The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-08-26
Foreign Intellie ence.

At an early hour on the morning of the
9th, daring the session of the English
Parliament, great excitement was caused
by loud explosion in the building. Search
was instituted, and a Tin case, which had
contained powder picked up on terrace
near by. Not much damage was done
There were no arrests, and the affair was
involved in mystery.
Snow fell in the neighborhood of Mons
treal on the 9th inst.
Two hundred and twenty recruits
from Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky joined
the Cuban insurgents on the 28 ult. They
took with them arms, ammunition, and a
large supply of camp equipage.
According to recent reports, the crops in
Canada, in point of yield, have never be-
fore been equaled.
Keinforcements of 10000 men will be
sent from Spain to Cuba in September.
The Spanish Cortes will assemble in Octo-
Der, when the first business will be the
election of King. A Madrid telegram of
the 9Th states that nine Cariists, who had
been taken prisoners at Martialegro, were
shot on the spot by order of the officer
commanding the Government troops. The
act caused great teEs ton in Madrid.
Several parties of Car.lsts, led by priests,
had been defeated and dispersed.
The race between the Harvard and Ok
ford crews will come off on Wednesday,
Aug 25.
A Montreal evening paper of the Ilrh
says it has positive information that prep
arations are progressing for Fenlan raid,
the 5th of September next, from the di-
rections of Malone and Buffalo.
The British Parliament was prorOgued
on the llth, by Royal Commission. The
Queen message congratulates Parliament
on the passage of the Irish Church bill,
their lahors on the subject of bankruptcy
and imprisonment for debt, and the pro.
visions of the Endowed School bill. She
trusts the measure for the purchase and
management of the teegraphs By the State
may prove worthy sequel to the system
OF cheap postage.
Gen. Prim was in Paris on the 18th.
Before leaving Madrid lie Jeff orders that
all rebels captured with arms in their hands
should be shot on the spot.
The English Parliament will reassemble
on the 18th of October.
The London Times of the 18th publishes
letter from Madrid, wh reof the follow
ing is an extract: Spain cannot be In
worse state. A change must come, unless
the rulers are prepared for revolution. The
treasury Is empty and 1t is impossible to
collect taxes, and there is popular ciscon>
tent everywhere. Prim and his colleagues
have no easy times ahead.
Paris, Aug. 81.
La France Of to day says: ''Cuba is
lost to Spain, and the wisest thing Spain
can do is to take advantage OF the present
situation
Mr. Jefferson Davis is in Paris, and in
very poor health. He doubts that he will
ever be we'll enough to leave tha. city
Should lie recover sufficiently to be able to
travel, he intends to spend the autumn in
Cauada, and the winter in Mississippi
Havana, July the 25.
The Spanish troops at Bara Cosa cap
tured and shot sixty rebels.
Key West, July "a.
Admiral Hoff reached Santiago de ca ba
on the 18th inst. He made a thorough ex
animation of the circumstances attending
the murder Of the Americans The Gov,
ernor stated that he could not resist the
clamor of the volunteers for the blood, and
consented to their execution on the ground
OF the late Captain General Dulce' procla-
nation declaring the fiiibusters pirates
Admiral Hotf severely condemned their ex
ecuton without trial and made a sharp
protest against it. The Governor agreed
to allow prisoners to be tried in the future,
but issued orders TO the troops not to bring
any more in, but to kill them On tho spot.