The Portland daily press., 1874-04-16
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The Steamship Eurone,

LONDON, April 15.-The pilot who took the
steamship Europe from Havre declared the
ship struck on some hard substance on leaving
the harbor of Havre, but was not leaky when
she left Brest.
J3 Persons Killed by a Colliery Explo.
Dispatches this evening report that So per-
sons were killed by coliery explosion at
Dnkinteld and so OF the bodies recovered
Church and State.
BERLIN, April 15.-The trial of Archbishop
LedOchowski of Posen, for violation of the
ecclesiastical laws, resulted in his conviction,
snd he has been sentenced in contamacam to
dismissal from his see. No appeal from this
judgment was allowed.
Landing of fLiviugstone's Remains.
LONDON, March 15-(Herald special $50. 900
people were present at the landing of Living
stones body. Wainwright on meeting Stsnley
recognized him and gave him a circumstantial
account of the last moments of the great ex-
plorer. The funeral will take place Saturday,
Stanley will be one of the pail bearers.
Arrest of Assassins.
CITY OF MExIco April IA, via Matanzas,
April 15.-Three more assassins of Rev. Mr..
Stephens, Protestant minister, were arrested
and one is condemned to death.
Attack ON the Spanish FOrtifcatious at
Arfeaga.
HAVANA, April 15-The Spanish auth critics
reports officially that 1000 insurgent infantry
and 300 cavalry attacked the Spanish fortified
encampment at Arteoga several times on the
9TH inst. and retired at night
Ex-Captan General Jovellar and ex-Inten-
dente Vilamil sailed for Spain to-day.
Cuban News.
KEY WEST, April 15-A despatch from Ba-
vana says the Judge Advocate of the court
martial before which Dockery, formerly collec-
tor of jacksonville, Fla, is being tried, de-
mands that sentence of death be imposed The
papers in the case have been submitted to
Captain General Concha and strong efforts
will be made to have the sentence commuted to
Imprisonment.
Concha has suppressed the Jual Palamano
newspaper and banished Juan Ortega, the edi-
tor, to Spain.
The Supreme Court of Spain upholds Arch
bishop Florento against the Pope and Gen.
Joveller, and condemns Obera, the Pope's act
ing Archbishop to imprisonment or banish-
ment from the Island
OTTAWA, April 15.-In the House of Com
mons this afternoon Mr.. Bornell moved that
Riel be expelled. Mr. Holton meved to defer
consideration of the motion until the Com nit
tee now sitting have reported. Mr.. Moussen
moved an amendment that an address be pre-
sented to Her Majesty praying for amnesty.
The Canadian Budjet.
In the Parliament last night Mr.. Cartwright
delivered the budjet speech The estimated in
come for 1873 and 1874 was $21,74O 600; appro-
priatons for all purposes were So, 2,5S6,720, ex-
elusive of 100000 for special purposes in con-
nection with Prince Edward Island, showing
deficit of SS46,72 Previous to this year there
had always been surplus amounting in 1870
and 1871 to nearly $4,000,000.
The minister hopes the loss sustained on pub
lie works will soon be reduced to million and
a half annually. The exports nave increased
from S59, 500, 900 IN 1S71-72 to So, ,75O, 900 in
1884. The minister proposes to raise by
taxes an additional revenue of $4,000, 800 for
1S74-75 to be levied as follows: Circars, S1OO:
tea and coffee, $4500OO and the remainder
upos brandy, wines, tobacco, silks, satins, etc.
The estimate expenditures for 1874 75 are
$5OO,O0O in excess of the expenditures of the
present year; that sum to be divided between
the increased interest on the public debt and
expense OF working the Prince Edwards Is
land Railroad. The revenues have increased,
rather than diminished, notwithstanding the
abolition of tea and coffee duties, and the GUS
toms duties for the year will probably show