The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-30
FOREIGN.
The French Cabinet.

LONDON, December 29.-A special from
Paris says that the retirement from the
French government Of Duke dc CazcS
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Is probably
on account of his opposition to the undc'
cided policy of the Cabinet. The legltl,
matists and Bonapartist deputies demand
his retirement rs the price OF their sup
port of the government. The PIesse,
semi-ofiicial newspaper, announces that
there will be change in the Cabinet
before a meeting of the Assembly, and
that its fate will be determined by vote
on the proposal to discuss bill for the
creation of Senate.
Burning Of the Emigrant SHIP Cos
patrick.
LONDON, December @.-Speclal dis
matches to the London morning journals
from Madeira, give the following ac-
count of the burning of the ship Cospat-
rick: The fire broke out at midnight,
November II, and in half hour devtl-
oped the vessel nearly its entire length
the scene WAS one of the widest confu-
sion; but two boats succeeded IN getting
away. each Of which contained thirty
persons: these run alongside the ship
until November l9, when the hull WAS
completely burned, and the vessel sunk
in two hours; they then started Tor Iand'
but ONLY kept together two days wheh
Gale separated them. One ot them mas
not been heard of since, the other fell IN
with the British ship, Sceptlc; at that
time it contained five persons, TWO q,
whom died before the Sceptic reached
st. Helena.
LONDON, December 80, A. M.-rur-
ther details from the Cospatrlck disaster
have been received. When the vessel
was discovered to be on fire, eighty per
sons, mostly women, rushed INTO one o, y,
the boats. which was cspsizcd and al
were drowned. Soon afterwards all the
mssts fell, killing many ofthe passengers
An explosion subsequently, occurred III
the stern of the vessel completing he'
destruction. The total number ot iVe'
lost by the disaster is now estima'eo al
474
Ioxnos December 29.-This week
Marx Line Express says that the wheat
crop in Great Britain is above the aver:
ssa and we shall enter the year ls.I
nropitiously. We have had spienuiu
seed time. The continental market l.
ouiet, without change in prices.
Bt.mnrck and the Papacy.
prpI1x December 29.-The othcis
Go,.tts to-day, Publishes Prince BIS
""- .;r,pIsr note of the l4th Of May
Is-2 which was read in the secret session m
of Won Arnims trial. The note deciare'
that because of the declaration OF tn'
dooma @ of the infallibility Of the Pope u
is desirable that the powers should ~H' \:
stems towards q concentrated ac''oi' II
v;aw of the next Papal election.
! C.r,i.,s Imprisou German Sseu'., SIe~.
RERLIN. December 29.-Ihe ue.ia. Ia
oonsnI at San Sebastian writes thal .h'
captain and portion Of the crew o. In .n'
Cpnan Iap bsrk Gustav have been impris
oned The Carlists fired upwards Oh :,
OSO rounds at the vessel whilst enaes:o. VI
inc inc to enter the harbor OF San SeoaS''a"
A Serious Joke. ,,,,.
Paris Dec. 29.-Duchesns foscei.'
,,a wnrSmsn who signed the letter !, Z
ths M French Archbishop offering TO Nj Nj
1n p.;ncs Bismarck for 81, 600, asserts ina
the alleged conspiracy was only I, oh
He saws he signed the letter 10 'he |
h;show while intoxicated.