Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-20

M. Rouher is expected in Paris
At London, on Sunday, George Grote, the his
torian, died, aged seventy-seven years.
Minister Moret has rendered his resignation to
the king of Spain.
In Spain there were slight disturbances during
the celebration of the pope's jubilee.
AT New York, yesterday: Mutuals, 10; Forest
City, Cleveland, 6.
AT San Francisco, yesterday, arriVedIship Two
Brothers, from Boston.
Two vessels with yellow fever among the
crews have arrived at English ports.
The PTussians have evacuated ROuen, and
5000 have left st. Denis and Gounesse.
The pope's jubilee was celebrated with great
ceremony and enthusiasm in all parts of Ire
land.
Nearly all the southern papers, since Mr.. Val
landigham's death, mourn his death as the loss
of their dearest friend and champion.
The government of Tunis has raised the diff
culties concerning the treaty of peace recently
negotiated by its representative with Italy.
POnyer Quarter, who has been seriously i'll,
has recovered his health and resumed his duties
a minister of France.
VIM. Sanford of Brooklyn died on Saturday
evening, having broken his neck twenty-four
hours before by a fall from building.
Chief Engineer Charles II. Loring, of Massa-
chusetts, has been detached from the Washing
ton navy yard and ordered to special duty at
Boston.
The president has intmated that he will ten
der.the position of arbitrator on the pars of the
United States at Geneva, to Charles Francis
Adams.
Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars in
per cent. bonds, of st. Louis county, having ten
years to run. was sold yesterday for 95f, the
highest price ever obtained for county bonds.
The father and mother of Gen. Rossel have
implored mercy for their son, of Theirs, but the
president is Incorporating, and says that the
law must take its course.
The trustees of Austin college have conferred
the honorary degree of LII. ID. upon w. W. Heb
bard, M. D., of Boston, the popular lecturer on
hygiene, etc.
The Paris press continue their attacks upon
the Bonapartists. The Figaro praises the Count
de Chambord; and the Steele urges the union
of the republicans against the PrusSians, their
real enemy forever cursed.
The American artist, William Bradford, lee
tured Saturday evening before the Royal institu-
ton, London, Lord Lindsay presiding, upon
Greenland, Iceland, and the EsquimauX. A
large number of the nobility were present. and
the speaker was heartily congratulated upon
the success of his effort by Lord Lindsay and
Mr.. Tindal.
Long Branch dispatches say the presidentwill
remain there until he leaves for California, ac-
companied by Senator Morton. He has been
presented with beautiful boat, built of cedar
and intended to pull four oars. 1t has silver
plated rowlocks and is deliberately finished.
Berlin letter says the payment of money
IOT the maintenance OI Is lDa0e III
French paper currency, at par, and all being
spent in France, il is issued also at par, and
wonderfully enough, has maintained that rate
in business. The Germans are very careful not
to import it into their own country.
Thousands of well-dressed, intelligent young
men and women are leaving the ports of Dublin
Derry, Cork and Waterford for the United
States The Inman line of steamers was in
creased during the month of May by the pur
chase of two ocean steamers to meet the in
creased demand for passage TO America, and
the Cunard vessels often leave passengers be-
hind.
At Troy, yesterday, the game of base ball
between the Haymakers and the Kekiongas of
Fort Wayne, was called in favor of the Hay
makers, at the beginning of the seventh inning,
by the umpire, the score being 8 to 9, because
the Kekiongas refused TO substitute a ball for
one which had been in use and had become
ripped.
No later advces have been received at the
navy department in regard to the hostilities be-
tween our naval forces in Asiatic waters and the
savage inhabitants of the Corean peninsula.
Secretary Fish has received brief dispatch an
nouncing the fact of hostilities having com
menced, but containing no particulars. Further
adviceS are expected daily.
Count Won Beust, the chancellor of the Aus
trian empire, in recent interview with cor
respondent, said "The true field of Austrian
craftsmanship is not in foreign wars or diplo-
enough in those fields. The work now to be
done is the consolidation of the new institutions
which the nation has recently given itself.
The old line wings in Georgia, Maryland,
and ether southern states, who have adhered to
the democrats because of their opposition to the
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments, find
themselves absOlved from further allegiance by
the new departure They now find the demo-
Gratis and the republicans on an equal footing,
so far as the results of the war are concerned,
while their old wing hatred of Reputation will
incline them toward the republicans, and may
change the political situation.
An official letter received at the treasury de
partment from Monroe, La.,arepresents affairs
in that state as exceedingly gloomy. The plan
tations bordering upon the rivers have over
flowed, and many planters have abandoned
their cotton CROP The corn crop is almost a
failure. Political agitation continues, and the
bitter feeling entertained by the largest portion
of the whites towards the blacks and officers of
the state government has become intensified by
the result ola recent local election conflict be-
tween them was expected daily ySawyers, doc
tors, merchants, planters, and officials attended
to their various occupations with revolyers lying
within easy reach,