Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-03-28
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Deplerable Accident in sheffield, Eng
American Affairs in the British ParIia.
ment-Advance In the Csnfedera ate Loan
Maximilian-TheD Danish War-its Prog.
fess, etc.
Nxw YoRK, March 27.-The steamship
American, from Bremen via Southampton on
the 18th has srrived. Tha news 10 three days
later than by the pre- vious arrivals
fea England. =
Two hundred and fifty persons were drowned
by the bursting OF the sheffield reservoir.
The Times rays there Is good reason to be.
lieve, though the matter cannot be announced
as absolutely certain, that q conference will
after all, actually assemble on the Schies swig-
In the House OF Lords, ON the 14th, Lord
Campbsll asked the meaning of Tor tchakoff s
words as to a coalition between Russia, Aus.
tr1a, Prnasia. aud England.
Lord Gran vile ard Gortchakof could only
rsftr to conference proposed, and that Eng
land had not entered into any combination dis.
playing the slightest hostile feeling against
In the House of Commons Mr. Roebuck asked
whether Federal and Confederate Govern.
msnts had been remonst, ated with for employ
ing agents tor illegal purposes. He said he
would be glad to see the Federal shipping went
fIom the seas Epeland's honor was at stake
Lord Palmerston replied that both Govern.
mente had been rsmonstTated with, and that
prosecutions had been 10 pstituted.
Mr.. Bright said thst Mr.. Roebuck's sbeech
was unworthy MT mber OF Parliament.
The CoEfeds rate lean has ad vanced fyur per
cent, closing a. 4Sa50
The Memorial Diplomatiquc says a treaty be-
tween Macmillan aud Napoleon is to b.
seresd on Immediately on the former becoming
Emperor Of Mexico. The treaty is intended
to Sc tie the period of French occuparIo !. ana
to arrange tor the liquidation Of the French
claim; he Ere, ch troops are to be withdciwn
gradually, when reaimentai lists are TO b.
foJm meu. Six thousand volunteers, fore,gl
legion, are TO remain in Mexico. The dentdue
to France Is TO tie paid by fourteen anuua,
ihstainents, OF twenty-five millions OF francs
each.
The Federals are said to have violated Max
1tan 'tT1itor!, ny ssiZnZ cotton belonging u
Confeds rates at NJ atamoras
La FToncs tays EngiAud and Rnssia are en-.
6eavcring to lndnce Denmark TO accept al
arnistiee; the armles rem lung during the
conference IN the same positions.
BavarIa
King Louis will puI sue his fathers policy
on he Danish ques uon.
GERMANY.
TIE Duke OF Saxs.Coburg vlsitas Napoleon,
with The minor States assent in order to IN
cuce Napoleon tC recognize the right of Schls-.
viz s-Holstem Duchies 10 choose their own Gov
erEntebt
The motion before he Federal Diet for Au.
gusftnbrrr E r. COG nitton has ben postponed
at TIE request OF Au tria ans PRUSSIA.
Dpninark.
Five Dam stram rs r. cruising off
Siralsund, " here the Prussia fiotlit is ice.
bound
lie Sweet h troops In 500 thern gedea nave
been CrCtred o be ready tn laarca
An nirE poItan engagems n occurr= d on the
18th aJ SunatrIett.
IL is stated :hat six hundred PEASANTS
have been comppitsd d by the en-ms aid IN
ths eiec ioD Of ire ches hef = FTederisa
fhe Austrian troops having o.ea moiaste
by h. Inhabitants nI Eirl Gen. H5b,i-uz AS
ordered that all munitions OF war an ar III
20 session OF civiiiaus shall b. deli yersi up
10 tie military authorities within twenty four
hours
The roads in Jutand are impossible in conse.
qu.nce OF he heavy rains. 'T5er -s-
Marshal Wrargel has prohibited the export
OF hols ses, cattle and grin +, ON Jntiand-
Tie PIussIaI had occupied several places
near DuppeI, and unim port1at engage.
ment had Oec nrrs he ar the same place.
The discount demand at tn. Bank of .Eq.
gland W was moderate, and rates unaItered.
-#aEa Com nj pfcial. sJ
Cotton advanced y aid. TOR inferior quail.
ties Breaostuffs quiet and steady. Flour de-.
Ginning Winter red wheat Ss ass ID. Corn
dull. Provisions quiet and steady.