Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-09

SFHphte0lly Is0tated-The steamer
Dacta EeaN-The Chteftain'' Ca
nard - Panic ON Account Of the
Dr0ught-The1 Indian Cable-FemaIe
MasqueradeK s-The Author Of " Lo-
thafr'' to be n Peer, &c.
LONDON, June 9-The cable between Eng
land and Ireland, which was recently broken.
has not yet been repaired, and messages TO and
from America are necessarily delayed. Nearly
all the business il transacted by the way of the
French line, and Ireland is Geographically iso-
lated from the rest of Europe.
There seems to- be no doubt that the re-
ported loss of the Dacia was concocted
in America, bv designing persons TO influence
the market price OF West India cable shares.
This is strengthened by the fact, generally
known, that the steamer belonged to Sir Charles
Bright, who is one of the origiBators and active
members OF the new company. The insurance
on the Dacia and her cargo is f2J0, 900 sterling.
Dispatches have been received here from the
United States inquiring as 10 the truth of the
telegram sent from here, TO the effect that the
steamer Chieftain had recently sailed hence for
Cuba, to be used In the interest of the inSur-
gents. 1t is proper to state that, after diligent
inquiry, no one can be found who has heard of
the occurrence.
The alarm among the farmers at the continued
dry weather almost amounts TO panic.
Communication with Bombay by way OF the
new cable is completed. Dispatches from India
ofto-day's date have been received.
Right Hon; Thomas o'Hagan, Lord Chancel-
lor OF Ireland, has been created Baron O'Hagan.
Some female masqueraders have recently
been arrested here and indicted for felony.
1t Is said thai Disraeli is about to retire from
politics. He will be raised to a peerage.
The Morning Telegraph reports that Mr..
Douglass, the owner of the American yacht
Sappho, declines TO compete for the Prince of
Males' cup on the 2lth instant. MIR. Ashbury's
Cambria has been entered.
The Britannia arrived at Moville to-day, on
the way to Glasgow.
The American dollars brought by the steam
ship Scandinavian sold at 5S& per ounce.
The Contest for the Spanish Throne
The Majority Rule Adopted.
MADRID, June 9.-The question of a future
monarch for Spain occupied the sessions OF the
Constituent Cortes yesterday. A motion was
made that King be elected by direct vote
was rejected. Atlength proposition requiring
the candidate TO receive majority equal TO one
half Of the whole number Of Deputies, was
carried by a vote Of 13S to 12i This is regarded
as having utterly destroyed the chances of Duke
de Montpensier, as we'll as Of all other candi-
dates who have thus far been named. None of
these will be able to get 1T9 votes, the number
required by the passage of this resolution.
There is much excitement among all classes of
people. General Prim made a personal ex-
planation. He quoted from a dispatch of
tie Philadelphia correspondent OF the
London Times relating to his (Prim's) connec-
tien With the proposed Cuban Junta. He pro-
nOunced the dispatch a malicious invention.
There had been no negotiations between him
and the American government, and between
him and English capitalists, as stated In the
dispatch.
The Great Fire i'm CONFERENCE.-The
SEQ Lives LOst-7.O0O Buildings De-
200 Worth of Prop
perty Burned.
CONsTANTINoPLR, June 9.-The great fire in
the Pera district has been fully subdued and
something like order reigns again. ACCORDING
to a careful oannt nuar bllildiurs ,f All
soris saye been destroy Sed. Many OF HEST were
the best in the city. The loss OF life greatly ex
ceeded the estimate made some DAYS ago. The re-
mains of $50 human beings have been discovered
thus far, and it Is supposed this number repre-
sents half of the actual loss of life. The total
loss caused 10y the fire is computed roughly at
t5,oC0,O0o sterling. The English underwriters
suffer heavy loss. The archives of the British
embassy were saved. The American Church of
times, and is considerably damaged but the
Gobelin tapestry gift of the Empress Eugenie.
with which the church was decorated, was saved
unharmed.
Suppression Of the InsurrectiOn nj
Laccs. Italy.
FLORENCE, June 9.-The insurrection at Luc-
ca is summarily quelled. The former disorder
was confined to fifty-four ruffians who seized
the arms belonging to the military school in that
city. The whole party were soon after cap
tured and taken care of.
The Bank of France
PARIS, June 9-The bullion on hand al the
Bank of France has increased $4,000 francs
since last Thursday.
The Cholera I'm India.
BOMBAY, June 9-The cholera is making
ravages in different parts OF India. at Madras
the disease is particularly violent