The Portland daily press., 1872-12-17
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LoLDoN, Dec 16.-The eighty persons be-
heyed to have persisted by thesstranding of thu
emigrant ship Franklin, from Hamburg for
San Francisco, off the Island of Vinelaud have
been rescued.
No Free Speech.
An open air meeting was held in Stockton on
Sunday evening in favor of Fenian amnesty,
in which 1900 persons We're present The
crowd was very disorderly and there was some
fighting. The English and Welsh, who out
numbered the Irishmen, charged on the plat
forms, carried off the Irish flags and trampled
them in the mud
President Theirs On the Situation.
PARIS, Dec. 16-Presdent Theirs appeared
before the Committee of Thirty to-day and ex-
planned his position He said the only remedy
for the present Assembly was the organization
of a second chamber Ministerial responsible
ty existed already. The Executive and the
Minister were ready to retire if their acts were
disapprovcd. He was willing to accept any
other modus vinendi which the committee
might propose, and promised to confer freely
with them to that end The Presidents words
had the most conciliatory effect.
Another Gale.
HALIFAX, Dec. 16.-The gale on the 14 inst.
did great damage to the shipping along the At
lantic coast At Cow Bay the barge NJ. Bali
nor and schooner Britannia, loading coal for the
United States, were driven ashore and totally
wrecked, and the brig B. L. George was dam
aged At the International pier the brigs4late
Upham of st. John, Belle of Newfoundland,
and G. L. Troop OF Arichat, were badly dam
aged, and the was much injured. The
steamship Southern Of New York, which sunk
at the north side of Nova Scotia, in October,
has been raised and pumped out and arrived
here. The bark Railway King, which left Pic
tou for Havana on the 9TH inst, struck on Ora
hams Ledge, at Canso, the next evening and
has since totally disappeared The crew were
Japan and China News.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 16.-The steamship
Great Republic from Yokohama, November
3d. arrived to-day.
received.
The mission of Corea is reported successful,
although the Chief Ambassador has not re-
turned.
The japanese Government employs 800 for
eigners, viz:-Americans Il, English ITO,
French 60.
1t is reported from Nagasaki that So native
Christians were pardoned and allowed to return
home.
Minister MorI will be requested to retain his
position in the United States instead of Memoir
recently appointed.
Makayma was nominated for the new posi-
ton of Japanese Consul General at Washing
A Sensational Item Spoiled.
GAsPE BAY, Dec. "a report, dated from
this place Dec. 9th, was recently published in
New York, of the destruction by storm and
flood, of the lighthouse at Anticosta aud the
The report was said to have been brought here
by the captain of the fishing schooner Jane
Merriam There has been no communication
with Anticosta since the date of the above pub
licaton but no fishing schooner of the name
of Jane Merriam has been here, and the report
of the destruction of the Anticosta light house
is not known here or credited at any of the
stations along the coast
49, &c. o.. X Ie ua1egssres ASSEM-
bled to-day to count'the municipality VOTE
They commenced quarreling and to prevent
row the troops were called out. Two delegates
opposed to the Galvan ticket and supported by
Cortina failed to appear. They are supposed
to have been kidnapped and great excitement
prevails in consequence. The delegates becom-
ing indignant at the interference of the troops
retired without counting the votes.
The government has abolished the franchise
granted to merchants here.
The new tariff goes into operation on the
first of January.
The frontier commission is busily at work.
Cortinas private secretary is very actvesn
bringing witnesses to substantiate the counter
claims.