The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-04-14
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from The n, Z, Herald Of Sunday.
TWO DAYS LATER FROM CON-
TINENTAE EUROPE
Arrival of the sslvie de Grasse

5th ult.
We are indebted to the kindness and
promptness of Captain r.. for Paris pa
pers of the 4th, and Hayre of the 9th ult.,
inclusive.
There is no news of importance.
The packet ship Duchess d'Orleans,
hence, arrived at HaFre on the 4th ult.
She carried out the intelligence OF the
passage of the Oregon notice resolution IN
the House Of Representatives.
The Paris money market was easier
and more animated on the 4th ult.
The Chamber of Deputies continued,
the Sd ult., the discussion of the internal
navigation bill. The.ssarticle granting
5,O00;0OOfr. for the improvement of that
part of the Seine that runs through Paris,
was adopted.
Tee packet ship St. Nicholas was to
leave Hayre on the Sth ult for New
York.
The advices from Madrid are of the
25th Of February. 1t is said that there
has been rupture in the negotiation for
the marriage of Count dc Trapini to the
Queen OF Spain.
The Madrid Herald gives letter from
Manresa, Of the 18th, stating that po-
liiical conspiracy had just been discover
ed there, and effectually suppressed.
The Spanish funds were little higher.
The Three per Cents are quoted at 81
for the account. There was no quotation
of the Five per cents.
An important reduction in the duty on
salt destined for agricultural uses, has
been made in the French tariff, which ex-
cites much attention, and will give great
activity to the importation of that arti-
Gle.
Anoiler terrible railroad accident has
happened in France, on the line between
ST. Etienmc and Lyons. A concussion
took place between two locomotives,
which met by a mistake in the departure.
There were twelve wagons attached TO
one locomotive. Six were smashed to
pieces in an instant. as well as both the
locomotives. Eight persons were killed
on the spot, among whom were two wo-
men and a child. Ten were wounded
fatally and twenty badly. This catastro-
phe caused great excitement throughout
the country, equalling almost the famous
Versailles disaster.
Marshal Bugeaud is said, al least to
have lost favar at Court, owing to the bad
management and fatal results of the Al
gerian war. The rumor is revived Of
the Due d'Aumale going out to Algiers
with the title of Viceroy.
The Notifications Of Paris are now
completely finished. The fosses and ram
parts arc being slowed with grass seed.
Six years have been spent in this gigantic
work.
A letter from Adrianople states that
part of the town of Phillipopolis was
burned down on the 18th uIt. The de-
tails are not given, but $500 houses are
said TO be destroyed.
We read in an Algiers letter Of the 25th:
"Y esterday General de Bar reviewed the
National Guard, TO the number of from
1900 to 1900. OF this number 1900
have been formed into a movable col
umn, and ordered to hold themselves in
readiness to march when called upon.-
They were afterwards reviewed by
Marshal Bugeaud. 1t is not expected
that this force will ever have to go farther
than the Maison Carree."
1t is stated in letter from Dilemma
Ghazaouat, that the column Of General
Cavaignac, in its recent march, passed the
spot where Colonel Montagnac and his
column were slaughtered, and found there
the bones of the victims.
The amount of the deposites paid into
the Paris Savings Bank, during the last
month, was 3,674,339fr. The reimburs-
ments amounted to 1902, ,022fr. The
number of dapositors was 27,l78, Of
whom 454l made deposites for the first
time.
A letter from Lucerne states that the
Governor of Milan has recently visited
Lugano, in Tesino, for the purpose of
complaining of the intrigues Of the Italian
refugees in that Canton prolessed igne-
rance oil these intrlgues, but promised TO
inquire into tho matter.
The Moniteur Gree publishes very
long speech made by NJ. Coletti, the
chief Of the Greek Cabinet, in the Cham
Der of Representatives, in reply to the
charges brought against his policy by the
opposition. M. Coletti defends himself
with great skill, and whilst he expresses
his gratitude for the sympathy manifested
in his favor by the French government,
speaks of England and Russia in terms of
great propriety.
The Frank quarter of Salonica took
fire on the Sd ult, and several khans
were burnt down. After the flames had
been raging for four Or five hours, the fire I
was got under by the exertions Of the au-
thorities.
According to the last census Of the
of Aloer;r,a -, 1919 al. It'll