The Portland daily press., 1874-07-13

The question respecting the residence of for.
eigners out of the treaty limits was very stead
| lily pressed, and would receive a solution very
soon. IL Is asserted that either the Japanese
| government would have to permit all foreigners
| to reside beyond the limits or else those who
already have that privilege through the circum-
stance OF being in Japanese employ would be
compelled 20 come into the treaty settlements,
which would be tantamount to shutting up
number of educational establishments, besides
putting stop to the surveys of railroads, mines
and the country generally, now proceeding I'M
der foreign supervision.
Various Matters.
LONDON. July I2-Heavy rains fell last
night, greatly benefting the crops throughout
England.
A despatch from st. Petersburg denies that
the young Duke Nicholas, who stole his moth
ers diamonds, has been sentenced to Danish
ment, but says the case is still pen1ing before
the Emperor
The French Assembly.
PARIS, July I1.-An article in to days Figa
70, melting revolt against the decisions of the
Assembly occasoned much irritation among
the deputies. There was warm debate on the
article, during which NJ. De Peyner Monarch
list, announced that the Figaro had been sus
pended two weeks. Nevertheless the Left NOV
ed an interpolation, which was postponed a
month.
M. Brisson of the extreme Left. moved that
.ho "i,ter Vi Tue objectionable article be called
to the bar of the House, and accused the gov
ernment of partially in its runishme nt of
journals. Mr.. Brissons motion was rejected
after speech by Gambetta, in which he hinted
that the Assembly was corpse fit for grave
diggers.
The Left Centre anticipates majority of Is
for Peierer's bill, which proposes che organize
ton of definite Republic.
PARIS, July 1.-THE committee of thirty
has appointed sub committees to draw up bills
ON the organization of executive powers and
the establishment of a Senate.
The Extreme Right publish disavowal of
hostility to President Mcmahon, but they con-
denim the action of the ministry with regard to
the manifesto of Count de Cbambord.
The Moniteur says that ex- President Theirs
is decidedly opposed to the organization of
McMahon's powers.
Tax Imposed by the Captain General
HAVANA, July 12.-The official Gazette of
Saturday publishes decree by the Captain
General imposing an extraordinary tax off IL
per cent. per annum on the value of city and
county property, industries, commerce, ar and
profess ons, the tax to be collected quarterly in
advance, beginning July 1st, 1874, and ending
July LIST, 1876. The proceeds to be applied to
the amortization of the debt of the treasury of
the Island.
Cuban RumOr.
NEW YORK, July ia letter to the Herald
fron Cuban in this city contains the state
ment that two men who recently arrived here
from Havana with passports from Concha, have
come with the purpose of treating with Aida
ma, who is the Cuban agent here, for the cessa-
ton OF the war, the laying down or arms by
the patriots, etc The terms are unknown, but
are thought to be advantageous The two men
were former members of the patriot army, hav
ing gone from Cuba to Venezuela on tn. first
expedition landed by the Virgnius. 1t is be-
lieved that this rumor is well known at Madrid