The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-23
Foreign.

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Pere Hyacinthe is happy father.
Another detachment Of 1000 Carlist prison.
ers has reached Havana, to reinforce the Span
ish army in Cuba.
Gen. Agramonte, one of the ablest and most
successful of the Cuban insurgent leaders,
was killed in recent battle, which resulted in
his death and the defeat of his force, with
loss of so.
The Constituent Cortes, just elected in
Spain, has an overwhelming majority OF
Federal Republicans, of whom there are 80,
The Radicals, Internationalists, Independent
Republicans, and the Monarchists number in all
only rs.
The financial panic still continues in Vienna.
1t has extended to Odessa, Russia, where all
business has stopped, and discounts have rose
to an unprecedented figure.
An inundation of the Turkish Province OF
Bosnia has caused the loss of many lives, and
great destruction of property.
Thus far the management OF the Canadian
Pacific railroad project seems to have been
patterned after our transcontinental jobs with
singular fidelity. The concern that is headed
by Sir Hugh Allan represents our Credit
Mobilier very accurately. Letters are reported
to have been discovered which passed between
Sir Hugh and his colaborers, and which prove
that the Government as a condition precedent
to awarding the contract to the Allan syndi-
cate, required them to expend $780, 900 for
partisan purposes, that is, to secure the return
of members Of Parliament favorable TO the
Administration
Another Carlist victory is reported from
Spain.
Vienna has been visited by gale Of extra
ordinary violence, seriously damaging the Ex-
position building.
report comes from Paris that the Legit-
mists and Orleanists have combined in move
ments for the overthrow Of President Theirs.
Reports from Khiva represent that the Khan
is greatly alarmed at the approach of the
Russian columns, and has ordered levy en-
n,dsSe of the able-bodied male population to
resist the invasion.
Hong Kong, China, was visited by great
conhagration on the 22d of March, which
burned over Al acres and rendered s, 900 people
homeless. On. the Goth Of March the city of
Osaka, China, received a similar visitation, the
fire raging for "a hours.
Ottawa Canada. was recently visited by
disastrous fire, which destroyed thirty-six
buildings Loss, $15O,000.
Sir Hugh Allan's mission to London, to raise
CSC, 600 of the e105, 600 which arc
needed for the construction of the Canada
Pacific railway, has not been success. He
has been opposed by the Times and Telegraph !;
III ~ 4.
has been against him, and he finds himself
utterly unable to win the confidence of English
capitalists in the scheme.
The Shah of Persia will soon arrive at
Vienna. He is accompanied by all the men,
bers of his Cabinet and three of his wives. 1t
is estimated that the expense of his European
tour will be five millions sterling.
The complete reconstruction of the French
Ministry upon strictly republican basis is re-
ported certain.
The New York Herdlds sensation CORE
spondent in Cuba, O'Kelly, is to be sent to
Spain.
Don Carlos is at the head of the Carlist
army i'll Navarro. 1t is said he has 10 900 men
under him. and that he has concluded loan
of 40000O,OO0 reals with English bankers.
The Spanish troops, it is reported, have re-
ceived crushing defeat in ATagon.
The health of the Pope is improving.
The report of the capture of Khiva by the
Russians is confirmed, and it is further stated
that the Khan was made prisoner. Russia is
thus placed in a position to enforce her de-
mands without further military advances.
Among the hundred or more failures which
have occurred at Vienna during the panic,
there was no bank involved of any Importance.
The houses that went down are reported to be
al small concerns. The cause of the crash
seems to have been an initiation of bank stock
and railroad securities, and widespread specu-
lation.
Sir Samuel Baker, the great African traveller,
who was recently reported to have been muir
dered, together with his heroic wife, who ac-
companies him in his perilous adventures, has
been at last heard from. A letter was re-
ceived from him on the 18th of May at Khar-
toon, Egypt, in which he states that he has
reached the White Nile in safety
The political agitations in the French AS
sembly have again commenced. The action of
Theirs in reconstructing his Cabinet has
aroused the Right Center, who demand that
he explain the reasons for the changes he has
made. A motion for the dissolution of the
Assembly has been voted down.
Greece has determined to abolish all her
diplomatic missions except that at CONSTANT
nople
Costa RIGA is again agitated by fierce revo-
luton, and there has been severe fighting in
the streets of Panama.
Snow fell in the north of England on the
18th of May.