The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-11
FOREIGN NEWS.

PARIR, April 9.-For some time
past placards have been posted about
| on dead walls and elsewhere in pub
| lie places Of the city, inviting all
Workmen of Paris to refuse to pay
their rents for month, and join Ia a
general strike, on Sunday. the 10th
inst. The city authorities are taking
measures to repress the threatened
disorders tomorrow, but the news
papers make light of the whole mat
ter.
The crisis was continued this even
ing, In the ministerial council, with
report to de6nate reply in the mat
ter of PlebiscitHnt 1egislatif. Emile
Olivier declared that the government
would employ neither menaces nor
promises. He argued that the En-
peror and Empire were out OF the
question; the only question was, shall
We change an absolute Empire for
liberal one.
LONDON, April 8. - The coming
week will be dull here In financial
and commercial matters, and business
of all sorts will probably be greatly
broken in upon. Monday will be
share settling day. Bank statement
will be Wednesday, and weekly cot
ton circulars will be issued on Thurs
day, on account of the occurrence of
Good Friday, though exchange will
be open nearly every day. The busi-
ness done Will be small as is generally
the case on the approach of Easter
Monday.
Mr.. BlockIock, formerly connected
with the Eastern Telegraph Company,
has been appointed Superintendent
of the Atlantic Cable Company.
The ShippGng Gazette to-day thinks
the American evaporation against
the Bombay would be spared had she
stood by the Oneida after the col
lision.
1t is rumored to-day that Fortescue,
Chief Secretary of ireland, has been
elevated to the Peerage, and will soon
replace Earl Spencer as Lord Lieu
tenant of Ireland.
The telegraphic service with India
via Suez and Bombay by direct ca
bles, promises to meet the expecta-
tions of the most sanguine. Messages |
come through promptly. By the rates
now In force, messages of ten words
between New York and Bombay, In
dla, cost only $17 90 in gold.
A telegram from Rev. Henry Ban
mister, at Begrout, announces the
sudden death, from heart disease, of
Bishop Kingsley of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. 11@1se
The Saturday RevieU has q long
article arguing In mitigation of Eyre.
The same paper says that boat
races are fast degenerating into bet
ting traps, and thinks they should be
removed from London waters i
The House of Commons did not
adjourn until an early hour this
morning, after discussion on the
Irish land bill.
Newdegate, Conservative member
for North Warwickshire, moved that
a committee on monastic institutions
be appointed. II
Gemeon, member from the Isle of
Wight, opposed the motion In short
speech.
Dodd moved to adjourn, which was
negatived, and the debate was re-
sumed on Newdegate's motion, but no
result was reached.
The resolution of the House of
Lords for an adjournment to the 18th
of April was concurred IN, and the
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LIVERPOOL, April 9.-Tne nugylssss nugylsss -
American Gable Company In response
to the petition of Liverpool mer-
chants, have promised to run a direct
telegraph line from here to Valeneia.
Riley, Abel, Langley & Co.. in their
bullion circular, issued to-day, say
that Notwithstanding dollars are
scarce, they do not anticipate any ad-
vance in rates for bullion.
The new Alabama loan is success
full.