The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-01
FOREIGN NEWS.

steamship HISTORIAN, from Quebec
for Liverpool, has been signalled.
SOUTHAMPTON, May 31.-The steam
ship Baltimore has arrived here.
QUEENSTOWN, May 31.-The steam
ship City of London touched here.
LIVERPOOL. May 31.-The steam
ship City of Rogersa left this after
noon for New York. She is only
tWenty-one feet long, and provisioned
counts on making the passage inside
of fifty days. The crew is composed
of one man besides the Captain. A
New Foundland dog goes as a passen-
ger. New York is the nominal point
of destination, but the Captain will
make any convenient port in the
United States. A large crowd wit
messed her departure.
LONDON, May 31.-The Daily Nescs
pleads for the international copyright
treaty, between Great Britain and
the United States.
The Times says the billiard players
of England, were much disgustsd
with BoWles' playing last evening.
The weather the past few days, has
been unseasonably dry aud warm.
The growing crops are already suffer
ing. The apprehensions of serious
drought is felt.
Dispatches from Bombay, state
that within few days 81 900 bales of
cotton was shipped to Europe, by way
of the Suez Canal.
The House of Commons did not
adjourn until late this morning. A
long debate occurred in the Commit
tee on Admiralty Management, while
the Supply Bill was under considera-
ton; the Admiralty was carried by
a small majority.
Advices from the Western Coast of
Africa, announce serious troubles In
Liberia. The President appointed
Walter Good, Collector and Postmas-
ter, at Palmsrs, and the people there
to whom the appointment was dis
tasteful, threaten secession If he be
confirmed.
LONDON, May 81 Advices from
the west coast of Africa report that a
party of missionaries, consisting of
Mr.. and Mrs. Rameriale, and Knohe
and attendants, had been captured by
the Ashantees and taken into the in
terror.
The proposed race between the
Tyne watermen and the st. Johns
crew, of New Brunswick, to be roWed
In September, on the st. Lawrence,
near Lachine, is for f1, 900. The
length of-the course is to be six
/ miles The Emericans object to the
/ use Of a c0ZswRin, and the ENGLISH
men are set undecided on this point
LAs rev talegraphio cable from
/ Falmouth 60 eLalts has been success.
fully laid to Lisbon.
PAREs. May 31.-Yesterday la0.s
/ than twenty persons, Imprisoned
/ In the st. Dlazas prison, charged with
completely In the late assassination
plot, were unconditionally re-
leased. 1t is announced that more
will be released to-day.
A movement in favor of Cernuschi
the Italian banker, exiled for having
contributed money to the Radicals to
help defeat the affirmative vote on
the plebiScite, is very popular in Paris
and will unquestionably be success
full.
In the session of the Corps Legis-
latif, yesterday, nearly all the time
was consumed In debating means tC
check the ravages of the small pox In
| Paris.
No session of the High Court will
be held outside of Paris during the
present session of the Corps. The
latter will continue until the first oi
August.
Prince De La Tour d'Avergne has
accepted the appointment of French
| Ambassador at Vienna, but is now Ill
with smallpox, and will be unable to
proceed to his post for some time.
The members of the international
Workmen's Society who were arrest.
ed at Lyons have been set free, bui
those arrested In Paris are still il
prison.
Smallpox has broken out on board
the private yacht of Prince Napoleon
FLORENCE, May 31.-The Govern
ment has determined on a thorough
reorganization of the army, the werk
to commence Immediately. The Min
lister of War expects to see it com
pleted within year. The Govern
ment is also making preparations fo
the completien of the st. GathorC
Railroad.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 31.-The as
sassin of Prince D'Arenburg ha
been sentenced to fifteen years in th
mines, and exile to Siberia for til
remainder of his life.
LISBON, May 31.-The Unite,
States steam frigate, Franklin, ha
J arrived in Tagus.