The Portland daily press., 1871-07-26
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FRANCE.
Not Accented
VERSAILLES, July 25 President Theirs has
refused to accept the prOHered resignation OF
jules Favre as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The assembling OF courts martial is positive
ly announced for July 31st.
WEST INDIES.
Cuban Matters.
HAVANA, July 25.-Avarez and Hernandez,
Cuban emssaries from Cespedes, who were re-
Gently captared, were executed at Matanzas
yesterday.
Carlos Loret Mola, Minister Treasury of the
Cuba Government, Quartermaster Aquilero,
Ernesto Losces, Jose Guewa Manuel Quesada
and several other members of the Betan Court
family have surrendered to the Spaniards.
The insurgent Col. Hall who surrendered at
as has been reported.
Felipe Ansusto Rayes, companion OF the
late Cavado, was captured recently at GAYS
Cruz and brought to Puerto Principe and exc
cuted.
Col. Botsadilla, of the insurgent army, has
been killed.
There is much anxiety manifested by the
people and Government employees to know
the result OF the crisis in SPAIN
DOMINION OF CANADA.
Changes in she Dominion Ministry.
MONTREAL. July 25.-It is rumored that Sir
George E. Cartier is about to retire from the
ministry and receive an imperial appointment.
Hon. Mr.. Langevin will succeed HIM ad leader
OF the Lower Canada party. Sir Francis
Metropolitan Bank. He will be superseded as
Minister of Finance by Hon. Mr.. Tilley. 4
Foreign Items. y
The members of the Serrano Cabiret have
taken the oath of Office. Many OF the Spanish
officials have rendered their resignation.
A great meeting was held Saturday on
LlOyd's Hill, Meath (Ireland) to protest against
the eviction of large numbers of farmers. ViO-
lence was threatened if necessary to resist the
evictions.
Yesterdays dispatches state that the Pope
is likely to leave Rome any day for Corsica,
and that preparation is making for his recep-
ton at the chateau of COrtes.
The Pope wishes to publish a syllabus in
regard to the occupation CT Rome by the Ital.
ian Government, and declaring that measures
Withholding from him temporal power are void.
Measures have been taken in Rome, on ac-
count of the advanced age of the Pope. to
make choise of his successor. Cardinal Car
riil de Pietro is mentioned.
The Prince Edward Island Legislature is op-
posed to the Dominion Government, and ask
the Lieutenant Governor to call an extra ses-
sion to OPPOSE the Washington treaty. A Gov
eminent organ says it will not be done, but
that the Island Government. by the advice Of
the Home and Canadian Governments, has
taken measures to put the the treaty in opera
ton without the forms of legislative approval.
At Liverpool, Queens comfy, P. E. l., Con-
stable Foster, while endeavoring to to quell
row in house Of ill-fame, was shot twice by
the captain of an American fishing vessel and
is not expected to recover.
The authorities and citizens of Montreal are
greatly excited over the discovery of plot to
organize an expedition against Cuba. The
committee has obtained all the men it wants in
Montreal and is working vigorously in other
places.
A series of terrible earthquake shocks have
recently occurred in one of the Philippe Is.
lands. More than 200 persons were swallowed
up and every one of them was almost instantly
killed. Sixty dead bodies have been recovered
The rest of the inhabitants have fed from the