The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-16
FOREIGN NEWS.
From London.

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J-5 81 FOREIGN NEWS. .rr.oia
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FOL" LONDON % .,. I'D
AFFAIRS INPARIsA ASSUMING A THREAT
ENING ASPECT-THE PEOPLE I.EAv-
ING IN sTAMPEDE--couP DETAT
EXPECTED. aea7i :tteI
London, Aug. .--Advices from Paris
say that the city IS IN an excited situation
anu liirealehhiS. IrouDie Is apprenended
ns I'm, W.a,, .ai.ou' 'o" M c,, - ule iele
| that Tie army will revolt AGAINST = the Wer.
and demand ON En,n;r.,
The neonle are leaving Paris in a STAN.
nede Some believe tbn Orleon;sts' scheno
s r;ne for a cam, d,et,t heno nnsbed NV the
proposition to make Theirs the permanent
executive which, it is feared, would estab-
llsh government not monarchlcal. Theirs
mas no friends. lie Is mated by Repu6ll-
cans, hoyansts, ana imperla'iStS aiike' Inc
cris'S IL approaching. .....
From Paris. gtts-<
THE EVACUATION OF FRANCE. &C.
po,;o a,,,st 1e D;e,or,.;o, h.uo
arisen at RarI;n !, resnect tn tho otacno. m%s.
t;on Of tho ranr denart,oontS of Eranoo
st;ll hold hy thn .Germons Tho Froncl,
Government has in consaauenee refnsad to
admit Alsatian produce to French markets.
until after the German troops leave the soil
OF France. trN
In the Assembly yesterday, Rivet sub
mitted a proposition that the President COM
municate with the Assembly by means of
message. r8a ls.rul ta ..lt -ica aH-'
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noMe, Ausus. -Lsenlilss;.! y 81 nc les.i,
Va. ~ s.ie assumption @ ol she virgin p'lsseu
On 'o-uay VIII Inc customary r oerellolhes s
aa s,lu ~ perez. uaiqunlty, Ane uoine ol
~. re'er anu many Puoic anu pri'a'o
u"eii''ss aro niui'ii'ia'eu 'o-hieh''
z4-.t..ts From japan. i...a.
A HEAVY TYpIIoON-4OO LIVES LOST
$5OO,OOO WORTH OF PROPERTY DE
sTRoYED. lr..--.t
Yokohomo. .yaoou. .Jnlv GA heavy
tvnboon of Koba on the 4tb instant caused
the loss of four hundred lives. Several
vessels. also. were wrecked. including the
'sPride of the Thames.n The captain. two
mates and steward were drowned. THE
damage to property is estimated at half
million of dollars
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No AH'''Ai'on on,,,MH1 DE, @ i'sST 7'i AZ
mn o,..
20 o.e, SUI y r. IL ,ha.naS ia
that 70 treaty of alliance between Russia
and Germany is in existence. 'a- -
LASI
The WestfieId Coroner's Inquest.
Mem York August l5.-Tbe examioa-
tion of witnesses before the coroner,s IN
ns,sst, of the .Westfield boiler explosion was
resumed tb;s morning
Charles n. Uaswell. engineer. said he
was of the opinion that the IRON of the
Westfield boiler was not of the nroner de-
scription. He made the following remarka-
Ne Statement. WWith the present staff of
ignorant engineers he did not see how the
Lydrostat;c fest could be done away with !.
but with a body of educated engineers
there could he no necessity for such a test.
He did NOT consider there were more than
five INTELLIGENT engineers in the whole har-
bor of New York, - ad lTtf.st,
w. w. Vanderbilt. engineer. said. in the
course of his testimony, that the interests
of ship owners are more in favor of incom-
petent inspection. A thorough and COM
plete inspection would be productive of
much inconvenience, in loss of time to the
company.
Imuor,aut Railroad Contracts Completed.
Na,. vi monet * III 10 stated on
veg orr 1fusust a.. - ~ts s, ~ ~
soou au.i, "do n';ti ona ' of Tho o,,eat ro;,road
ooutrontors ooo % Of W the Nv Vast for t5e entire con-