The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-01-28
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
GEN. GRANT NEVER GOT LEFT.


New York, January IS The associated
pioneers Of the territorial days of California
ate their seventh annual dinner tonight at
Martinelle's, General John c. Fremont pre-
siding. Among those present were Generals
U. S. Grant, H. G.. Gibson, c. K. Graham,
Rufus Ingalls,, Thomas w. Sweeney, Charles
r. Thompson, Messrs. John Gault, James II.
Welsh, Stephen c. Massett, James J. McClos-
ky, and others. When called upon General |
Grant said 81 do not think that it is a partJ
of the programme of this evening that should |
be called upon, but want to say to my friends |
here that have much pleasure in being with |
them, and am sorry that on former occasions |
when was invited to meet this society was
unable TO be present. Even on this occasion
I expected to have been in Washington to as
sist the president in filling some of the post
offices, and so with that expectation l sent my
letter declining the invitation, but afterward
found that could do that work by letter. l
went to California at a later date than you pi-
oneers. 1t was in 1852 that arrived there,
and was astonished to hear your president
this evening talk about how hard it was to get
anything to eat. I round no difficulty in get
ting what you wanted to eat. The only diff
Guilty was to get something to pay for it, but
we worried along, my friend General ingalls,
and myself, and we never went to bed failing
to get something from the commissary at any
rate.
| AN APPEAL TO IRISH AMERICANS.
Chicago, January 2I.-The Irish American
national executive committee have issued an
| address calling attention to the fact that the
executive committee of the Irish American
convention recently held here, have named the
22nd Of February next as the day to be APP
propriately celebrated by the Irish in the Unit
ed States as the anniversary of Washington's
birthday, and as the centenary of the. demand
successfully made by Henry Grattan for the
independence of the national parliament Of
Ireland. The history of the Irish parliament
is given, and the remark made that the supreme
lesson of the centenary of Grattan and the
volunteers is organization. The committee
suggest that in lieu of unseemly professions,
banquets and regalias on next St. Patrick's
| day, that the Irish in America assess them
selves for what would be the cost of regalia,
flags, music, ETC., and transmit the amount at
once to redeem the pledge of $4,000 made
at the Chicago convention. The address is
signed by Michael Boland, chairman, and A.
F. Boland, secretary.
DIVISION OF DAKOTA.
Washington, D. c., January 24-Delega-
tons now from northern and southern Da-
kota, in relation to division of that territory,
comprise many of the most prominent men Of
the territory, both democrats and republicans.
With regard to the division of the territory into
two new territories, the delegations represent
that there is no difference Of opinion among
: the people,. Men of all political parties favor
it. AS to the admission of the southern part
into the union as state, that is another ques-
ton, and the democrats are not inclined to
favor it. The conflict inaugurated between
Governor Ordway on one side and the legis-
) lature and citizens of Dakota on the other last
winter, enters into this matter of dividing the
: territory. Ordway is here urging a division
and admission of the southern portion of the
territory as a state be incorporated in one bill
f Delegations insist that it shall be two separ-
ate bills, and charge that Ordway is taking
this plan to kill the scheme, knowing that the
, democrats in congress will oppose the admis-
sion of the new state. The indications Al
present are that the bill to divide will pass
t congress without much opposition. 1t is con
. coded now that the territory shall retain the
name Dakota.
HERZEGOVINA.
London. January 26.-The Mancheste
: Guardians Trieste correspondent, who ha
e special relations with the insurgents, tele
graphs as follows: The Herzegovinians arr
concentrating in mountainous angle included
e by the upper bend of the Narenta river. Thei
T position is absolutely unassailable. 1t threat
q ems Coinitza, which commands communica
!, ton between Mostar and Servogavo, and dom
Il mates the principal mountain passes. AT
y tempts to gag the press have redoubled tn
= fear that panic may arise at Kenna. A higl
4 Austrian officer stated Monday that the stu
alton could could not well be worse.
GAMBETTA REsIGNED-THE VOTE.
Paris, January 26.-The chamber of depu
ties to-day debated the bill for the revision O
the constitution. M. Barodet offered al
'e amendment in favor of revision of the con
l. stitution in its entirety. The amendment wa
id rejected-29S to I73. Gambetta then ascend
ed the tribune. He declared that the conclu
sions of the committee on the revision bill
Of were as dangerous as was the Barodet amend
ID ment. The country, he said, desired lin
tied revision, but was certainly not prepares
to expose its present restful tranquility to tn
III hazards of an unlimited amendment of con
Id stitution. Congress being an expression G
c. previous agreement, the chambers would &C
ID illegally If it departed from conditions of tina
preliminary agreement. The scrutin de liste
by enlarging the electoral basis, provided til
S, very means of rendering personal power i'm
70 possible. He denied that the idea of dissolv
20 ing the chambers was entertained. He con
Guided with the following words:
III My past is known; above all ambition Their
ID is the future of the country.
or Gambetta was greeted with applause at tn