Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-02-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK
FOREIGN

The Empress Caroline Augusta, WIDOW or
the Emneror Francis l., and grandmother of
the reigning emperor, died at Vienna, Feb
ruary Z. aged 81.
The Spanish Congress has adopted bill,
making military services compulsory on all.
Paris dispatch of the Sth says the north
ern portion of France had just been visited
by heavy snow storm, aud railway travel
was blockaded.
The Swiss Council of State has stopped
the salaries, for three months, of all the
priests who read from their pulpits, unau-
thorized, the papal brief establishing sep
arate Bishopric for Geneva.
A Paris dispatch dated February 10, says
that the instruction in Spain is daily gain
ing strength. 1t now exists in eight north
ern provinces, and is extending to the cen
trail and southern provinces. The Govern
ment is acting on the defensive. Towns are
being fortified and volunteers arriving to
resist the advances Of the insurgents.
A dispatch was received at Washington
from Minister Sickles, dated Madrid, Feb
urary Il, confirming the previous report OF
the abdication of King Amadeus of Spain;
and stating that a republican form of
government had been adopted by vote OF
259 in the affirmative and 80 in the mega
tive. There was great excitement man
ifested ard some attempts at disturbance,
but the latest dispatches report everything
quiet.
A dispatch from London, February IL,
says that the steamship Talisman foundered
at sea on the voyage from Brazilian ports to
Hamburg. Twelve lives were lost.
Advices from Lisbon, February II, state
that an instruction of natives has broken
cut against the Portuguese authorities in
Loanda, on the southwest coast of Africa.
Corvettes with troops have been dispatched
to the colony.
On the 18th, the Spanish Cortes, after &C
cepting the abdication of King Amadeus and
establishing republic, elected the follow
ing ministerial officers: Figueras, President
of the Council; Cordoba, Minister of War;
P Y Margall, Minister of the Interior; Nico-
las Salmeron, Minister of Justice; Francisco
Salmeron, Minister of the Colonies; Beran-
ger, Minister of Marine; CASTELAR,, Minister
of Foreign Affairs; Becerra, Minister of Pub
lie Works; Echegaray, Minister of Finance.
The newly elected members of the govern
ment took seats upon the ministerial bench.
A dispatch from Dublin, Ireland, 18th, says
that the trial of Rev. Mr.. Lotus, the first
one of the Galway priests brought before
the Court of Queens Bench of that city,
on the charge of having Illegally used his
spiritual influence to intimidate voters, and
secure the election of Captain Nolan to
Parliament resulted in acquittal, the jury
having failed to agree.
On the 18th the two Houses of the Spanish
Cortes convened in joint session as the Ma
tional Assembly of Spain, and proceeded to
effect permanent organization. Senior E.
Martos, late Minister of Foreign Affairs, was
elected President of the Assembly in place
of Senior Figuero, the Chairman pro tcna.,
receiving 222 votes. Senior Martos, on
taking the chair, delivered a patriotic
speech, which was loudly cheered from
all parts of the house. All the
civil and military authorities of the
provinces, as far as heard from, have given
in their adhesion to the new regime. The
city and country, with the exception of
the districts where Carlists bands were pres
ent, continued tranquil.
A dispatch from Paris says that the pay
ment of the second fifty million installment
of the fourth milliard of the war indemnity
was completed on the Sth inst.
1t is stated in a dispatch from Rome, that
t'the Pope, on the 18th, gave audience to
several officers of the United States navy
who are now in Rome. In the course of con-
versation his holiness asked how he would
be received in America. The officers replied
that the country would regard his taking up
his residence among them a great honor"
The newly completed census of Brazil
shows total population of 10, 600, 600, in
Guiding 100000 slaves and 100000 abort
gines.