Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-05-17
Foreign.

Foreign.
DISPATCH received at Paris from Bay
onne states that large number of French
troops have been stationed at the bridge lead
ing from Vera, in Navarro, Spain, across the
Bidassoa river, to prevent the escape of the
retreating Carlists into France. 1t is now
believed that the movement of Don Carlos
ia failure. ...A thanksgiving festival in hon.
or of the restoration of the Prince of Wales
was held at the Crystal Palace, London,
on Wednesday. The attendance was i'm
mense, and included many distinguished
persons and members of the royal family.
| ......Her Majesty the Empress Augusta of
Germany has arrived at Windsor Castle,
where she is the guest of Queen Victorian.
News has been received in London of the
laundering at sea of the American schooner
Brooks. All on board were lost...... Infor-
| nation has reach Constantinople of a des-
| perate conflict in the streets of Smyrna,
| Syria, between Greeks and Jews, growing
out of report that the latter, In their
religious ceremonies, had sacrificed an in
| FAINT. Several persons were killed and
| wounded. At the latest accounts the rioting
| had ceased, but was expected to be resumed,
| and troops have been ordered to occupy the
city ... kilograms have been received in
| London from Bombay, announcing the
safety OF DIR. Livingstone ......Advices from
Zanzibar to the 18th of April state that the
island has been visited by terrible hrrri-
cane. One hundred and fifty vessels of all
classes were sunk or stranded. The town
of Zanzibar was very badly damaged. The
loss is estimated at 100000.
A DISPATCH from Bayonne, May 5, con-
firms the report that the Carlist leader,
Roda, with his command, has fed into
France, closely pursued by the Spanish
forces The French troops on the Spanish
| frontier disarm and return all Carlists who
escape into France. The Carlsts in Bis
cay have burned the railway bridge at
| Areta, near Bilboa The London Times
of Friday morning, in discussing the atti-
tude of Canada in regard to the Treaty Of
Washington, censures the Home Govern
ment for it's treatment of the Dominion, and
| hints that it might be beneficial to the
| world if England were to absolve Canada
| from her allegiance to the mother country.
| Intelligence has just reached Bombay,
| India, that the city of Madras and vicinity
was visited by a terrifc..cyclone on Wednes-
day last, which caused serious loss Of
life. A number of vessels at anchor in the
roadstead, which were unable to put to sea,
owing to the sudden approach of the eye
| lone, were wrecked, and most of their
| crews persisted. The immense pier, leading
| far out into the water, was preached, and
the city and suburbs greatly damaged......
| The eruption of Vesuvius has entirely
ceased. The inhabitants of the villages
which were threatened with destruction by
lava, have returned to their homes. A
hurricane of terrible violence has swept
over the devastated country, greatly dam
aging villages and remaining crops.
A DISPATCH from San Sebastian, Spain,
Sunday afternoon, says: "The division
under Morianes to-day completely defeated
the Carlists concentrated in Navarro, after
conflict of nine hours. The troops carried
the village of Carasa at the point of the bay
onet." The whole Carlist center is captured.
......A serious riot took place in Kharkof, a
large market town in South Russia, last
month, caused by the interference of the
people. The fire engines were brought out
to dispense the crowds by throwing water on
them. This so exasperated the populace
that they attacked the police and fire sta
tions, and Quilted them. The Governor or
dered out the troops, who were stoned by
the mob, whereupon they fired, and many
citizens were killed and wounded. The
rioters then dispersed, and at last accounts
the city was quiet, but under martial law.
A SPECIAL from Paris to the London
Standard, dated May 6, says that Don Car
los and 100 of his followers have been cap
tured......The Liverpool dock laborers on
Monday joined the sailors in the strike,
which causes great inconvenience. The
strikers gather in large numbers, and make
noisy demonstrations. A detachment of
Metropolitan Police has been dispatched
from London to assist the authorities in
preserving order.....Two hundred and fifty
Communists who, since their trials, have
been confined in the Notifications on the
Isle of Aux, sailed Monday for New Gale
donna to serve out their sentences.
IT is admitted by La Union newspaper
that the main body of Carlists in Spain was
surprised and lost 700 men, and that Don
Carlos fled to the mountains, but denies
that he was pursued by the Government
troops......The Germans are about to expend
seven million pounds sterling upon the for
tifcations at Stras bourg .Advices received
in London, England, by telegraph from
Australia state that heavy floods, which
caused terrible loss of life, had occurred
in Melbourne. Four hundred persons were
drowned, and the growing crops were great
ly damaged.
OFFICIAL dispatches received at Madrid,
Spain, from the North, state that the insur-
gents have disappeared from Guipuzcoa,
and only small band remains in the pro-
vince of Saragossa. Of the Carlist forces in
Navarro, 429 have surrendered to the Gov
eminent troops, and the remainder have
dispcrsed......A telegram from Bombay
brings intelligence of most disastrous floods
in the southern part of British India. The
town of Vellore, in the Presidency of
Madras, has suffered terribly. Many Of the
inhabitants were drowned, to the number,
it was stated, of thousand. Fifteen thou
sand of the inhabitants of the town lost
everything they possessed, the water having
washed away their houses, and left them
perfectly destitute.