Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-07-11
General News summary
THE OLD WORLD.


The English Government has received dis
patches from Sir Samuel Baker, dated May 90.
He reports that the Upper Nile region, as far
south as the equator, has been annexed to
| Egypt, and that the inhabitants are orderly.
The slave trade has been suppressed. He
deems his mission a complete success.
The receipts for internal revenue in the
United Kingdom for the last fiscal year show
a decrease of e370, 900, as compared with the
preceding one.
1t is stated in London telegram of the 1st
that the German Government had just invested
SIC, ,0OO, 600 in United States bonds, principally
of five per cent. funded,
The Spanish Cortes, by a nearly unanimous
vote, has passed bill presented by Senor
Margall, granting extraordinary powers to the
Government.
Spanish adviees received or.'he I'd state that
the Carlists, after taking Fort Irurzun on the
26th ult., were attacked by column under
Castanon, 1900 strong, between Lecumbereri
and Jaben. Five battalions of Carlists under
Elio defeated the Republicans, and took can
mons, baggage, and eighty prisoners, including
Major Ureta and one captain. The loss of the
Republicans is estimated at 300 The Carlist
loss is nearly the same. Dorregarry, chief of
the staff, was severely wounded Nouvilas'
column had arrived at Pampeluna.
The now famous Bank of England forgery
case came up for final hearing on the I'd. The
examination was concluded and defendants
fully committed for trial.
It is stated in Paris dispatch that the Duke
de Bromont's libel suit against the proprietors
of the american Register of that city and the
New York Herald has been decided in favor of
the plaintiff. The Register is condemned to
pay 5000 francs damages, and fine of 1,5OO
francs, and the proprietor of the Herald to pay
5000 francs damages, and 1000 francs fine.
A Madrid telegram of the Sd says that in
consequence of the passage of the bill abol-
ishing Constitutional guarantees, the Irrecon-
cilable Deputies had withdrawn from the
Cortes, which action had served to restore
quiet in Madrid.
The Constitutional Committee submitted to
the Spanish Cortes on the Sd, its draft of a
Federal Constitution for the Republic. 1t
provides that the President shall hold office
for four years, and for one term only; also,
that Spain be divided into eleven States, Cuba,
Porto Rico, and the other colonies being de-
nominated IerrltOrleS
The American Legation at Madrid gave
grand banquet on Independence Day. Among
the distinguished guests of Minister Sickles
were Senior CASTELAR,, the members of the Ca
binet, the foreign representatives in Madrid,
and the President of the Cortes.
A recent Madrid dispatch says that the
Spanish Government had decided to employ
every resource to crush the Carlist insurrec-
ton. A proclamation would be issued giving
the insurgents five days to surrender to the
Republican forces, after which time cordons
would be drawn around the insurrectionary
districts and the civic campaign commenced.
The Vienna Exposition building was de-
luged by another severe rain storm on the 5th,
damaging considerably the goods in the
United States department and running the
silks in the French section.
It is officially announced that the Khan of
Khiva and all his Ministers, who fled from the
Capital upon the approach of the Russian
troops, have returned and submitted to Gen
eral Kaufman, beseeching his clemency, and
imploring his mercful consideration. The
General, pending his disposition of their cases,
placed them under guard.
The Shah of Persia left England on the 9Th,
and arrived at Cherbourg, France, on the
same day, where he had brilliant reception
The Pope had so far recovered on the 9TH as
to be able to walk about unsupported by at
tendants.
A Madrid dispatch of the 9th says that Wig
orous measures taken by the Government had
prevented the declaration of independence
which the Irreconcilables were intending to is
sue at Barcelona.
In a recent conversation between the ex-
Empress Eugene and correspondent of the
New York World, the former is reported to
have said: ''Now that the wretched Thiers is
gone, all moves well. MacMahon is prudent,
and loves France. The future, said Eugene,
is ours, and France will lead the reaction
against forces which have seemed to threaten
the existence of society and religion through
out Europe She saw in the future France
again at the head of the nations; the robbers
driven out of Rome; the Pope restored Ger
MANY divided into harmless States; Austria
again strong"
Dispatches from Khiva, received on the 7th,
state that the town of Mangel, which made
desperate resistance, was fired and destroyed
by the Russians. Kilai, which surrendered
without firing shot, was spared. The victors
found in Khiya 10000 Persian slaves, many of
whom claimed the protection of Russia.
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