Show thy TSY BY IS 1 TELEGRAPH xinia l API ami r ul AMERICAN Pinc pinchback liback in a public letter has replied to the attack on his character hy by beri senator ator merriman he deplores the colored line in politics and declares that colored men do not desire its perpetuation they hope for operation cooperation co of races in the south and will sink all race questions when their persons are safe from proscription ian lan and rid persecution SAN FRANCISCO 13 arrived the steamer mikado from Sydney with dates to january 14 new south wales reports from various parts of the colony give discouraging cou raging accounts of agricultural prospects on account of drouth the same cause producing an unfavorable state of affairs in the pastoral districts the w wool wooi skol 1601 clip is coming in freely mining matters are in a depressed condition vie VIc victoria torla toria the hay bay crop is almost destroyed by rains mins state aid to religion ceased altogether from the beginning of the year the spread of rf leprosy among the chinese is engaging the serious attention of the assembly queensland new and rich diggings have been discovered at the head of palmer biver river large numbers are flocking there south australia there is much destruction of wheat by heavy rains only a third of tile the crop has been saved from injury new zealand the press becom mend that the penalties incurred by the pacific mail mall co in failing to send the first steamer pasco vasco de dc oama gama to port chalmers be rigidly enforced the government also protested against the size and character of the boat as not in accordance with the terms of the contract contrael the very mild winter has been followed by heavy rains crops bridges railroads and other property are much damaged the election resulted in a balance of parties A statement of exportation of tobacco and snuff during the six mon men months end ending I 1 ng de dec dee 1875 has been is issued sue d by the internal revenue office Q quantity moved from orom manufacture manufacturers folex for exportation por tation tobacco snuff 12 pounds quantity accountable for landed abroad tobacco pounds snuT pounds CHICAGO 14 the tribunes washington special says sava the house committee of the pacific railroads now stands six to six lix upon the tom scott texas pacific bill with use doubtful david davis of illinois justice of the supreme court is beginning to be talked about lei ili as a democratic presidential candidate several prominent democrats in congress have arranged a combination to have his liis name before the convention they rely on his hia hard bard money views and his political views as expressed in the milliken decision fredk dockray the american captured in cuba and who recently escaped from a spanish prison arrived in this city today to day in the steamship adriatic it is stated that prominent capitalists in this chicago have obtained a conti oling interest in some of the bonds of the dils Alis missouri souil pacific railroad and are about to eom com commence menco monco foreclosure proceedings ST LOUIS 14 judge porter in concluding his argument against the admission of telegrams in the babcock trial occupied near nearly all ali the morning session today to day his s conclusions were that they were writings and whether proven to bo be what they purported in origin and destination it was still a question of rf law jaw whether they could be admitted as evidence he he did not by any means admit th athis proof and identification had bad been shown to the great majority of these telegrams there were produced no answers at all such were mere more merely ly hearsay merely letters relating 9 t to 0 facts and making inquiries which did not convoy convey the slightest hint of a conspiracy but nolle noile none of these whatever might be shown of them or whatever construction put on them were admissible testimony till by intrinsic evidence it had been established that babcock had knowledge of the existence of a conspiracy this must first be proven and it had not been proven FOREIGN LON LONDON boitt DOItT 10 the tho marine insurance bill introduced into the house of commons today to day provides that every contract for conveyance of persons or goods shall contain an implied warranty that the ship is seaworthy the effect of this will be to place passengers on the same footing as the cargo in regard to the liability of ship owners for their safety the bill further provides that ship owners shall not be able to relieve themselves by contract of this liability and lastly when insurance appears to he be unreasonably above the real value of the goods proceedings may be stopped until their value is ascertained by referees appointed for the purpose norwood member for hull declared that he would oppose the measure read bead member for pembroke formerly chief constructor of the navy and sir john lubbock member for maidstone spoke in approval of the bill sir charles adderley president of the board of trade today to day introduced the merchant shipping bill he said the tempo temporary raTy act ot of last year worked so satisfactorily that he lie proposed to make all its provisions rovis ions lons permanent in the new bill eill then an additional clause providing for the establishment of a court of survey to which any ship owner charged with patching des an overloaded ship will be enabled immediately to appeal or he may havo a survey made for himself with the assistance of an assessor assessor appointed by the local marme marine boad british german french italian squadrons and the austrian fleet are bound for ragusa MADRID 10 the government has sent to its diplomatic representatives senta tives abroad an exhaustive confidential memorandum in upon the condition of cuba itis ilis it is proposed to assimilate the government of the colonies to that of spain by establishing communal liberties and representation of the colonies in the cortes t general burrie burriel has gone to madrid on account of his health ST 10 the inua inva lide russe husse states that the inhabitants of Khok hand recently dispatched enoris to Na t the he lately deposed khan rhan ask asking h him in to return to nas redin he accepted the invitation and entered Khok hand on the and 2nd general edward von bencker ker of the prussian army is beadi SAN SEBASTIAN ll 11 the military hospital here has been burned the carlista Car lists continue constantinople ll 11 the porte has agreed to apply count andras bys ays reform except the clause that the revenue from the tho direct tax in bosnia besnia abd herzegovina Herze govina be employed for the development of those provinces the porte only consents to increase the sum surn for public works there loberta ROME BOMB II 11 the liberia voce de la verita ind and cam itale newspapers have been seized for publishing the speech made by garibaldi on the anniversary of the roman republic in which the republic was extolled as the only honest form of government MADRID king alfonso leaves madrid for the army next ne X it wednesday the snipping shipping gazettes synopsis of the inquiry in the harves harvest queen disaster haij saig says the court while deciding that it was the queen which was sunk said the captain of the adriatic clearly was not sot to blame for the collision and nd only censure able for in failing to report the facts the sultan has agreed to grant agnest to the insurgents submitting immediately austria will thereupon withdraw the subvention granted turkish refugees and order them to return home LONDON 12 sir baldwin wake walker formerly surveyor general of the british nav navy y is dead PALERMO 1 12 the failure of the trinacria steamship company has created much excitement several lesser failures are announced the govern government men mer at holds the tho first mortgage of on the steamers for or the tho subsidy recently granted and will probably press its claim the floreo st steamship company has made mado a it preliminary offer of for the trinacria companas Comp anys business PARIS V 13 laigle a journal published at Ajac ajaccio Aj accio clo elo has been seized and prosecuted for attacking the government and publishing a proclamation issued by napoleon from Welhelm shoho in 1871 louis malcein Marc ein compte de do carne came the eminent publicist and ambas of the french academy is dead prince napoleon has issued an address to the electors of Ajac agaccio ajaccio Aj accio elo clo he denies that his hig acceptance of the republic is dictated by ambition or personal interest but declares it comes from profound conviction gabriel andral audral the distinguished physician is dead MADRID 14 general melcom pos captain general of tho the islands left manilla on the 3rd ard of february with troops to punish the fooloo pirates THE HAGUE 14 venezuela has demanded that the differences with holland be submitted to with one of the great european p powers awers |