New Yobk, Feb. 3.—lt is reported |
that ‘the February statement of the I
public debt will show an increase of
nearly thirty millions, owing to the
inadequacy of the revenue.
•The increasing demands for first
mortgage bonds of tho Centrgl
further advance in
the. price to par and interest..
London, Feb. 3.—The gale which
passed over England on Saturday last
was very destructive to life and prop
erty in this oity. In Liverpool, chim
neys and signs were blown down,
houses unroofed, many people struck
by falling objects, anil seriously in
jured, and in 80111 « instances killed
outngtft.
Wasaington, Feb. 3.—C01. T. J.
Wood" of- Jhe {Second Cavalry, and
Major O. H. Mack, of tlie Ninth Cav
alry, have been ordered before the
Retiring Board.
Paris, Feb. 3.—The journals of this
city generally deplore the tone of the
debate in fheCbi’fys Legislatin' on the
bill regulating the press. They fear
that the opposition will cause its with
drawal by the government, and the
final result be the extinction of what
ever liberty the prdss still preserves.
London, Feb. 3.—Dispatches from
Japan via Hong Kong announce that
the ports of Hiaga Aska were thrown
open to foreigners at the beginning of
the year.
New Turk, Feb. 4.—A special to
the Times says : It has been ascer
tained that the President actually is
sued an order to Grant forbidding him
to obey any orders received from the
secretary of war. Grant declined to
obey, whereupon a spicy corrrespon
dence ensued .which lasted two weeks.
Not only the matter named, but it
was charged by the President that
Grant showed duplicity in Ids action
of leaving tho war office. This offi
cial correspondence will probably be
published.
