The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-12

From the Chicago 1r7bnRe = London cor
respondent we eondense foreign news items,
as follows
The relations between Russia and the
Holy See have, for long time past, been of
a cool, if not positively an unfriendly charac-
ter. The Catholic Kingdom OF Poland is, of
course, the reason of the fracas, the Russians
asserting that the priesthood are at the bot
tom of the frequent Instructions in that un-
happy country. The disagreement between
the two powers has, "a; last, reached its
height. and the Russian Minister, Baron Mey-
endorif, has demanded his pass ports and re-
turned home.
The inhabitants OF Taschkend have Just
abolished slavery out OF Difference to the Em-
peror Alexander.
The Committee of the French Emanci-
patton Society have just forwarded two ad-
dresses to reigning sovereigns on the subject
Of negro slavery and abolition. These ad.
dresses. which are sent to the Queen of Spain
and Emperor of Brazil, ask for the abroga-
ton OF involuntary servitude in the Spanish
Colonies aud Brazilian Empire; and they are
signed by, amongst others, such well known
personages as Guizot, Due de Broglie, Mon
talembert. De Falloux, Henri Martin and
Laboulaye.
There are rumorsfrom Italy Of probable
change in the Ministry At no very distant
| date.
The Confederate pirate Shenandoah
| was sold under the hammer on Thursday last
at Liverpool. She cost shirty-fve thousand
pounds sterling, and is now bought by Mr.
NJ. r. Wilson for fifteen thousand seven
hundred and fifty pounds-rather a good
price for q ship two and . half years old.
The celebrated case of Prioleau against
the United States was again before Vice
Chancellor Page Wood yesterday. This was
a cross bill filed by the plaintiffs for discov-
1 cry with reference to the suit which the Pres
ident of the United States has instituted
against them for the recovery Of an enormous
quantity of cotton, consigned to them BY the
defunct Confederate Government. The
plaintiffs move in this cross action that SER
vice of such bill and certain interrogatories
/ upon the solicitors acting for the President in
this suit concerning the cotton. should be
substituted for service on him personally.
Vice Chancellor Wood granted the applca-
ton.
Gen. Prim, the last new Spanish insur-
gent; has reached London. He is living
for the present in small street leading oul
of Tottenham Court Road, by no means 9
very swell neighborhood. Evidently the
General has not saved much out Of the fire.
We have had q great iiasco in the launch
ing, or rather attempt at launching. one oil
our largest iron vlads. This ship, the
northumberland" belongs to the first class
in our navy, measuring upwards of six thou
sand six hundred tons. In length, she il
two-thirds of the Great Eastern: and hel
builders, who are private contractors, es
sayed the plan of launching her with nearly
all her plates on. The Prince of Wales anc
Prince Alfred we're present; the Countess o
Percy broke the usual bottle of pop, yclep
champagne, upon her bows in the ecclesias-
tical operation of christening her; she glidet
little, wouldn't glode farther, and thel
stuck. And stick she will, in the opinion o
the authorities, until the next spring tides.
"A strange bit Of news comes to us on tn,
authority of lie Nord, a'Bel2ian newspape
INSPIRED BY the Russian Government. 4
man, says Il Nord, has just been arrested q
Hamburg who accuses himself Of being tn,
murderer Of Mr.. Briggs. Your readers vii
doubtless recollect the pursuit of Mr. Briggs
supposed murderer. Muller, to NeE York
and the lstter's trial. conviction and execu
ton. h viii be a.strsngs episode in moler
| Jurisprudence If Muller, after al, should tur1
J out not to have been the murderer.
"A late London Gasette, the Official orga
Of our Government, announces the institu
ton of new order Of merit under the nam
Of the ttAlbert Cross. This distinction i
! to be awarded--ssin cases whore it shall
considered st, to such persons a. shall, afte
the date Of the said warrant, endanger thei
own lives in saving, OF endessoring to save
the lives Of others from shipureck or othe
peril ofthe sea.'
Some Swiss scienti6cs, if We may cred
what We hear, have just perfected new ~
i Item ofelectric telegfaphy which will produc
: unAeard ,of results. The inventors are i. 4
] Bonelli and Hipp, Of Neufchatel, and the
profess 10 print BY their system the enornou
number Of three hundred words per minute
TIM World il vindictise, i wont 90 for N
a lgro ss1fsse bscause TIE negroes Of Lbsri
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