The Portland daily press., 1871-12-02
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FRANCE.


NEW YORK, Dec. IA Paris special saws
that the government of France is very uneasy.
and exercises the utmost vigilance. There is a
great display of troops in Paris, and all points
are guarded by patrols every night, while police
are stationed at every corner
Inc PuDnc mind is very unsettled, and the
general impression is that the present state of
affairs cannot last for any length of time.
SIGNIFICANT WORDS OF RossEL
The last words of General Rossel to Repub-
hcan friend were: eff you have not before long
/ crushed the army, it will crush YOU. 1t has al,
ways been pretorian, and has always formed a
dlstlnct party; whereas it should be NATIONAL
Danger is pressing. Republicans have abap-
aened Inas s You did not like the men
OF the 18th of March. did not like them hut
| 1t was necessary to join in order to restrain
| them"
GERMANY.
| CLOSE OF PARLIAMENT
BERLIN, Dec. 1.-The German Parliament
| closed its sessions to-day
The German military authorities at Epernay
| nave executed the Frenchman who killed q
| German sentinel
CUBA.
ALL QUIET AT HAVANA,
HAVANA, Nov. 30.-Captain General Valma-
soda arrived Tuesday evening The chaplain of
the cemetery which was entered by medical
students, has been removed. The city is quiet.
TERRIBLE SEQUEL TO THE STUDENTS OUTRAGE
NEW YORK, Dec. IA Havana special saws
that the bodies of the executed students have
been refused to their parents The students SEN
fenced to the chain gang have been working in
the streets with the criminals since yesterday
The father of one of the former died from grief.
and the mothers of two others have become in
sane.
DOMINION OF CANADA.
THE ST. LAWRENCE FILLED WITH ICE.
NEW YORK, Dec. IA Quebec despatch
states that the river is filled with floating ice.
and vessels are floating up and down the harbor
with it. News from below the city reports sew
eral vessels ashore, and government steamers
have been sent to their assistance
MARINE MISUNDERSTANDING LIVES LOST.
The barque Chrysels sank at Port Joli, and
several of the crew were lost and some of the
survivors will die. Eight bodies from another
sunken vessel were picked up on the ice.
A terrible storm was raging yesterday on the
river Du Loup, and other fatalities are expect
ed.
wELLAND CANAL FROZEN UP.
ST. CATHARNE, Dec. 1.-The ice is three
inches thick in the Welland Canal. Eight
northern transportation propeers and other
vessels are in the canal A tug is trying to
break the ice, but the prospects are doubtful
MAN FROZEN TO DEATH.
MONTREAL, Dec. IA French drover named
Corvette was found near here yesterday, frozen
to death
TERRIBLE HURRICANE.
HALIFAX, N. S., Dec. IA special to the
Boston Traveller says a hurricane visited the
northern side of the Island of Cape Breton ON
Saturday night, the 9th, doing immense dam
age to houses, barns, trees and shipping. The
gale commenced at o'clock and lasted until
the next morning. The tide was four feet high
er tt;sn ever known bofore. rupIIc wnar, rort
Hood, was swept away, and in the villages sew
eral houses were blown down. A number of
vessels anchored at Port Mulgrave dragged
ashore and passed out of the strait to sea- The
Burmudian brig JabeZ, from Charlottetown
was lost ON Fox Island, and only one man was
saved. Ten SchoOnerS were wrecked in the
Strait of Canso. 1t is feared that there will be
considerable loss of life as well as property, as
the result of the gale.
MEXICO.
PROGRESS OF THE REVOLUTION
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1.-The steamer Idaho,
from Mexican ports, reports that the city of
Mazatlan has pronounced in favor of Diaz for
the presidency, and expelled the federal officers
who have taken refuge on board an American
gunboat. The revolutionists claim to be acting
in the name of the party of progress.
The legal Governor of Buelna was at Culia-
can and would doubtless make an effort to ex-
pei the revolutionists.
REVOLT IN SONORA.
Dispatches from Tucson say that the garri-
son of Guayamas, Sonora, revolted, killing the
commander, on Nov. 20th and declared for Di-
az. After levying heavy contributions on the
merchants they embarked on two small vessels
for Alfalfa, expecting to capture the place with
out trouble. Gov. Perquiera raised troops and
Immediately re-occupied Guayamas and des-
patched force down the coast in pursuit of the
revolutionists. The people appear to have tax
en- no part in the revolt either in Sonora or Sim
OLA
GREAT BRITAIN.
SUCCESS OF THE UNITED STATES LOAN.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-The final settlement of the
United States funded loan was made to-day
without disturbing the money market, bonds
closing higher than ever before the loan adj
vancng to 500 per cent in gold. That portion
of the loan unsettled at the opening of the
books to-day was only $40 0O0, 900; of this near
ly S15,O0O,0OO are arranged for in London, leav-
ing less than $6,000,000 undisposed of, with the
Continent to hear from. No doubt the whole
loan in the European markets is taken.
ANXIETY ABOUT THE PRINCE OF WALES
The death of the Earl of Chesterfield inten-
sites the anxiety for the Prince of Wales.
Public uneasiness is so great as to have per-
ceptible effect on the markets. which are gene
rally fiat to-day.
The Queen has returned to Windsor from
Landringham, where she has been watching by
the beside of the Prince.
The festivities usually given by the Count on
the first of December, the birthday of the
Princess of Wales, were abandoned.
vIRULENT SMALL PoX.
Small pox in virulent form is spreading in
Plymouth and vicinity. The authorities are
building special hospitals for those stricken
with the disease, and have adopted stringent
| sanitary precautions
CHINA.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
| SHANGHAI Nov. "a, Via San Francisco.-The
| floods at Tientsin are unabated. The foreign
o1un,nnity feay trcnhle FROM she et"r~ins pop
| ulation and ask for vessels of war. The ex-
| element at Foo Chow has subsidized.
The Chinese government acknowledges the
the right to of Chinese subjects to take out
tourist passes.
Shanghai bar is to be dredged.
The japanese government has made treaty
China Extraordinary privileges are granted
| All port benefits of the treaty are extended to
| the subjects of other powers.
| BELGIUM.
THE BELGIAN TROUBLES.
BRUSSELS, Nov 29.-Monster crowds of men
of opposite political parties collected in the
streets. and there were frequent collisions be-
| tween them. The police seemed unable or I'M
willing to disperse the rioters. In one instance
| a company of the civic guards, sixty strong.
were ordered to charge upon the people but they
| reversed their muskets and refused to obey
The disorder. continues; mobs hold possession
of the streets, and excitement is intense.
| BRUSSELS, Dec. 1.-Baron Dauethan an
nouncement in the chambers to-day, that the
King had demanded the portfolios of the min
listers and they accordingly resigned. The
chambers would therefore stand Adjourned till
| q new ministry is formed. The resignation of
the Dauethan government has had most tran
qualizing effect.
The streets are free from crowds The people
seem satisfied and the city is quiet.
Later-The formation of new cabinet has
been intrusted to M. DeThreux, a leader of the
conservative party.
Foreign Items.
| The Princess Alexandria has wholly recover
| ed from her recent illness.
1t is said that the Spanish government ha.
resolved to remove Captain-General Valmaseds
from the governorship of Cuba, and 10000 fresl
troops will be despatched TO that island.
The Democrats of London resolved to tende
an invitation to Sir Charles Dixie to deliver
| lecture in ST. James Hail.
Minister Jay gave Thanksgiving supper a
Vienna which was attended by most of tn
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