The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-09-17

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fAT1 LONDON, Thursday Noon, Sept Is.
/ The Atlantic Telegraph Company have call
/ ed q meeting of the stockholders for the prr
I pose of raising funds to buy up the interest q
the Anglo-Americap Telegraph Company, un-
der whose auspices the. cable has been com
pleted. { rs rgs~ss sste<xsfss
SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Noon, Sept 49,
The steamship Hansa, from Bremen, sailed
ifor.Nsw York to-day, with $4,000 in gold. Z
lqf PARIS, Thursday Noon, Sept. 13.
4 The Moniteur to-day publishes Convention
which was signed in the City of Mexico, July
Goth, by which Maximillian transfers to French
agents one-half Of the receipts from Customs
| througlfout the Empire, for the purpose of pay
ing the liabilities of Mexico to France. The
Convention goes into operation on the LIST OF
1 November aAtH 1fHtiHEl9 SAe
How - MADRID, Thursday Noon, Sept. 13.
The Spanish Cortes have voted to increase
the import duty on certain goods to twelve per
| cent, S-Sf4f 10 Is -
Il 9ftt t- TRIESTE, Thursday, Sept. 13.
Advices fiom Athens state that the Cretian
| Assembly have voted for the annexation Of the
Island of Gambia TO Greece. .ot.. III
2tt BERLIN Thursday, Sept. 13.. q
The Prussian Chamber of Deputies have
voted an Electoral law and Parliament to Sax
ony 20
n The steamship Delaware, from New York,
arrived this afternoon, and proceeded to Liver
pool. iitf 9nfs tsf. .4la9. fflff ~ 49, q.
SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday, Sept. 13: .
The steamship Teutonia, from New York, ar
rived this afternoon, and proceeded to Ham
burg. ,I5al , ~ ~ 7s tiot., u5a. oHs
hl 80 LIVERPOOL, Thursday, Sept, 49,
+. The steamship Damascus sailed this after
noon for Quebec, carrying foar hundred troops
for Canada. al
49, Neqotiations between Prussia and SaXOny
make very slow progress 1t is said that Prps-
sa demands the taking OF an oath of loyalty
to herself by the Saxon troops the payment af
ten million thalers as an indemnity to PRUSSIA
for the expenses of the war, and the right to
garrison the Fortress of Konigstein and the
cities of Dresden and Leipsic with Prussian
troops. ta55t lnfl.s.4
sr ST.. PETERSBURG, Thursday, Sept. 13.
A farewell banquet was given to-day to the
American embassy, Mr.. Fox and several
/, United States naval officers were present+
Count Gortschakof made speech expressive
Of the hope that the era of good faith now pre-
yailing between Russia and the United States
may be permanent, and stating that there was
no danger of its being considered menace to
other nations.
5aia ,t 11da4 s PARIS, Sept 13
The Journal Des Debats to-day states that
the French and English governments have
conformity made an active representation to the
Sultan of Turkey against the acquisition by the
United States government OF an island in the
oun VI OSiud. >
'+ ~ PARIS, Friday, Sept. IA.
In an article published in to-day's Moniteur,
it is stated that Maximillan has named Gen.
OsmOnd as Minister of War of the Empire OF
Mexico to reside in France, but his military
duties to his own country being incompatible
with the proper discharge OF the dutieshof the
new official position thus offered him, the EN-
peror Napoleon has refused to grant the neces-
sary authority to Gen. Osmond to accept the
appointment.
It is announced tnat- rfenfpoJenuar1eS OF
Austria and Italy have agreed upon all points
but the amount of Indemnity, and that they
will soon arrive at a satisfactory adjustment on
this score, when the treaty of peace will be Of
ficially signed by the high contracting parties,
and proclaimed throughout the two countries.
BERLIN, Friday, Sept. A.
Some doubt having been expressed of the
passage of the bill authorizing the King TO
make a loan for the liquidation of the late war
expenses, it is announced on what may be con-
sidered a semi-oficial authority, that should the
bill be rejected, the Chamber OF Deputies Will
be dissolved by royal decree.
. .i OuEENsToWN, Sept IA, Evening
The steamship Persia, from New York, has
arrived, making one of the shortest passages on
record. 40
PAE1s, Friday, Sept A.
A report is current here that the Emperor
has sent to Mexico the recall of Marshal Ba-
zalne. ,s nf.5.-.t = -Io.
PARIS, Friday, Sept IA.
1t is stated that arrangements for meeting
between the Emperor Napoleon and Count
Bismarck have been completed, and the inter-
view will soon take place.
BERLIN, Friday, Sept. IA.
The Army of the Main is on its homeward
march. and the vanguard had reached Frank
fort
=, .gar .r.Fl TEIEsTE, Friday, Sept. IA.
A conflict has taken place in Syria between
the Parsees and the Bedouins in which the
| latter were defeated.
CoNsTANTINoPLE Friday, Sept. IA.
Advices received from the Turkish army, an
nounce that it has commenced the invasion OF
| Lebanon. $40 z.4{ltl4t:tFe p g..