The New York herald., 1869-05-31
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The Inman steamship City OF Paris. Captain Ken
nedy, from Liverpool the Goth via Queenston tne
2lst arrived at this port last night She brings de-
tails OF our cable teegrams up to date Of sailing.
The Queen of England Is said TO have written an
autograph letter to the Emperor Napoleon. thank
ing him for the attention shown to the Prince ana
Princess Of Wales during their late stay In Paris.
shocking catastrophe is reported to have oc'
Cured Tuesday, the 18th instant OF the Shetland
Islands. where eighteen men were drowned by the
capsizing OF boat. The unfortunate men leave up
wards OF thirty children destitute
The Paris Gaaii0fs says that the Prince OF Wales,
before leaving Paris, invited the Prince Imperial 10
visit England, and tnat the Emperor Napoleon &C
cepted the invitation.
A letter from Turkey says that some time ago the
Ottoman Bank received lot OF ereenbacks from an
American traveller. which were sent to New York
for negotiation. They have been returned as spuri-
ous and counterfeits and the bank in for several
thousand dollars.
Mr.. Alderman Lyons, who received three letters
threatening his life IN consequence OF his having
called upon Mr. OSullivan to resign the May orally OF
Cork has been fixed upon by the liberal party OF the
city for that office.
M. de Lesseps. on arriving at Marseilles, tried in
vain to persuade the Prefect OF the Bouches du
Rhone to accept his resignation OF the honor OF
being government candidate. Tie afterwards went
to Paris to plead his own cause against himself with
the Minister OF the Interior.
ave belteve,r says the Paris France. "that we are
IN position to state that the Empress excursion to
Egypt In the ensuing autumn has been decided on.
and that her Majesty will be present at the inaugura
tion OF the Suez Canal"
The frequency Of fires in cotton mills in this To-
cality or late has, says the Liverpool Mercury.
aroused strong suspicion that many OF the con-
nagrat0ns are the work of ncendiaries; and this
feeling will be still further strengthened by dis
covery made on Sunday morning, the 16th at stock
port, where three mills were almost simultaneously
ignted. In two Of these cases the fire was plainly
the work Of incendiaries.
NJ Henri Brisson, the candidate who retired in
favor of M. Jules Ferry has resigned his post on the
stafr or the Paris Temps, in consequence OF M.
Nefrtzer's hesitation to declare for M. Baacel
The Paris correspondent Of the London Daily
Ne,cs mentions that by way OF precauti0n the guard
at the Tuieries has been increased by 500 men, who
sleep fully accoutred and with their loaded Chasse-
pots close at hand The troops, too have been kept
to their barracks.
The Illustration OF Paris publishes an engraving
OF . great spreading tree near Cairo, under which,
according to tradition, Joseph and Mary and the
infant Jesus took shelter during the night into
Egypt. The tree, which stands on ground belonging
TO the Isthmus Of Suez Canal Company. was marked
to be cut down. but the Empress Eugene has pur-
chased 1t standing, aud now pays keeper to
watch It.
A German Roman Catholic newspaper, the
De1tsches YOtks0loft, makes some rather useful an
nouncements regarding certain new plans on the
subject OF education which, it says, are just now in
great favor in Rome. 1t is proposed, told, to
establish Episcopal special schools in Germany for
the education OF priests and in this way, by put
ting out Of their power to attend the University to
destroy the Catholic theological faculties In the Ger
man universities.