Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-02-28

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EA THE OLD WORLD.
On the 18th, an explosion occurred in a
coal mine at "Talk o. the Hill,p Stafford
shire, England, whilethe men we're at work.
Between thirty and forty miners were re-
ported killed. A fire, which broke out after
the explosion, was With difficulty extin-
guished.
A Madrid dispatch q the 10Th says that a
meeting of the leading members of the Con-
servative party had been held, at which it
was decided not to oppose the present G ov
ernment, but to press for a dissolution of
the Assembly and convocation of the con-
stituent Cortes.
A dispatch from Dublin, 10Th, says
that Bishop Duggan, Of Clonfert, and Rev.
Mr.. Quinn, had been acquitted of using spir-
itual influence to intimidate voters in the
Galway Parliamentary election. r
Advices from Madrid, 10th, say that the
Governorship of the forty eight provinces of
Spain will be divided equally among the
Radicals and Republicans. The secretaries
of Radical Governors are to be Republicans;
those of Republican Governors will be Radi-
calls. Fiol retains the Governorship of Mad
rid for the present. At Saragossa, on the
18th, the Republicans had grand celebra-
ltion, the city having been prac-
tically delivered into the hands
of the people. The monarchical
members of the city government resigned,
and their places were filled by Republicans,
who were Immediately installed. ALI politi-
cal prisoners were released and officers of
the artillery resigned and surrendered their
batteries to the sergeants. A red flag was
displayed from the Governors residence,
and at other places. In the evening all the
public buildings were Illuminated. At Bar
celona a similar movement had been inaug-
urated, but not with the same success and
trouble was apprehended.
The general race between the Oxford and
Cambridge (Eng.) boat crews has been fixed
for March 30. SIT
A report had reached Lond D, Doth, that q
cafe in Smyrna, situated on the shore of the
gulf, having been undermined by the tides,
was swallowed up in the waves, and that
between one and two hundred persons,
mostly Greeks, were drowned.
A Berlin dispatch of the Oath says the
Russian Government is forwarding large
reinforcements to Turkestan and Khiva.
Merchants are withdrawing from Orenberg
for fear that a continuance of the Khivan
war will bring them into bad relations
The London Telegraph of the Oath has
special dispatch from st. Petersburg which
intimates that Count Schouvaloff will short
ly replace Count Brunnow, Russian Ambas-
sador. The same dispatch says Prince Irat-
schakoff is about to submitto the Govern
ment of Great Britain a proposal for
special Anglo Russian Commission to settle
the boundaries of Afghanistan. 1t is also
said that the Russian Government has ad-
vices warranting the announcement that the
Khivese will shortly sue for peace. @
Madrid advices of the oath state that the
Government is reinforcing the troops operat-
ing against the Carlists. The insurgents
continue to burn railway stations and
bridges. In an action at the heights of Mi
raven between the royal forces and the Car
lists under Otto, the Carlists, who num-
bered 500, fought with great stubbornness,
but were finally repulsed. Many republicans
have volunteered to assist in repelling Car
lists and have been supplied with arms.
A New York Herald cable dispatch from
London, Oath, says: can agreement has been
made between Duke de Montpensier and the
adherents of ex,Queen Isabella to place
Prince Alphonso upon the throne of Spain;
the Duke to be Regent during the minority
of Prince Alphonso, and the latter to marry
the youngest daughter of the Duke. Isa-
bella accepts the programme, and two im-
portant parties, therefore, will act together
in the present crisis
The English Secretary of State for the
War Department has presented to Parlia-
ment the army estimates for the year 1884.
The total expenditure is e14, 5000. The
regular army at home and abroad num-
bers 125 900 men, of whom 63, 900 constitute
the home force. Besides these the estimates
provide for 139, 900 militia, Is, 900 yeomanry,
1e1, 900 volunteers, 10000 of first reserve, and
1000 of second reserve. The recruiting SER
vice is in satisfactory state of efficiency.
The total number of desertions from the
regular forces during the past year was
1000. The Secretary concluded by recon-
mending legislation to prevent the pay of
privates ever becoming less than shilling
per day. f 81 81