, 1874-07-23

this afternoon. LOSS, %oosVoV'
OLD ORCHARD BEACH. July 10. The
Boston and Maine house was burned to-
night. Loss $4,000.
PAB1s, July 19.-The csisis at ver-
sailles continues. Gen. deCissey will
probably be appointed Minister of the
Interior ad interim. Duke de Broglie
has failed to form a cabinet because the
Legitimatists are determined in their
opposition to the prolongation of Mac
Mahon's powers.
Chevalier Nigra, the italian Minister.
was at fete given in Avignon in honor
of Petrarch, and in a speech declared
that Italy would be eternally grateful to
France. He rejoiced in being able to
give assurances of cordial friendship be-
tween the two countries.
MADRID, July 19.-Decrees have been
issued declaring all Spain in state of
siege. sequestrating the property of Car
lists. whose estates will be held liable 70
heavy penalties to the relatives of Re.
publicans slain, and also creatinfi a.spe-
ciai reserve of 125, 900 men.
Government announces strict official
orders prohibiting the shooting Of p-is-
oners.
Epoca denies that ex-Queen Isabella
intends to revoke her act of abdication.
LONDON. July 20th.-By a colliery ex-
plosion at Wigan to-day Is persons we're
killed.
TORONTO, July 1S.-The yacht Foam
has been towed to Niagara. where she
has been beached. No bodies were
found on board. They are being grnp-
pied.
ST. JOHN, July 18.-The Dominion
Board of trade met to-day and received
the American delegates with applause.
rendering them the privilege of the floor.
The question of the reciprocity treaty
was discussed. Mr.. Trout, of Toronto.
moved resolution reafirming the fs-
vorable attitude of the board toward the
treaty, and setting forth its convenience
and the desirability of Interchange Of
Canadian barley and American corn and
other commodities. was most advantage
Gus to both countries. Mr.. Elder, of
St. John, proposed amendments that
while the document known as the draft
of the reciprocity treaty contains many
excellent provisions, it is nevertheless
defective in the privileges secured to
Canada, which are much less valuabls
than those secured the us. and that this
board take measures to req resent to the
Government of Capada the unfair as.
poets of the treaty. No argument was
needed to show that it was devoid of re-
ciprocity. He argued that the Atlantic
Coast may be made reciprocal, and the
Bay Verte canal be built and Americans
admitted to it on equal terms.
NEW YORK, July 49, Capt. Schufeldt,
the new executive officer of the New
York Navy Yard, has been offered high
position in the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company. Captain S. b. Griffin has
been appointed Commander of the City
of Pekin and Capt. K. Nuiry to the City
of Tokia.
The steamship Colon sailed to,day
for Asplnwall. Steamer Montana ar.
rived at Panama on the 9th from San
Francisco. Steamship Constitution sail
ed from Panama on the 18th for San
Francisco.
Coroner's Jury, in the case of Vim.
Mccormick who died of hydrophobia,
closed their examination. They regard
hydrophobia as an inoculsted disease
not transmissable from any rabid ami
NAL. They recommended erasion Of
the part bitten whenever practicable,
and ip pmediately after bite is received
that the wound be allo wed to blsed q
few minutes and then caterized with
nitrate of silver, nitric acid caustic, pot
ash or hot iron or burning coal. In
case physician is not present to excise
wound cord should be tied above it,
and providing the mouth has no excori-
alton, the wound should be sucked and
caustlc applied as soon as possible.
The trustees of Plymouth Baptist
Church of this City state that an at
tempt has been made to assassinate their
pastor, Rev. Henry Miller. owing to a
sermon preached by him favoring the
reading of the Bible in public schools.
Two shots were fred into the pastor &
during his absence and he has received
threatening letters.
CArcAco, July 1S.-Nathan Isaacson
was arrested yesterday on the charge of
firing the building which originated the
fire on Tuesday night. The examina-
ton elected testimony that he had Of
fered one Wolfson one hundred dollars
to burn the building. then attempted it
himself, and finally boasted that he
would have better success next time. =
The case was postponed till Wednesday.
At the Common Council yesterday
resolutions were adopted looking to the
speedy reorganization of the Fire De-
partment, the removal of inflsmmable
buildings, additional conducts, and o
corps of sappers and miners. to remove
or destroy buildings in case of fire.
The Chicago Board of Underwriters
adopted resolutions similar in tenor and
intimate belief that their principals
would withdraw the assistance of the
companies, unless such means of check
ing fires were adopted, together with
additional high power steam engines to