The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-08-03
General News Summary,
THE OLD WORLD.


French Assembly, on the 23d, President
Theirs, speaking of Italy, said it was inn
possible to adopt course which would
lead to war. The true policy of France
was peace, and in reorganization no steps
must OF should be taken which will even
tend 10 ALLEVIATE Italy.
Prince Napoleon, who was recently at
Havre for three days, has been ordered to
leave France
A report that portion of the roof of the
Mont Gents Tunnel had fallen in, burying
many of the workmea in the ruins, is un-
founded.
A great confisgrstion is reported as hav
ing occurred at Lisbon, Portugal, ON the
20th, in which several persons were burned
to death.
The new Spanish Ministry has been ar
ranged as follows: President of the
Council aud Minister of War, Marshal
Serrano; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ad-
miral Topete; Minister of the Interior,
Senor Sagasta; Minister of Justice, Senor
Ulloa; Mipister of Finance, Senor Aeros-
tegui; Minister of Public Works, Senor
Candau, Minister of Marine, Admiral
Malcompo; Minister of the Colonies,
Senior Ayala.
The municipal elections in Paris on the
233 resulted In the choice Of six Repubii.
cans and Conservatives and forty-nine
Moderates. The vote was very small.
Official dispatches have been received at
Washington from Admiral Rodgers and
Minister Low, confirming former accounts
in regard to the first days fight at Corea.
The following is a translation of letter
forwarded by the Coreans to Admiral J ohm
Rodgers, commanding the United States
Asiatic squadron:
In the year 1863, man of your nation, whose
name was Febiger, came here and communicat ed
aud went away. Why cannot you do the sames
In the year S65, a people called French came here
This people and kingdom have lived in the enjoy
ment of their own civilization 1000 years, and we
want no other We trouble other nations.
Why should they trouble us. Our country is in
the furthest East-yours in the furthest West.
For what purpose do you come so many thousand
miles across the sea: Is 1t to inquire about
sci destroyed-the General Sherman? Her men
committed murder end piracy, and were punished
with death. Do YOU want our land? That cannot
be. Do you want intercourse with us? That can
| not be-
President Theirs has refused to accept
the proffered resignation of Favre as Min
lister OF Foreign Affairs.
4 new sorrow has come to Rochefort
| by the eiopement OF his daughter, girl
OF -, who was at school in Jersey, with
youth of Is. They went to London
and were married. The young man s
mother packed him off to Australia, aud
sent the sentimental child back 10 school
| A special dispatch from London on the
24th states that the departure of the Pope
from a,.,,,c, 30, ts.l.e p his roaidoncn in tho
island Of Corsica, was daily expected
also, that measures were on foot in Rome
for the choice of successor to Plus
| Nino, who is to he man of moderate
and liberal tendencies, and friendly 10 The
Italian Government.
The Spanish Government has authorized
Senor Lopez Roberts, Spanish Minister tC
the United States, to act according to the
clause Of the Treaty of Washington W hict
provides tor the appointment CT Mixet
Commission for the settlement of The
claims of American citizens against Grea
Britain. The Spanish Government, in {
friendly reply 10 General SiCklcs, has de
clared that 1t IS not unwilling TO adhere tC
the neutrality laws as laid down il tht
Treaty of Washington.
A letter from Para, Brazil, dated July
SAYS the yellow fever mad assumed very
| .,>+ Ia4 nj Naarl.-
stranger there had did, including tn
English Consul and his wife.
1t is SAID that President Theirs has in
duced Bismark to consent 20 the evacUa
lion of the Paris forts still held by Gerual
troops, and the entire Departments of tb
Seine and Seine ct Disc, on or before Au
gust 81.
A London telegram Of the 26th say al
rangements were being made in Paris t.
welcome Andrew Johnson, ex-Presiden
of the Unitel States, who was expecte'
there at al early day.
Recent reports from Constantinople sa
the famine in Persia was causing dread
full havoc. The deaths in the province Q
khorossan averaged 800 daily, and s.
great was the distress that the dea
bodies were devoured by the survivors
and men, women, and children were Il
some cases killed to render the supply c
food abundant. The plague had also az
peared among the Persians, and the Turs
isk Government had beeu compelled, .
the exigencies OF the case, to draw san
tsry Gordon along the borders OF Its 90
minions.
A special dispatch from st. Petersbur!
Russia, states that the American Commi
: sion from the Evangelical Alliance ha
: several interviews with Prince Gortsch'
koff, who has treated them with marke
p courtesy and distinction.
S A dispatch from the East, received
! London on the 9th, says: The account
!. from Persia are in no way exaggerate'
, In addition to the famine, cholera, typht
: fever, and the plague are making terribl
q ravsges. The reports OF cauninalism al
E confirmed. The Governor of Pleraai
has placed guard at each Of the Gem
i teries to prevent the unfortunate starvir
e people from disinterring the dead bodl
: for food. The attaches of the British Ell
n bassy and the telegraph have all fled Il
e country
4 The Russian Grand Duke Alexis W
l. sail from Cronstsdt for the United State
y August 30. He is coming in grand sty
A cable dispatch from st. Petersburg sa
: his feet I" will be by far the largest that b
q ever left Europe"
er ARome dispatch of the 9th SAYS t
it Pope, in reply to an address by the Rom
Academy, demonstrating against dootTir
,r which are antagonistic TO the spirit
1T modern times, disolsims any intention
at the part of the Papacy to lay claim to
u herent power to dispossess sovereigns
: to assume direction over the worldly alta
"a of nations.
al 4 letter from Alexandria, Egypt, sta
ed that ex Secretary Seward passed throu
= that city recently on his way to Constal
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