Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-08-21
Treasurer Spinner Oh the Resumption
Of Specie Payments.
FOREIGN.

1t was reported on the 9th that the cholera
had entirely disappeared from Vienna, and an
inquiry by the authorities Of Paris showed
there had been no case of that disease in that
city this year.
Very few lives were lost in the investment
and defense of Valencia, three hundred killed
and wounded covering the losses on both
sides; but the injury to the city and commerce
was very great. One hundred houses were
damaged by the bombardment. The leaders
of the Insurgents escaped to Cartagena the
night before the surrender.
Private kilograms from Havana, received in
New York on the Sth, state that General Por-
tello, at the head of 5000 men, had routed
and captured Cienfuegos without shot being
fired, and proclaimed Don Carlos King of
Spain.
London dispatches say it was thought that
it would not be necessary for Mr.. Gladstone to
be reelected to Parliament in consequence of
his assuming the Chancellorship of the Ex-
chequer. Mr.. Ayrton, late Commissioner of
Public Works, has become Judge Advocate
General, an Office that has been vacant for
three years.
According to recent Vienna telegram,
many strangers were leaving that city, and the
number of visitors to the Exposition was de-
creasing daily.
Christianople, on Kalmar Sound, Sweden,
has been entirely destroyed by fire.
According to Vienna advices of the 18th the
medal for merit in Group %, education, teach
ing and instruction, has been awarded to
the collection of the periodical literature of
America.
His Holiness, the Pope, in a recent allocu-
ton, denounces the law passed by the Italian
Parliament for the disposal of church proper
ty, and communicates all concerned in the
execution of the law, or who purchase church
es under it.
On the 18th, in the Spanish Cortes, resolu-
ton was adopted authorizing legal proceed
ings against nine members of that body i'm
plicated in the recent insurrectonary move
ment.
Late cable dispatches state that the wife of
Don Carlos had joined her husband, and
would share his fortunes in the field The
Carlist troops were enthusiastic over the
event. Contreras, with few followers, had
succeeded ia re-entering Cartagena, which
was his last refuge. The Carlists had laid
siege to Bilboa.
According to- Paris dispatch of the 18th,
the members of the right propose presenting a
constitution to the Count de Chambord, and
if he accept they will proclaim him King =
he refuses Republic will be definitely estab-
lished.
The Shah Of Persia sailed from Brindisi
Italy, on the 13th for Constantinople.
Madrid dispatch of the 18th says British
steamer recently succeeded in landing at Font
arabia 2, 900 rifles, 5000 pounds of ammuni
ton, and forty horses for the Carlists The
vessel was subsequently captured by Span
ish man-of war, and towed into the harbor OF
San Sebastian.
The Minister of State declared in the Span
ish Cortes, on the 18th, that he should demand
the extradition of insurgent refugees in for
eign countries.
The Carlists have captured the town of Yer
gara and claim this to be the most important
success they have met with since the begin
ming of the campaign.
The Canadian Parliament assembled at OF
taWa on the 18th, and was at once
prorogued by the Governor General, who an
nounced that Royal Commission would in
quire into the scandal connected with The
Canada Pacific Railway, and that when the
Commission Is ready to report he will cause
the Parliament to be summoned for dispatch
of the business, to give an early opportunit,
of taking such report into consideration
Much excitement grew out of this action O.
the Governor General, which met with mucl
opposition.
A dispatch from London on the 14th SAYS i
was stated upon the highest authority that tn,
Count De Chambord had announced his reso
luton to accept the constitution for Franc,
prepared by members Of the Right Of the As
sembly and himself, and will rule both "b,
the will Of God and the will of the people
A proclamation of monarchy would be made
in about six weeks
The Carlists began an attack on Berga OF
the 14th. Six hours after their batteries open
cd fire the city was burning in several places
An Opposition caucus was held at Ottawa
Ontario, on the evening of the 14th. at which
there was full attendance of Reformers, ALI,
resolutions were passed condemnng the actor
taken by the Crown in proroguing the Cana
dian Parliament
The North German Gazette (Berlin) of the
18th denies late Export in American papers
of an interview with Prince Bismarck, II
which he is made to say that he would extir
pate the idea of God and substitute that of tn,
State. 1t emphatically declares that Bismarck
never used such language or advocated such
q sentiment.
A Vienna dispatch of the 18th says grand