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The senste has confirmed the nomination

The Senate has confirmed the nomination
of George L. Catlin, OF New Jersey, at present
consul at La Rochelle, France, to be consul
at Stuttgart, Germany, and B. Odeu Duncan,
of North Carolina, to DO consul at Smyrna.
The Spanish minister at Washington has
informed Secretary Evarts that another ex-
petition against Cuba has been formed in this
country and that the men engaged in it have
already sailed in one OF the regular steamer
for the West Indies. It Is asserted that the
recruits assembled at q small New Jersey
village and probably intended 10 sail tor Cuba
from Lewes, Del, but The port for sailing
wos afterward changed. The active leaders
in the present undertaking are said by the
Spanish authorities to be General Carlos
Garcia, who is believed to be with the body OF
hlibusters, and General Carlos Rolof.
The Senate has rejected the nominations OF
x.Congressman Lynch (colored) and Deputy
Collector John. 8. Burton for supervisors OF
the census from Mississippi.
The House committee on banking and cur
rency has decided to report q bill repeating
That portion of the internal revenue laws re-
curing two.cent stamps upon bank checks:
William A. Newell, of New jersey, has
been nominated to be governor Of Washington
Territory.
Foreign News.
The English elections for MEMBER 4 the
new parliament have resulted in a disastrous
defeat for the Beaconsdeld ministry, the Lib
erals gaining everywhere over the Conserva-
tives. Gladstone, the most prominent among
Liberal candidates; has been elected member
Tor Leeds by q large majority. This popular
condemnation of the Beaconsield government
will, it is conceded, result in its overthrow.
Rev. Newman Hall, D. D., the noted Eng.
lish Congregational pulpit orator, who in Au-
gust OF last year obtained q divorce from his
wife, has just married the lady to whom he
admitted to the court during the progress OF
the trial he had communicated his intention
to marry in the event OF his success Of the
suit against his wife.
Tho blockade of africa, Peru, by the CHILEAN
feet has been forced by the Peruvian cor
veto Union after a seven hours fight, dur
ing which the Union discharged her emit re
cargo and returned to Callao.
Four gunners OF the royal artillery were
returning from a visit across the bay at Hall.
Tax, N. s., hen their boat upset and three Of
the occupants were drowned.
A terrible fire has occurred in Montalmont,
q village OF Savoy. Seventeen OF the To-
habitants porished and thirty-one dwellings
were destroyed.
By An explosion in a coal mine in Belgium
forty-two miners lost their lives.
Mahmud Jan, a noted Afghan leader, has
been killed in action.
ALondon dispatch says that Queen Victoria,
upon her return from Germany, will request
the Hon. William E. Gladstone to form a new
government,
Charles Parnell, tho Irish sgitator, has been
elected to the English parliament from Cork
as a home ruler.
Prince Bismarck rendered his resignation
rs chancellor OF the German empire on &C.
count OF An adverse vote in the bundesrath
on A bill imposing imperial stamp duties; but
the emperor refused to accept his resignation.
Queen Olga, OF Greece, has been delivered
OF q daughter.