The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-23

visit to the Pacific
The fortifcations at Valparaiso are
still worked on with great assiduity
and deserved appreciation, under the
direction of a distinguished Belgian
engineer. They make no progress,
however, IN the ships Of war. The
vessels purchased in the United States
fall more into discredit every day.
New guano islands, eight hundred
miles from the coast, have been dis
covered. @9
The news from Peru is unimportant.
The Hercur.io of Lima says Admiral
Tucker, of the Peruvian Navy, ten
dered his resignation on the 28th of
March. s. ss5..'' ..1.- / - .t.-' ~ 4
The steamer Meteor was handed
over By her captain to the Peruvian
Government, at Calloa, and placed
under command of Captain Jones, of
the Peruvian Navy. 1'.s5- -
s. New YoRK, April 22.-Per Bre-
men. e 4f sexs s5ss4.
The Paris correspondent of the
london Times gives the rumors that
Marshal MeMahon has been sent for,
that the French Government has sent
an energetic note to Prussia on the
Luxemburg question, and that certain
officers of the staff have been sent on
a mission to the Rhine The people
believe that France is drifting into
war. Theresissa a general stagna ton of
business, and the spirit of commer-.
cial and industrial enterprise, es-i
pecially, is paralyzed 1eea =, ssf5
The Standard draws the conclusion.
that Luxemburg must be evacuated
by Prussia, or. after a brief delay,
there will be war. eee3. -.
The most strenuous efforts are
making to supply the French army
with breach-loaders One hundred
and fifty thousand are ready to be
served out within month.
I Tits reported also that the army of
Lyons have been ordered to hold
itself In readiness. Notwithstanding
these rumors, and the panic for a
| time on the bourse, the Marquis Mon
stier on the 9Th, stated by order of
| the Emperor to the French legisla-
tive body, that the government has
brought to them the consideration of
THE Luxemburg question. and thought
only of Cancellation and peace. The
| French Government is disposed to
examine the question In concert with
the great Powers, and believes. there
fore, that peace cannot be disturbed.
There was q panic on the London
Stock Exchange on the 9Th inst. The
funds are all lower, and several des-s
acriptions of stock unsaleable. 4sff
The Vienna Gazette declares that
the reports of the Austrian and Prus-
sian alliance are unfounded- ss
| The Patrte says the rumors of mill
tary measures BY Prussia, is totally
: Incorrect. sn sss.sssssss -. "
Nrw Yonk,s April An item
about the steamship America made it
four hundred instead of forty passen-
gers t5~,. ~ - sefsss4s9 .srsfr .asff q
M The great international home and
home match at rackets, between VIM.
Gray and Fred Foulkes, the respect
i've champion racket players of Great
Britain and America;sfar one thous-
and pounds, was, player today. The
match is home and home, the first
being played here,sand the second in
Belfast. Ireland, each match to con-.
sist of seven games, fifteen points up.
The betting was evenEs and exceedingly
heavy Gray won the first game by
ten points ; Foulkes won the second
by the same number Gray won the
third by nine points, and Foulkes
the fourth and fifth by two and three
points respectively During the play
ing of the sixth game heavy thun-
der storm came on, and the play was
postponed until tomorrow. sa