Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-17
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Appalling Disaster on the Med
iterranean.
HI MusseImans Drowned.

HI Musselmans Drowned.
LONDON, March 16.-The steamship
Laconia, from Alexandra for Algiers, with
2Io pilgrims returning from Mecca, en-
eountered a terrific gale in the Mediterra-
mean One huge wave washed overheard
III OF the pilgrims and all were drowned.
The Chiselhurst Fefe.
British journals generally consider the
ChiselhuTst demonstration success. The
Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh will soon
visit the Empress Eugene.
S2,6z5,OOO Sunk.
The loss by the wreck of the steamer
Queen Elizabeth, off Tarifia, is estimated
at f535, 900.
Bismarck.
A Berlin dispatch to the Standard re-
ports Prince Bismarck able to transact bus
mess yesterday, although still suffering.
The Remains Of DIR. Livingstone.
Gen. Wolsely will go to Malta or Alden
TO meet the remains of Livingstone and ac-
company them to England.
Eugenie's Darling.
There was great crowd of French peo-
pie at Chiselhurst to-day, to celebrate the
eighteenth anniversary of the birth of
Prince Louis Napoleon. Over 5000 cards
of admission were issued, and those to
French citizens only. In the morning
mass and thanksgiving services were held,
after which the Duke of Padua addressed
the Prince in the name of the people of
France, congratulated him on having at
tanned his majority. The Prince in reply
thanked his countrymen for their beautiful
ramanhrlna IF tho lofa =
conclusion said, "Despite the confidence
inspired by the loyalty of MaeMahon, an
irresitable current Of public opinion has
pronounced in favor Of Plebiscite. am
ready to accept its verdict" Great enthu-
siasm was manifested, and Camden House
was gaily decorated. Among the promi-
nent Frenchmen present were Olivier,
ROuher, and Duke de Grammont.
ARaee.
BAYoNNE, March 16.-A body of Car
lists under Gen. Saballos Corona, and a
column Of Republican troops are marching
to the relief of OleOt.
Slave InsurreciiOn i'm Cuba.
New YORK, March I6.-Cubans in this
city have received information of an upris-
ing Of slaves on the sugar estates in the
District of March, about 45 miles from
Havana and in the neighborhOOd of Bahai
Honda. This rising began on the estates
of j. y. GuiTe, femented by poor Island
ers, under the impression that
if the slaves should rise in their
the authorities would feel bound
TO arm the whites to maintain the place at
home and thereby prevent them from be-
ing sent to flight in the eastern parts of the
island. The Captain General has ordered
troops into the vicinity of the trouble.
a Havana letter gives another account of
the attack upon the volunteers between
NeUvites and Puerto Pincipe. II seems,
upon the arrival of the first band Of volun-
teers at Neuvites, they found the railroad
leading to Puerto Principe cut, and at
tempted to march to the latter place, when
they were attacked by the Cubans, losing
twenty-five killed and seventy wounded. !
The remainder retired TO Neuvites.
Gambefta.
PARIS, March I6.-M. Dekearrely was
examined by committee of the Assembly |
-O-day in relation 10 charges preferred |
against VI. Gambetta. He testified that |
Gambetta, while member Of the govern |
nent of national, defence, purPosely re-
fused arms to the Bretons, that they might |
suffer defeat and be unable later to fight |
he commune, the rise of which was |
already anticipated.