Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-08-02
General News Summary
THE OLD WORLD.


An ATTEMPT was made on the night Of the
18th to assasslnate the King and Queen OF
Spain. Their carriage was fred upon. One
Of the assassins was killed and two were
captured. The assailahts Of the carriage
comprised a party of five men. Great ex-
element existed In Madrid, and there was
no doubt that all connected with the crime
would be dealt with according to the utmost
rigor Of the law.
Russian cattle have been excluded from
British ports, on account of the appearance
Of the rindetpsst cmong cattle on board
vessel at Odessa, bound for England.
The English agents at Geneva have demur-
red to the American claims for what are
known as "direct damages"
Advlces from st. Petersburg, received on
the Goth, state that the choi era epidemic
was gradually making it's way from the east
ern provinces of Russia, and gaining foot
hold in the central and western portions of
the empire. Moscow was suffering from the
disease 10 a malignant form. The proper
| tion OF deaths to reeovsrles was eight to
one Thousands Of the better class were
| fleeing into Western Europe. At st. Peters
burg a few spasmodic cases had appeared.
| The authorities were cutting off communi-
cation between the capital and the infected
districts.
A Geneva (Switzerland) telegram Of the
22d says: "The claims for damages caused
by the vessels Boston, Sallie, JEFF. Davis, JOY,
and Music have been dismissed by the Ar
bltration. The demurrer OF Great Britain
concerning the other vessels is overruled.
The case Of the Florida was concluded
to-day The decision, 1t is believed, awards
S2,G00,000 damages for her depredations.
The Board took up the case Of the Alabama
to day"
Three of the wouldbe assassins of the
King of Spain and twenty-sevsn alleged ac
complies had been arrested up to the 22d
A large sum OF money was found on one OF
the prisoners, and it was believed that the
assassins were the hired instruments of po
ltical conspiracy. Previous to the attack
the King had been warned anonymously that
his life was in danger. At the time OF the
attack sharp engagement occurred between
the would-be assassins, the police and The
Kings escort. His Majesty himself wal
anxious to participate, but was prevented
1t is believed that the parties arrested arr
the same who assassinated General Prim.
London dispatches Of tie oath assert tina
the Geneva Arbitrators would have to 81
three or four months. The question of En-
glands liability for the destruction causec
by Confederate cruisers was still under dis
cussion, the English Agent contending tina
his Government used every possible precau
tion to prevent the departure of those yes
sells from its ports.
st. Petersburg (Russia) dispatch of tn
oath says the cholera was abating. Tn
number of deaths in that city during tn
week, by that disease, was 126; in Moscow
80; Odessa, 81.
Three Communists, convicted of partic
pating in the massacre of hostages in tn
> Rue Haxo, were shot at Satory, France, o
J the 25th. One of the men, when brought I
the place OF execution, shouted, "A bds
Commune ~ The other two cried, "PiUe
COnHiuReF'
The St. Petersburg (Russia) Journal {
the 25th publishes an Imperial decree di
missing Catacazy from the diplomatic Sc
!; vice of the Empire. The Journal states this
the publication of his pamphlet concernin
9 Secretary Fish was entirely without th
knowledge and against the will of the In
perial Government.
The fortieth anniversary Of the liberatio
of Portugal was celebrated at Lisbon on IL
| 25th, with appropriate festivities.
}, Stanley, OF the Herald Livingstone Exp
dition, arrived in London on the 25th. +
]. furnishes to the New York Herald for pu
> lication, letter purporting to have bee
> written by the great African traveller to Il
= editor of that paper, which letter is datC
= at Ujiji, November, 1871.
Considerable trouble has been recent
v caused by striking workingmen in some
r the Departments in the vicinity of PAR
r Troops had been ordered to the disturb,
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