The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-19
Foreign Annirs.

MADRID, April IA directory is said to have
been formed, the members being Prim, Serrano
and Olozaga
MADRID, April 1S.-The building of gunboats
for service in the waters of Cuba is going on
with great expedition, and it is expected they
will be completed and ready to sail before the
end of June.
Differences have arisen in the Cabinet in
regard to the customs, and it is probable that
Figueroa, Minister ofsFinance, and other mem
bers of the Government, will resign in cOnse
quence of the disagreement
1t is reported that Prince Frederick Charles
of Prussia and the Duke of Luxembourg will be
put forward candidates for the throne of
Spain.
PARIS, April 17.-The Corps Legislatif to-day
was a scene of wild excitement NJ. Thers, in
a speech, denounced what is called the CONNER
cial liberty of France as like the political liber-
ties-a farce. These words occasiOned a heated
dispute between the President and Thiers, which
threatened to break up the session, but it was
finally appeased. NJ. Querier demanded that
the regulation of commercial treaties be treated
in the Corps Legislatif instead of by the Grown
FLORENCE, April T.-The Duke of Aosta
will visit Lisbon.
ROME, April 17.-Napoleon has ordered the
evacuation of Rome by the French troops in the
month of June
VIENNA April 17.-The Emperor Francis Jo-
seph, by an autograph decree, has named Count
Edward de Tuape President of the Cis-Lithua-
nian Ministry or Council of the Empire.
LISBON, April ia military rising is feared
in Oporto and the strictest precautions have
been takea by the Government.
BRUssELs, April IA strike among the mi
ners at Mons occurred yesterday, and much
rioting and alarm prevailed.
HAVANA, April 17.-Dates from the City of
Mexico to April 10 have been received. The
session of the Mexican Congress was opened on
the 1st instant The speech of Juarez un-
important. The speech of Lomus, the Speaker
of the House, anmadverted severely upon the
course of the Mexican journals and the public
tn m hers nj
Congress on account of their action there He
declared such charges unfounded and insulting
The following laws have been submitted tc
Congress:-To levy Il tax upon wines; TO substi-
tute stamps for stamped paper; to abolish GUS
toms duties in the interior; to tax arabe.lands
and to issue $1S, 600, 600 of paper currency.
Charges have been preferred in the Congress
against the Minister of War for his action in the
Pueba and Yucatan affairs, which are SAID tC
have been cowardly assassinations, Colonel
Caballos, who commanded during the disturb
ances in Yucatan, has also been indicted. MIN
lister Romero presented to Congress an able
financial report, approved Dy the rest OF Che
Ministry, except Lerdo de TeJada, who mad ln'
fuenced the tools of Juarez against 1t.
1t was expected they would procure the taDllne
of the report by Congress. The Treasury delcl
is S9,5OOOO0 Congress will suspend certain
articles of the constitution in order To warrant q
vigorous prosecution of robbers which means tC
execute bandits or suspected persons without
trial. The American Colonel Mayors is still held
in prison. Lerdo de Ielada declares he is KEEP
in Jail purposely, as he affords fine opportunity
TO snub Americans in the treatment of one O
their countrymen.
1t was expected the Sinaloa revolutionist
would declare in favor of the annexation o
Mexico to the United States. Other Northern
st tes are said to be ready for the same course
The reports of quarrel between Ministe
Rosecrans and Juarez are unfounded.
general crisis in the affairs of the Govern
ment is imminent.
The revolution in Sinaloa has increased
Jesus Garcia, at the head of 1000 men, has pro
nOunced against the Government
The Panama Railroad Company's steamer Sal
Salvador is engaged in inspecting the ports O
Tehuantepec.
HAVANA, April 17.-General Buceta arrive
here to-day. In honor of the Catalonian yolur
teers, now hourly expected from Spain, archs