The Hickman courier., 1872-11-16

the importation of horses from the
United States.
The election for President of Mexico
resulted in the almost unanimous
choice of Lerdes Detejada.
Close upon the ravages of the Pc
comes the tiding of hurricane which
destroyed half the town of Palazzolo,
killed thirty-two persons, and un-
housed one thousand families.
Enough new Peers are to be appoint
ed by the Prussian Government to
overcome the majority in the Upper
House, which defeated the County Re
form bill pressed by the Government at
the last session.
The cholera has spread beyond Hun
gary, and appears at Vienna, Berlin,
and Prague.
/ The Halifax steamer Hope, owned
by Adam McKayfwas b''~us>s Ssse
Yaterls edge whiloly itEg.zgeyaT os;t,srf,
! at,apntv. eve, TIa.3nodth> Losf rot
Stated.
Canada-A special states that train
on the Toronto and Bruce railway ran
off the track near Owen Sound, killing
G.. Davidson and Isaiah and James
Sherman, and seriously wounding
/ four others.
/ China-The Emperor was married
on the 10th of October. There was no
outside ceremony other than process
sion which escorted the bride from her
residence to the imperial palace.
/ Vienna-Post, American consul
here, has receiv ed under his protection
35 Jewish families who fled from per-
secution in Wallachia. A subscription
has been opened at the consulate to en-
able exiIes to emigrate to the United
I States.
| Spain-Armed Carlists have appear
ed on the frontier near the town of
Figueras. They stopped three dill
genees, turned the passengers out, and
stripped them. Two persons were
wounded, an English passenger and
position.
The golden wedding of the King and
Queen of Saxony was celebrated with
splendid ceremonies. The occasion
was made remarkable by the presence
OF the Emperor, Empress and Crown
Prince of Germany.
Milan-The town of PaIazzola, near
Bresseis, has been visited by a terrible
hurricane very recently. Half of the
buildings in the town We're destroyed.
Thirty-two persons were killed by fall
ing walls and timbers. One thousand
families were made homeless.
The ship NIangoIde, from Quebec
for Queentown, put into Greennock,
having been disabled in storm. The
crew experienced dreadful suffering,
having been ten days without provis-
ions and constantly exposed to the seas.
All survived but reached this port in a
fearfully emacIated condition.
Germany-The Eufperor of Russia
has written an autograph letter to
Prince Charles, brother of tne-Emperor |
of Germany, on the occasion OF the |
fiftieth anniversary of his appointment |
ty the honorary Colonelcy of he Rus
sian regiment. The Gar calls 20 mind |
the glorious deeds of the allied armies
of Prussia and Russia when lighting
in the holy cause, and hopes the ties of
friendship between the countries will
endure for generations.
London-An American seaman was
before the courts on Bow street, on a
charge of murder committed on the
high seas. He was arrested under the
extradition treaty with the United
States at the Instance of Num-, Amer
lean Consul General. At the ex-
animation of the accused, representa-
tives Of the United States failed to make
out primo facie case of murder. The
evidence showed that the case was only
one of manslaughter, and the Justice
decided that that degree of crimes did
not come under the provisions of the
treaty. Vice-Consul Num- concurred
and the prisoner was discharged.
Cardinal Luigi Amat Vive Chancel-
lor of the Holy Roman Church, died
yesterday, at Nice, Italy, aged 76.
There is great enthusiasm in
Rheims over the evacuation of that
city by the Germans. The buildings
were decorated with the French colors
and flowers, and at night there was
general illumination. The theatre was
opened for the first time since the oc-
cupation the city of Marseilles.