The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-02
FOREIGN NEWS.

GAhIS, q une Napoleon. on hi
return from Chalons 10 July, il i,
said. will 60 to Muchiuich.
The Gazette Des Tribune says. off
cially, that only twelve among ths
prisoners arrested for completely il
the regicide plot will be brought be
| fore the High Court; the others viii
be discharged.
The American and EDglish resi-
/ dents of Tours have for aarded theil
congratulations TO the Emperor, in hi
escape from the plot.
1t is reported that Prince Imperial
will soon be afhanced.
LONDON, June 1.-The sculIipa
match between Kelly and Sadler Il
fixed for July 14th. at New Castle.
Cyrus Redding. tae author. died to
dav; eyed eighty five years.
King Craft won the Derby.
LONDON. June 1.-The steamers
DonaD, Adho, City of Cork and Hi
beruian arrived out.
The mail steamer Lisbon, from Rio
Janeiro. brings advices that the su-
lar and cotton crops of Brazil
promise to be excellent.
The Derby of this year has not been
exceeded by any of its predecessors
The race was exciting, closely contest
ed, and the result was uuexpected
At sunset yesterday. the people com
menced moving 10 the scene, aud up
to noon to-day, the roads to the Downs
were filled with streams of people on
foot, on horseback and in carriages.
All morning the London highway was
packed almost solid for four miles
from the race course, with vehicles eff
every description The scene from
the grand stand. just before the start
was one of unusual splendor, fringe
OF carriages five to ten deep, lined the
entire circuit. and hundreds of thous-
ands of spectators were crowded be-
tween them and the course.
Present on the grand stand were
the Prince and Princess of Wales.
and the King of Belgium. attended
by large and brilliant throng Of no
bility and aristocrscy; also, many
members of the Parliament. Cabinet,
Ministers, representatives of the
bench. and persons eminent In all
the departments of public life. The
course was cleared By mounted DO
licemen with much difficulty, but not
far from the appointed time the horses
were brought out. The excitement
of the spectators was wrought up to
the highest pitch by the appearance
Of fifteen horses, entered for the race.
Macgreeor, the favorite, was tremend-
uously cheered.
All being ready, good start was
obtained, and the horses dashed away.
AS Macgregor began 10 fall behind,
the greatest astoBishment was mani
tested. When Kingscrsft took the
advance, the excitement was intense,
and reached its hight when he came
In winning, with Palmerston, second,
and Muster close behind. The race
had hardly ended, when a drenching
shower fell, which lasted but few
moments, and was succeeded by bright
sunshine: Kingscraft won the race
IN two minutes and forty five seconds;
distance. one mile and half.
Dispatches from Athens state that
the investigation into the late massa-
ere is progressing in the Court of In
gury, which is in session daily. Ex-
Prime Minister Eautzas was sum-
moDed before the Court and subjected
to rigid examination as TO his own
course and the action of the Govern
mcnt before and after tho tragedy.
The testimony is not made public.
The last surviving member of the
band of bTigands who peTpetrated the
slaughter, has been captured.
BERLIN, June 1.-Count Bismarck
is at Ems in Nassau, in company with
King William.
The elections for Deputies to the
North German Parliament will be
held about the middle of September,
and those for members of the Prus-
sian Diet sooa after.
GENEVA, June Ia large number
of italian refugees have collected on
the border. The Swiss Government
has taken active measures to prevent
their departure. Notwithstanding
this, few have succeeded in eluding
the authorities. near Como, and en-
tered Lombardy. Troops have been
dispatched in pursuit.
CoNsTANTIEoPLE, June 1. The
fearful vindictiveness of the native
Christians in Roumiia, Turkish Prov
ince, against the Jewish population,
eliminated on Sunday. 10 a whole
sale butchery of the Jews by the
Christians. Thousands of men, wo-
men and children were dragged from
their houses and slaughtered. The
work of slaughter still goes on in the
interior.
The authorities have made no
movement TO check it. The Chris
tians took advantage of the absence
of reigning Prince Charles, and at a
preconcerted signal. began the total
determination of their enemies.