The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-07-23
Foreign Intelligence.

Inc French Assembly on the It'll passed the
Municipal Electoral bill. Paris dispatches of
the same date say that the Moderate and Ex-
IRENE Left with 10 Legitimist Deputies had
combined to overthrow the Ministry.
\ collision occurred on the Lancashire &
Yorkshire Railway on the morning of the It'll
Five persons We're killed and several hurt.
A London dispatch of the Sth says that En-
gland has demanded SsOOO,OOO of Spain as in.
demnity for its massacre Of British subjects
captured on the Virginus.
Calcutta dispatches of the Sth stated that
only half a million natives We're dependent up
on governmental charity.
Late advices from Havana say that yellow
fever and small pox were prevailing extensive.
ly throughout Cuba.
According to Madrid dates of the Sth the
Republican army had been rcorganized into
two corps, preparatory to active operations in
the field.
A crisis occurred in French affairs on the
sth. motion that the Assembly regretted
the suspension Of l. Unson by the Government
was rejected by 50 to 179, the Left abstaining
from voting. Thereupon NJ Paris, member
of the Right Center, moved the following:
That the Assembly, resolving to energeti.
cally uphold the septennial powers conferred
upon Marshal MacMahon, President of the Re-
public, and furthermore reserving the ques
tions submitted to the Committee on Consti.
tutional Bills, passes to the order of the day"
Announcement was made that the Govern.
mcnt identified itself with this notion The
motion was rejected by 331 yeas to 3iS nays.
Immediately after the adjournment of the As
scmbly Cabinet council was held, at which
the Ministers rendered their designations.
President MacMahon peremptorily refused to
stituted as before.
Dispatches from Paris of the 9th say that
Republican journals of that day consider the
proceedings in the Assembly of the day before
had demonstrated the powerlcssness of that
body, and advised its dissolution. In the As.
sembly message from the President was
read, informing that body that he is President
and will hold control of affairs until the ex.
piration of his seven-ycars' term, and sus.
gesting the necessary legislation to secure to
the country defined institutions, calm and
prosperity. Upon the conclusion of the read.
ing of the message Deputy entered motion
for the dissolution of the Assembly and
that the motion be declared urgent. The de.
mand for urgency was negatived by large
majority, and the motion to dissolve was re.
ferrcd to committee. San Francisco Jour
mails containing articles by Rochefort had
been seized in the Postoffice.
On the 5th of June last the British Admiral.
an iron vessel, ran ashore on the west side Of
Kings Island. Out Of lightweight persons
on board, only nine survived to tell the tale OF
he disaster.
Paris dispatches of the 10th say that the
Committee of Thirty had held an important
meeting, in which the Government was repre-.
scented. The Minister of the Interior had in.
formed the committee that the Government
would accept the bill drawn up by the COM
mittee which provides for continuance Of
the title of President Of the Republic; for the
creation OF a second chamber, and for the
organization Of the personal septennat, to ter
inmate with the expiration Of MacMahon's
seven years term, or sooner in case Of his
resignation or death. The Legitimists
were said to be irritated by the Presidents
message, and would oppose the personal sep.
tennat. 1t was further stated that France
proposed to submit to the Brussels Congress
serious charges against the German Govern.
ment for acts committed BY the army which
lately invaded France, and that Germany con.
templated presenting counter charges.
According to London dispatch Of the 10th
an aeronautic professor had ATTEMPTED to Nv
from balloon to the earth in newly-inyented
flying machine, on the preceding day. After
rising short distance the professor was
lowered, and hung suspended from the bottom
by rope, with the wings Of flying machine
extended. The balloon ascended to q consid.
cradle height and at signal the rope was cut
and the professor descended with friqhtfu]
velocity to the ground and was instantly
killed.
A Madrid dispatch of the 10th says the
Carlist Gen. Dorregary had issued manifesto
addressed to the civilized nations, in which
he assails the Republicans and justifies the
shooting of fifteen of them.
A Paris dispatch Of the 18th says an article
in the Figaro melting revolt against the As
sembly had caused much irritation. The
Government had suspended that paper for
two weeks. The extreme Right had pub
lished disavowal Of hostility to President Mac
Mahon, but they condemn the action Of the
Ministry in respect to the manifesto Of Count
de Chambord.
On the 18th, at Kissengen, while Prince Bis
marck was driving toward Saline Springs, he
was fired at by young cooper named Knll-
man. The ball grazed his wrist and inflicted
q small wound. The populaee were with
great difficulty prevented from lynching the
man after his arrest.