The Portland daily press., 1871-09-05
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FRANCE.
DIsafma men OF National Guard,

Disarmament OF National Guard.
PARIS, Sept 4,-The disarmament of the Ma
uonal Guards in the cities of Southern France
viii begin on the 18th. Troops have been con-
centrated in the South 10 such manner as t.
insure prompt obedience to the law. As soon
as the disarmament is completed the state of
siege will be raised.
The Assembly.
In the Assembly to-day the Minister of War
informed the Chamber that the commission ap-
pointed to investigate the capitulation duriug
the late war would meet on the 18th inst, and
would Investigate events in chronological or
ger, taking up the surrender of Sedan first.
Inc bill providing for tax on newspapers was
adopted.
CHINA.
Disastrous Typhoen. D /
HONG HONG, Sept. ga dIsas rous typhoon
visited this vicinity yesterday. Twelve v :ssels
were driven ashore and much damage done on
the land.
WEST INDIES.
Fearful Hurricane. 4H.Fg Il
HAVANA, Sept. "A fearful hurricane oc-
cured on the 22d ult. in the Bahamas. The
American vessels c. d. Rubie, G. v. Williams
and Carolina and the English vessels Lady
Bird and Nellie Move were wrecked All
hands saved. EE t Eeses. s.F.
Foreign Items.
The whole number of deaths during the gale
at St. Thomas Aug. 18th was about thirty. be-
side large number injured. The gale was
also felt at Porto Rico
Sunday night there was monster demon
straton in Dublin, the crowd numbering 100,-
O0O Resolutions were passed demanding the
release Of the Fenians, Several collisions oc-
CURED aid many arrests we're made. Another
dispatch says riot began by the mob attack
ing the police. Fifty constables were injured
during the fight and house on the corner of
Queen street demolished.
A eoI N
firth Sunday and five persons were drowned.
The cholera is spreading in Europe. Fatal
cases have occurred at Dantzic, Elbing, Alto
ma, Coblentz, Leipzig and Vienna.
The bark ETmanderie capszed in gale near
the English coast and all on board persisted.
The brig Peacock capsized off Shields and
the entire crew were lost.
Queen Victoria is still indisposed and con-
fined to the house.
The Times special dispatch from Versailles
says there will be no VACATION of the Assembly
until alter the evacuation by the Germans of
the four departments surrounding Paris.
The immense warehouse in Trieste, in which
were stored upwards of 1900 barrels of petro
leum oil, was completely consumed by the fire
on Thursday. Great damage was inflicted
upon the business portion of the city.
The Emperor of Russia has gone to Caucas-
us and the Empress to the Crimea
meeting of engineers at Newcastle on
Tyne was attended by 5000 persons. An ar
is demanded for six days work per
week, of nine hours per day.
A terrible railroad accident occurred in
Northern France Yesterday in which ten per-
sons were killed and many injured.
Gladstone, in speech at Whitby Saturday,
expressed joy that EDglshmen can now look
upon Americans as friends, aud said 1--WE
may now indulge in the hope that all contro-
versies between the two people are settled"
The Spanish King Amadeus is making the
tour OF the provinces and is received with en-
The eight Dublin rioters arrested Sunday
have been sentenced to three or four months