch Swallow, Car
lon New York, (and sailed 23d on return)
Sid I'm Old harbor, j, Dec 14th, sch Fred jackson,
| Pettenglll. New York.
Ar at Havana Dec 81, sch Miranda, Mitchell, Phila-
delphia.
Sid 24th barque Clara Eaton, Davis Galveston.
| In port Dec 30. brig Mary Mariner, Titcomb, for
Matanzas and North of Hatteras.
| Ar at Louisburg I'd inst, sch Gertie Lewis from
| Bayot, NF, for Halifax.
Ar at Halifax 3D. schs G Pettengl Mcclellan.
Souris, PEI, (and cid for Salem); S1tana, Bailey,
| La Have.
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Work to be Resumed i'm the Coal Rexions

MAUcH CHUNK, Jan. 5-About twenty of
the Leading coal operators, representing the
Lehigh. Mahoney and Wyoming regions met
here to-day. The question of the reduction of
wages was postponed, and it was informally
agreed that work be resumed next Mopdav AZ
old wages. A committee was appointed to en-
quire into the matter of restricting tonnage
after conference with the large companies.
This committee has full power to curtail or sus-
pend shipments, and the meeting agreed to
agreement with the largest Companies was
reached WV
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Gov. Hendricks, Mess

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 5.-Gov Hendricks
message to the legislature was delivered this
morning. 1t relates wholly to state affairs
with the exception of a reference to the pres
ence OF United States troops in South Carolina,
saying: THE constitutional and independent
authority OF state courts and Legislatures is en-
dangered if not now supported by a patriotic
and liberty loving sentiment so strong among
the people that party and partizans cannot
defy it. During the four years of my admin s.
tration our state has not Been wholly free from
domestic troubles. The public peace has on
more than one occasion been threatened
Stroug bodies of men, moved by some real or
supposed wrong, khave threatened to assert and
vindlcate rights, wholly independents of the
remedies and proce edip gs provided by law. In
no Instance has the authority and power of the
United States been invoked against them, but
in every instance have the people preserved the
public peace and maintained the authority of
the state and the supremacy of her laws. A
people so careful of their own institutions and
so capable OF preserving them and of main
tanning the constitutional rights and preroga-
lions OF their own state government cannot be-
Indifferent when other states are threatened
with overthrow or the destruction of rights and
privileges without which no free state can ex
ist ~
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The Democratic state Committee

State COMMITTEE after consulting with a. S.
Hewitt, of the National Committee, have issu-
ed invitations to all the leading Democrats in
the state to meet in convention January 9th, at
Washington. to devise the best method for the
expression of the Democratic sentiment upon
the question of counting votes in the Southern
states, in accordance with the advice of the Ma.
tiopal Committee. They will fix upon the time
and place for holding mass meeting. 1t is
expected there will be over 100 present at Mon
DAVIS consultation
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Vanderbilt's Fureral.

Commodore Vanderbt's body will lie in state
for an hour on Sunday morning, in the main
hall of his house. A large body of Central
Railroad employees will view the remains and
escort them to the church. A post-mortem ex-
animation will be held tomorrow. Rev. DR..
Deems and Rev. DR.. Hatton will perform the
burial services, and DR.. Deems will deliver an
address. There will be no pall-bearers or flo
raj display, and the cortege will start for Sta
ten Island via the Battery at the conclusion of
the services. One hundred carriages have been
ordered by the family for friends.
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New York stock and MONEY mark.,

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Evening-Money market
easier and in good supply call to-day at a per
cent with few transactions at gold int crest
Foreign Exchange dull with business at 4s3a "a
zSf for 60 days and 1859 q 4S6 for demand
Imports of drygoods for the week were 200, ss3:
amount marketed $1,164,26S.
Gold lower, opening 1868 and declining to 1O6b at
which the closing sales were made. The carving
rates were 1-32 per cent per diem to per cent per
annum. The customs receipts to day were SIT 900.
200 for bonds, and $4,000 in silver COIN Govern
ments fraction lower and strong. Railroad bonds
day, improvement ranging to IA Der cent but lost
Its buoyancy in most cases in the afternoon under
realizations and closed at considerable reaction
ed III, 800 shares, New York Central $500 Shares,
Erie 1000 shares Lake Shore 10000 shares Rock Is.
land 1900 shares, Western Union $4,000 shares Del
aware, Lackawanna & Western 1850 shares New
Jersey Central $500 shares, Michigan Central 500
shares, ST Paul 1000 shares.
The following were the closing quotations OF Gov
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pENsAcoLA-Ar 10th, sch joachim, Gethell, from

PENsACoLA-Ar Goth, sch joachim, Gethe, from
Key West
SAVANNAH-Ar 4th brig Fidea Young, Fer
nandina; sch J Bragdon, from Boothbay
GEORGETOWN, SC-Ar 10Th, sch Annie r Lewis
Lewis, Wilmington, No.
BALTIMORE-Ar I'D 3D. brig Charles Dennis
Dodge. Boston.
Ar Sd, schs Calvin Baker, wixon, Boston; S
Mcclellan, Farr, Portland La Volta, Whitmore
New York; Emma Arey, Hall. do.
At Annapolis Sd, brig Rabboni. COMBS fun Turks
Island; sch Minna Reed, Strout, from Demarara
Fadden, from Portland Agnes Grace, =; Mary
NEW YORK-Ar 3d. schs John X Shaw, Robinson
Richmond; Everglade, Ryan, Boston
Cid Sd. scbs Addie M Haines, Moulton TOR Point "a
Petre; Emerson, Kneland, Savannah; Pacific,
Arey, Boston.
Cid 4h sch Sadie Wicutt Watts, Demarara.
Sid Sd. ship Metcalf tor London; brig Rem /.
shaw, for Matanzas.
PROVIDENCE-Below 4th sch Mary Cusbman,
Wall, from Hoboken.
NEWPORT-Ar Sd. sch Mary Patten, Gilkey, st
Martins 81 days for New York.
In port 3d. schs Charlie e. Willie, Cousins Provi-
dence for New York; Trenton, Wall. and Only Son,
Meader. do for do: d Prince. Hall, Belfast Tor
Philadelphia Lizzie Major, Tracev, Bucksport tor
New York; Ontario. Wall, Port johnson for Fall
River; Olive, Warren, Hoboken for do; Bick-
more. Thompson. Virginia for Boston.
VINEYARD-HAVEN Sd, schs Star, Carman
Hoboken for Providence; George b Mcfarland, Har-
rington, Philadelphia for Boston; Canton, Henley
So AmbOy Tor Portland.
EDGARTOWN-Ar 31st, sch Hattie Coombs, Bish-
| OPP, New York tor Boston.
Ar I'd, sch Catawamteak, Kennedy, Virginia fol
Rockland.
BoSTON-Ar 4th sch Mary Eliza, Bullock, from
Belfast.
Cid 9th, sch Clara MalOney Eastport
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FaEANCsAL AND CDfsM
Pc rtland Wholesale Market.

H~TSHHHu w HO16AHIt Warket.
FRIDAY, January 5.-The markets are very firm
to-day and prices remain at the recent advance in
prices Corn is in excellent demand and prices are
quoted at CSC for lots and zoe LOT bag lots Flour
Is strong and the demand is excellent. Sugars a,e
quoted at 1890 for granulated and I1kc for Extra
O. forK anu lara also III guud demand
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DOMESTIC PORTS.

SEATTLE. Oar Dec 81, ship Ell Dorado, Hayden,
San francisco.
NEW OKLEANS-Sld I'm the Pass Sd, ship Gen
Shepey, Tor Havre
MOBILE-Ar I'd, sch Fred A Carl Condor, from
Oporto.
Ar 4th, sch Alice Boardman. Boyd, Jamaica.
Cid 4th sch II HERMAN, Herman, Savannah
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European Markets.

LONDON, January 5.-12.3O P. M.-Consols at 81
1l-l6 for money and account
LONDON, January 5-12.3O P. M.-American Sc.
e1Tlties[united States bonds $685. 1851; new IS
luis. Erie at 81. New York Central es.
LIVERPOOL, January 5.-i2 80 P, M.-Cottop-th,
market buoyant; MIddling uplands 6sd; do OrleaD.
at Lied; sales 10000 bales, including 1000 bale
Tor speculation and export. Receipts nome
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CHARLESTON, S. c., Jan. 5.-The town of
Darlington was fired simultaneously in three
places at one time this morning. Two build
ings were destroyed, but the exertions of the
people saved the town. This makes the fourth
attempt to burn Darlington since the November
election.
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POINT A PITRE. QUAD. Schr c H Foster
S169 shocks and heads, $40 hid shocks, A empty
casks, Dbl bungs, Ice boxes fish.
fined oil. -' e"-'' ~
MATANZAS. Brig Geo Burnham-2627 shocks
ana heads 400 boxes herring, 1000 box shocks, 25s
Kits herring, 81 do mackerel, $50 boxes fish,
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For New England ,


CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-The rail rates to the Fast
are gradually going up. The general passen-
ger agents are to advance the rates to interme-
diate points from ~ to S.. 1t is anticipated
that the passenger iates to New York will
soon advance to $22.
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The Ice Strikers.

CATsKILL, Jan. 5.-The ice cutters strike
was resumed this morning with increased vigor
From 400 to 500 men, with tclubs, paraded the
streets in defiance of orders from the authori-
ties, making incendiary threats. The agents
of the ice company called on the sheriff for a
posse of 200 men to guard each of the ice houses
at Catskill, Athens and Coxsackip, If these
are not provided the state authorities will be
called upon for protection. The village Off
nia lis helnlaSs
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The Grand FRANK strike Permanently
Settled.

MONTREAL, Jan. 5.-P. Macarthur, Chief of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and
the grievance committee of ten engine drivers
of the Grand Trunk Railway, had long inter
view with Mr.. Hickson, manager of the road
to-day, resulting in a permanent reconciliation
between the company and the men.
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MARRIED..

In Saccarappa. Jan. T. by Rev. J. @. Perry, Geo. g.
brook. " " Wv
In Brooklyn, la Dec %. by Rev F. e. Judd. L.
gacxson AMI Miss Fannie P, daughter OF Col. VIM.
E. Small, formerly OF Portland.
=. IN Glasgow, Scotland, Dec 15 by Rev. Charles
McCree, VIM. B. Summers and Kate only DAUGHTER
of the late Walter Miller.
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The Illinois Senai0rsh;n.

SPRINGFIELD, Jan. The Republican sena.
torlal caucus tonight nominated Gen. John A
Logan by accamation.
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. Jan 5.--The Providence Tool
Company are putting aboard steamer Lotus at
the Brooklyn dock. 10000 rifles and as many
6ayonefs and scabbards, manufactured for the
Turkish government,
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Tho following are additional names of per-
sons now known to have been lost 10 the wreck !:
Mary Austin and Ellen Austin of Omaha; DR..
a. w. Hopkins of Hartford -Four Corners, Vt !:
George ID. Spooner of Petersham, Mass. VIM.
Wilson of Boston, Mass.
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s EACHANGE.T
Ar at Falmouth, E. 4th inst, barque Saml Hale,
Haven. Samarahg.
Ar at London 4th inst, brig Eta Whitmore, Wright
Portland,
=, Brig Martha Berry. Berry, from Malaga for New
York. put into st Thomas =, with loss OF sails and
rudder disabled.
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DIED.

months. "@> - '@'i'
Funeral services Sunday afternoon at o'clock,
at No. Is Bracket street. '
In this city, JAM 4, Nellie Florence. dauebter Of
Joseph u and Emma F. Currier, aged wears 5
months ~ days. Western papers please COPY
lruneral sci vices Saturday afternoon at ri O'clock
family.l - D'
years months. "eeN -
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THE DISPUTED STATES.
SOUTH CAROLINA.

A Democratic View of the Late Election.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5-Chairman Sayler
states that when the count of ballots in South
Carolina, as found in the ballot boxes and re-
turned by the precinct managers, was COM
pleted, it was found that the Hayes electors had
small majority, and Hampton much larger
majority. Correction for irregularitief would
give the state to Tilden, as the majority of the
committee will demonstrate in their report
The minority OF the committee will report
otherwise.
Various Items.
COLUMBIA, Jan. 5.-The committee Of three
from each party failed to agree and adjourned.
1t is reported that in many counties The Off
Gals appointed by Chamberlain are turning
over their offices to Hampton's appointees
Hampton's appeal for money has been
answered by large amounts from Taxpayers
Mackey MOI Authorized to Speak for
Hampton.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Jan. 5-Gen hampton
said to-day in relation to Judge Mackey's in.
terview with Gov. Hayes, that Mackey was not
authorized to speak for him OF the Democracy
of South Carolina. He believed Tilden fairly
elected, and the people desired peaceful con-
stitutional solution of the question.
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I. W. Martin, New York broker, commit
ted suicide yesterday.
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METEOROLOGICAL

INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TWRNTY-TouR
HOURS.
WAR Dept, OFFICE CHIEP SIGNaLl
OFFICER, Washington, DC,
Jan. 6, Il A. NJ y
For Rev England.
rising, followed by falling barometer, westerly
W.has, shl1tlng to southerly or easterly, warm
er, clear or partly cloudy weather.
Cautionary signals continue on the Texas
coast and are ordered for the South Atlantic
coast
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Boston stock Market.

Daily Domestic Receipts.
~ water conveyance-10eo bush corpmeal to g
W. True s. Co. "
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FOR EIG N.
THE EAsTEx~ QUESTION.
The Situa ri nm ma Vic wed ,s EparIs,,

NEW YORK, JAN ga Berlin special to the
Herald says that no official news has yet reach
ed that city from the German representative at
the conference in Constantinople, and nothing
definite IS known as o the result of the last
session. Among those who are best acquaint-
ed with the condition of affairs in the East it
is believed the action of the Porte was caused
by fear of the fanatical portion of the Turk
ish population There were two dangers to be
faced, the one at home and the other abroad.
and the Porte decided that the home danger be-
ing more immediate should be met first, there
fore 1t was decided to peremptorily reject the
proposals OF the conference, and to resist any
violation of the sovereign rights of the Sultan.
Russia, it is said, intends, after final rupture
OF negotiations, to ask the powers tor an au-
thorization to enforce the proposals of the con-
ference in their name. Turkeys final refusal
is anticipated, and the conference will then
have no further business at Constantinople
The Russian papers are generally exasperated
at what they term the pusillapimity of Ger
many and Austria.
The Austrian Slavs Hncemsed with the
Russians.
CONsTANTINOPLE, Jan. 5.-The Austrian
Slavs here are becoming more and more incen-
sed against Russians 10 consequence of the pro
| Ject OF Gen. lgnatleH, Russian plenipotentary,
of annexiug old Servia to one of the provinces
into which Bulgaria, according to the Russian
| proposal, is to be- divided. News is received
confirmatory of the deep indignation Of the
UreehS at Ine proposals OF tDo conference which
| tend to subordinate the Greeks to the Bulgari-
ans and sacrifice the Turkish-Greek populati
to the SAYS. The hope is unanimous that the
Grand Vizier will be able to carry out the re-
| forms single handed.
Russians Reconnoiferiny.
| EUCHARIST, Jan. 5.-Russian officers are re-
| connoltering the lower Danube to fiud crossing
places, and ships are being contracted for to aid
the carrying.
| servia Still Aiming.
| LONDON, JAN The Standards Belgrade
despatch says the Servan government con-
tinues to arm and demands that the armistlce
be abrogated, as Serva cannot bear the pro-
longed uncertainty which makes it imperative
to keep her people in arms.
| SPAIN.
| The Extradition Treaty Signed.
| MADRID, Jan. 5.-The extradition treaty be-
tween Spain aud the United States has been
signed. 1t applies to all criminal offences ex.
| cept those Of political nature
The Cortes has been prorogued. No date
has been assigned for its assemblage.