Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-23
Foreign News.
ENGLAND.

ENGLAND.
LONDON, Dec 2S-6 A. M.-An explosion is
reported in coal mine at Silyerdale by which
eight miners We're suhocated.
FRANCE.
PARIS, Dec. PA demonstration was made
yesterday IN Paris, by three thousand students
in favor of Prof. Robin, Il member OF the insti-
tute, who was struck from the jury list in con-
sequence of his disbelief in God
The national assembly adjourned today for
the holidays.
The freshet in the river Seine is subsdiug.
The water has already fallen seventy centime-
tres
President Theirs and his family will return
from Versailles 10 Paris tomorrow, and will
stay here until the reassembling of the national
assembly.
NJ. Dufauere, minister of justice, will remain
at Versailles during the holiday recess.
Before adiOurnmg this afternoon the assembly
finally passed the bill restoring to the Orleans
princes their confiScated property
The Corsaire, radical journal, has been sus-
pended for advocating the doctrines of socialism.
President Theirs had a conference at Yer
sailles this afternoon with the committee on par
dOns respecting the cases of several communists
sentenced TO death, and who will be executed
before the end OF the year unless their sentences
are committed
PARIS, Dec. % The Repuhlique Franchise,
personal organ Of NJ Gambetta, predicts seri-
Gus parliamentary crisis when the assembly
meets in January. Ii says the trimming tactics
OF the government only increase the disquiet of
the country, and the acts of Ministers D1iauere
and Goulard endanger the governments popu-
laritv.
The assembly yesterday voted to continue the
tobacco monopoly ten years.
The two sub committees OF the committee OF
thirty Sit with closed doors.
President Theirs will go TO Calais this week to
witness artillery experiments
SPAIN.
MADRID, Dec. 81 -Senor Gorilla announced
IN the senate yesterday that a bill would soon
be introduced by the government providing for
the abolition OF slavery in Porto Rico. He took
occasion at the same time to repeat the state
ment heretofore made, that no reforms would
be made in the government Of Cuba while a
single insurgent remained on that island.
PRUSSIA.
BERLIN, Dec. 22.-Spencers Gazette explains
that the partial revocation of reduced fares for
emigrants on the state and private railroads in
Germany is question of internal admnistra.
ton, and was required of the government by
| considerations of political economy, and OF pri-
vate companies by their own interests. The
American press have greatly exaggerated the
importance and distorted the significance of this
trting affair. The Gazette calls on the United
States to do all in their power TO bring TO sat
isiactory conclusion negotiations for an emigra-
| tio1 treaty, which America, not Germany, has
| delayed for years
Odo Russell, British ambassador, gave a ball
last week, at which there was brilliant gather
ing. Bismarck and other notabilities were
| present
RUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dee. 21.-The Imperial Ga
zette says the question eff the Khva campaign
is again discussed in government circles, and it
| was resolved to undertake it.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 22.-'rhe khan ofKhi.
va has summoned auxiliary tribes to assist him
| against Russia.
ITALY
ROME, Dec. 21.-Kmg Victor Emanuel is all
| most entirely recovered from his ndisposition.
The empress of Russia is expected to visit
Naples soon, accompanied by fleet of Russian
war vessels.
An army bill was introduced in the Italian
parliament to-day. 1t provides that all Italians
between Is and 40 years Of age sh all be liable to
military duty.
ROME, Dec. 22.-The king has completely re-
| covered from his recent illn esS.