Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-08-20

$3.50, 0O0 worth of property was destroyed.
One life was lost The relations between
France and Italy are very satisfactory The
report that Germany is negotiating for the
cession of Santona is denied.
A PARIS telegram announces that Prince
Hohenlohe. the German Minister has in
formed the Due de Cazes, the Minister of
Foreign Affairs. that Germany intends
to recognize the Spanish Republic. .
The Russian Government it is announced, is
about to dispatch another expedition to the
Arctic Seas, not for purposes of scientific dis
covery, but to rescue an Austrian party under
Capt. Weyprecht, which sailed in the ship
| Tegethoff two years ago. The Captain in
tended to double the Cape at the north end
of Nova Zembla, and, seeking the oper water
supposed to lie ON the east side of the islands,
sail eastward until he reached the Pacific
The New York Tribune calls attention to the
fact that this is exactly the course which the
Dutch navigator, William Barentz laid down
for himself $50 years ago, in seeking to male
which he persisted in fearful storm.
TIKI official journal of Rome publishes,
from time to time, report of the progress
made il the sale of the confiscated ecclesias-
teal property. The whole amount disposed
of, from 1867, when the law was passed, up to
the end of June of the present year. is repre-
sented by the sum OF A65, 100000 of francs.
The Government has come into possession of
somewhat more than 500, ZOO, 600 from this
source. Marshal Bazaine has escaped from
the island of st. Marguerite. and secured safe
carriage to Italy The cable furnishes a ro-
mantle account of the means by which it was
accomplished. 1t appears that the apart
ment occupied by the imprisoned soldier was
built upon lofty and precipitous cliff over
hanging the sea. A sentry was posted on the
terrace, with orders to watch the prisoners
every movement During Sunday evening the
Marshal walked upon the terrace with Col.
Villette, his aide-de-camp. AT 10 o'clock he
retired as usual, apparently to sleep. but be-
fore daybreak he had effected his escape. He
must have crossed the terrace in the dead of
night, and, Gliding the sentinel gained the
edge of the precipice. whence by means of
knotted rope, he descended to the sea. He
evidently Slipped during the descent, and tore
his hands, as the rope was found stained
with blood in several places. Under the cliff,
in hired boat were Bazaine's wife and
cousin. They received him as he reached the
water, and Madame la Marechal, taking the
oars herself, rowed directly to strange
steamer which had been.lying off the island
since the previous evening. They reached
the vessel in safety, were taken on board. and
the vessel then put to sea. 1t is thought that
they have landed at Genoa, as the steamer
proceeded in that direction.
A PARIS telegram announces that England,
France and Germany have formally recog-
nized the Spanish republic. =. 1t is stated that
the plan for Marshal Bazaine's escape from the
Island Of ST. Marguerite was arranged several
weeks ago. 1t was entirely the work of Madame
Bazaine. The Marshal refused, at first to fiy
but fipally, owing to his failure to obtain some
modification Of his sentence he yielded .
Advices from South America represent that
the Governments of Chill and the Argentine
Republic. between which trouble has been
brewing for some time, have resolved to SUBJ
NIT the boundary question to arbitration.