The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-25
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
Spain.

Spain.
MApRID, August 23.--The Republican
army under command Of General Sanchez 4
Bregua, numbering twelve thousand, has
entered Bilboa. The Cariist forces occupy
ing the city withdrew without Offering
battle.
The Carlists, at the instigation OF the
priests, burn all the records of civic mar.
riages that they capture.
The artillerymen in the garrison at Bar
celona have mutinied against their officers.
They were, however, disarmed by the cav
airy under the command of the Captain-
General, and were imprisoned before they
bad time to do any serious harm.
,Adyices from Carthagena state that the
civic and military authorities of the Commun-
ists' administration had quarreiled and their Z
respective partisans had come to an actual
conflict, in which number Of men were
killed and wounded on both sides. The
private soldiers in Carthagena discouraged
surrendering to the Government forces.
The Spanish feet under command Of Ad-
mira Lobos began the bombardment Of Car
thagena yesterday.
BAYoNNE, August 23.--Adyices from Carl
ist sources state that Berga has again been
invested by the Carlist army. Both sides
claim to have gained a victory In the recent
battle fought before that town.
The CarIists say they are organizing for a
movement ON Madrid. and will be ready to
march some time in October.
The Carthagena insurgents are vigorously
replying to the fire of the Spanish feet, Ad-
mira Lobos has under his command only the
iron-clad Saragoss;i and some wooden fri-
gates. The insurgents are pientifully sup.
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guine of assistance from the Communists in
other cities, so that stout resistance may be
expected from them.
England.
LONDON, August 23.-The threatened
"lock-ollt'' by the iron-masters of Manches-
ter of their operatives has been postponed
for the present, the proposition having been
made to submit the differences between the
employers and the workmen to committee
of arbitration.
The Dublin Irisltnsdn publishes new
programme OF the Homc-Rulc party. 1t in
cIudcs the establishment of u new paper In
Dublin called the Fdugh a BalLdgh. It is
to be the official iourna of the party, and
will labor for the abolition of the name and
office of lord lieutenant and the substitu-
ton of suzerain, to he elected by universal
suffrage and to have u nominal title OF
king; for triennial parliamentS; and for a law
authorizing the confScatiOn of estates Of ab-
sentees.
The house-painters and decorators Of this
city are on strike.
FRIGHTFUL RAILROAD ACCIDEFT.
LONDON. August ga collision occurred
this morning on the Great Northern railway
at Retford, near Nottingham, between
freight and excursion train. Both tralbs
were wrecked, aud reports thus far received
say that twenty persons were killed and
large number wounded. AS great excite
uient prevails at Rctford this account may
be exaggerated.
LONDON, August 23.-Later and more ac-
curate details from the railroad collision at
Rctford place the number of killed ut four.
only, but fifteen PERSONS were badly injured,
several of them beyond hope of recovery.
Germany.
BERIIN, August 23.--Dr. Falk, Minister of
Public Instruction and Ecclesiastical Affairs,
has ordered the Roman Catholic seminary at
Posen to be closed.
PARIS, August 23.--At a meeting of the
| members of the Left to-day it was decided
| to seek the support of the Left Centre to
prevent the success of the plans of the fu-
| sionsts and Leeitimists for the establishment
| of Bourbon monarchy.
PARIS, August 23.--The Prefect of the
Department of Fare to-day gave an enter
| tainmeut in honor Of the DUO de BrOSlie,
| Minister of Foreign Affairs. Many distin-
| guisbed Frenchmen were among the guests.
| fn reply to 4 toast, the Due de Broglic said
the Government Of the Republic was en-
gagged in struggle not against public
opinion, but against those lost principles
| which threaten TO put IN end to social order.
| The struggle was II periIous one, and might
| be IA long one. 1t would require III support
| of the Government the efforts of all honest
citizens of the republic. The problem
which the situation presents will soon be
solved by the National Assembly without
passion, without the Influence of personal
| sympatnles. He delivered Il high encomium
upon the character OF President McMahon,
whose private life aud public actions entitled
him to be called model of honor. 1t was
the good fortune of France to have such
| President as McMahon, whose loyalty to bis
country is above the ties of party. Let us
rally around him. He alluded in kind terms
to ex-President Theirs, to whom he, how.
ever, thought the Assembly had manifested
ample gratitude for great services.