Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-12-31
FOREIGN.
Amadeus Gets excited.

MADRID, Dec. 80, via LONDON, Dec 81,
A. MA rising of Alphonsists is expect
ed. The government is prepared to sup
press it. The citizens of Madrid are op-
posed TO Amhdeus, who is greatly excited.
The Pope and the EmperOr-A Medic
val Muss with Modern Characters.
BERLIN, Dec. 30-The journals of Kon-
igsburg and Posen have been threatened
with immediate confscation if they publish
the insulting references to Germany in the
recent Papal allocution. The Charge DAT
faire of the German Empire at the Vatican
viii probably be instructed not to attend
the reception of the Diplomatic Body, by
the Pope, on the 1st Of January, on &C
count of the allocution.
ROME, Dec. 20.--The German Charge
d'Afsires informed Cardinal Antonelli last
week that he had been instructed to take
an unlimited leave of absence. He has
since closed the legation, and quit Rome
for Berlin.
The East African Slave Trade,
ZANZIBAR, Dec. Is, via London, Dec.
30.-Herdld special.--The United States
steamer Yantic arrived on the 10th. Capt
Wilson with United States Consul John F.
Webb and the officers of the ship visited
the Sultan on the 18th. Capt. Wilson rep
resented to the Sultan the sentiments of the
American people in regard to slavery, and
requested the abrogation of the clause of
the treaty with England. The Sultan's le.
ply was received on the 18th. He says:
Thirty-three years ago / was forbidden
by my father Said Said to export slaves to
Muscat. The slaves now carried there are
stolen by Arabs and tribes from the Persian
gulf. 1 will make strong efforts in future
to prevent the kidnapping of these slaves.
will make every effort.
The English Corvette, Briton, arrived
here on the 18th, and waits for Sir Bartle
Frere. The Yautic also awaits two ether
English vessels expected here.
The Recent storms I'm England.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-London files give
details Of great storms that swept over the
British islands, Dec. s. In London, on the
night named, trees were uprooted in the
parks, conservatories and glass roofs were
smashed in. Chimney stacks came to the
ground by the dozen. Several houses were
unroofed. Side walls were driven in. A
large factory was leVelled with the ground,
and forty storm patients were received DUR
ing the night at the various hospitals.
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her anchors in the Mersey, pitched against
the pier-head and stove in her stern so that
the sea made clear sweep into her cabin.
The Melpomene went ashore; tug ran I'm
der the bows of the Great Western to haul
her to q place of safety, and was never seen
again, having been literally swallowed up
by the sea.
At Clifton, near Brighton, the pinnacle Of
Christ church fell and went right through
the roof. Precisely the same thing hap
pened to the churches at Yeovil, at Crew
kerne and at Taunton; heavy pieces of ar
chitecture, such as walls and towers that
had stood the storms Of centuries, were de-
molished
In Savernske forest, Marlborough, ninety
magnificent forest trees, all close together,
were blown down and buildings were un-
rooted in many towns. Vessels were dash
ed by the score against the coast. A stone
wall at Richmond, 100 feet long and feet
high, was prostrated. Carriages in some
places were blown entirely over.
Several accidents happened to gasome-
tiers, leaving whole districts in utter dark
ness. At Stoke on-Trent an explosion oc-
CURED, by which several persons lost their
lives. The highest wind pressure ever pre-
yiously known IN England was represented
by u, force of II is recorded on this oc-
casion at Plymouth, Scilly and Portshead.