American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-08-14
FROM EUROPE.
THE pRUssIAN BUDGET.

nance, will be able to show in his forth
coming budget that the revenue of Prus
sia will exceed the expenditures, and
the Government will not be under the
necessity Of proposing any new tax.
MILITARY TREATY.
The City of Hamburg has agreed to
sign a military treaty with Prussia.
THE SUFFERING cRETANs.
PARIS, August 8.-The French squad
ron which sailed recently for Gambia to
relieve the suffering families of the Cre>
tans took on board 1900 refugees, most,
ly women, children and old men, and
conveyed them to place of safety.
TIE RUSSIAN LOAN.
The Russian loan being more readily
taken on Bourse than was at first expec.
tea its success may now be said to be
established here.
THE ISLAND OF ST. THOMAS.
LONDON, Evening, August Sit
positively denied in Copenhagen that the
Government Of Denmark has any inten,
tion of entering into negotiations for the
sale of the Island of st. Thomas This
denial is rendered necessary by the pres,
ence in that city of Senator Doolittle, Of
the United States, who was reported to
be bearer of propositions from the Amer
lean Government for the purchase of the
Island.
THE REFORM BILL DISCUSSED.
LONDON, August 9, A MA long
and exciting debate was had in the
House of Commons to night on the Re-
form bill, which had been returned from
the House of Lords. Amendments had
been made in the upper House modify
ing lodger copy hold and lease hold fran
chise allowing use of voting papers and
comforting franchise upon under grades
of universities, all of which were rejec-
ted, but another amendme providing
for the representation of minorities was
agreed to,
THE BRIGHTON RACES.
LONDON, Augu 8.-The Brighton
races concluded to day. The Beenniat
stakes were won by Trocadero, and the
Brighton Club stakes by Red Cap.
TROOPS TO BE SENT To CANADA.
LONDON, August 9.-The Govern
ment will Immediately dispatch a large
body of troops to Canada to repel threat.
ened Fenian invasions from the United
States.
CHURCH RITES BILL REJECTED.
In the House of Lords last evening
the bill TO abolish church rites was re-
jected by a large majority
FRENCH OCCUPATION OF COCHIN CHINA
PARIS, August 9.-Dispatches receiv
ed here confirm the previous announce
ment of the occupation of three provin>
ses of Cochin China by the French
! forces.
DEATH OF THE EX QUEEN OF NAPLES.
LONDON, August .. Dispatches re.
ceived here announce the death of Marie
Sophie Amelia, daughter of Maximilian
Joseph, Duke of Bavaria, and ex-Queen n
of Naples.
FEAT Full RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
LONDON, August GA terrible rail
road casualty occurred at Bray Head
Wicklow County, Ireland, to day. The
Express train from Dublin for Wicklow
when at the above named loca(ity,ran of
the track and eight passenger coaches
we're .precipitated into the Sea. The
railroad at that point runs along the
summit of high bluff The loss of life
was frightful. Only one person in the
whole train man named Morris, es'
capped alive.
CHOLERA AT PALERMO.
FLORENCE, Augest l0.-Dispatches state
that the cholera is raging with considerable
violence at Palermo.
TREATY OF PEACE CONCLUDED.
ST.. PETERSBURG, August l0.-The war
between Russia and Bokhara has ternina'
ted. A treaty of peace was concluded yes
terday.
THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
LONDON. August 10 Later dispatches
| from the scene of the recent railway acci-
dent at Brayhead, indicate that the first ac'
count was greatly exaggerated. Only Q
portion of the train left the track /, three
coaches were pre:ipitated into the sea, anC
four persons killed outright, and many dan
gerously injured. Nearly everybody on
the train was killed or injured.
INSULT TO MINISTER NORRIS.
PARIS, August 10.-The Turkish Admi
raj recently foreibly took dispatch from 4
servant Of the United States Minister resi-
dent at Constantinople, Edward Jay Morris
1t is reported that Mr.. Morris has since laiC
the case before the Turkish Government anC
demanded redress for the outrage. TIL,
reply of the Sublime Porto has not trans
pired.
THE swATARA oRDRED TO CRETE.
LONDON, August l0.-The United States
war steamer Swatara has been ordered t.
Crete.
RICHMOND.
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