Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-28
FROM EUROPE TO-DAY.
Tele9rdphed EzciusfreIy 70 Tie Evening STAY.
New Secret Treaty and other Euro.
pean COmpIfcafiOns.

Dt8n SOhptttatt0nS.
LONDON, ACG. 2I.-Tne Herald correspondent
at Salzburg telegraphs: 81 am in a position 20
affirm that new secret treaty, offensive and
defensive, has been concluded between Pru1 ia
The Emperor of Austria paws a return visit 20
the Emperor Of Germany AT CoblentZ.
IL is reported that Russia sends Count Orloff
ambassador, and that the selection pleaSes
Extraordinary enian DemOusf ration
I'm Dublin.
LONDON, Aug. H.-The Herald correspondent
telegraphs from Dublin to-day: The French
deputation made their departure from Kingston
to-day. The bands played American, Irish and
French airs. The enthusiasm was intense. A
bad feeling was evident between the police and
the people, but no disturbance occurred the
police holding aloOf, The procession paraded
the principal streets, and the houses on the line
were decorated 1t was an extraordinary Fenian
demonstration.
Death Of Charles Scribner, the Pab-
Usher.
NEW YORK, August 2S.-Charles Scribner
head OF Publishing firm in this city, died Sat
urday at Lucernel Switzerland, OF typhoid
fever, aged So.
ss,O0O,OOO Worth Of Property Burned
NEW YORK, August 2s.-The loss by the recent
great fire at Point-a-Petre, Guadaloupe, is from
SIX TO eight millions of dollars.
Du Chaillu's Wanderings.
HAMMERFEsT, NORWAY, LATITUDE 70.40
NORTH, July 25.-Du Chaillu, the famous ,Afri-
can explorer, has just returned fB7n forth
Cape, the extreme point OF the European CONT
nent Since he left the United States last spring
ne mas visited Sweden, Finland, Lapland, and
part of Russia. He has been up the gulf OF
Bothnia.
French Affairs
PARIS, August 2S.-Gen. DucrOt has been an
pointed military commander at Bruges.
IL is reported that the radical deputies will
resign their st ats in the assembly, and contest
the elections in all the departments. The dis
cussion Of the report of the committee upon the
motion Submitted nv Two s1,a
ton of the power Of Theirs will begin in the
assembly Tomorrow. TLe municipal council of
Paris has resolved TO issue, in the form of lot
terry, three per cent loan for a large amount
The deaths in Paris during the past week
number s23, including six from cholera.
Baron Van Arnim, German negOtiator, re-
The Steele has an editorial in favor of the pro-
posal Of the London workingmen's society that
communist prisoners be allowed TO emigrate TO
Lover Canada.
ROME, August 2s-Ihe rumor that Menabrea
has been appointed arbitrator on the part of
Italy upon the Alabama claims proves incor-
rect No selection has yet been made for that
position by King Victor Emanuel.
The Berlin Strike Ended.
BERLIN, Aug. 2S.-The strike Of the Berlin
masons has ended.
Theirs in Suspense.
VERSAILLES, Aug 2S-M. Riyets' proposal
for the prolongation Of the term OF Theirs will
be brought before the Assembly to day.
From Lo2don.
The French Depgtafi0n-The PrHssidE- Italian
Treaty Story-ShiPtgrecks.
LONDON, Aug. 2S.-The French deputation,
who, since their arrival i'm Ireland, have been
met with constant succession of enthusiastic
greetings from the people OF ireland, leave Dub
lin tomorrow for England.
The report that treaty of alliance, offensive
and defensive, has been concluded by Prussia
and Italy, rests on the authority Of special dis
patch 20 the London Telegraph.
The ships TyphoOn, built at Portsmouth. n.
H., and owned in Singapore, and the Keeling.
have been wrecked. Several lives were lost in
each vessel.
The New Loan.
LONDON, August 2S.-Jay Cooke, McCuIlOch
q Co., have this morning issued allotment let
tiers OF the new loan. The amount awarded Is
seventy per cent. of each subscription. The
announcement is well received. The scrip is
quoted at par and the bonds at 81.
An attempt was made to day by unknown par
ties, TO explode the monument.