The Portland daily press., 1874-06-20
FOR II / q N.

PARIS, June 19-In the Assembly to-day,
an amendment to the municipal organization
bill was adopted, which completes the defeat
of the measure, and the amendment in effect
maintains existing municipal elections. strk-
ing out the clause which provides for minority
representation by cumulative voting. 1t was
adopted by a vote of 579 to 81, which caused
great surprise. The withdrawal of the bill
was announced, or r...- .r-. +
G-uI The Right Discouraged.
PARIS, June 19.-The Right is deeply dis
couraged by the recent votes in the Assembly.
1t feels that its power is gone and that the ma
jority, which it has hitherto been able to COM
mand, is broken up.
change in the domestic policy of the govern
ment.
Jules Jauin, the author, died to-day.
Refuses to Obey. N
BERLIN, June 19.-The Cathedral Chapter of
Pose has refused to obey the governments
order to elect Vicar, the general declaring it
does not consider a vacancy exists in the arch
bishopric The Roman Catholic Bishop of
Prussia will hold conference on the 23d at
Fulda. .-sl. -a. .-. -
eou The Pope's Address. -
ROME, June 19.-The text of the address de-
livered by the Pope to the Cardinals. Tuesday
last, is published. The Pope renews his pro-
tests against the usurpation of the papal states,
the abolition of religious corporations and 9TH
er acts of the Italian government so that the
enemies of the church may not be able to plead
the justification of undisputed customs He is
also moved to alude to those subjects again be-
cause he recently received overtures of jconcili-
alton and had in his possession respectful let
ter urging that as Vicar of God of peace he
should pardon his enemies and withdraw the
communications pronounced against them,
but he declares he cannot make peace with the
enemies of the church, aud in conclusion ex-
horts the cardinals to initiate tho conduct of
foreign bishops, especially those of Germany
The American pilgrims who went to Venice
have left that city for Bavaria
Pritish Parliament.
LONDON, June 19.-In the House of Com
mons to-day, M. BOurke. under secretary for
the foreign department. in reply to a request
for information, stated that Her Majesty's
government was not unwilling to mediate be-
tween Brazil and the Argentine Confedera-
ton, but had not yet been invited to use its
friendly Office.
.l.-s An Impending Battle.
MADRID, June 19-The latest advices from
the war in the north state that the Carlists are
conce ntrating at Monte Jura, near Estella,
They have cleared the country of provisions,
horses, aud vehicles Concha's force numbered
70 600 with 81 cannon. The weather is beauti-
full. There is some dissatisfaction because the
attack upon the insurgents is not yet made.
Quite number of COncha's men are suffering
from dysentery, which the surgeons attribute to
raw onions. The available strength of the Re-
publican party is 100000 infantry and 10000
cavalry, including $4,000 reserves
Aid for the Patriots.
A Havana letter of the 18th nst., states that
the expedition under Agueliera had safely
landed on the north coast with 1000 rifles, six
pieces of mountain artillery and large guam
tity of ammunition. ~
Mr. D0ckray.
Mr.. Dockray, the American, is still confined
in prison at Puerto Principe. A clerk of the
United States Consul General at Havana has
arrived to assist Dockray before a council of
war, which soon convenes for his trial. The
authorities now charge him with being sent to
Cuba by the United States government to
gather information about the instruction.
Dockray believes that if he has fair trial he
will soon be released.