The Hickman courier., 1873-07-05
FoErGN INTELLIGENCE.

1t is known that the German government
has invested ten million dollars in United
States bonds, principally of five per cent
funded loan
-London.-The receipts from the 1h'sliiA,
revenue in the United Kingdom' fOr tne aa.a nscAi
year, were s75. .sS6, ,ooo- decrease Vi N''''
600 from the preceding year
IN chinese have captured Momeet,
,o,i+o1 town of Burp,-n, northeast OF Ava
~ -, ,raz oar-4sd by assault, and there
-. inter of defenders and inhabi-
the fall Of the Khiva, the Russian
-Glent has renewed its assurances that
Soops viii retire from the country with the
4tahn has been sufficiently punished for his
treatment of Russian subjects.
Victories are reported for the yellow fevre
and the rebels in Cuba.
"A dispatch from Penang says the Dutch
government, with view of terminating hos
tilities with Ocheen, has offered the Sultan to
pay expenses thus far incurred by war, to re-
build the mosque burned by Dutch troops, to
acknowledge the independence of the Sultan,
and to abstain from interference with Moham-
mechanism, In return Holland asks that GER
tain privileges be granted Dutch traders at
Atchinese ports.
jackson S. Shultz has been requested to
remain as United States commissioner at Vi
enna, but in the event of his retiracy, Garrett
of Cleveland, viii be his successor It
would be no surprise if, as stated, Minister
Gavs official life should be terminated at the
close of the exposition. The fact is known
: here that when he was appointed, about four
years ago. he said he desired to remain abroad
4 only about half the time. His retirement wi
be voluntary. without intimation from the ad-
ministration in that direction.
Prince Bismarck has declared in the Ger
man parliment that it remains impossible IN
the present circumstances to fill up the post of
German envoy to the Vatican. The govern
ment of the empire, he added would take no
part in the next election to the papacy; but,
after that event, they would take steps to as
certain whether the successor 20 Pope Plus TX
had bsen legally chosen.
Brownsville, Texas, mail from Lardo
brings news that large party of Kickapoo In
dians are encampsd on the Mexican side few
miles from there. 1t is supposed they are
waiting for the Rio Grande to fall to make
raid on that place. Preparations were being
made for vigorous defence. These Indians
have been in the habit of making incursions
in that section, robbing ranches and killing
settlers, heretofore escaping into Mexico un-
punished
The affairs of Spain are still chaotic, and
the air is full of rumors of possible combina-
tions- The ministry with which Margil be-
gan the week went out of the Office quietly
June "a upon vote of the Cortes expressing
confidence in the present government, but au-
thorizing Senior Margin, president of the min
istry, to form new one in case OF crisis.
The hint was taken, and Margill was at once
left free to look up q new cabinet
-London.-The government has received
dispatches from Sir Samuel Baker, dated Khar-
turn, May 20, where he had safely arrived with
Europeans under his command. He re-
ports that the country is far south as Equator
has been annexed to Egypt. The slave trade
has been suppressed and all rebelhous move
ments and secret intrigus checked The coun-
try is orderly and its government perfectly or
ganized. A road has been opened by Zanzibs
free from interruption. He won a victory OF
the 9Th of May with only 105 men over an army
~ of the African chief Cnosso. His mission
- been perfectly successful.
Canada. very des tructive brush fires
nave Desp raging through the country north
ana nortne.zt Of Toronto. Reports from Au-
rora, Fenton h>als, and other towns, covering
stretch Of over ssA4x miles. state that thou
sands of acres of timber, together with crops.
fences, farm-houses, barns, etc. have been
swept away Some lives have heen lost. The
loss is probably about 5000, 600 fire in the
woods in Kent county, New Brunswick. swept
the line of the Inter-Colonial railway, now nm
der construction there, for q considerable dis.
tance DESTROYING store-houses, shanties and
ther mfiammable matter, In its progress