The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-25
FOREIGN NEWS.

LONDON April Z3.--Ihe Time
hints that the Grecien Government
is responsible for the capture Of for
eigners so near its capital, especially
when these foreigners are member:
of foreign legation.
Several communications appeared
in the English papers lately, written
BY Americans, correcting the mis-.
statements of the Edinburgh ReUielt
touching the ballot in the United
States. r.a sa4o1r afa # 8t 1o
Sugar brokers complain bitterly Of
the ruinous effects of the low and
sudden remission of sugar duties.
Many houses bought their. stocks
when the current price was 80 or 40
shillings per hundred weight for No.
20, Dutch standard, and when he
budget was presented to the House
of Commons recommending a reduc-
ton Of duties on sugar, prices sud-
denly fell to 30 shillings, at which
! figures it now stands. 1a g u
I The Spectator { Whig organ), says
anarchy in Ireland and England is
/ tae alternative of the passage of the
land bilh u Hs. aoa5gI- sao35
! Lord Penseanee declined to post
none the Mordaunt divorce case be-
VI md next Wednesday. Hodt De .srr
I q he recent Fenian panic in this
.citv vas occasioned by the filing Of
| in form Nation with the chief of police,
that I Nrge number of Fenians re-
Gently ar, Tyed from America for in
I,eendiarv a, "a other unlawful purpoy
SEES. and th at together with other
buildings the ofi.se of the Times and
Pail Nall Gazette had been threat
ened with destruction by them. The
protection asked for was accordingly
The Trustees of the Peabody fund
have declint'd to purchase the Magda
len Hospital.
PARIS, April 23.-A proclamation
from the Emperor to the. people will
appear tomorrow, in the Journal
O6fciel. The journal Oficiel Monday
will contain manifests signed by all
the Ministers. Both these docu
ments viii be placaraed throughout
the empire 1t is reported that the
Emperor. in his procIama ton, ex-
plains the motives which havo led
him to submit to the people liberal
reforms since 1860. He asserts that
it is not the design to- make a vain
show Of power but to establish the
government on solid foundations, aud
to render sure and peaceful the
transmission of the crown. It is also
reported that the ministerial mani
festo will merely announce the adbe-
sion of the Cabinet to the Emperor,s
proclamation. afs- .trI
: In all the districts of Paris the
former electoral and Democratic com
,-,sRkaoc ho.an voforvuoI
The MoaiteHr, the organ of the \
Left Centre, comes out in favor Of
voting gafirmatively, and the Erancais,
also Che organ of the Left Centre,
au.ouuces that many members of
that party havs resolved to vote no.
because their adhesion Is reqnastad
to the Sendtus CoRslltuDl, as well as
to. the proposed reforms. ~ ~
The LLniUersel, the Montaine jour
nal, says it has not yet taken a de-
cided position IN regard to the PIE
bisoite, because it wishes to ascertain
first what will become of the unsatis-
factory points now visible IN that
measure. -er rf efTgo oeT.
PARIS, April 23.-The Journal Of
fcieE contains the imperial decree
calling upon the fsople of the nation
to accept or reject the project of the
following PIebiscisatnt: aa- Difs
On the 9th prox., the people will
approve the liberal refegms which
have been effected In the eenstitu-
tion since 1860 by the Emperor, with
the concurrence of the great Iegisla-
tive bodies of the State, and ratify the
sSea0tus Consulta1n of April %, 1870. /
Other parts of the decree contain
I.-~aks0v, fnw @hn .
The ballot boxes will be opened at 6
O'Clock In the morning, and remain
open until in the evening. The cnn-
vass eff votes will commence IN the
morning, after the close of the ballot
ing. The form of vote will be " Yes /"
or Is No" The legal electors OF the
army and navy will vote at their ple ee
of garrison or residences at the time
of election. The returns of the. vote
In each department will be canvassed
in public session by three Counsellors
General, to be appointed by the Pre-
fects of the departments. The gen.
eral returns from all the departments
will bG fiua lly canvassed In the Corps
Le9iSE0tif The decree is signed by
all the Eiristers, and bears date
April 23d. 41 gatl5Ig 5Ea
This is followed by another decree
containing directions relative to vOt-
ing French naturalized citizensin All
giers; following this again, the text of
the Se7dtuS Cog2Sulttnt, fixing the
Constitution of the Empire, as voted
by the Senate at tae session of April
10th, authorizing assemblies for the
discussion of the new Constitution
These assemblies will hold sessions
from the 23d of April to the Sd of
May, and every eIector without re-
gard to precinct or department where
he may be at the time, will have
right to participate in the deIibera. !.
tions. The circular, while it permits
the use of advertisements and pla-
cards treating of the Constitution. al
lows the new Projects the use of no
litical piaeards, and recommends to
the Projects to leave to the electors,
under conditions of respect for law
and public order, the broadest lati-
tude for the discussion of political
opinions.
A Committee of Eegitimists. yester-
day, agreed TO vote against the PIE
biscitunI.
Prof. BorelIi, at Marsellaise, has
discovered new planet. -
CoNsrANTINoPLE, April 23-An
American manifesto, relative to the
Ecumenical Council, which was is
sued on the Church In this city, was
torn down by Turkish mob yester-
day. A serious riot being imminent,
the police were called to preserve or
der.
VIENNA, April 23.-There is
strong movement in Tyrol for seces-
sion from the Roman Church. in case