, 1872-03-07

lion of francs of the indemnity fund,
with discount of five per cent. Pouye1
Quertier will at once pay that amount,
thereby sayingto France twenty million
Of francs. : - II LII A
Three more ships of war have been
ordered toscruise in Tie British Ehanell
to guard the coast of France against a
Bonapartist expedition.
The Patrie asserts that the mission of
Prince Frederick Charles, of Prussia,
to Rome, is to bring about an alliance
between Germany, Austria and Italy.
BERLIN, Feb 2s. - Thanksgiving servi-
ces. for tkerestoration to health of the
Prince Of Wales, at the Church of Eng
land, in this city, yesterday, were at
tended by the Emperor William, and
members, of the royal family and royal
families from abroad. = . ~
, LONDON, Feb. 28.-European powers
now having commercial treaties with
France, will shortly send to the Govern
ment at Versailles, protest against the
imposition Of a tax upon raw material.
ST.. PFTBRsbURG. Feb. 2S.-Braon Won
Ofenburg, the new Russian Minister to
the United States, has left for America.
! LONDON, Feb. 27.-At the celebration
to-dayin honor of. the recovery of the
Prince of Wales, the streets were
thronged, houses and public places
were decorated and spectators were
numbered by millions Twelve
thousand soldiers and almost the entire
police force guarded the lines. The
procession moved at the ringing of bells
and chorus of $4,000 children. The
Prince looked stronger than was expec-
ted. Immense cheering greeted him.
CHICAGO, Feb. 28.--Before leaving
Chicago, the members of the Embassy
presented to Mayor Medill $1,000 for
the CHICAGO Relief Fund.
q EUREKA, Feb. 2S.-Three more deaths
from smallpox at the Pest House to-day.
Every severe case taken there has re-
suited fatally.
In the Criminal Court yesterday, j.
Gust, charged with the murder of his
wife by pouring scolding coffee downsher
throat, was found guilty of murder in
the first degree and sentenced to 16
years to the pepitentiary.
A New York special says Rev. DR.. L.
D. Huston, distinguished Methodist
clergyman of Baltimore, is now on trial
before the Church authorities charged
with the seduction of a number of
young girls. 1t is said an investigation
so far shows that there is little doubt of
his guilt. a- i-s-.-l..-
San FRANcIsco, Feb. 2S.-The bark
Forest Queen arrived from Port Lud-
low yesterday. ~
The 23d anniversary of the arrival
of the steamer Oregon, is to be celebra-
ted by the surviving passengers, by a
dinner at Martins. this evening. The
steamer Montana is now positively an
nounced to sail for Honolulu, on Friday,
at noon.
LoNDon, Feb. 29.-There' was some
rioting at Killarney yesterday, on the
arrival of the member of Parliament for
Kerry. The mob commenced to pelt
the police with stones, when the riot act
was read, and the police prepared to
charge with fixed bayonetes The crowd
finally dispersed and order was restored.
1t is reported that the Queen is soon
going to Germany to visit her daughter.
CHICAGO, Feb. pa Washington
dispatch says that it is positively stated
that our Government will refuse to
modify the Alabama claims, and will
accept no compromise other tn IN the
award of the Geneva Conference after
an impartial hearing of the same. Sec
retary Fish's reply to Earl Granville's
note will be ready to be forwarded to
England by next Saturday. -ts-
The House Committee on Foreign AZ
fairs has agreed not to bring up the bill
to carry into effect the claims of the
Washington Treaty relating to the fish
cries until the. pending, questions with
regard to ths~scope of the Treaty are
better defined.
SAN FEANcIsco, Feb. 29rTyphoid
fever is prevailing quite extensively
among the prisoners in the county Jail.
Louis Bachmer. of Rochester, N. Y.
has been engaged by the japanese Gov
ernment as master gardener and will
leave for Japan on the steamer of TO-
morrow, taking with him large collec-
ton of seeds of every kind.
The bark Harrington, from Portland
for England, with wheat, will require
repairing before she can proceed on her
way. -s3.'-'-.ia- -ss - - -
The steamer Japan, from China and
Japan, tomorrow will carry one mil
lion dollars of treasure. and six hun
dred thousand dollars in gold bars.
The barkentine Harrison sailed for
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