The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-05-09
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VIENNA. May Rapid progress has
been made in the arrangement of the
interior Of the Exposition building since
opening. All the departments are filed
with goods except that of the United
States. which is still empty. Great in
I dignation is felt by American exhibitors
at this state of things The public have
been admitted daily since the 1st Of May.
The weather, however. has been mfa-
yorable, having rained almost constant
/ ly since the opening, and the number
I Of visitors thus far is below what was
expected.
MADRID, Mays President Figueras
in his reply to the speech of General
Sickles, Saturday, declared that Spain
was fully capable of realizing the glori-
Gus work of Washington, but meantime
/ the national patrimony should never be
diminished while the government was
in the hands of the Republicans.
BAYoNNE, May 5.-The Carlists have
reoccupied the town of Vera. in Ma
varre, after sharp fight with the Re
/ publican troops.
GENEVA, May 6,-The Federal coun-
/ ell has issued an order fOrbidding the
/ residence of the Dutchess of Madrid in
Switzerland, and instructing the police
authorities to expel all Cariist agents
from the country.
/ MADRID, May 5,-[Special to the y.
/ Y. Herald. There are indications of
revolutionary activity. The city is pla-
carded with manifestOs urging the peo-
/ pie to demand the immediate prOclama-
/ tion of federal republic, the abolition
of capital punishment, the abolition of
/ the State Council and separation of
/ Church and State.
General Contreras has been requested
by the Federal Committee to become
| President. but declined
a Federalist meeting to-day was ex-
cited but there was no disturbance.
The people did not come armed, as was
threatened.
PARIS, May 6.-The idea of a general
proclamation at an early day of a con-
servative republic as the permanent
form of government i'll France absorbs
public attention, and is gaining ground
everywhere.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May SIN the
House this afternoon the following res
Olution was adopted, 60 to 20:
Whereas, The action of the last Con-
| gress in increasing the compensation of
members thereof, the President of the
| United States and other officers. was
! unnecessary, uncalled for and diStaste-
ful to the people of Ohio, and it is be-
/ lieved of the whole nation, and its repeal
! is earnestly demanded by the people
! thereof
R0Solred. That our Senators and Rep
/ resentatlveS he requested to ZealOuSlv
/ uSe all honorable efforts to procure the
repeal of said law. or so much of it as
relates to sHch compensation, at the
earliest practical period.
The Senate adopted joint revolution
ratifying the second of the twelve
amendments to the United States Con
stitution submitted by the First Con
gress in 1889, providing that no law va
| rying the compensation of members of
Congress shall take effect until an cleo
| tion for Representative Shall have inter
vened The vote stood % to4.
LoUIsIANA.-A terrible state of
things exists in this state.
| New ORLEANS, May 6.-The news
from st. Martins and the adjoining
parishes creates much excitement in
this city. 1t is understood that move
ment is on foot to seize the police sta
tions while the metropolitans are in the
interior. The political complications
are Increasing. The resisters claim
that they are daily gaining strength.
while the KeIloggites aver that all oppo-
sition is disappearing.
Reports from various parts of the
state tell of fighting as likely to take
place.
DIXON H., May 6.-Efforts to-day
to raise the fallen spans of the bridge
proved abOrtive, the powerful machin-
cry breaking the rotten structure, but
not raising it sufficiently to allow the
bodies that are still supposed to be
under the ruins to be recovered. Only
one body, that of Mrs. c. w. Kenter.
was recovered to-day. There are still
missing the following: Miss Nixon,
Frank Hamilton, Allie Petersberper
Lizzie Mackey and Il child of Mrs. Hen
drick. This morning the body of an
unknown woman was taken out of the
river about two miles bplOW bprn