Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-03
The New Spanish Minister Received,


The newly accredited envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary of his majesty,
the King OF Spain, to this government. senior
Don Felipe MendeZ de Nfgo, was presented TO
the President at one o'clock to-day by the Sec.
retary of State. The presentation took place in
| the Blue parlor. The Secretary of the SpantSh
| legation was also present. The following is a
| translation Of
WHAT THE SPANISH MINISTER SAID
| upon being introduced by Secretary Eyarts to
| the President: ~
| Mr.. President: 1 have the honor to present to
you the credential letters which accretiit me as
envoy extraordinary and minister plelipoten-
| tary OF his majesty, the King OF Spain.
In honoring me with so elevated trust, his
| majesty, the King, my august sovereign, has
charged me to express to you, Mr.. President
| the interest he feels in your personal felicity
and his lively desire to maintain and strengthen
/ more and more, the sincere friendship aud per
| Spain and the United States, and whicf are so
| necessary for the development OF the com
| melcial interests and the prosperity of the two
! nations.
| Happy shall deem myself if / can contrib
| ute to such high ends: i shall employ all my
| efforts thereto, and l encourage myself with
| the hope OF succeeding in il, counting, a |
| trust, in view Of my good desires. upon your
| benevoence and that OF your enlightened gov
| eTnment.
THE PRESIDENT REPLIED:
! have great pleasure Mr.. Minister in receiv-
| ing from your hands the letters whereby you
| arc accredited as envoy extraordinary and min
ister plenipotentiary ofIlis Majesty, the King
OF spain, near this government.
In so doing. feel especial qualification in
| welcoming ole whose high personal character
ard eminent public services have so signally
| won the esteem aid confidence OF his sovereign
! The assurances you convey to me by lis
| MajeStys command, are most cordially reciDrO-
Gated by me. ard beg you 10 believe, Mr. Min
| 1Ster that the people of this country and their
! government, are alike animated by the earnest
| wish TO continue and increase. ii il te possible
! the cordial relations which have So long ana ln-
N TnT mi IIEIlX
/ respective countries. Realizing the intimate
! connection which exists between the CONNER
clal interests ard the prosperity OF the two na-
/ toES rely upon your concurrence and rilat
! OF your sovereign and his government in still
! further developing those material relations
dl 10 ihelr fullest measure, and trust that The
| peace ana unity now 50 happily Distinguishing
! Ills Maiesty'S fortunate reign. viii aid il the
! attainment Of my sincere Wishes"
! THE CHINETE QUFSTIoH--Keuyneyislit Rd5,-
J Edht-Ihe democrats held q mass meeting at
| nion hail, san Francisco. Saturday night TO
iLdorse the passage OF the anti Chinese bill by
| the lower house OF Congress. kearneyiteS
| packed the meeting. ho0ted the speakers
| cheeled for kearney and the workingmen'S
! party, and created so much confusion that
| strong force OF police was sent to the hall
| A1tef several arrests were made OF parties dis
! turbing the meeting, the most OF the Kearney-
ltes lett the hall and held meeting in the
! street The exercises in the hail We're then
! carried out without further interruption OF
! consequence.
THE CABINET CRISIS IN FRANCE-Cable de-
! Spatches state that all endeayors TO induce NJ.
Duiaure TO retain Office have failed, and that
! President Grevy has intrusted NJ. Waddin"ton
! WIN the task or forming new cabinet. The
London Times Paris correspondent says NJ
Warrington has been selected as Premier as a
Gear Gear proGI that The recent reassuring foreign
poncy viii be continued. He further says it is
afl1Imed that only three Ministers Will retire
and they will be replaced by members OF the
pure Left Many names are mentioned for these
and Ferry.
FLIGHT or A BALTIMORE COUNTY LAWYER
For some days past the community Of Tovson-
town and vicinity has been agitatad by rllmor5
that q prominent young member OF the bar
MI w. Frank Mitchell, had left for parts un-
kH0Wn, leaving several trust estates iInadiust-
ed. Inquiries by Gazette reporter established
tne latt that Mr. Mitchell took sudden depar-
luie sc me ten days or two weeks ago. and that
, Is oonaSinen are uneasy and apprehend that
they Will be called upon 10 pay the amount of
tne trust funds left the hands OF Mr.. Mitchell
which he bad neglected to nav over OR settle m
tefore leaving. The amount he leaves behind
m unsettled aggregates between s. 600 and
10000. One Of the trust funds that had been
biaCeu q. III ms hands was that belonging TO chill
01en OF Whom he was appointed guardian. He
was young man OF excellent habits. a men,
Ger OF the Methodist Protestant church and a
leading temperance man. He married few
years ago itn estlmable young lady, daughter OF
MT Joshua r. Benson. one OF the most esteemed
citizens OF The fifth district. Mrs Mitchell, with
o.
Brooks, at Woodberry. who is a brother Of Mr.
Mitchelrs mother.-JBat. ,azette. 20.
RELEASING A MuRDERESs.-A telegram from
'lHclnna'l January 81, says: Mrs. John Stillt
who for several months has been confined in
IAN az New-Philadelphia, in this state. for the
murder OF tie widow Best, was released TODAY
the grand jury having failed to ni an indict-
lItnL ag alnSt her. There was no doub! of the
suilt 81 OF the accused WOMAN bur the synpathies
U rrII- in,
ana she would undoubtedly have been acquitted
lau Sne Deen brought 10 trial. A more eytraOr-
uliiaIy murder never occurred in ohio. A widow
named Best, who was herself a grandmother
won the affections OF john Stult, a farmer in
poor circumstances and the father OF large
family. Mrs. Stult suspected her husband and
sci watch, and round that Il Hat stone in \
helghDorlng Held was used by Stult and the
WlQoW as post Office for the exchange OF mes
Sages; SAGE rs; she wrote decoy letter which brought
MIS- Best TO haystack near by. There the two
women net ana engaged in a death struggle
WIN no other weapon than a piece OF rail- The
injured VIE peat out the brains OF her rival.
ana went home TO her family. But the deed
Weighed so heavily upon her niHd that she un-
deftook to drown herself in the canal. A pass
ing peddler pulled her out, and TO him she tod
me STORY. She was then placed in iail where
sue renamed with her young babe. until re-
leased to-day.
late George Francis Thayer who died in Brook
lyn. December 20. leaving property valued at
so-'uv, NdS o1tltu III titt hlUSS county SutTO
gates court for probate yesterday. After ap-
pointing his wife as eNecutrx of his Will, the
decedent'S last Will and testament sets forth:
And TO caution all lawyers, pettifoggeTs, qrib-
biers. OF whatsoever name and nature 10 be
ware how they try to overturn Or SET aside any
portion of the foregoing. or shall try 10 divert
from my intentions any of the aforesaid be-
quests'-N. y. Herald. Feb. LIST
ROBBED. TIED AND LEFT TO STaRyE-t narty
OF Mexican bandits recently robbed three wo-
men ana TWO men on the Mexican side OF the
RIO Grande and then bound them to trees and
left them to starye. When found the buzLards
were lowering round them. Three of the ban
dts were captured.
GEN. CHEA1lIAM AND GEN. SHERNAN-Gen
Frank Cheatham was on his way to Nashville
from Battle Creek mine last Monday, when he
heard tbat Gen. .shermanwaS in Chattanooga. He
at once turned back on the train and called on
his ancient friend and whilom martial enemy.
1ney were IN California at the same time being
OF lhe 49-efS. which fact was duly discussed:
ana then they fought their battles over again
The conversation was prolonged for an hour or
more Lonisrate C0uT-.JOpr.
ARCHBISHOP PURCEIL'S DEPOsITORs The
committee al Cincinnati appointed TO audit the
claims or depoSitOrS against Archbishop Pur-
ecu nave already received evidences OF indebt.
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