The Portland daily press., 1873-05-21
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LONDON. May 20.-Despatches to the Reuter-
Telegram Company from st. Petersburg, say
there is no truth in the report that Khiva has
been taken and that the Khan has fallen into
the hands of the Russian troops.
A despatch to the Daily News from St. Pc
tersburg says that much anxiety prevails there
in consequence of the non-reception of definite
intelligence from the Khivan expedition. Two
of the attachments of Russian troops marching
against the Khanate have been delayed by hea-
Wy snow storms. At the last advIces the col
umn nearest the appointed rendezvous for all
the troops was several hundred miles distant
and was one month late.
The French Assembly.
VERSAILLES. May 20.-In the Assembly to-
day, NJ Louis Buffet was reelected President
for M. Martel The vote Indicates the success
of the Interpolation introduced by the conser-
vatives Yesterday. The debate which was to
have opened to-day, has been postponed until
Friday.
OTTAWA. Ont. May 2O.-A cable despatch
says that Sir George E. Cartier. late minister
of the militia and defence of the Dominion of
Canada, died in England this morning.
MINOR TELEGRAMs.
The Grand Army at Washington has decided
only to decorate the graves of the Union dead
at Arlington cemetery. as the grounds are to
be opened for that purpose alone. Disorders
are also feared if the confederate graves should
be decorated
There wbs large attendance at the Govoru-
ors' Convention at Atlanta, Ca Tuesday.
Governor Smith delivered an address of well
come.
Gen. Sherman has received information from
Major Forsyth that his expedition to Powder
River via the Yellowstone has proved COM
plete success.
The St. Martinsville prisoners were arraigned
before United States Commissioner at New
Orleans Monday, and held on chsrge of violat-
ing the enforcement act
Heavy floods are reported in Texas Several
bridges have been washed away on the upper
Red River.
1t is reported that the stockholders of the
Pacific Mail Company are to apply for the ap-
pontment of a receiver, on the ground that
managers are recklessly squandering the COM
panys bonds.
sunk her IN the Pacific. All hands escaped in
boats. Three of the crew were brought in
irons to Auckland for trial.
AT Halifax the relief fund for widows and
orphans of the Drummond colliery has reached
Ex-Judse Edward Pierrepont, who has de-
clined the mission to Russia, is mentioned by
Washington specials as the probable successor
of Chief Justice Chase.
Verde reservation and gone on the war path
again.
Among the visitors to West Point, appointed
yesterday by Secretary Belknap, was Mayor
MCMILLAN of Biddeford.
The grand masonic bodies of New Hamp-
shire are in session in Conccrd
Diehl, who murdered Blair in Nashua, N. H.,
Sunday, has been sent to Jail for trial in Sep
TENDER.
Mr. prodIo,,nb xx,I; 10 T.;
to present the resolutions of the English Re-
publlcans, was taken prisoner by the Carlists
but soon released.
A fire occurred in the foundery of Cortrell &
Babcock at Westerly r. L., doing some dam
age.
The English papers received at New York
yesterday, give full particulars of the financial
panic In vienna, which was more disastrous
and extensive chan reported by telegraph. In
Frankfort there were 200 failures among outside
spectators.
The meeting of Governors at Atlanta, Ga,
yesterday, was organized by the choice of Gov.
Brown of Tenn, President. There are 300 in
attendance-and no question but cheap trans
portation IS to be considered.
Chief Justice Butler If Connecticut has re-
signed on account of ill health.
The graves of the Confederate dead in Mem
phis, Tenn., were decorated yesterday without
ceremony.
The cotton crop in Tennessee is late and its
prospects discouraging. The caterpilers are
eating the corn.
The annual session of the American Insti-
tute Of Mining Engineers began in Philadel-
phia Tuesday.
An attempt was made to wreck the express
train On'the New York Central railroad Tues
Jay afternoon, by placing a tie across the
track
Melvin NJ Cohen, an attache of the New Or
leans Picayune, has been arrested, charged
with shooting Gov. Kellogg, and held in $4,000
bail.
The political situation at Little Rock, Ark,
is quiet.