The Portland daily press., 1872-04-18
TO K EIGN

Five Hundred Horses Burned to Death.
PARIS, April 17-Papincourt Barracks in the
18th arrondizement of Paris were entirely de-
stroyed by fire last night. Five hundred horses
persisted.
Marauding
MADRID, April IA band of Marauders en-
tered the village of Mancha and seized 5000
reals belonging to the municipal funds The
commander of the band gave the town authori-
ties receipt for the money to which he signed
his name as Peco General, commander in chief
of the federal armies of Don Carlos.
Raid ON Newspapers-No Trouble between
France and Germany.
LONDON, April 17.-Charles Reade has an
nounced his intention to prosecute five journals
for libel which he alleges was embodied in
several unfavorable criticisms upon his play ell
titled "Shilly Shally."
There is little doubt that the announcement
made by the London Telegraph, both in its con-
tinental correspondence and editorially, that
the relations between France and Germany
were in a critical condition is pure invention.
The Standards special dispatch from Paris,
alluding to the Telegraphs story, says: "The
sensational statements appearing in the organ
of Prince Bismarck iu London, are grotesque
exagerations." TW
Ship Derry Castle was burned at sea and two
OF the crew persisted.
The British Counter Case.
The counter case presented at Genava in be-
half of the British government and which was
laid before the House of Lords last night, is
printed this evening. 1t concludes with de-
scription of the position of the neutrals under
the views presented in the case of the Ameri-
can government, which it says would render
their situation one of perpetual and unremit-
ting anxiety, surrounded by dangers and har-
rassed by crowd of new obligations which
nothing but sleepless vigilence could satisfy,
whie the lapse OF even subOrdinates officer
would be visited with heavy national penalties.
Private commerce would be subjected to min
dividuals would be tracked by spies and inform
ers; the trade of belligerents would be fettered
and the Inequalities of a country be guarded
with impossible precautions
The Dominion Parliament.
TORONTO, April 17.-In the House to- day the
following notices of motions were give by Mr..
Gray: On Tuesday next ike inquiry of the min
istry whether any estimates had been made and
submitted by the Dominion to the British gov
eminent of the expenses and damages sustain
ed by the Canadas by Fenian raids, and wheth-
er in the estimates of 1866 are included the ex-
penses borne by New Brunswick on that occa-
sion; also an inquiry of the ministry whether
steps had been taken by the Canadian govern
eminent through the British government to
bring before the United States the case of lille
gal abduction by American citizens from Guys
boro in Nova Scotia, September last of the
American fishing schooner E. A. Horton, seiz-
ed for the violation of the Canadian fishing laws
and at the time within custody of the court of
admiralty in Canada.
Seizure Of a Steamer mt Jamaica.
KINGSTON, JAM, April 16.-The steamer
Edgar Stuart with cargo of war material and
flying the American colors, supposed to belong
to the Cuban reyolutionists arrived here in dis
tress to-day, and was seized by the Commodore
as legal prize, the steamer not being provided
with clearance papers. The American consul
protests against the seizure and forwards docu-
ments on the case to Washington to-day on the
steamer Suffolk, via Havana.