The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-06-26
FOREIGN.

The Count st. Croix has been tried in
Paris for his assault on Gambetta, and sem
fenced to be imprisoned for six months ard to
pay n fine OF two hundred francs. Other par
Elephants in the row were lined smaller
amounts and sentenced to terms of imprison-
ment varying from one to thirty days.
"A great commotion has been caused
among the wealthy families of Lima, Peru.
by the failure of Julian Z~sracondequie, whose
speculstions proved disastrous. He held Of
their money, without any recurity whatever,
over 2, 500, 600 reals.
A Paris telegram says NJ. Clemenceau has
again challenged VI. Dc C~assagnac for in
sinusting that he was q coward. and acted
dishonorsbly, and proposes a duel be-
tween ten Republican and ten Bonapartist
Deputies. NJ. de Cassagnac replies con
temptuously that he will fight nobody but
Gambetta, and that the Bonapartist Deputies
cannot accept the challenge.
"A Paris telegram OF the 18th inst. says:
''ln the Assembly. to-day, the Left Center
introduced a bill, the first clause of which
organizes a Republic according to the bill of
1879, and the second fixes the date of a dis
solution OF the Assembly" The Gazette lie
France SAYS that civil war will be the i'm
mediate consequence Of a dissolution. It is
generally thought that in the event Of a DISC
solution the Assembly, before dispensing, will
authorize MacMahon to govern the country
for some months, probably a year, without
the Assembly, and will also authorize him to
dissolve the next Assembly.
In the French Assembly. on the 18th of
June, the Constitutional bill prepared by the
Left Center was declared all emergency meas
urs. and referred to a committee OF thirty. The
Assembly was then thrown into a fever of ex-
citement by the introduction of a resolution
by La Rochefoucauld of the party of the ex-
treme Right. declaring the Government of
France a monarchy. A motion to refer the
resolution to a committee OF thirty was de-
feated by 100 votes.
"A serious rebellion has broken out in Cen
trail Asia.
Reports from the famine districts OF India
are encouraging. The growing crops are do
ing well. The Indian Government continues
to furnish assistance to 8 800 n~atiyes.
-Rochefort, the Communist, was mobbed
on his arrival at Queenstown, and had to be
protected by the police
A Paris telegram Of the 10th says: 1.-The
Deputies OF the Left have decided, in view Of
the recent votes. not to press a dissolution,
believing that they can secure the establish
ment of a republic"
Sir Charles Fox, the celebrated English
engineer, is dead.
In the French Assembly, the Deputies Of
the Left Center have again invited an ALI
auce with the Right Center in order that both
parties may establish a republic.
The Government has commenced pro-
ceedings against the republican journals lie
Figaro and La France for reprinting some Of
Rochefort's writings.
Paul dc Csssagnac has been cited to APP
pear before the Assizes Court OH the charge
of melting citizens to hatred of each other.
News from London reports the finding on
the Island of Jersey Of the missing Earl Of
Marlborough.
The Bank Of England has fixed its rate Of
discount at q per cent.