Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-12-07
General News Summary.
THE OLD WORLD,


A large number of sympathizers with
the ex-Emperor Napoleon made a demon
stration in Paris, on the 24th, in his honor
They traversed the Faubourg Saint Ger
main with shouts of Tire NdpOLtoni No
attempt was made by the. police TO inter
fere with the demonstration.
The Emperor of Germany accepts the
position of arbitrator between the United
States and England on the question of
the boundary of Vancouvers Island.
Minister Bancroft will be invited to present
to His Majesty on the 10Th of December
the memorandum in the matter
A colliery explosion near Brainwich,
England, on the gath resulted in the kill
ing of eight miners, BY similar acci-
dent near Haversford, twenty men were
injured, but no one was killed outright.
A London dispatch of the 25th says the
sudden and severe coldness of the weather
had caused great distress among the poor
within the city. Seventeen deaths had
resulted immediately from the extreme
cold since the ice first appeared. ..
A dispatch from Alexandria, Egypt,
dated the 23d, says terrible catastrophe
had occurred in the harbor of that port,
in consequence of collision between two
steamships carrying passengers and mails.
The vessels met with great force, the
shock and sinking resulting in the death
of seventy-five Algerian pilgrims by
drowning. The men were overburdened
with gold, the weight of which rendered
their efforts to swim unavailing, indeed
impossible.
For the first time since the occupation
of Rome the Italian Parliament met in
that city on the 27th. The opening speech
was delivered in person by King Victor
Emmanuel.
John Jay, United States Minister to
Austria, and Count Ardrassy, Minister
of Foreign Affairs, have signed an inter
national convention between the United
States and Austria, guaranteeing the in
volatility of trademarks in the two
countries. t.
The Commune prisoners, Rossel Ferre
and Bourgeoise, were executed at Paris
on the 2Sth The behavior of the three
men was most courageous. Ferre refused
to allow the bandage to be placed over
his eyes, declaring that he should look his
executioners in the face. Rossel fell at
the first discharge, and was instantly
killed. The others were only severely
wounded, and received second Yolley
from pistols.
The Chamber of Deputies of the Prus-
sian Diet effected an organization on the
2Sth. Forkenbecl was elected President,
and Roeller First Vice President.
A Constantinople dispatch of the Goth
ult. says there had been a large increase
in the number of cases of cholera during
the previous three or four days.
General Sickles, United States Minister,
was married at Madrid few days ago, to
Miss Creigh. The couple left for Liver.
pool the day after the marriage.
A Bombay, India, telegram of the 1st
says the cholera, in its worst form, was
raging with great violence in the city OF
Delhi.
1t was reposed on the 1st that the
small pox, in virulent form, was spread
ing in Plymouth, England, and vicinity.
The authorities were building special hos
pitals for those stricken with disease, and
had adopted stringent sanitary precau-
tions. .-.
The Earl of Chesterfield died in Lon,
don on the 1st, of typhus fever. The con.
dition of the Prince of Wales was report,
ed to be improving.
The Belgian Ministers rendered theiI
designations on the 1st, at the request OF
the King. This had hanquilizing effect
upon the people. The formation of 9
new Cabinet was entrusted to NJ. de
Theux, leader of the Conservative party
A London dispatch of the 1st says
1.-The final settlement of the United States
funded loan was made to-day, without
disturbing the money market, bonds clos
ing higher than ever before, the loan adj
vancing to 901S in gold, because the set
tlement was anticipated. The portion OF
the loan unsettled at the opening of the
books to-day was only $40, OO0, 600, and OF
this the taking of nearly SIS 600, 900 was
arranged in London, leaving less than So,
600, 600 undisposed of, with the Continent
to hear from. There is no doubt that the
whole of the loan in European markets is
taken" .. g.