The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-03-15
Foreign News by Cable.

LONDON, March 10, noon.-The Anglo
American Telegraph Company and the orig.
inal Atlantic Telegraph Company held q
meeting in this city yesterday to consider the
proposed reduction Of tolls upon business
transmitted to the general public. The
movement for q reduction failed in conse.
quence Of the refusal Of the Atlantic Cen.
pany to assent thereto. .r.-
The public should remember that although
the practical management Of the cable is in
the hands Of the Anglo-American Company,
no change in rates can be made without the
consent Of the Atlantic Company The lat.
ter company is the one which initiated the
cable enterprise, but subsequently trans.
ferred its franchises and property to the
Anglo-American Company, which subse.
quently completed the work.
VIENNA, March l3.-Dispatches have been
received here which state that the Viceroy
Of Egypt withholds the tribute which the
Sublime Porte Of Turkey levied on the peo-
pie Of that country to meet the expense Of
crushing the instruction in Gambia.
LONDON, March ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
from Dublin, this evening, state that ireland
is quiet No new Fenian demonstrations are
reported. There has been a great fall Of
snow in Ireland. A number Of Fenians have
been arrested at Limerick. The prisoners,
while on the way to the police barracks, were
cheered by the people.
Placards emanating from the emissaries Of
the !. r. b., have been posted in the streets
Of Cloumel, borough town in both Water
ford and Tipperary counties, forbidding the
people from paying their rents.
vienna, March 13.-Emperor Francis Jo-
seph has given orders for the strengthening
Of the Austrian posts on the Seryian frontier.
BERLIN, March l3.-Herr Munchausen,
premier Of Hanover in the government of
the late King, has challenged Count Won
Bismarck, for words uttered in debate in the
German Parliament.
LONDON, March 13.-The bark George
Washington has been wrecked in storm d
the harbor Of Valencia, Spain.
LIVERPOOL, March l3.-The steamship
China arrived this evening
QUEENSTOWN, March 10 - Noon. - The
steamer China, Capt. Hockey, from Boston
February 81, arrived here early this morning
en- route to Liverpool
LONDON, March 14-Noon.-Consols,9 Oh;
Fries, 30t; Illinois Central, ~; U. s. Five
twenties, 74t.
LIVERPOOL, March l4-Noon.-The cotton
market opens frmer and with continued &C
tivity. Sales to-day will reach 10000 bales.
Middling Uplands, l34; Middling Orleans,
l3s.
Dispatches from Manchester report an i'm
proved feeling and advance in the prices for
goods and yarns.
Corn advanced to 3ss. Cd. California
wheat firm at rs. Sd. Lard, sos. Cd. Tai
low, AS.
LONDON, March l4-Noon-The Fenian
troubles have not altogether ended.
The Government has just dispatched four
gunboats to Dublin, and they will be posted
at different places in the Liffey river.
The Fenians have taken refuge from the
British troops in Wiclow Mountains, a few
miles south Of Dublin where they are perish
ing from the extremely cold weather.
LONDON, March l4-Noon.-Queen Victo.
ria will dispatch her portrait to Mr.. Pea
body, the American philanthropist, some
time next week.
FLORENCE, March 4-Noon.-Nearly one
half Of the Italian elections are to be re.
peated, and the result is exceedingly doubt
full. Gen. Garibaldi is at the head OF the OBJ
position party