The Portland daily press., 1872-12-16

FOREIGN
Floods in France.


northeastern departments have swollen the
streams to an unusual height, and several have
| overfowed the banks, inundating the country.
A part of the city of Lsle is flooded and has
been abandoned. MANY factories are closed and
/ several bridges were submerged. In the ad-
| Jacent country the crops We're destroyed.
A despatch from Nantes reportes the river
Loire overtlowed and the adjacent country
flooded. The quay and lower quarters of
| Nantes are entirely under water, presenting u
fearful spectacle. The custom house and all
the business houses in the flooded section of
the city are closed. A further destruction of
property is apprehended, The railways in that
sectO4i of the country are covered with water
and travel is interrupted
spanish Affairs.
MADRID, Dec. 14.-Zorilla yesterday announ-
ced in the Cortes that subscriptions to the new
loan of 250, 100000 pesetas were three times
greater than the sum required.
A bill was introduced in the Cortes yesterday
/ providing for universal and compulsory military
service.
Bisma. .ck's Resignation.
BERLIN, Dec 14.-The rumors of Bismarck's s
resignation of the presidency of the Prussan
council excites much newspaper comment.
1 The journals of this city all discuss the matter
! the tenor of the opinions thus far expressed
being that Prussia is the heart of Germany,
/ that the leadership of Prussia in the affairs of
! the confederation is essential to the leadership
! of Germany in the affairs of Europe, and that
council is likely to lead to an important crisis
! in the politics of the country.
| The Right of Petition in the French As
| semoiy.
PARIS, Dec. 14-In the Assembly to-day, NJ.
Duval asserted that the petitions which were
I being brought forward for the dissolution of the
Assembly were irregnlarly signed and evident
! ly the work of agitators.
| NJ Gambetta denied this assertion. He said
that the country had given successive and sig
niticant manifestations of its dissent from the
| policy of the Assembly by returning republican
candidates In most of the recent elections,
wherein Republicans had been scccessful over
Monarchists even in the ancestral districts of
the latter. The crisis through which the gov
ernment had just passed rendered the peoples
desire for the dissolution of the Assembly uni
versal and invincible. Fl would refute these
calunnies upon his party. He detied the mon
archists to establish monarchy, and claims
that neither would king accept nor the people
ratify.. Here NJ. Gamhetta was passionately
interrupted from the Right by NJ Dandriffret,
and Casquer followed with a speech attacking
the radicals He declared that the horrors Of
the rule of the Commune in Paris were the
fruits of the application of their principles Of
government The debate was adjourned, to be
resumed at o'clock this evening.
Tho Jesuits TO ho Suppressed.
| ROME, Dec. 15. - The Committee of the
| Chamber Of Deputies, who have under consid-
GRAFTON the religious corporation bill, at their
sitting yesterday adopted a resolution declaring
| the suppression of the Society of Jesus, includ-
ing the chief establishment of the order in
Rome, to be imperatiyely demanded by the in
terests of the nation The announcement of
this action was received by the liberal deputies
with enthusiastic applause.
PARIS, Dec. 15.-The sitting of the Assembly
was resumed last night at o clock.
Minister Dufaure addressed the house in fa-
vor of rejecting the petitions for dissolution.
He spoke ironically of M. Gambetta, whose
speeches he said were the cause of the present
needless agitation.
Speeches followed from members of all the
parties The debate was one of the most vio-
lent and exciting which has taken place in the
Assembly and lasted until one o'clock this
morning, when the chamber by vote of 400 to
! 201 rejected the petitions and passed to the
| order of the day.
| President Theirs was not present during the
! debate, either in the afternoon or evening Be-
fore adjourning, the Assembly adopted reso-
luton that M. Dufaure's speech be placarded
in all the communes of France. A similar res
olution with regard to the speeches of the radi-
/ cal deputies was voted down. The monarchist
! journals are greatly pleased with The stand
| taken by Minister Dnfa..-s-F Fho RADICAL press
4.raintafn a tone of Indifference and declare that
/ they will continue the agitation for dissolution
Central and South American News.
/ New YTRK Dec 15.-Panama advces to the
4th inst. say that all hope of the safety of the
missing boat of the wrecked steamer Guatemala
/ is abandoned.
I A movement isagain on foot for the consoi-
/ dation of the Central American republics 1t
|. is proposed to have government similar to the
| United States.
:. The volcano of Santa Anna in ST. Salvador is
active. Much damage to the coffee crop is
| feared.
The coffee crop of Guatemala is excellent
! There was severe shock of earthquake ON
November 18th, at VALPARAISO. There was no
/ serious damage.
The Chilian elections are anxiously waited
| for.
Rich gold mines have been discovered at
| Sebu, in the south of Chill.
Capt. Phinney of the American bark Corea
was murdered Nov. 10, by one of his sailors
while ashore at MallendO.
The White Star steamer Republic from Ly-
| erpool, reached Callao Nov. 9th.
! The action of the japanese authorities in the
matter of the coole ship Maria Luz has created
great excitement and indignation in Peru.
The iron clad Indepencia will leave imnedi-
ately for China and Japan, and the corvette
! Union now repairing in England, has been
ordered to the same destination.
The ministers of Peru at the courts of Yeddo
and Pekin, have been forwarded ample instruc-
tions on the points in question.
Various Matters.
HALIFAX, Dec. 14.-There was a heavy south
east gale with snow at Cow Bay, c. B., yes
terday. The breakwater was badly damaged
bark, three brigantines and schooner were
also damaged Several will prove wrecks.
Messrs. McDougall, Gray & Co. of Char
lottetown suspended yesterday, their liabilities
being $4,000.
MINOR TELEGRAMs.
The steamer ashore at Smiths Point was the
William Kennedy. She was got off without
damage.
John Miller and NJ. Guyort were killed in
Jersey City Saturday by the collision of team
with a locomotive.
aafi,, I,oIl .,,M x1l1 1,ak IT,:
day night to protest against the Coolie trade.
AT Lexington, n c., Friday Thomas John
son, negro,was hanged for the perpetration OF
a horrible outrage on an aged white lady.
A friend of the late Edwin Forest says that
he left all of his estate for the purpose of found
ing an actors home in Philadelphia.
The fine residence of Mr.. James McMahon
in Avondale, suburb of Cineinnati, was total
ly DESTROYED by fire Friday. Loss 100000.
= Marine disasters attended with loss of lift
continue to be reported from London.
The funeral of eight of the Fifth Avenue
Hotel victims took place Saturday.
The steamship Columbia, running between
Havana and New York, reports that she had tt
throw overheard part of her deck load on hel
last voyage to New York
-Four hundred and sevonty-one horses have
died in Cincinnati from the epizootc during the
past four weeks.
The postmaster and assistant postmaster O.
Bolton, Miss, have been arrested on charge O.
robbing the mails.
About two o'clock Saturday morning a firt
broke out ing Chesterville, S. c., and half tn,
business portion Of the town was destroyed
Loss S5060O
Y The Secretary of the Navy lectures the An
apolis middies on their recent demonstration
against the colored cadet, which he denounce
as INSTRUMENTATION and indicating lack of man
illness and too much of cowardice
The disciplinary court of Berlin has decided
that it is incompetent to try the case of the
bishop, who was arraigned for melting chap
lans to disobey the orders of the Minister o.
War.
Viscou ntess Beaconsfiled wife of Benjamin
D!srallr, died at noon Sunday.
The U. 5, troops at Little Rock have been or
dered to New Orleans
The police station of Lowell was very nearly
relieved of its inmates by back way Saturday
night The officers objected.
Conductor Kempton of the express trair
from Boston to Concord, N. H., is dangerously
ill at Stoneham, N H.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Foreign Exports.
LIVERPOOL. Steamship Scandinavian - 23,53