Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-12-08
General News Summary.
THE OLD WORLD.

the exEmperor Napoleon made demon
stration In Paris, on the gath, in his honor
They traversed the Faubourg Saint Ger
main with shouts of Viue Ndpoleonl Nc
attempt was made by the police to inter
fore with the demonstration.
The Emperor Of Germany accepts tho
position of arbitrator between the United
States and England on the question o.
the boundary of Vancouver's Island
Minister Bancroft will be invitedto present
TO His Majesty on the 10th of December
the memorandum in the matter.
A colliery explosion near Brainwicb
England, on the Gath resulted in the kill
ing of eight miners. By a similar acci
dent near Haversford, twenty men were
injured, but no one was killed outright
A ALondon dispatch of the 25th says the
sudden snd severe coldness of the weather
had csused 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 AIeXauur1a, Egypt,
dated the 23d, says terrible catastrophe
had occurred in the harbor of chat port,
in consequence of q collision between two
steamships carrying passengers and mails.
The vessels met with great force, the
shock and sinking resulting in the death
of sevcnty-fve 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 Andrassy, 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.
The Commune prisoners, Rossel, FerrC
and BOurgeoisc, 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 ovel
his eyes, declaring that he should look his
executioners in the face. Rossel fell al
the first discharge, and was instantly
killed The others were only severely
wounded, and received second volley
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 20tl
ult. says there had been large increas'
in the number of cases of cholera during
the previous three or four days.
General Sickles, United States Minister
was married at Madrid a few days ago, t.
a Miss Creigh. The couple left for Liver
pool the day after the marriage,
A Bombay, India, telegram of the Is
says the cholera, in its worst form, wa
raging with great violence in the city o
Delhi
1t was reported on the 1st that tht
small -pox in a virulent form, was spread
ing in Plymouth, England, and vicinity
The authorities were building special hos
pitals for those stricken with disease, ant
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 thei
designations on the LIST, at the request o
the King. This had tanquilizing efiec
upon the people. The formation of
| new Cabinet WAS entrusted to NJ. d
/ Theux, leader of the Conservative party.
A London dispatch of the 1st says
''The final settlement of the United State
| funded loan was made to-day, withou
disturbing the money market, bonds clos
ing higher than ever before, the loan ad
vancing to 0015 in gold, because the sci
/ tlement was anticipated. The portion O
| the loan unsettled at the opening of tn
books to-day was only $50, 900, 600, and O
this the taking of nearly $15. 000, 900 wa
arranged in London, leaving less than Sc
900, 600 undisposed of, with the Continen
! to hear from. There is no doubt that tn
whole of the loan in European markets
taken"