Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-03-29
THE OLD WORLD.

A Paris dispatch of the 10Th says the
Prussians were actively extending the fortl-
fications of Metz and Strasbourg.
The funeral Of Mazzini took place at Rome
on the 14th, and was attended by great
crowds.
Thiers, at reception on the 18th, spoke
on the Roman question. In his remarks he
maintained that Catholicism is q tradition
and an element of strength to France.
The French National Assembly on the 10th
rejected a resolution proposing reduction
in the allowance of President Theirs. It
was proposed to reduce the amount by one
tenth.
The Archbishop of Cologne has formally
communicated Professors Hilger, Knoad-
tangen and Rush, of the University Of Bonn,
Germany, for their rejection of the dogma
OF Papal infallibility.
In the House of Commons, on the 18th,
Mr.. Gladstone said he was gratifled to be
able to state that the reply of the American
Government to Lord Granville's note con-
cerning the Alabama claims, which was re-
--i--A Ai.- 1Aei-, --~- -as,siad la oourtenuR
aud friendly terms. tCheers.1 "Our views"
he continued, "are not adopted. In the
opinion of the Government an answer is re-
quircd which the Government of the United
States appears to invite. This answer will
be delivered to the American Minister
in London before Thursday of the
present week. 1t would be inconsistent with
public business to lay the correspondence
before Parliament at present, particularly as
the Congress Of the United States has
declined to ask it of the President. The
fonor of nur communication xvhiln ~ ahowa
we are anxious to carry the treaty into exeeu.
tion, will, trust, not fail in that sense Of
the state and nature of the case which the
honor of this country demands" The state
ment of the Premier was received at the
close with loud cheers.
An imperial decree has been issued, con-
vening the German Reichstag in session on
the Sth of April.
Sir Traverse Twiss has resigned his of
flee as the English Queens Advocate Gen
eral.
When the case of the Tichborne claimant,
in prison on charge of perjury, was called
in court on the Goth, no one appeared to bail
him, as was expected, and it was announced
that he was unable to obtain bail. The ap-
plcation that claimant be released on Civ
ing bonds for his appearance was, therefore,
indefinitely postponed.
A London dispatch OF the 21st says a driv-
ing snow storm, the first in fourteen months
had prevailed there all the morning. The
city was enveloped in dense fog, and at
1 80 in the afternoon the day was as dark as
midnight.
The University of Cambridge has made a
donation to Chicago Of valuable series of
books published by the Pitt Press, or Uni
versity printing office.
A London letter says the collapse of the
Tichborne trial was due to want Of funds
on the part of the claimant.
A Paris dispatch of the 21st says it had
been proved that Marshal Bazaine dined with
Prince Frederick Charles, Of Prussia, shortly
before the capitulation Of Metz.
A st. Petersburg letter says that the Rus
slams almost universally side with the United
States in their views of the Alabama Claims
under the Treaty of Washington.
1t is said that Plautamour, the astronomer,
has announced that lie has not discovered
any comet that will knock the earth to
pieces next August. The story was manu-
factured from whole cloth by q sensational
Swiss journalist.