The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-02
EUROPE.
Arrival OF Steamer AnstFaIasian---,
Empress Carl0tta Distracted-!0iIl-
clai Reir0cessi0n Of YenetIa.--The
Polish Question. 14H isaL ir
BY CABLE.

Inn brokers Circular says Cotton was
/. in extensive demand, and prices daily
advanced in the early part Of the
week, with continued adyiees Of higher
quotations from India aud New York.
| On Wednesday the demand fell of
materially, and was very limited on
Thursday, the week closing quietlyy
still, NEST descriptions we're eagerly
sdught after, notwithstanding ea reac- /,
ton of lG94d from the. highest current
rate on Monday imd Tuesday. Ameri-i
can has been extensively inquired
after, rising about I'd, and declined 10,
| I'd above last weeks prices OH
nd. li aa NY STEAMER. eai -a3i =
New YoRK, Nov 1.-The steamer
Australasian, with dates from Queens
town of October 21st,i has arrived. r
The steamer Medway, connected
with the Atlantic telegraph expedi-
tion, arrived at Queenstown at noon;
spokeia steamer on the 18th, with the
loss of her propeller. ysfe 81 Dt i
The Irish bishop Of Treame, Lord
! Plunkett, died, aged 10 years. I1eI
The cotton crop of Egypt is said to
be very large. M 50 taas3as Y
The cattle plague had almost died
out in England. a..s. b.
The dinner to G. w, Field, by,t
Chamber Of Commerce, takes place
on Thursday next, at the Metropolitan
| Hotel, ...,,.-j..,il.., ..s..-ai (.
The Supreme Court has decided
against the power OF the Common
/ Council 10 make q contract for gas at
the present high prices, for twenty
The Paris correspondent Of the
Ledding Star says tbe greatest sympa-
thy is manifested for the, Emperss
/ Cariotta 1t would appear that her
mental state gave cansc Of alarm to
her even before her arrival In France.
4 Dnring her voyage from Vera Cruz to.
/ st. HiIaire she appeared TO be plunged
in the deepest melancholy and con
stnntly' spoke of the immense respon-
| sibility She had assumed On ,arfiv-.
ing in Paris, although indirectly pre-
I pared for the Emperor s refusal TO al
ter the time he had fixed upon for the
evacuation OF the Mexican territory
by the French troops,fshe persisted in
her desire 10 have d personal inter-
view with Napoleon. The result is
known. Although the Emperor re-
eeived. the, wife Of Maximilians with
i all courtesy aud Kindness he remained
absolutely firm,
The Empress, unfortunately, lost
her head completely. She so far for
got herself aud her position as to give
way to the most violent par0xysms Of
excitement, aud made use of language
which not only startled but surprised
the Emperor.
1 This painful excitement is now
easily to be accounted for. The first
subject which appears to have dis
tracted the mind of the Empress was
the clause in her fathers will, by
which he merely gave her life use in
the twenty i've illions,which he be-
queathed to her, although he gave her
power 10 dispose of the principal by
will The Empress applied to her
brother, Leopold III, and TO the Court
Of Flanders, to annul this clause, aud
allow her TO devote the twenty five
millions to the consolidation of the
Mexican Empire Her Brother, how
ever, turned. deaf ear to her solicita-
ton, aud sremipding her Of the prodi-
gal generosity with which her .hps-
tband had spent his own private
fortune as we'll as a. portion of hers,
positively refused her REQUEST
The Empress cannot forgive the act,
and she AYERS that the king aud his,
brothersahave been privately support
= ed in their eision~by the Austrian
: Imperial family She'will not consent
to visit her family at Brussels or
) at Vienna. r Hepce arose her ldispair
on the Pope having declined to sane
ton the concordal proposed by Maxi
lmilian Her appeal rejected BY Ma
, poleon III, by, herlown brothers and
BY the Pope, it Is not surprising. that
: her mind hns given way il the pres
\ enee Of so much mortifieation. 1sl
The official act Of the retrocession
! of the whole of Venetia was cons
pleted on the morning of the 10th,
, and the National Italian flag was
: hoisted at Venetia amid great popular
; enthusiasm. W .s,.....sy
A Florence telegram of the 18th
says royal decrees have been issued
! appointing Senator Pasolmi, com
missioner. at Venice; the. Duke of
Nordara, at Verona, and Dexy Guic-
E cordas at. Mantau~ sqasstf tvrv
The result of the plebis eitum IN
yepetia .ylH,Re, pr0Plaimed on the
,, A deputation of the Mayors of the
! chief towns will at aonce proceed to
Turin to present the whole to the
N'iT The Opinion s.adfat sofs today states that
e the Government viii not proceed with
the general Elections, but after the
| occupation of Yenetia the Yene ian
{ electoral commissioners will be assem-
Z bled. in order to choose deputies to
r the Italian Parliament,
9 The date for the oonv0cation oil
= Parliament ia not'yet He'd out, but It
), Is believed that it win take place in