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Show TELEGRAMS. LIGHTNING FLASHES. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte died on Friday morning, aged 76. The Cuban bonds investigating committee com-mittee has closed its labors, and will report to-morrow. The bill to prohibit the introduction of servile labor was considered in the senate on Friday and laid aside for a day or two. The bdl for a pension to Mrs. Lincoln Lin-coln was brought up, opposed and dropped. In the post office appropriation bill the clause was struck out restricting the free delivery of letters in cities with 40,000 inhabitants. The franking bill was discussed and several amendments offered, among others Sumner moved his penny post age scheme. In the Virginia election contest, the house committee report in favor of McKenzie. A bill passed the house equalizing the bounties of soldirs, allowing $8i to non-commissioned officers and soldiers sol-diers for six months' service between April 12, 1861, and May 9. 1866, deducting de-ducting U. S bounty already paid. The bill granting Yerba Buena to the Western Pacific railroad was rejected. re-jected. The French government does 'not contemplate the early dissolution of the legislative chambers. Deputy Passmin has submitted an interpellation on the return of the Orleans Or-leans princes and the Bourbon family, and the restoration of their property. The feast of Corpus Christi was celebrated at Madrid on Friday. The will of Samuel Morton, of Liverpool, Liv-erpool, who left a fortune to Dr. Grossman, Gross-man, Catholic bishop, is set aside by the courts, because of his alleged incapacity. inca-pacity. The Irish land bill meets heavy opposition op-position in the house of lords. Gladstone made a powerful speech in the house of commons on Friday night, in favor of compulsory education. educa-tion. The Emperor Napoleon and Prince Napoleon are said not to be ilL The new French minister for Washington Wash-ington will sail from Brest for New York, July 2. The Dublin Freeman approves treating the Fenians with all legal severity se-verity by the United States. A Pesth journal says the Pope intends in-tends to make a compromise on the question of infallibility which it hopes the Council will support. Ackerman's nomination has been re ferred by the senate to the judi.iaiy cemmittee. Jas. B. McKean is confirmed chief justice of Utah, and C. C. Crow, secretary sec-retary of Uiah. Benjamin F. Perrott is nominated consul at Bucharest. A democratic congressional caucus was held on Thursday night to secure concert of action on public measures. The senate select committee on the San Domingo treaty will prepare its report to-morrow. It is shown that Hatch was held a prisoner by the Dominican government, because it was feared that if at liberty he would damage dam-age annexation. The Vermont democratic convention has nominated its last year's state ticket. The following is from Havana . The papers comment favorably on Grant s message. Prominent person- desire congress to send a special commission to Cuba to see matters for themselves. De liodas telegraphs that all the impo tant part of the Upton's cargo has been captured, and gives the details de-tails of the surprise of tne insurgents. Only fourteen of the party remain, and, unuer Colonel Sono have fled to the mountains, closely pursued by the troops. |