The Portland daily press., 1871-08-10
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CIR EAT u BRITAIN.

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| Balance OF New Loan Negotiated.
| LONDON, Aug. g. -Assistaut Secretary OF the
United States Treasury, Richardson, has com
| pieted a negotiation OF the balance of the New
| american fve per cent bonds with London
house oil Jay Cooke. McCulock. The an
| nouncement OF the arrangement has occasion.
| 60 considerable advance in prices of all United
| states bonds in this market
| Yacht Race.
| Commodore Ashbury's yacht Livonia beat
Muihallond's yacht Egeria in yesterdays race
Club.
Abslision of slavery.
Guibot and Laboularge and number OF
distinguished abolitiOnists have memoI allied
the King of Spain in favor of the abolition OF
slavery in Cuba and Porto Rice.
SCOTS Centenary.
EDINBURG, Aug. 9.-To-day has been a gen.
enerai holiday. 1t is thought that quarter of
a million of strangers are in town. Scotch airs
were chimed by bells in all churches and sa-
iutes fred at daylight, noon AID sunset in
various part of the city. The celebration inau-
gurated by Centenary Committee of City
Council and general public consists Of ban
quet IN the Corn exchange, loan exhibition
and public procession.
The procession, which was ofimmense length,
started at noon, accompanied by bands dressed
w hOPAOsout tut Guar tCttrS III oCOIe . hoVOio
and marched through the principal streets of
the city. Monuments were festOoned with
evergreens and flowers. The American flag
and motto Of the Scott family, Watch Well,
were displayed everywhere.
The toast included the Queens memory, Sir
" " alter Scott, City of Edinburg, Ab6oisford
University OF Edinburg. and Sister Celebra-
tod Replies 10 the toasts we're made by the
" an OF Westminster, Baron Lawrence, Sir
SOM Bernard Burke, Earl Dalkeith, Lord
Jervis Wood, Earl of Dalhousie, Sir Henry
Crawford Pollock and Lord Provost, William
Law.
similar celebrations were held at Glasgow
ana Aberdeen. Earl Dalkerth forwarded from
banquet Hall various complimentary messages
70 America and elsewhere throughout the
world, to which replies were received.
All the time honOred Scottish games were
also played and participated in by many ath-
Ietics of the country. At the theatres the
music played for several days will be exclusive.
" Scotch. The weather, though hot, was de-
llghtful throughout the day.
Communisis.
PARIS, Aug paul Pia, former Commu-
mist railway controller, has received an appoint
ment on Swiss railway. Laudek, a deegate
OF Paris Commune at Marseilles, made his es-
cape to Belgium.
Pay For Keeping French Troops.
bERNE, Aug. 9.-Ine french Minister O.
Finance has paid the Swiss government 5,OOO,-
600 francs for the maintenance of the army of
General BourDaki while it was In that country.
Payments will be continued by the French
Treasure at the rate of a million francs fort
nightly till the entire Indebtedness is liquida-
ted. An order has been given that all French
material of war held in Switzerland be returned
ITALY.
The New MinisIer.
ROME, Aug. 9.-The Opinione, in an edito-
rial apparently inspired by the Papal authori-
ties, expresses the most favorable opinion OF
Count de Remneat as the successor of Favre
in the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Foreign Items.
and introduced into the Assembly to bring the
trials of Communist prisoners to a speedy ter
minatiOn.
The Prussian troops acting under telegraph;c
orders from Berlin have begun to evacuate
Troyes.
Corey, the released Fenian prisoner, was
wounded in the riot at Phoenix Park Sunday,
and is not expected to survive his injuries.
An Edinburg despatch says the national fes-
tival in celebration of the centenary of Sir
Walter Scott which, by a preconcerted ar
rangement took place yesterday, Wednesday,
instead of on the 18th inst, the anniversary OF
the birth of the great novelist. Was an eminent
success. The city was Overwhelmingly full.
The police of reimbursement Batignolles
have received hint from Versailles to moder-
ate their zeal in nearest of Communists.
A letter received in New York, bearing date
of June q, says that Gen. Garibaldi, during
the last few days, has suffered more intensely
from his pains than ever before. His old
wounds give him great torment. He has had
to give up his usual short walks, and whenever
he is able to leave his bed he has to sit in a
small hand car to take an airing around the
fields adjacent to his residence. His greatest
delight seems to exist in meeting old friends
who are never chary in their visits or kindness
to the disabled patriot.
Gen. Lefo, the New French Minister to
Russia has been presented to the Gar, and was
received with the utmost cordially.