The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-29
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN ITEMS

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interest," to five per cent.
Many additional failures were an
nounced yesterday. Riverton, HALO
we'll Il Crabtree wool dealers at Brad
ford, largely interested in the Ameri-
can trade, stopped yesterday. There
were also seven failures at the Stock
Exchange in this city, and one at the
Cotton Market in Liverpool.
Yesterday was observed quite gen.
orally as a day of fasting and prayer
at Bremen aud Hamburg. Business
was nearly suspended.
ST. PETERsBURGH, July 23.-The
Russian force in Poland has been in
creased to 200. 900 men, including the
Imperial regiments of the guard.
PARIS, July 28.-The Empress has
sent a congratulatory address to the
sailors of the Baltic fleet
Prime Minister OlliN aer invokes
the prayers of the French clergy for
the safety of the Emperor and the
young Prince.
The Moniteur de Soir says the
movements and concentration of the
French troops point to immediate and
decisive action.
BERLIN, July 28.-Prussia, in ac-
cepting the Paris declaration, also
exempts from seizure the enemy's
merchantmen not carrying contra
bands of war.
PARIS, July 28.-The French Gov
ernment has received official notif-
cation of the declaration of the neu-
trality of Denmark.
Bourse heavy; rentes So francs 20
centimes.
The London weekly etr4 MS of the
Bank of England, show decrease of
], ,188. 900 pounds bullion.
Several failures Of stock brokers in
Liverpool and Manchester are an
nounced.
The results of the fortnightly set
Element in london, is aot so disas.
trous as anticipated.
PARIS, July 28.-Reports from the
southern border of Baden state that
no Prussian troops are to be seen
along the Rhine, from Basle to Con-
stance.
A small corps of infantry is posted
near Rheinfelden.
The troops of WuTtemburg are
moving toward the fortress Of Reich
stadt.
LONDON, July 28.-The Belgium
camp near Beverleo has been broken
up aud the troops distributed among
the frontier fortresses. All work on
Notifications is rapidly hurried for
ward to completion.
Abdel Kadir has volunteered to
serve in the French Army.
The old blockade runners are being
sold for service in the Baltic. The
steamer Darien has changed hands,
and its name has been altered to Ger.
rena.
The Shipping Gazette censures the
attempt OF Prussia to interfere with
the coal trade on the Baltic, and has
reason to expect that her next move
will be to pronounce coal a contraband
of war.
BERLIN, July 28.-Count Benedict
tbs draft of the secret treaty between
France and Prussia is not the only
document of that kind which exists.
Napoleon at one time opened similar
negotiations, presenting his views
with regard to Switzerland, and init
mating that he didn't know where
France ended and Italy began. Pa
pers proving this statement, it is un-
derstood, will soon be produced.
BERLIN, July ga royal decree
has been issued, calling for volun-
teer marines to protect the Prussian
coast.
Premiums of various grades, some
as high as $4,000 thalers, are offered
for the destruction of hostile vessels.
PARIS, July 28.-Prince Napoleon
is going secretly to Copenhagen.
LONDON, July %. = Advices from
Shanghai, dated July IA, show that the
attack on foreigners at Pekin was
directed only against the French,
although other foreigners were acci-
dentally killed. The house of the
Sisters of Mercy was destroyed and
the inmates ravished by Chinese.
The floor. galleries and lobbies of
the House of Lords were crowded to-
night with spectators to hear the
statement of the Governments posi-
ton in the present war.
Granville said the government
was embarrassed by explosive mate
rial lying around it with matches
ready lighted, the efforts to extin-
guish which, have been useless.
Though Lord Lyons had been able
Co hold back the declaration of war
five days, the incident at Ems be-
tween Count Benedetti and the King
of Prussia was remarkable, but no in
suit was intended.
= All observance of the Paris proto-
col, which provides for the settlement
of disputes by mediation, was repudi-
ated by both parties In the presence
of this war. England had but one
duty, and that was to observe strict
neutrality.
Mollesbury and Russell appr owed
the attitude and action of the govern
ment.
The war was wholly needless and
inexcusable. Parliament would GER
tainly sustain the government In its
policy of neutrality, and await an op-
portunity for intervention. The bill
removing clerical disabilities was de-
bated in committee, and amended.
The India budget was presented by
Duke Argyle, and the House ad-
journed.
LONDON, July 28.-In the House
| of Commons, to o-night, the Govern
ment was asked if any orders prohib
iting the expectation of coal had gone
out. The Attorney General replied
that no such order had been Is.
sued, and added that it would be i'm.
possible to legally seize and detain
csal, unless on vessels in the service