The Phoenix herald., 1879-11-28
TELEaRAPHIc BREVITEES.

Extremely cold weather East.
 A new Italian ministry has been formed.
 Fears of an outbreak in Cuba is increasing daily.
 The condition of affairs in Peru, is anything but favorable.
 Five hundred cases of scarlet fever at Springfield, Illinois.
 The land troubles in Ireland are assuming vast proportions.
 Two hundred cmigravts left Oma- ha on the 25th, for California.
 Ten persons were killed by gas explosion at Ham mburg, Germanp-
 Jean Joseph Goame. the Frent u theologian and writer, is dead.
 The First National Bank of New Jersey has gone into liquidation.
 Reports of wrecked vessels como from every section of the Lakes.
 Three men were hanged in Beau fort, South Carolina. last Friday.
 Gen. Grant, will sal on the 27lh of December for Cuba and Mexico.
 Archduchess Marie Christine, the future Queen of Srain, left Paris for Madrid.
 The Central Pacific Railroad Com pany has settled with the Govern: ment.
 George H. Boller, is candidate for |. $. Senator from Pennsyl- vanIa.
 Two brothers, George and Andrew Blown, pulled hemp, at Galveston, on Friday last.
 Secretary McCrary has reduced the Engineers estimates from $14,000,0 to $5,O00,CG0
 Sir Garnet Woolsey has determined to attack Chief Sccoceni's strong hold in Zululand.
 Three men were taken ont of Jail at Leadville, on Saturday, by Il body Of men and hung.
 Five prisoners received twenty lashes each, at Newcastle, N. J., on Monday, for larceny.
 The President has signed the con- mission of Col. John Hay, as Assist ant Secretary of State.
 Geo. " Merrill & Co.,. lcath. r dealers of Haverill, Mass, have fail ed, liabilities $65, ,000.
 The House Committee on Rules, l have nearly completed their revision of the rules of the House.
 The Secretary of War recommends ! that the army be fixed at 9 900 men. ! exclusive of the detached service. Two hundred mem bcrs of the Army Of the CumI eEland, called on Ger Sherman at his office on Saturday.
 The L. z. Treasurer has transfer red S10 000,000 in gold 10 New York 10 be used in'paying for foreign gold.
 P. K Barger, clerk of m exten sive coal operator at Scranton, Penn. is an embczzler to the amount of *59, ,000
 Henry Percival of Coving.on, Ken -uckyconvictcd of incest. lakes up his residence in the State Prison for TWO years.
 Premier Campos has declared that town any insurrection that may irise in Cuba
 Insurrecfionary placartls are posted III through Ireland, calling upon the Irish people to rISe in arms, Great excitement prevails. An editor of a Paris journal has ;een sentenced to two months i'm ,risOnment and fine of ) 600 francs, or labelling General Gallifelt. The leading Democratic journal of Indiana, is in favor of importing 20,- 100 Democrats from Kentucky, to be mployed on farms and other puT- uits.
 The overland stage was robbed on he Fist inst, at Bose, Idaho, by wo masked men. They blindfolded he driscr, and robbed the passen- CTS, after which they cooked and te their supper at the station. Count de Karemar, cousin of the Trench consul at New Orlean, a ropped $21O from his hat in q treet-car, at San Antonio. Texas. he circumstances seemed to a olicemen so suspicious that he ar csted the nobIeman, who was in jail ' NO days before he could prove who e was.