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Show LIGHTNING FLASHES. The entire Dutch cabinet has resigned. re-signed. The China subsidy bill passed the senate by 20 yeas to 19 nays. I he French assembly has passed a vote of confidence in Thiers. On the 2d inst, the Carlists were in arms in seventeen provinces of Spain. Another Carlist defeat is reported from Spain. Insn't this the first one ? Governor Reed, of Florida, has been acquitted by the court of impeachment. impeach-ment. A hundred and fifty sheep, valued at $15,000, were shipped on Saturday from Tennessee for California. The police authorities of Madrid have forbidden members of the International Inter-national society to hold meetings. Government is going to have two revenue cutters built, for service in Pugot Sound and San Francisco bay, Tom. Shannon's appointment as collector col-lector of San Francisco, was favorably received by the California congressional delegation. The Russian minister at Paris gave a grand supper to Thiers on Saturday night, and tendered him the congratulations congratu-lations of the Czar. The Frenoh committee on capitulation capitula-tion censures Napoleon for ordering the surrender at Sedan without consulting con-sulting the generals. A number of prominent English authors have memorialized Granville on the subject of a copy-right treaty with the United States. The California Trust company, of San Francisco, asks the comptroller of currency to change its organization into in-to a gold bank, with a million capital. The London Telegraph, in an edi- torial on the American claims for indirect in-direct damages, says England has reached the utmost limit of conces sion. The Methodist investigating committee, com-mittee, on the book frauds, censure nearly all concerned, and do a general whitewashing business at the same time. Bazaine's court-martial will commence com-mence in the latter part of May, and is expected to continue over a hundred hun-dred days. Twelve hundred witnesses will be examined. And still the Alabama muddle continues con-tinues a prolific subject for correspondents, correspond-ents, while speculatious aro scattered broadcast like thistle down on a windy summer afternoon. The action of the committee on Territories, Ter-ritories, in reporting against the admission admis-sion of New Mexico as a State, is considered con-sidered as proof that Utah will not be admitted this session of congress. Casserly has introduced into the senate sen-ate a bill granting the right of way and ten sections of land to the mile for the construction of a canal from the mountain moun-tain lakes, Eldorado county, California, to Sacramento. The interior of Niblo's, New York, has been destroyed by fire, with a loss of not less than $200,000. It is supposed sup-posed the firo was tho work of an incendiary, in-cendiary, and began in the dome of the building. Greeley is expected to remain at his home, at Chappaqua, until the nomination nomi-nation is formally accepted, and avoid making injudicious remarks liable to be called out by the congratulations oi his Iriends. The house committee on mining has agreed to report favorably on the bill providing that the United States shall guarantee the payment of tho interest on the Sutro tunnel bonds to the amount of two millions. Almost all the French generals who were so unfortunate as to capitulate have been censured in different degrees de-grees by the committee on capitulations. capitula-tions. Ihat committee should have fought the war themselves. Dr. Linahan declared before the j Methodist coulerencc, on Saturday, 1 that he stood ready to substantiate his charges of fraud in the book concern. A resolution calling for the printing of ail the papers in the case was tabled. ' |