Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-08-14
An Ohio River SteaE er Burned
10 the Waters Edge.
Fifty Persons Killed and Many Seri-
Ously Injured.
The Libel Suit Against Theodore Tilton
Dismissed.
THE OLD WORLD.

BAYoNNE dispatches Of the 9th are
to the effect that the Carlists had re-
Gently received many breech-loading rifles
and a large quantity of ammunition. Spain
had sent circular note to foreign powers de-
claring that the Carlists, under the pretext of
defending religion, had been guilty of assas-
sination and pillage. Madrid dispatches Of
the 7th say the Republican forces had raised
the siege of Ternel and the Carlsts had fed
Fifty persons concerned in the assassination
of Marshal Prim had been indicted. A
Bayonne telegram of the 9th says the Carlist
Gen. Dorregarry had resumed the offensive in
Navarro. He had captured Laguardia and
was advancing on Pueblo.
A BERLIN dispatch of the 4th says
that son of Prince Bismarck had re-
Gently killed an antagonist in a duel Ac-
cording to telegram of the Sth Germany
had notified her representatives abroad that
the time had come to recognize the Spanish
Republic.
LONDON dispatches of the 4th say that the
reports recently circulated that diplomatic
rupture had occurred between France and
Germany and that European powers had de-
fairs were false. The foundation for these
reports was simply that Germany had sent a
note to the MacMahon Government protest
ing against the Pyrenees being used as a
Carlist arsenal. In consequences of this note
the French troops on the border hadpDeen in
structed to prevent the passage of armed
Carlists over the boundary between Spain
and France. Advices of the 9th were to the
effect that an application was about to be
made to the British Parliament for an appro-
priation of e40,000 to pay the debts of the
Prince of Wales. On the night of the Sth a
serious riot had occurred at Portsmouth, in
consequence of the closing of thoroughfare
by the authorities. Three thousand persons
removed the distractions, and it was not un-
til the police were reinforced by the military
that the mob was dispersed. Many on both
sides were seriously injured. Fears were en-
tertained in London on the 11th that another
Ashantee campaign would soon be neces-
sary.
AFTER passing the budget, on the 5th, the
French Assembly adjourned. The Deputies
of the Left held meeting and resolved to
agitate in favor of general election on the
ground that the present Government did not
fairly represent the sentiment of the country.
The Legitimists also met and resolved to
agitate for monarchy.
A TERRIBLE gale, according to London tel
egrams of the 9th, had recently been expert
snced off the coast of Scotland. A large num-
ber of fishing boats were supposed to be lost.
The Neue Free Presse, of Vienna, of the 7th
saws the French Minister of Foreign Affairs had
complained to the British Government that
Germany was seeking pretext for quarreling
with France.
QUEEN VICTORIA prorogued the British
Parliament by message read by royal comis-
sion on the 7th.
A NUMBER of International leaders were
arrested at Florence, Italy, on the 9th.
A CALCUTTA Qndia) dispatch of the 10th
saws that serious floods had occurred in the
district of Upper Scinde, which had washed
away several of the villages.
THE Leuarst Times has been suspended by
the Turkish Government in consequence of
its adverse criticisms upon the financial poll
cy of the Porte.