The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-07
FOREIGN NEWS.

LONDON, MaTc1 5-Ibe Saturday
Reviel0 says that the repression Of
lawlessness in Ireland should precede
any legislation.
An able Communication on the
Irish question appears In the Times
Of to-day, occupying nearly a page.
The writer analyses and justlfes the
Irish Land Bill ss a noble and COM
prehensive measure. 1t points out
the defects of the bill aud shows that
they may be easily remedied.
The Spectator ridicules the choice
Of the Duke of Richmond, as the
leader of the Tories in the House of
Lords.
The Times reviews and discourages
the attempts to build a ship caRal
across the Isthmus of Darien.
Managers of the inland steamship
Co., have sent out a great many
vessels to cruise in search of the City
of Boston.
Heavy easterly gales have prevail
ed around the coasts recently, and it
sells are off Ireland unable to
make the English ports.
Officials of the Channel Squadron
just on the point of leaving Lisbo for
Bsyal. have been instructed to keep
q sharp lookout for the missing steam
er.
There has been no further advance
in premium at the underwriters.
Another splendid contest at bill
lizards occurred at the Seymour Hotel
between MIR. Cook, champion, and
II. ID. Stanley, champion, Cook hav-
ing made one break of 512 points and
167 successive spot strokes.
Mr.. Gladstone to day received a
deputation of Irish people on the
subject of the land bill now before
Parliament, and in response to their
address he promised every necessary
modification In the details of Ibe bill.
Apropos of the City of Boston, the
journals to-day cite the case of
the Washington, which was out four
weeks, with a broken rudder, in 1866,
but came into port safe at last.
HAVANA, March 5.-The Captain
General and Iutendente Santos have
lately discovered new aud important
frauds in the collection of customs
and other new schemes for robbing
the Government.
Seomara, the assassin of Green
walth, was. this morning, found guilty
of murder and sentenced to be exc
outed this afternoon.
The insurgent Colonel Menoze and
Captain Mairano Madrigal and thir-
teen others have been killed during
the engagements with the Spaniards
in the CeDco Villas District.
HAVANA, March 5-ConsuI Gener-
al Biddle has taken full charge of the
u. s. Consulate.
The assassinSeamoriee was executed
this P. NJ, In presence of the detaeh-
ments from every volunteer battalion
In the city and vicinity.
PARIS, March 5.-An official note
has been published denying the state
ment in the MoRiteur, that the prison.
ers who were arrested during the
recent troubles were compelled to
remain in confinement twenty days
without wing an examination. The
note say hat all those prisoners
were daily interrogated, but they re-
fused to answer as to s%e conspiracy,
and were therefore imprisoned for
contumaoy.
OF the Eve hundred persons ar
rested, seventy, so far, remain in Gus
tody, all on serious charges.
MADRID, March S.-Duke Pensieur
arrived yesterday. He entered the
city amid the firing of guns, ringing
of bells, and great enthusiasm by the
people. He will soon settle here def-
nitely, with his family.
PARIS. March 5.-The official jour
| nal publishes a decree granting per-
mission to the Government to lay a
second cable from Ahe shores OF
France to Algiers. This is accepted
as an established fact that all monop-
oily in the ocean cable is abolished.
BRUSSELS, March 5.-A new postal
treaty between Belgium and the Uni.
ted States, which reduces ocean post
age to one-half the present rates, has
been ratified by the former Govern.
ment.
MADRID, March 6.--It is officially
announced that the Duke of Mont
pensier was received with ovation on
his return to this city. In the Cortei
/ VG6ACGua1a OC1CA "a Il AAAA ROSAtAsNAJ
denied that a coup de etdt was intend
ed in favor of the Duke. Election oi
members to the Cortes, has so far re
suited in favor of the Government.
CoNsFANTINoPLE, March 6. - The
Turkish Government abolished the
collection of tolls from vessels passing
through Bosphorus. Merchantmen
are no longer subjected to delay anC
visitation during passage.
PARIS, March 5-Great uneasinesi
by the friends of the University o.
France, on the account of certain
clerical projects on extraordlnary
cause have been constituted with NJ
Guziot as chairman to guard the in
terest Of the University.