The Portland daily press., 1873-10-27
BRUTALITY.
Frightful Scenes ut Khiva-1OOO Persons
siaughfercd-Thc Town PIundcred aud
DESTROYED.

ST.. PETERSBURG, Oct Is "A despatch from
Central Asia brings intelligence of frightful
scenes in Khiva. Upon the evacuation of the
capital of Khanate by the Russian troops und-
er Gen Kaufman, the Youmeds revolted and
plundered the town, after which they destroyed
it. In addition to these excuses the Usbeks
slaughtered 1000 persons who were emancipat-
ed from slavery. The Khan sent to General
Kaufman asking for assistance to enable him
to restore order, but it is not known what an
swer was made.
In-taliat ON of Cures.
GENEVA, Oct. 25.-Three cures recently chos-
en- by the old Catholics of this city were for
merly installed to-day.
French Affairs.
PARIS, Oct. 25.-Thrty of the former depu-
ties of Alsace and Lorraine have signed an ad-
dress to the Assembly in favor of Republic
Minister Washhurne. Consul General Reade,
D. ID. Field, of New York. M. Frederic Pas
say. Secretary of the French Peace Society, and
others met here to-day and discussed the prop
ositons laid down at the judicial congress of
dinner, at which toast to the friendship of
France and the United States was enthusiast
cally received.
Political.
The radical republican journal, Laveuir Ma
tonale has been seized by the authorities for
bord.
AT meeting of the Bonapartist deputies to-
day, twenty-five signed a document protesting
against schemes for the restoration of a mon
archy.
Meeting iva Favor of Amnesty to Fenians.
LONDON, Oct ga meeting was held at
Black Heath to-day in favor of amnesty to
Fenan conyicts. Six thousand persons were
present The affair pas sed off quietly.
Double Dealing.
ROME, Oct Notwithstanding the state
ment in the Paris Memorial Dipomatique that
Chamoord sent note to foreign powers that
his policy would not be aggressive and that he
would not reinstate the Pope in his temporal
possessions, no documents of such character
had . cen received by the governmentof Italy.
Fishermen Coming Home-Loss of a YES
sci.
HALIFAX, Oct. 25-A fleet of American fish
ing vessels, about eighty in number which
have been fishing off Sydney the past four
weeks, are nearly all loaded. Forty of them
sailed for home Wednesday.
The schooner Queen of the Sea, for Boston,
with fish, sprung leak on the 18th, during the
night. The leak increased and the schooner
settled fast, and the crew became exhaused
from pumping On the 18th, in lat "A. 80, long.
6210, eighteen miles off Beaver Harbor, she
was spoken by schooner ST. Hubart, from Cow
Bay for Boston, which took off the crew and
landed them at Liverpool, N. s., on the Goth.
At Lunenberg to-day Peter Mailman was con
victed of wife MURDER and sentenced to be
hanged the 30th of December.
Marine Disasters.
HAVANA, Oct. 26.-Brig Sascatelle has ar
rived at Sagua and reports having picked up
on the 9th inst. a man who is the sole survivor
of the crew of the English brig Garnay from
Fortune Island for Boston, salt laden. which
foundered at sea
The Captain and crew of the British bark
Corona have arrivee here. The vessel was lost
in storm off Labasco.
The British brig Stella. "a days from Glen
e. for No tnJa fcr
the purpose of repairing damages sustained in
a hurricane