Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-11-13
The Relations Between Theodore TiIt0n
and Plymouth Church.
FOREIGN.


The Paris Patrie of the LIST states that the
Cabinet had resolved to support the motion
for the prolongation of the term of President
MacMahon.
The Bank of England, on the LIST, advanced
its rate of interest to eight per cent.
The Exposition at Vienna has finally closed
The total number of visitors has been about
7,25O,OOO.
About twenty persons were severely injured
by a collision on the Midland Railway, En-
gland, on the evening of the Sd.
A recent explosion in the fireworks factory
at Lambeth, England, killed eight persons and
wounded number of others.
The Liberals have gained fifty members in
recent elections in Prussia.
The National Assembly of France met at
Versailles on the 9Th, and message from
President MacMahon was read, in which he
said that to thoroughly insure public peace
the Government absolutely lacked two things
essential conditions of efficiency: 1t had nei-
Their sufficient vitality or authority. 1t could
do nothing durable if the rights Of the Gov
eminent were daily questioned, with its pow
ers liable to be changed at any moment. "The
Government lacks authority, for it is unable
even to obtain obedience from its own agents,
or to repress the excuses of jour
nails which corrupting the public mind
You will consider these dangers and create a
strong, durable executive which can energet-
cally defend society" A motion was adopted
by large majority that executive power be
conferred on Marshal MacMahon for ten
years; that he continue to maintain the pres
ent form of government until constitution is
voted and that committee of thirty be APP
pointed to examine bills. A motion that the
people be called upon to decide, on the 4th of
January, 1874, whether a republican or an i'm
peral form Of government shall be adopted,
was defeated.
1t having become evident that the strength
of the Canadian Ministry was falling off, and
that the first test vote in Parliament would re-
suit in their defeat, Sir John A Macdonald
forestalled this result on the 5th by announc-
ing that the Ministry had rendered their resig-
nations, which had been accepted by the Gov
ernOr General, and that Mackenzie had been
sent for to form a new Government.
A Berlin dispatch Of the 9th says that Prince
Bismarck, as Chancellor of the Empire, had
laid before the Federal Council an invitation
of the United States Government to Germany
Philadelphia, with a recommendation that it
be accepted.
NJ Buffet was elected President of the
French Assembly, on the 9th, by unanimous
vote, the entire Left rising as the vote was an
nounced.
According to a Toronto (Canada) dispatch of
the 9th the steamer Bayarian, bound from
Hamilton, Ont, to Montreal, with six cabin
passengers, took fire about eight O'Clock the
night before, fourteen miles from shore, op-
poslte Oshawa. Twenty-Five persons escaped
in two boats. There were fourteen persons
remaining on board of the steamer when the
boats left her, and they were probably lost
Among those left on board were the chief en-
gineer the captain, the steward and three lady
passengers.
The Directors of the Bank of England on
the eth advanced the rate of discount to nine
per cent There was great depression in Lon
don in all stocks and the market was reported
Hat
The steamer Virgnius, registered as AN
American vessel, and engaged in behalf OF
Cuban independence, was captured several
days ago, six miles from the coast OF Jamaica,
by Spanish authorities, and General Ryan and
his compatrlots were made prisoners. They
were brought to trial before tribunal at San
tiago de Cuba, and General Ryan, Bernardo
Verona, Pedro Cespedes and Jesus Delsol
were condemned to death and shot
on the morning of the 4th 1t
seems that, at the instance of Minister Sickles,
instructions had been sent from the Govern
ment at Madrid to wait orders from the Home
Government before iuficting the penalties on
the passengers or crew of the Virginius. This
order was probably received on the evening of
the 5th or the morning of the 9th, too late, as
it appears, to be respected.
The Canadian Parliament was prorogued on
the 18th. The leading members of the new
Cabinet are: Mackenzie, Premier and Minister
of Public Works; Blake, without PORTFOLIO
Christie, Secretary of State; Cartwright
Minister of Finance; and D. A. Macdonald
Postmaster General.