Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-10-23
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FOREIGN.

Paris telegram of the 18th says that twen-
ty-seven members of the Municipal Council
had published an address in which they declare
that the Assembly has no right to ALLEVIATE
the national sovereignty; affirm that the
majority of the people reject the claim of the
Count de Chambord to the throne, and re-
quest the Deputies from the Department of
the Seine to declare how they propose to vote
when the question Of a change Of government
is brought up in the Assembly.
Advices from Vienna to the 18th say that
many American travellers who hold letters of
credit from suspended banks in the United
States find themselves without funds, and are
compelled to accept friendly subscriptions to
enable them to return home. Many of the
American walters and laborers at the Exhibi-
ton were also in destitute circumstances
Havana advices of the 9th say that the in
sugents, 1000 strong, had surprised the Span
ish column at Holquin; the Spanish loss was
125-killed, wounded and missing-amonx
whom was the Spanish commander, who was
badly wounded. The Spaniards were SUISSE
quently reinforced, and the insurgents driven
back to their camp. The insurgents had also
attacked Santa Cruz del Sur, but had been re-
pulsed with a loss of thirteen killed.
Advices from the City of Mexico of the I'd,
ala Havana 18th, say that Congress had de-
creed the separation of Church and State; the
prohibiting or establishing of any religion;
marriage to be civil contract; prohibiting
the holding of property by religious institu-
tions, etc.
A Madrid dispatch of the 18th says that the
Alphonssta Club had issued a manifesto de-
claring that the time had come to prepare for
the accession of Don Alphonso to the throne
of Spain. A rumor was in circulation that a
conspiracy had been discovered to assassinate
Senior CASTELAR,.
cable dispatch of the 18th announces that
naval battle had been fought off Cartagena
between the Intransigente fleet and the ma
tional squadron. The fight lasted two hours,
when the Insurgent vessels were compelled to
haul off and return to Cartagena in a badly
damaged condition, and with a loss of thr-
teen killed and forty wounded. Senior
Mayor, member of the Junta was killed
A Paris dispatch of the 18th says that it had
been agreed between the Right and Left Cen
tiers to submit a proposition to the Assembly,
when it reconvenes, to prolong Mcmahon S
tenure of office as President, and to accom-
pany the proposition by plan for definite
organization of the Republic. The Bona
partists had organized for an appeal to the
people. There were rumors atioat that dis
agreements had arisen between the govern.
ments of France and Italy
Late intelligence from Pekin, received from
San francisco on the 18th, was to the effect
that twenty-seyen villages had been swept
away by the waters of the Yungtino River
and that great amount of human and ANNA
life had been lost by the disaster
Intelligence reached New York on the 15tl
that the Cuban insurgents under Gomez hat
captured and sacked the town of Santa Cru;
del Sur, situated near Puerto Principe. Owe
600 rifles and 10000 cartridges, besides larg,
quantities of clothing and provisions, were Sc
cured.
Washington dispatch of the 10th says tina
the representatives of the SANTANA Bay Com
pany had arrived in that city, and had de
manded the protection of the Government
against the Insurgents of San Domingo, wht
at present appear TO be rapidly gaining advan
tage over Baez.
A dispatch from Paris, of the 18th, saw
the Monarchical parties in France had agreed
upon plan of operations said to be satisfac
tory to the Monarchists. Chambord ha,
made concessions to the Liberal Monarchists
and the following would be submitted a
the opening of the Assembly: TIL
proclamation of hereditary constitutions
monarchy, the King promising liberty of con
science and equality before the law as tn
right of all. The Monarchists were confiden
of majority in the Assembly. 1t is said tina
4l6 deputies had pledged themselves to sup
port the restoration of royalty.
Ardervirike Castle, formerly the resdenc
of the Duke of Abercorn, was burned on tn
10TH Many works of art, including numerou
sketches by Landseer, were DESTROYED
A st. Petersburg Russia) dispatch of tn
18th says the River Neva had oyeraowed il
banks and caused great damage in that cit
and the adjoining country.
DOMESTIC.
special telegram from Washington of th
18th says the absorbing topic of conversatio
was the shooting of ex-senator Pomeroy b
ex-Representative Martin F. Conway, of Kal
sas, on one of the streets of that city. tt
following are the facts: Pomeroy was walkir
along New York avenue, this afternoon, an
when near the corner of 14th street, he sd