Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-02-01

sembly his resignation as President of the
Republic, accompanied by the announce
ment that all the Ministers had also rendered
their designations. Avote was adopted al
most unanimously-only six members dis
senting-appealing to the patriotism Of the
President, and refusing to accept his resig
nation. In reply to deputation of the As
sembly, which called upon him to notify him
of the refusal of that body to accept his res
ignation, Thiers said he was worn out and
discouraged. He could not change his opin-
ions, and he believed that other conflicts were
likely to occur between the Legislative and
Executive Departments of the Government
when the Military and Educational bills came
| before the Assembly. Thiers further said
that while, for the present, he consented to
withdraw his resignation, the end was IN
evitable, and sooner or later, he would be
compelled to retire from the Presidency of
| the Republic.
A recent dispatch from st. Petersburgh an
nounces the issue of an imperial decree sub
| jecting all male citizens of Russia to military
| service.
! The trial of prisoners for the murder of
hostages in Paris during the reign of the
Commune has terminated, and their SEN
! tences been promulgated. Genton is con-
demned to death. Three of the prisoners are
sentenced to banishment to the penal colony
! of Cayenne, for terms as follows Francois
for life Latour for twenty years, and Remain
| ten years. Eight others are sentenced to
transportation. The remainder of the male
prisoners who were on trial, together with
all the women, were acquitted.
It was reported in London on the 22d that
the German Government had refused to join
| in the movement of European powers for the
suppression of the International Society.
A Londen telegram of the 23d says the
Tichborne case continued to attract atten-
tion, and that the claimants chances were
evidently weakening.
Destructive storms of wind and rain were
experienced throughout the British Isles on
| the night of the Esd. The gale at times
became hurricane. At London the rain
poured down in torrents, flooding the lower
portion of the city. The Parliament building
was damaged by water penetrating the roof
in several places, injuring the decorations
and furniture.
| A Constantinoplc dispatch of the 9th says
| the cholera had disappeared from that city
and suburbs.
A London dispatch of the oath announces
that Rothschild, of Paris; Simon Sini, of
| Vienna; Thomas Gibbs, of London; and a
| German house of st. Petersburg, were ar
ranging with the French Government for
the immediate payment of three millions of
francs of the indemnity due in 1874. To
bacco duties are the basis of this operation.
While a train of cars was crossing a bridge
at Nice, on the 25th, the structure gave
way, and the cars were precipitated into the
water. Fourteen persons were killed and
wounded.
| A decree has been issued making compul-
sorry the use of the Russian language in the
| primary schools of Poland.
Great damage was done by the recent
heavy storm in England. The streams in
the south of England overflowed their banks,
and whole villages were deluged. The
Thames was above its banks. The town OF
| Windsor suffered severely. In London, the
| upper portion of the city, on the river, was
flooded. The loss of property and the inter
ruption to business were quite serious.
The Prince of Wales was out on the Goth,
and walked quarter Of mile.
Mr.. Otway, Member of the British Parlia-
ment for Chatham, in an address to his con.
stituents on the night of the Goth, expressed
the opinion that the state of Europe was
pregnant with complications which might
lead to war. He also discussed, at great
length, the Alabama question, and in the
course of his remarks said that if the claim
of the United States was granted, war be.
| tween England and that country would be.
come a necessity.
The Court of Appeals at Paris has sen.
fenced Victor Place, late French Consul
General at New York, to two years imprison.
ment and a fine of 1000 francs.
A recent Paris dispatch says Bonapartist
agents were very active in the army. They
were distributing pamphlets urging the
restoration of the Empire as the ending OF
all the woes of France. Copies had been
found in the barracks and seized by the
police.
A London telegram of the 26th says that in
the Spanish Cortes Diaz Quintera said it wal
quite time to cede Cuba to the United States
He was howled down by the whole house.