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CURRENT TOPICS. 
The Cuban Question. 
The past week lias been one of much excite¬ 
ment over the Cuban question growing out of 
the Capture of the Vlrglnius tirnl summary 
slaughter of her crew and passengers by the 
Spanish authorities. That our Government 
made prompt demand for reparation there can 
be no doubt. This was of course done through 
Minister h’icklos, who is reported to have had 
two stormy interviews with the Spanish Minis¬ 
ter; indeed the rumor obtained wide currency 
that the American legation had boon sui round¬ 
ed by a Spanish mob which was only dispersed 
by Spanish troops; that Gen. Sickles had been 
assassinated, or t hat an attempt had boon matin 
to 4o so, and t hat he had been wounded ; t hat 
lie llad resolved to leave Madrid and had only 
been prevented by tiie interference of the Writ— 
ish Ambassador. This last story of violence to 
Gen. Sickles, is denied by the Spanish authori¬ 
ties. Meantime il Is the opinion of all eminent 
tueu, nearly, that there is ground for demanding 
reparation, but no excuse for war. it is now 
proposed to submit the whole question to arbi¬ 
tration, making the Umperor of Germany arbi¬ 
trator. President Casteli.tr is willing to make 
ample amends, bui if lie does he loses power at 
home; Indeed he has not the power to enforce 
ills own orders In Cuba. There is a growing 
disinclination to embarrass him in hi- efforts 
to establish the Spanish Republic by involving 
the Spanish Government in war with a sit ter 
Republic. Tim latest phase of the aff air looks 
more paollic, though the activity of preparation 
for war lu our navy yards and sea coast defen¬ 
ces is not relaxed one whit; nor will it be until 
the question is settled, or some action is taken 
by Congress in relation to the matter. A pow¬ 
erful llocl is concentrating in Cuban waters aud 
any furtlior Insult to our flag will be promptly 
resented. 
Newfoundland not a Part of Canada. 
On the 8th of November the general election 
in Newfoundland to decide whether the island 
should become apart of Canada or remain, as 
now, iu possession of its responsible govern¬ 
ment, took place, and the result, lias proved 
favorable to those opposed to the scheme of 
confederation. In St. John’.*,the capital of the 
island, a vigorous opposition was made to the 
scheme of confederation, and not one con¬ 
federate was returned in that city. Ferry land, 
Harbor Maine, Placentia and St. Mjiry’s, ali 
returned anti-confederate members. Trinity 
and Harbor Grace have alone returned con¬ 
federates, but the greater number of tho voters 
are poor, and i hey arc absolutely controlled by 
their Englisli employers. Tho enthusiasm in 
St. John’s over the third and llnal triumph of 
the anti-confederates was most, ardent. This 
victory in Newfoundland la conspicuous in 
view of tho struggles made by Nova Scotia, 
New-Brunswiek and Prince Edward IslancF to 
remain in possession of thoir own Parliaments. 
That island ia to-day the ouly unaomexed pro¬ 
vince in British North America. 
John P. Hale Dead. 
Hon. John P. Hale of New Hampshire died 
Nov. 19, lit his home at Dover New Hampshire. 
Mr. Hale was born lu Rochester, Stafford Coun¬ 
ty, N, 11., March 31,1*0«. He studied at Phillips 
Academy in Exeter, and in his 17th year entered 
Bowdoln College, where, four years later, he 
was graduated with distinction. In 1838 lie 
settled in Dover, N. H„ studied law, and was 
admitted to the bur in 1880. lie soon acquired 
a large practice, and in 1833 was elected to the 
Legislature of Now Hampshire as a Democrat. 
He received from President Jackson, in 1334, 
the appointment of United Stales District- 
Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, 
and retained that position until 1841, when he 
was removed by President Tyler, on party 
grounds. In 1813 he was elected by the Demo¬ 
crats to the United States House of Represent¬ 
atives, and therein promptly took sides with 
the few opponents of Slavery which it num¬ 
bered. He opposed at its inception the project 
for the annexation of Texas, although that 
measure was favored by the President elect. 
(Polk) and was sustained by the great mass of 
the Democratic party. He was again nominated 
for Congress in 1845 and defeated, in 1849 he 
was elected to the legislature and made Speak¬ 
er; in 1847 he was elected United States Sena¬ 
tor. In 1853 he was nominated by the Preo Soil 
Democracy at Pittsburg for President of the 
United States and defeated. In 1355 lie was re¬ 
elected to the United States Senate, and again 
re-elected in 1359. In 18«5 he was appointed by 
President Lincoln, Minister to Spain. When 
Gen, Grant became President. Mr. Hale was 
recalled and lias lived in retirement since. 
Senator Sumner on the Cuban Butchery. 
Senator Sumner wrote a letter to the Com¬ 
mittee having in charge the recent Cuban in¬ 
dignation meeting in this city, from which we 
extract what follows: 
Allow me to add. that longing for immediate 
emancipation iu this neighboring island, where 
slavery still shows its infamous front, and 
always insisting that delay is contrary to jus¬ 
tice,! do uni think it. practical at this moment 
on existing evidence to del ermine all our duties 
In the recent case where civilization has re¬ 
ceived a shook. 
It js vary eu*y to Bee Unit no Indignation at, 
the dreadful butchery Inconsistent with the 
spirit of the ave, but iinhapily aroused by an 
illicit, filibustering expedition front our own 
shores kindred to that of tlie Alabama, for 
which England has been Justly condemned m 
damages, can make us forget that wc are dealing 
with the Spanish nation struggling under terri¬ 
ble difficulties to become a sister Republic, and, 
therefore, deserving from us present forbear¬ 
ance and candor. Nor can wc forget tlm noble 
President, whose eloquent voice pleading for 
humanity and invoking our example, has so 
ni ton elm nurd the world. The Hpaplsh Repub¬ 
lic and Emilio CaatclW do not deserve the 
imMUK’t* of war from us. II watchword.'-' iuo 
needed now let them be “Immediate emanci¬ 
pation and justice In Cuba;” “Success to the 
Spanish Republic, honor and gratitude to 
i,'...in., rnciwiur and tieaco between our two 
lotions.” . , . 
Bearing these in mind there will bo no occ.i- 
jon for t he belligerent preparations ot the last 
mv days, adding to our present burdensome 
ixpendituros several millions ot dollars, and 
•routing a wur fever to interfere with tho gen¬ 
ual health of the political body. 
Important Decision Regarding Bankruptcy 
Proceedings. 
Attorney-General Williams, on a ques¬ 
tion submitted to him by the Secretary of the 
Treasury, decides that, a payment made by a 
debtor to a creditor who has committed an act 
•f bankruptcy, and against whom proceedings 
in bankruptcy have been instituted aud arc 
pending, but who lm» not yet been adjudged a 
bankrupt, will not be valid in the event of an 
adjudication in bankruptcy In such proceed¬ 
ings, if tlm payment occurred subsequent lu 
the filing of tho petition therein; and that a 
payment made by a debtor to a creditor who is 
known to have committed an act of bank¬ 
ruptcy, but against whom proceedings have not. 
at tho time been taken. Is valid in so far as it 
is affected by the existing bankruptcy laws. 
Lose of the Steamship Robert Lowe. 
The telegraph cable steamship Robert Lowe 
was lost on the coast of Nova bcotia during the 
storm of Nov. 17 and 18. The latest accounts 
show that t tiroe boats succeeded in leaving the 
ship with 33 people, who landed with much 
difficulty, all safe, • xcopt one man, who was 
killed by the upsetting of a boat, The remain¬ 
der of the crew, including Oapt. Tidmarsb and 
t lie chief, third and fourth engineers, remained 
by the wreck t ill washed off by a heavy sea. 
Eighteen perished, including Mr. Wiekendeu, 
one of the Heart’s Content staff. 
The Richmond Tobacco Manufacturers 
Recently adopted the following resolution: 
if,sol veil. As the sense of the Tobacco Manu- 
cturers of the city of Richmond, that the 
ssage of a law by Congress allowing licorice 
id other essential ingredients to pass under 
aid into their manufactories, free of customs 
nv wouJU greatly stimulate the production 
i no manufactured article for domestic eon- 
imotion, as well as increase, by more than 
mole the amount now exported outward, 
icreby increasing the balance of trade Ut 
vor of this country, and thus more than com¬ 
mas! iug the national treasury for t he loss of 
tiy on t hese articles. Wc, therelore, request 
jr Senators and Representatives at the next 
■ssiou of Congress to advocate the passage of 
law looking to such results. 
The Chanceiorahip of Delaware. 
Gov. Ponder of Delaware has excited a furi¬ 
ous storm of indignation by appointing his 
brother-in-law, ex-Sanator Saulsbuiy, to the 
Chancellorship of the State. The Wilmington 
Commercial says:—"Since ilia retirement Mr. 
Saulsbury lias not reformed; liis habits have 
grown worse rather than bett er. On l lie whole, 
we doubt if ever any man ha* been placed on 
the bench to discharge judical duties of high 
importance under circumstances so shocking 
to every consideration of propriety.” 
William R/l. Tweed, 
once Chief of Tamrmiey Hall in this city and 
political dictator to ..he State of New York, is 
now imprisoned in The Tombs of this city, 
under sentence of twelve years imprisonment 
and a line of over $13,000. While t bis is regarded 
a triumph of law aud decency finally, the pen¬ 
alty is so utterly inadequate to the enormity of j 
the offence and the shameless corruption and • 
robbery which this man has incited that it sug¬ 
gests that such crimes should be made some¬ 
thing more than a “ misdemeanor." 
President Grant In Favor of War with Spain. 
A special dispatch to the World, dated 
Washington, Nov. 35, says“ An old army 
friend of the President, who had quite an ex¬ 
tended interview with aim to-day, reports that 
Grant’s voice is for a most prompt and aggres¬ 
sive policy towards Spain. All of the Senators 
and members who have conversed with him 
bring the same report; but he does not seem 
to meet with a very general war feeling in re¬ 
turn among the Congressmen. While some are 
for war the most of them agree that the coun¬ 
try is In no condition for it, and believe that, 
apology and reparation can be secured to suffi¬ 
ciently satisfy the honor of the country. There 
is little or no abat ement in the preparations for 
war. It seems to be the impression that instead 
of our Government having to wait for reports 
from Minister Sickles concerning the Spanish 
Cabinet’s views, the Spanish Cabinet has con¬ 
ferred extraordinary powers on Admiral Polo 
to communicate directly with our Government 
through the Secretary of State. At ail events, 
the Spanish Minister i* now brought Into more 
intimate communication with Secretary Fish 
than at any time since the present trouble 
began.” 
The Number of the Vtrgtnlus’ Crew and 
Passengers Shot. 
The Havana ConsUmcia of the 18th inst. pub¬ 
lishes extracts of the official reports referring 
to the military operations which had taken 
place during the fortnight just passed In vari. 
oua parts of the Island. A rter announcing tho 
capt ure of the Virginiua the report, which is 
dated the 15th, continues, showing that fifty- 
three persons in all were shot. 
Ail t.lie crew, numbering 105, were captured, 
among whom were found Bombeta, Jesus del 
Sol, O’Ryan, e brother of Cespedes, and a son of 
Qucsada,lti addition to other persons of import¬ 
ance in the insurrection. Tried by a compe¬ 
tent tribunal, fifty-throe were executed. 
Affairs In France. 
A dispatch from Versailles, dated Nov. 25, 
says:—The members of the Cabinet have again 
tendered thoir resignations to President Mac- 
Mahon, who has accepted them. The Cabinet, 
as reconstructed, ia composed as follows: Min¬ 
ister of the Interior—Duke do Broglie. Minis¬ 
ter of Foreign Affair* Duke Decazea. Minister 
of Finance- M. Pierre Magne. Minister of Jus¬ 
tice—M. Ernoul. Minister of War General du 
liaraii. Minister of Marine Admiral d'Ho’rnoy. 
Minister of Public Instruction and Worship— 
M. Hut.bte. Minister of Public Works—M. De- 
aeilltgny. Minister of Agriculture and Com¬ 
merce M. Itouflicrio. 
Spiritual and Temporal Struggle In Europe. 
A London telegram informs us that Mr. 
Disraeli made a speech in Glasgow, the 33d 
iust., in which tic severely criticised the Gov¬ 
ernment, and predicted a groat st ruggle In Eu¬ 
rope between the spiritual and temporal pow¬ 
ers. He feared tho conflict might result in 
anarchy, and declared the partisans of Home 
Rule in Ireland would unmask and show Great 
Britain their real designs. 
Assignment of Pre-emption Rights. 
The new ruling of the Interior Department 
concerning five assignment of pre-emption 
rights having been misunderstood, it is stated 
that t he exact change consists in holding that 
after an entry has boen perfected under tho 
General Pre-emption Laws, the duplicate re¬ 
ceipt may be assigned, and a patent will be 
issued to the assignee. 
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BRIEF NEWS PARAGRAPHS. 
Mr. J. H. Pickerell’h (Harristown, Ill.,) 
Short-Horn bull “Baron Boot h Of Lancaster” 
is dead. This bull has been shown at nineteen 
fairs and has taken sixteen first prizes, two 
second and one third prize in tho regular rings, 
amounting to 8855. In sweepstakes (all ages 
and breeds), twelve firsts and one second, 
amounting to $1,475. Bull and his get, shown 
five times and took Qve first prizc-s, amounting 
to $,5tX). Total 62,830. He was also one or the 
herd that took ten first and eight second prizes, 
amounting to $1,000. Total, $4,430. 
The Postmaster-General is quite confident of 
the adoption of his postal savings bank scheme. 
He claims to have received a large number of 
letters from Congressmen announcing their de¬ 
termination to support it. Mr. Creeweil, in 
presenting his scheme to Congress, will model 
it on a system somewhat different from that of 
Great Britain, and will give it a different desig¬ 
nation. It. will probably bo called the National 
Savings Depository. 
Geo. F. Robinson has received the medal 
awarded to him by Congress in 1871 for saving 
the life of Secretary Seward, when attacked by 
tho assassin Payne,on the night of the 14th of 
April, 1805. The medal was made at the United 
States mint In Philadelphia, at a cost of four- 
teen hundred dollars. 
Nov. 351 h (here was a pretty uniform im¬ 
provement in the leading staples of domestic 
produce. Cotton, breadstuff*, and provisions 
I were firmer, and general trade was on a more 
liberal scale. Freights were inactive, owing to 
higher prices of merchandise in the face of a 
decline in gold. 
It ia estimated that 30,(XX) French Canadians 
have returned to the province of Quebec, Can¬ 
ada, from the United States, during the past 
throe weeks, their return being largely due to 
the stoppage of manufactories. A large pro¬ 
portion of them have left for Western Canada. 
James O’Neil, formerly a resident of Roches¬ 
ter, in tliis State, was found dead, stark naked, 
in pnxton, III., last. week. He had become 
insane from tho effects of a gunshot wound 
over the eye, received during the rebellion, 
while serving In tho Twenty-third Michigan. 
The “deportment" professor of a Connecti¬ 
cut female seminary insists that tho public 
shall not be allowed to intrude while the young 
ladies indufco in their harmless game of “leap¬ 
frog.” 
Gen. Boyer testified Nov. 35th before the 
Ba/.ine court-martial that Bismarck told him 
that he would grant an armistice if the army 
of Metz would declare for Napoleon. 
Archbishop ’Ledochovski has been sen¬ 
tenced to two years’ imprisonment and a heavy 
fine for continued infringement of the Prus¬ 
sian ecclesiastical laws. 
An anonymous correspondent of the Mayor 
of Reading, Pa., predicts the burning of that 
city unless an immediate'reduction of rents be 
effoctcd. 
The report that the Spanish Government was 
willing to submit the Virginius question to 
the Emperor of Germany for arbitration is 
denied. 
M. BERTHEMY, formerly the French minister 
t o t ids country, is now successfully representing 
the French Republic as its minister resident in 
Japan. 
Gen. Longstreet has tendered the Bervice of 
25,000 men to the Government should their 
services be wanted in tho acquisition of Cuba. 
There were rumors in Washington yesterday 
of a plot to overthrow the Costclar Govern¬ 
ment and make Serrano dictator of Spain. 
A grand reception and serenade were given 
Nov. 35th, to Sen or SoJcry l’la, the Colonial 
Minister, at tho Casino Espanol, Havana. 
The Supreme Court of California has declar¬ 
ed it unconstitutional to tax mortgages on land 
which already bears a tax. 
An old woman in Nevada was killed for 
withcraft by a number of intelligent voters last 
week. 
The War aud Navy Departments continue 
their hostile preparations. 
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SEMI-BUSINESS PARAGRAPHS. 
Fairbanks received the Medal of Progress at. 
the Vienna Exposition—the highest prize given 
any manufacturer of weighing machines. This 
is a compliment—and one well merited—but 
better than all prizes is the award of the entire 
weighing world, which considers Fairbanks’ 
Scales tho Standard. In spite of largely in¬ 
creased facilit ies for manufacturing (factories 
covering over ten acres), the Messrs. Fairbanks 
find that 1,300 Scales weekly—00,000 yearly do 
not meet the present demand. 
Using the best materials—employing skilled 
and experienced help—giving personal atten¬ 
tion to tho manufacture of tho Scales they in¬ 
vented—it is not surprising that they lead the 
world In the science o! weighing. 
THE MARKETS. 
PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS. 
New Yolk, Monday, Nov. 24,1873. 
Receipts.—The receipts ot the principal kinds of 
produce for the past week are a* Pillows : 
Dried Fruits, pkgs. 4*51 Cotton, bales. 25,155 
Kggs, bbis. 11,528 iiaps, bales. '.ML* 
Flour, bbi«. 81,300 Peanuts, bags. 31(i 
Wheat, bush.lJtti.iVMit'ut mvnir, pUgs... 8,188 
Corn, bush. ... 756,806 Fork, bbis,... 2,447 
Oats, bush. 197.5041 Beef, pkgs.. 2,120 
Rye. bush. 31,200, Lard, pkgs. 2,040 
Barley, bush. 14, ,-v | Butter, pUgs. 23.150 
Malt., Push. Cheese, pkgs. 41,250 
Beans, bush. 0,750 Wool, bales,..,..... 708 
Coru meal, bhl*.... 4,002 Gras-s seed, huali... 621 
Lorn meal, bags,., 4,7t>2 Dressed Dogs, No.. 45 
Beeswax.—Shippers are exporting in small lots 
at y&anoc. 
licitnm and Pea*. Export of boans, past week, 
W. tibia.: of pens, 12,725 bush. There is a good steady 
demand for nuMliuma, aad though the receipts are 
still liberal the moderate quotations keep stock from 
allowing a large surplus. Marrows continue Una 
tinder u brisk export Inquiry. Green peas arc tlrrn; 
most, of tho rough lots have boen closed out, and 
dealers are not so anxious to sell ihe remainder. 
Canadian pea* ore dull at the late decline fur both 
free and bond. Southern B. II. peas are scarce, and 
late sains show an advance. ♦ 
The quotation.-are:—For new mediums, *2.15@2-2d 
for prime, nod rL83iC.2.'JC for other grades: prime mar¬ 
rowfats. $2.T0i&2.75; other grades, $2.40152.60: prime pea 
beans, t2.40sc2.5fl; do. fair lots down to S?.15<&2.80; 
kidney,red,$3.50743.75; kidney while,$2.I3®*.15. Peas, 
now Canadian. In btd*., $t.llfotl.12.: do., in bulk, 90o. 
Green, new. $1.70@1.60: old, S1.406fcl.3O. Southern B. 
E. peas, Rf.65eti2.7a V bush. 
Broom Corn Dull, and quoted extreme at 8@ltc. 
for liuh ; ?<®lc. for green; 5ji7e. for red. 
Butter. Priixin continue to hold up well for tine 
table grades,, but when the flue October and Other 
fancy lines are gone — whleli will soon bo the cum;, as 
buyers arc calling for nothing else-the other grades 
will have to strike a line of figures Uial will atilt tho 
medium class of winter buyers. It is not likely that 
the th-M-eluas trade will pay enough for selecting the 
choice Prom lots now pushed aside to make a high 
average tor the bulk of stock in store. Thanksgiving 
week gives some extra spurt, to ins Demand forlow- 
prlcyd or ••cooking” butter tor pastry use. But on 
the whole, the situation of the market is In no way 
improved, compared with our remarks of last week. 
The outside rates are tor quantities that, show a 
marked superiority over grades that open tho ranges. 
We quote Orange county pails, fancy. 40®,—c-s 
other good pails,. afkjiJTc. : poor lo*s. 20G»a5e.s State 
firkins and half tubs. fine. 34©30c., tn fines, and W& 
