The Portland daily press., 1869-01-18
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B GREAT BRITAIN.
LONDON, Jan 16.-Charles Dickens publishes
card IN the London papers this orning de,
nylng the story of the recent death of his
brothers widow in Chicago. Mr.. Dickens says
that lady is still alive and well, residing in
England, and never was in Chicago. He him
self Is the trustee of her estate under settle
ment. - - 81
The final signing of the treaty for the settle
ment of the Alabama claims has elected favor
able comments from nearly all the London pa
pers to-day.
A meeting of those favoring the ballot in
Parliamentary elections was held in this city
last evening. Able speeches were made by
Wilmer Gibson, Chas. Buxton, Edward Beals,
and Others. The assemblage was large and
much enthusiasm was manifested.
....-2 ITALY.
FLORENCE, Jan. The riots occasioned by
the attempts to collect the mill tax have been
resumed recently in various parts of the king
dom. The country to-day, however, is tran
gull. The military force has been used freely
for the suppression of these disorders. TWEEN
ty SIX Of the rioters have been killed and
wounded.
~ FRANCE.
PARIS, Jan. 16.-Another session of the con-
ference was held to-day, for the purpose of af-
fording an opportunity to the members TO sign
the declaration of its opinion.
The Public OF this evening says the declara-
ton asks of Greece, in the interests of Euro
pean peace, to suppress the bands and vessels
intended for incursons into the neighboring
States OF the Ottoman Empire, and counsels
Turkey to withdraw her utimatum. 1t con-
cludes by expressing hopes of aDeedy renew
al OF diplomatic relations between Turkey and
Greece. r...
PARIS, Jan. 1.-THE Turkish Minister has
agreed to the main points of the settlement
proposed by the conference, but awaits instruc-
tons from Constantinope before signing the
resolves of that body. M. Rangabe, the rep
resentative of Greece, has informed M. Lava
lette, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs,
that his instructions from the Government at
Athens are delayed in consequence of the in
terruption of the telegraph.
PARIS, Jan. 17-Evening THE conference is
on the point of closing its sessions 1t recon-
mends Greece to accept so much of the Turk
lsh ultimatum as relates to Cretan affairs, and
20 refer the case of the officer at SYRIA to the
decision OF the Courts, and promises that Tur-
key will withdraw the last point of her ulti-
matum touching the observance of interna-
tional law. The conference maintains the
policy OF strict non-interventon.
. L8a. 30 SPAIN.
MADRID, Jan. 16.-The elections in this city
and greav majority of the provincial towns
have been carried by the Government candi-
dates. sF
MADRID, Jan. 1.-THE additional reinforce
ments for the army in Cuba will soon sail I'M
der Gen. Palace.
GERMANY
BREMEN, Jan. LEON the LIST of February
proxlmo the money order system between the
large towns of North Germany and the United
States will be inaugurated. The plan is to re-
celve payments at the post offices in the North
German Union and the United States and
issue orders for the same on the agents Of the
North German Lioyds, the amounts to be linn.
tied to about fifty dollars.
liha --la. II. GREECE. -E
PARIS Jan. 17-Evening.- The latest advices
from Athens show that preparations for war
are actively going on in all parts of Greece.
The banks of Athens have loaned the Gov
eminent 100000 forms for war purposes.
y .-o TURKEY AND PERSIA.
LONDON, Jan. 7-Evening.-Dispatche
from the East report that difficulty has arisen
between Turkey and Persia. Disturbances
broke out upon the eastern frontier of Asatic
Turkey, between the Persian and Turks, which
have led to the withdrawal of the ambassador
OF the Porte from Teheran. Since these &C.
eurrences Persia has been massing troops on
her northwestern frontier f-zlrH :