The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-07-13
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FOREIdN.

FOREIGN.
ENGLAND.-In the House Of Commons on tho
ment should address the foreign powers, with
o view to establishing arbitration as Q perma-
nent resort for the settlement az differences
By aga.ss showing the. eose 81 standing ar
mics. Mr.. Gladstone opposed the motion. He
argued that IL would dsfeat - own object, be-
cause the continental nations held widely diff
gentleman to withdraw his motion. Mr.. Rich
ard declined to withdraw: Tho House waadi-
vided The division resulted In tie-ninesy-
eight yeas to ninety-eight nsys The Speaker
gave the casting vote in favor Of the melton,
which was adopted.
FRANcE.-The second instailment Of CSC, 900
600 Of the last e2oo, ooo,o 900 Of war indemnity
now remains due only 800, 900 900, which is to
be paid by the 18th OF September when the
country win be finally evacuated by the Ger
man troops.
AusrR1A.-The number Of foreign visitors OF
thel Vienna Exhibition is daily increasing
The juries have commenced work, and it Is be-
lieved that largo number Of prizes will be
Patent Right Congress will commence on Au-
gust 18th. Inventors are actively moving in
tho matter, aud large and important gather
Ing ID anticipated. ... t...
SPAIN.-The Government has issued mani
festo declaring that its most imperative duty
now is to crush the resurrection which 10 de-
vastating Catalonia, Navarro, aud theyBasgue
e sSe
powers granted by the Cortes, has resolved to
insist on the inexorablo execution of the law,
and compel the soldiers to remain under their
over, to call ont the reserves If reinforcements
are needed. The Carlists have captured the
| town of Salquesa in the province Of Navarro
Don Carlos, it is said, has ordered the arrest OF
Santa Cruz.
IrALY.-His Holiness walked in the Vatican
grounds on the 5th, and was so strong and well
| as to require no assistance. The crisis in tho
Italian ministry has terminated, Minghetti
having succeeded in forming q ministry.
! UNITED STATES.
THE GREAT STORM IN THE WEsr.-Indiana,
| Illinois Wisconsin and Ohio, and the northern
part of Kentucky were visited, between the
LIST and 10th inst, by q series of M ost destruc.
| the loss of life most distressing, no less
| than seventy persons having como to their
death by drowning, lightning or from falling
houses and trees. party of pleasure seekers
| on Green Lake, Wis, numbering twenty men.
| women and children, were in yacht when q
storm suddenly came up, capsized the boat and
| all were lost. There is no estimating the loss
| from damages done to buildings by the wind
| or to the crops by the immense amount of rain
which fell, but it must be many millions Of
| dollars.
The steamer City of Washington left Liver
pool on the gath of June, and saw neither sun
| NOR stars during the passage. 1t was, there
FORE impossible to make observations. When
she struck on Saturday afternoon, July 5th
objects could not be seen three yards ahead
She was going at the rate of about nine knots
when she stranded. Perfect order prevailed
dred and eighty-one eteerage passengers WerG
safely landed by the ships boats and the small
craft attracted Hy the steamers guns; III, Tn;
was o quarter of q mile. The vesseps escape
from total destruction with all on board wa
, truly providential. Another account says:
sight Es' taken for seven HHn days.
heavy fog at the rate Of twelve or thirteen
knots an hour. Had sho struck ut night sba
would have gone down or had she gone y
8 struck ON the Gull Island or the reef, and 1
! fearful loss of life would have occurred. TIT
, passengers were mostly chatting and playinf
D the ship went OF full speed on the Gull Roel
;. shosl. She gave two slight bumps and tire
mendous tremor ran through her. No one ha'
0 the lapse of half an hour of terrible confusion
n cannon firing, fox horns blowing, and wome
q and children ShriekiDg' 2 sailor cried 3D.. :"
Q followed, aud coon two brave men, COrneliu
SwaBbury and VIM. Ferguson, who had pu
out from the shore In . small bost, climbed a
the side of the ship. The latter had rise
. from sick bed. The work Of disembarkin
e was Immediately commenced under their guiC
ance, with three of the chips boats, tho Secon
:, officer standing in the gangWay of the ladde
b with Ratchet in his hand, threatening TO CT
It down any man who tried 70 get into the boa
- before tho women. In the meanwhile Il
humping and scraping of the steTDpoSt 40
rudder continued, arOusing fear least Il
ship should break in two. The storage pa
D. sengeEs, however, remained remarkably quie
r, aud no attempt to Eush was made. some
a the women displayed great presence OF min
!, and her0ism, Sittfng quite still till called
Il disopbaEk.
10 In New York The police aathorities are Gu'
making preparations for the disposition