The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-01-31

s ult on the m1rtello tower ut Duncannon, on
3londay niehs have beea received. After I've :
ceiyine the Arst dive OF the GARRISON the attack
.ys part, retired bat did not leil,ss the field
TbeT waited until they were lar4e'y increased
ftDm the crowds who 3eener 20 b.. hear 81
hand and again advanced upon the rower be-
Inning general discharge OF firearms By
which one Of the garrison was Wounded
When the assGilanis had almost reached the
foot OF the tower the troops again fred and
TWO men were seen 10 "a ]. The crowd theu
fell back and disappeared in the dark ness.
The two men who We're shot we've carried off
by their companions, and 1t is not known
whether they We're wounded killed. The
affair has caused great excitement in Wexford
County No arrests have yet been made, but
the govelnmen is using every method TO dis
cover the leaders OF the assault.
The debate on the new law proposed by the
government for The regulation of the press
commented in the Corps Legislatif this after
n6oa. @
i f fsFstss FRANCE. .s4e
PARIS, Jan. 29.-The bill for the re0rganiza.
ton of the army, having passed the Corps Leg
islatif, came 'eiore the Senate this week and
gave rise to an Interesting discussion. NJ. Mi
ichel Cheyalier,sin powerful speech, opposed
the bill. He took strong grounds in favor Of
peace for France, and on those grounds ar
sued against the measure. He SAID France
should maintain close relations with the neigh
boring European powers, all Of whom should
unite to resist the Empire of Russia and Re.
publican America, notions which, in the ex.
traordinary geowth of their territory, power
and ambition, threatened to OyarshadoW the
world. Marshal Neil, speaking for the gov
ernment, supported the bill. He replied to
the arguments addressed against the bill by
NJ Chevaller, declaring the grounds on which
thy rested untenabe. As tor the fears ex-
pressed by NJ. Cbevaler in regard to Russia,
they were absurd. Such views were refuted
by every event in Europe since the war in
the Crmea. The debate ended yesterday eve
ntng, wien the vote was taken and the bill
passed
Ii is now considered certain that the Gener.
al Council of The Roman Catholic Church, pre-
parationS for calling which were made some
TINS ago by Pope Plus x. confided to special
meeting OF seveen cardinals, will assemble at
Rome in November next.
PRUSSIA. ,st.sgaf
LONDON, Jan. %. The policy recently adopt-
ed by Prussia Oh the Roman question, and on
her agreement with France in the treatment
OF that subject. has caused surprise; but an
explanation of this course Is found in tile fact
that in sustaining tn. temporal power of the
Pope the Prussian Government finds a pow
erinl mes as OF coneiliating its Catholic sub.
Jeces and or strengthening its influence over
the Catholic States of South Germany.
, BERLIN, fJan.E 29lEyenfas .-General Carl
Sehurz, who, ision Il special mission from the
United States, has a. rived In this city. and
was THIS afternoon received by Count Won Bis
marca. ga q %.
& lsaa fEa - DENMARK. tff.
-CoPESaAGf2s, dan. s29--Eye ming In the
LandstnIng, or upper House of the RigSdax
to-day, the treaty concluded with the United
Stftes for the sale of the Danish Islands in the
West Indies was ratified by unanimous vote,
This completes the action OF Denmark ia re.
gard TO the treaty. aa', .'aass eE5.s-t,sTgs.. i
q bae E1ets 4-dio ir4 1faLY.G .-,.. =
~ an mt +
pewspapesB SAYS. that "a ss,ecia! agent of the
Re sidsnt of the, United Sta es has arrived at
Rome on a select mission to the Pope and
that he VIII be supported by Admiral .Farra.
gut, whose fret Is hourly expected at Naples.
anu whose arrival in Rome is looked for at an
early day. No Information is given as to the
eaafaeter or object of the mission upon which
the American agent has been sent.
.NFLoRENcEs Jau. 81 Eyenin g-The intrigues
u the urbonh,ts IN Naples are causing much
disquiet here.
a. I.QNDoS. JAM s9s--Ehe interilaI eaniition of
LIZ " IS oecorpinS or, tical. Hears are enter
ta'ned that q coK2 dstat Is contemplated at
Florence. us believed at Paris that the re-
iations bstweenithe French and Italian Coy
Observation-Disclosures cordial as they have been :
FALL OF THE SIDE OF MOUNT vEsUvIus-Ioss
, $50 = OF ILFE.e
New YoRK, Ians Ea0-rhe following is q
special to the Herald:
EJ4Gplss, ,laaa % .vaas london 29th.4The efup-
ton OF Mount Eesuvius which has continued
with greater or less Intensity since its occur
We hes-hl 4tae ~pas6- year, has illuminated, if l
may 50 term il, in an unusual and very fatal
catasttoPh6 Yesterday evening the eide of
ao5aat Isesqyius lying right opposite to the
gate OF Castsllo ,Npovo, one OF the fortifica-
ton of thiscity, SITUATED between the Royal
palace sand the sea, fell tumbIing outward.
The detached portion, buried several houses
built. in the lviufnity ana overwhelmed car.
rlages and other conveyanees passing on the
ANYWAY at the moment. The scene IL mel.
in the neishborhood Of the volcano is filed
With rochs and EARTH Which but lately formed
part soT the, mopntain,l This extraordinary
event has also been attended with oonsidera-7
bic loss of iife, but t1e Number OF persons
killed has not yet been ascertained. 's.,T'-,I