Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-30
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Great Britain.
A SERIES OF CASUALTIES.
LONDON, Aug. 29.-TlCrc was an explosion
of petroleum last night on board of a vessel at
Penzance. The vessel was destroyed by fire and
two persons were killed.
The steam tug Osprey has been lost off Dun
dee aud six persons drown 4.
The steamship Pilssian, from Quebec, RIM
dOwl the steamer Ober in st. Georges ChaNnCl.
All on board are believed to have been taken off
the vessel before she sunk, though that was the
work Of but few moments.
TEMPERANCE.
A conference OF the national union for the
suppression of intempeTanCe was held to day in
st. james hall The session was deyot to
consideration of the present license system, and
steps were taken toward securing amendments
20 the laws regulating the sale OF liquors, which
will advance the cause of temperance.
France.
THE POLITICAL CRISIS.
PARIS, Aug. 29.-rhe Joui nal dies Debats d.
plores The introduction of DulauTe's amendment
in the assembly yesterday.
The Steele says Theirs is opposed to the word
ing OF the report of the committee on the bill
for the prolongation of his powers and n
speak against its Gdopton W Wednesday. The
Deputies of the extreme lett and right centre
held meetings after Mondays sitting of the as
sembly to deliberate as to their future conduct.
NICE POINTS UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL
LAW.
An important case has been report back to
the French government inyOy ing some nice
points of intel national law. DUNG the war
the Gel man ship Magdaline, with Il cargo of
petroleum, was SeiZo1 and condemned by II
French court The cargo was the property of
Isaac Taylor, an American citizen residing in
Boston, who now claims damages for the loss
of her cargo.
The case was brought to the notice of the gov
lament, and the decision of the secretary of
state was that the French government was re-
sponsible, and also the North German COVE l.
mcnt, - whose subjects the ship belong l.
The decision of our government in the case
involves the resembling of the d cision of the
French court and the establishment OF pre-
c lent hitherto unknown. Foreign govern
ments have in all cases recognized the validity
of our courts, where vessels or their cargOeS
have been condemn0d. The result of the case,
unless amicably settled, VIII be one of ImpOr-
lance to the commercial world
sTRASBOURG.
Since the annexation of Strasborrg to Ger
many, $4,000 inhabitants of the city have emf
grated ID France and America.
DOUBTFUL HONOR.
Theirs has promiS / the national guards of
Bordeaux that, as token of appreciation of
their services to the country, they shG'l be the
last citizen G"my to be 6isbanded.
CHAMBoRD.
Chambord diSapprov d Of seeking. on the
pert of the eSitimists, fog successor to Theirs.
Germany.
MORE ROYALTY.
BERLIN, Aug. 29.-1hc X "euSe Zeitung, of Il
day, says: Beside the coming sit of the en-
perors of Austria and Germany TO Sazburg,
Frances Joseph W u meet Emperor Win;am in
November at Jme point on the Rhine.
DIP )MATlC
The National Zctung saws Count Walders 2
has b. IN recal Il, and that Baron Won AlIim re-
ulgCpS him n cha me 1u1TjypS nj 70. many a