The Portland daily press., 1867-08-19
Foreign New. per steamer.

t-s tsss 7,s New YORK, Aug. IL.
The steamer City of Paris brings Liverpool
dates to the 18th inst, and Queenstown to the
9Th inst. .tnl tHf-
The Abyssinian captives,it appears, are cut off
from the Emperor. Both ports are surround
ed by rebels. There is no danger of their fall
ing into his hands again. a ggit
The English papers say that there is now no
need of an expedition to Abyssinia -
The Emperor Napoleon would receive the
great bodies of State on the 18th, and leave for
Salisbury on the 10th or 18th to visit Francis
Joseph. s ~. ss
The Gazette DeItalia states that Garibaldi
was preparing movement on Viterbo.
Some contagious disease had broken out in
Candia. The French ships had taken over 800
families thence to Gracia. af -ssr
The election for the French Councils ter
minated with the following results:-Of 600
elections AGA were secured by the Government
candidates and q only by the opposition. In
the remainder the administration remained
neutral. ess ads FL 3ts4 AH
1t was expected that negotiations would
shortly be opened for treaty of commerce be-
tween Russia and Prussia
There were 1888 deaths by cholera in Sicily
for the week ending July oath. The disease
was abating at Palermo. fs e.,slt7.i -. +.
The health Of Messina and Syracuse was
good. srasf ...-l .t4fY 'r8 te.as 84i
A waterspout burst in the village of Pallaz-
zado, Italy, destroying thirty houses and dam
aging seventy. Ten persons were killed and
twenty-eight injured by falling buildings. Of
1000 inhabitants 400 were houseless.
The Bishop of Orleans, in letter, expresses
apprehension for the security of the Papal
States. He does not fear internal revolution,
but thinks some insidi Gus plot against the
Holy Father is being matured at Florence.
The Moniteur repeats its statement that the
September Convention is to be executed in
good faith by the Governments of France and
Italy.
The French papers have learned that the
French Minister in Mexico is in danger.
The Empress Carlotta is in better spirits and
her mental condition has slightly improved.
She knows Macmillan is dead, but fancies
that he died from fever .9s,e ~
Austria is prepared to Join the International
Monetary union.
The cholera had somewhat decreased in
Rome, but was extensively virulent at Frasi-
aure and several villages in the mountains.
There was a frightful accident on the Great
India Railroad, by which fourteen persons
were killed and twenty wounded.
An Athens letter says the Turks declare they
are supplying food to over 10000 poor Chris
tians in Crete. There are IA 600 Cretan refu-
gees in Greece, nearly all of whom are sup
ported by charity. st.
Rio Janeiro advices to July 10th, and Bue-
nos Ayres June 9th, say the Brazilian garri-
son at Curagus had been driven out by flood
in the river. No active movement had occurr-
ed, but the general idea was that large por-
ton of the allied army would join the corps of
Gen. Osirio, and attempt the long talked of
Hank movement higher up on the Sarana. A
large part OF the government buildings at
BuenOs Ayres had been destroyed by fire.
A mine which would have blown up the gov
eminent house at Montevideo had been discov-
cred, and various persons arrested.