Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-07-18
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
This Afternoons Dispatches.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS

fEOM EUROPE.
felegrophed ErolxsireIy 70 The Erenine Star.
AUSTRIA AGITATED.
F0rmfcable Socialist Riot fn Vienna
The Military Called Out.
LONDON, July 1s.-kepOrts have just been re-
ceiyed from Vienna representing that terrible
riot occurred Sunday. The socialists, 10 l. said.
attacked the ultramontaines, and many people
were injured. The police were powerless, and
the military were obi ged to suppress the emeute
Mob Law I'm England.
fOhr Ihoesdhd Rioters Gfter ue Blood Of q Re
leased Prisoner.
LONDON, July is-Quite a riot occurred in
Sreen~lch. man named Pook, Just acquitted
upon by crowd OF persons excited over what
they regarded as mockery Of justice. The
crowd soon swelled to great proportions, and
Pook was mobbed by fully four thousand per
sons. A number Of fights took place between
the friends OF the released prisoner and the
mob, and the town was soon in such a state OF
uproar that frightened shop keepers closed their
stores, business being entirely suspended. This
condition OF affairs continued an hour or two
until hnally the constabulary succeeded In re-
storing peace and quiet without the assistance
OF the military.
Destructive Storm I'm Japau.
LONDON, July ia telegram Ia the Lloyds
from Hong Kong July ntb, announces that a
steamers were driven ashore and sunk, and
nearly or quite destroyed. The place was inun-
dated, and suffered considerable injury The
japanese cable expedition is safe.
VERSAILLES, July 1s-rhe Minister of FL
nance, PonSer Quertier, has announced 10 the
Assembly mat he desires TO retain the present
import duty Of twenty per cent. on cotton, with
an allowance Of drawback i'm cases of re-exporta-
ton. The Assembly will unQuestionably agree
ID the request Of the Minister.
The French Elections This Month.
The elections which will take place in Paris
on the 18th instant will probably result favorablv
TO the general government.
some OF the journals report that Theirs and
Gambetta are negotiating for the establishment
OF moderate republic.
A Greek Man-of.War Blown I'm.
Forty IF the CreW KILLED.
LONDON, July 1s.-Advices from Athens an
houhce terrible disaster on board a Greek
msn-of-war. The magazine of the steamer Eu-
nomia exploded on the 81 instant Ina the Grecian
Archipelago. Forty Of the crew were killed and
nearly all the rest more or less injured while the
vessel Itself was almost entirely destroyed.
London Going 20 Build n Monument
10 the Divine William.
LONDON, July ia meeting was held last
evening TO consider the question OF the erection
OF monume Mt to Shakespeare upon the Thames
embankment HepwOrth Dixon, who is the
moving spirit in the matter, made an eloquent
speech in favor of the project The meeting
was very enthusiastic, and such promises of ma
terial aid were given that the monument will
certainly be erected.
Movements Of Steamers.
LONDON, July 1s.-The steamship Prussian
button, from Quebec, touched at Moriele yes
yesterday, en- route 20 Liverpool: the steamship
Assyra, from New York, touched at Moriele to-
day, en- route 10 Glasgow.
LIVERPOOL, July T.-Arrived, the steamer
Gladiator, from New Orleans; the ship Buciplia-
lus from Mobile.
NEW YORK, July 1s.-Private dispatches saw
that the steamer Oceanic passed Fostrict at !
a. m Monday, and was at Queenstown n few
hours later, AM that the City of Brslssels had
not arrived out yesterday.