Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-11-14
General News Summary
THE OLD WORLD.


A recent London dispatch states that tn,
trial Of the Tichborne claimant had been ad
journed until November II, when It was ex
pected that important witnesses would have
arrived from America.
Itwas reported in Paris on the 3lst that, II
| consequence Of the position maintained By
the Count de Chambord in his recent letterstS
DE Chesnelong, all hopes of the restoration
OF the Monarchy had been abandoned. Il
was thought probable that the Conservative
Deputies would vote in favor of prolonginf
the term Of Office Of President MacMahon.
A Berlin telegram Of the lat states thai
Prince Bismarck had resolved to summon tht
Catholic Bishops who refuse to comply will
the Government measures In relation to &C
clesiastics, to tender their designations.
News from Madrid on the 1st was to the ef
feet that President CASTELAR, was i'll and moi
able to leave his bed. A dispatch had been re
ceived announcing the total defeat of the Car
lists under Instang, by National troops. The
Insurgents fed in all directions.
The Paris Pdtrie of the LIST announces thai
the Cabinet had resolved to support the mo
tion for the prolongation Of the term of Presi
dent MacMahon.
The Bank of England on the 1st advanced
its rate of interest to eight per cent.
The Vienna Exposition has been finally
closed. The total number of visitors to the
exhibition was about z, ,250,OO0.
Twenty persons were severely injured by q
collision on the Midland Railway, England, on
the evening Of the Sd.
An explosion in the fireworks factory at
Lambeth, England, on the 4th, killed eight
persons and wounded a number of others.
In recent elections in Prussia the Liberals
have gained fifty members.
The French National Assembly met at Ver-
sailles on the 5th, and message from Presi-
dent MacMahon was read, in which he said
that to thoroughly insure public peace the
Government absolutely lacks two things-es-
sential conditions Of efficiency: 1t had neither
sufficient vitality or authority. 1t could do
nothing durable If the rights of the Govern
ment were daily questioned, with it's powers
liable TO be changed at any moment. 1.-THE
Government lacks authority, for it is unable
even to obtain obedience from its own agents,
or to repress the excesses of journals which
are corrupting the public mind. You
will consider these dangers and
create strong, durable executive
which can energetically defend society" A
motion was adopted by lurge majority that
executive power be conferred on Marshal Mac
Mahon for ten years; that he continue to main
tain the present form of government until a
constitution is voted; and that committee of
thirty be appointed TO examine bills. mo-
tion, that the people be called upon to decide,
on the 4th of January, 1874, whether a repub-
lican or an imperial form of government shall
be adopted, was defeated.
Prince Bismarck, as Chancellor of the En-
pire, has laid before the Federal Council an in
vitation of the United States Government to
Germany to participate in the Centennial Ex-
hibition at Philadelphia, with recommenda-
tion that it be accepted.
The French Assembly, on the 9th, by a
unanimous vote, elected NJ. Buffet as its Pres
ident, the entire Left rising as the vote was an
nounced.