The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-11-20
FOREIGN NEWS.

Jno. Crawford was on Wednesday
sworn In as Lieutenant Governor of On
tario.
Count Won Room has been relieved
from the Ministry of War of Prussia.
His successor will probably be Lieut.
Gen. yon Kamek
The Prussian Diet opened on Wednes-
day. Hon. Camphausen, Vice Presi-
dent of the Ministry, read the royal
speech, which is moderate in tone, aud
mainly devoted to local subjects
There was a serious riot Tuesday night,
at meeting in favor of home rule in
in Kilkenny, Ireland The mob stoned
the police, who charged upon them and
made several arrests
The committee on the prolongatiou of
the powers OF the present government in
France. headed by DeRemusat, on Wed,
nesday, had an interview with McMa-
hon. The latter stated that he had
nothing to say IN any way modifying his
message. He instructed them to hasten
their labors in the best interests of the
country.
1t is rumored that William George
Harcourt, member of Parliame mt for Ok
ford City, is to be appointed Solicitor
General
A snow storm prevailed at Quebec all
day Wednesday, and Wednesday night
Drifts were two and three feet high.
Sleighing is excellent.
The revolutionary movement near Ia
luca, Mexico, which pronounced against
the new constitutional reform, has been
dispersed and the movement suppressed,
| with the loss of $50 lives
The Conservatives at Toronto, Ont,
have nominated Sir John A. Mcdonald
to represent the western district of To-
ronto in the House of Commons. The
seat became vacant in consequence of the
appointment of Crawford as Lieutenant
Governor.
At a public meeting in London, Thurs
day evening, of which Edward Mall was
chairman, Cartvell Williams, who re-
Gently returned from America, gave ali
account of his visit. He praised the
voluntary religious system, especially
commencing the schools Of the United
States,
The British Government has instruct
ed its consuls at Havana and Santiago
de Cuba to watch the proceedings against
the captives of the Virginius as it had
been informed that one of them is a sub
ject of Great Britain.
NJ. Bischoffshem. the eminent ban
ker in Paris. died on Friday.
Twenty dwellings were burned at ST.
John, on Friday, rendering thirty fami
lies homeless.
The German Government on Friday
made further payment of three millions
for bonds of the United States funded
loan.
From Spanish sources come reports of
an lnsuIgent engagement in Cuba, in
which the latter were routed, With loss
of over 100 killed.
Inc plan OF constructing q railway in
connection with the Ashantee expedition
has been given up as practicable, and
shipment of rails from England counter
manded.
The Minister of Justice, at the Hague,
Thursday, informed the Chamber Of
Deputies that it vas necessary to con
clude an oztraditioh treaty between the
government of the Netherlands and the
United States.
A dispatch via Jamaica says that on
the 10th all the remaining Virginius
prisoners were marched out, and ten de
tailed to be executed al d time. When
these len were murdered, another ten
fell across those of their companions
A Havana dispatch says: 1.-The trials
of all prisoners taken on board the Vir-
ginius have been concluded. Only
eighteen will be saved from death Or
these several are engineers OF hremen
who were ignorant OF the destination of
the expedition. and four or five will be
set at liberty. The others will probably
be condemned to the chain gang. "
The Vera de Cuba says a conspiracy
has been discovered in Halguin and the
surrounding jurisdiction for rising
simultaneously with the landing of the
Yirginius expedition. The nlsSS mad ex-
tenslye rarnifications throughout the is
land, and. would have been carried into
execution ON the 1st of November. MANY
persons have already been arrested, and
the arrests are daily increasing,
The French Assembly is in session,
and have under consideration report
from the Right III favor of the prolonga-
ton of President MacMahon's term of
Office.
King Victor Emanuel opened the
Italian Parliament on Saturday, in a
speech, in which he said he hoped for a
continuance of the work of internal or
ganization. that Italy might increase her
prosperity, amid order and safety, the
two indispensable conditions of in
dustry and progress 1t has been shown
that Rome might become the capital
without encroaching upon the indepen-
dence of the Pope or the exercise of
spiritual functions, and relations of the
Catholic world. We will respect his re-
igious sentiments and his liberty, but
will not permit attacks upon the nation
or It's constitution.
The Pacific mail steamship Colima is
at Rio de Janeiro with broken shaft.
The German Government has address
ed remonstrance to France on account
of q pastoral issued by the Bishop of
Nancy, ordering prayers for the recovery
of Metz and Strasburg.
The Federal Council has decided that
elections for the German Diet shall be
held early in January,
1t is stated in London, on official au-
thority, that the Foreign Office has in
structed the British Minister at Madrid.
the Consul at Havana. and Governor of
Jamaica, that the Government reserves
its decision on the questions OF the exc
cutions which have already taken place
ct Santiago, out will hold Spain and all
concerned responsible for any addition
al executions of British subjects.
1t is not denied in official circles in
Berlin that the Pope wrote a second
letter to the German Emperor. The
TACT that It has not been published is
Is ascribed to the circumstance that it
treated of matters strictly personal to
His Majesty, and in no way touched up
on political subjects, Il is not from mo-
tives of courtesy that it has been kept
back, hut for the sinaple reason that it is
entirely devoid of importance. It has
not been nor will it be answered by the
Emperor.