The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-01-28
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New Yohk, Jan! 23.ATh steamship
! Atlantic arrived this evening with Liv-
erpool dates to the 9TH inst.ons - il etst
Lord Napier is appointed mipister to
Washington. He is, a practical diploma
tist, having served in Austria, Persia,
Russia, Naples and Turkey 4doa fiiR
The Archbishop of Paris, while 9ofici
ating in the church aiof St. Stephen of
tho Mount, Paris, was stabbed to the
heart by a discharged priest named Yer
ges. The Archbishop instantly expired.
In the Conference of Paris the pro-
ceedipgs remain obscure. The Pays
saws the Conference met OF the Sd inst. /;
the Moniteur is silent upon the subjecte
The delay is attributed by some to tn
necessary time to prepare the protocols,
and BY others to a new disagreement of
detail, not of principle, respecting the.
compensation to be paid to Russia. al 7
Bad No apprehension is felt as any other
than a pacific result.
The Swiss difficulty remains as before,
but expectations Of peaceful settle
mnent Increased. "A favorable augury is
drawn fromthe apparent cordial recep-
ton given by Napoleon to the Swiss en-
voy.
The London Gazette publishes official
accounts of the hostile operations against
China, confirming previous details. .iaa
The Times objects to the appointment
of Lord Napier, on the ground that
though we'll fitted by his diplomatic ex-
~perience to represent his country in the
East, or in any of the despotic and mil
itary countries of central Europe, he is.
not the right man for the mission to
Washington.
The Archbishop ofParis was perform-
ing religious services in the church when
he was assassinated. The assassin step
ped forward, lifted his cape aud plunged
a. castilian knife to his heart, exclaim7
ing down with the goddess AN ex-
preston which he afterwards explained
to refer TO the doctrine of the immacu-
late conception eg-a ts
The Bishop fell to the pavement and
instantly expired A sister of charity
who had observed the movement of the
assassin and attempted to throw herself
between him and the Archbishop, was
wounded in the hand.
Verges was formerly a priest of the
dioces of Meaux, and had been suspend
ed for preaching against the dogma of
the Immaculate Conception. He was
in the instruction of June. The gen.
eral opinion is that be is deranged. The
crime created a deep sensation at the
Tuilleries, and in all classes the same
CONSERVATION was apparent.
A secret conclaye wss held at Rome
on the 18th Of December, in which the
state Of the Roman Church in Mexico
and South America was considered
The Pope complains bitterly at the do
iugs of the Mexican government in Mex
leo, and declares that all the meas
uresit has taken against the author
ity of the Apostolic Chair, TO be null
and void. He also denounces those
priests who obey the laws of countries
in which they live, rather than the in
struotions forwarded them from Rome.
i The Swiss governments has declared
its willingness to stopsall proceedings
against the insurgents, if France and
England will promise their efforts to
procure the complete independence of
Neufchatel, and to withdraw their adhe-
sion to the protocol of 1852 in favor of
the King of Prussia, if they do not OBJ
tain from that monarch the abandon
ment of his ~pretentions to the Canton,
and if an arrangement cannot be effect
ed on this CIR an analogous basis, all the
Swiss will rise to defend their rights
and independence. The greatest enthu-
siasm prevails everywhere. 1t is esti-
mated that should war ensue, 400, 0o0,
men will be under arms, The Canton
of Geneva being in want Of 300 900
francs for arms, that sam was sub
scribed al. the Town Hal! in "a hours.
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