Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-07-30
FOREIGN.

FOREIGN.
A Madrid dispatch of the 10Th says DEGREES
had been issued declaring all Spain in a
state Of siege, and sequestrating the property
of CarIists, whose estates are to be held liable
to a heavy penalty to the relatives of Repub-
Hcans slain, and finally creating a special re-
serve of 125,000 men. The Government had
announced that it would not permit the
shooting of prisoners in rehabilitation Car
list atrocities.
Berlin telegram of the 10Th says the Gov
eminent had increased the stringency Of the
regulations restricting the Ultramontane
clubs, and that the clerical press would be
closely watched and vigorously dealt with for
disloyal manifestations.
At a colliery explosion at Wigan, England,
on the 10th, fifteen persons were killed.
Bread riots have occurred at Pisa, Italy,
and several towns of the Romanza in conse-
quence of the bakers having made no material
reduction in the price OF bread, notwithstand-
inc the recent considerable fall in flour.
A Calcutta dispatch of the 18th says the
rivers from Assam to Dude had flooded the
country, causing much damage.
dispatch from Havana of the 18th an
nounces the defeat Of an insurgent column in
the hills of Bijaru.
Another crisis has occurred in France. On
the Goth Gen. de Cissey, Minister of War, an
nounced the appointment of Baron de Cha
bund Ia Tour as Minister of the Interior
and NJ Bodet as Minister of Finance These
new appointments leave the Bonapartists
without representative in the Cabinet. The
Duke Of Monticello died on the both.
On the Goth Queen Victoria sent a mes,
sage to the British Parliament asking grant
for Prince Leopold, he having attained his
majority
Madrid dispatch of the Goth says procIa-
nation had been issued declaring that charges
of scdition and conspiracy shall be tried 10y
court-martial, and that persons convicted OF
interfering with railroads and telegraphs shall
suffer death A CarIist telegram from Bay
onne declares that Don Alfonso entered Cuen-
ca on the 10th and levied contribution OF
$4,000, and that 1000 Of the garrison fell into
his hands as prisoners.
A Havana dispatch of the 21st says the
death sentence Of Dockery had been com
muted to ten years Imprisonment.
Madrid dispatches of the 22d say that eight
battaltons had been sent into the province o
Cuenca to reinforce the Republicans. The
Carlists were in strong force in Alava. 4 de
tachment Of Carlists had been defeated a
Salvanete and zoo eff the prisoners captured
nj Cuenca released. The Carlists had shot
100 Republicans at Olaf. The Government
had ordered contributions to be levied upor
the partisans of Don Carlos. It was reported
that the Carlists had shot every tenth man o
the volunteers captured at Cuenca.
Advices from India represent that there
were fears that the cholera had broken on
among the $4,000 pilgrims who were assembled
in Poore to attend the Juggernaut festival
In the French Assembly Periere's Constitu
tional bill was rejected by 333 ayes to 81
noes, on the 23d, as was also Il motion tt
dissolve the Assembly.
The British Parliament, on the 23d, adopted
a resolution granting $4,000 a year to Prime
Leopold.
The Spanish steamer Minerva exploded he
boilers in the harbor Of Havana on the 23d
killing two persons and severely woundin.
sixteen.
The steamer City of Guatemala wa
wrecked on one of the Bahama Islands on tn
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total loss. The crew and passengers wer
saved
On the oath Disraeli announced that Pa
Lament would be prorogued on the Sth o
August.
According to a London dispatch of tn
oath there had been an alarming outbreak @
smallpox at Newmarket. Sixty cases ha
been already reported.
A Madrid telegram of the oath says tina
Gen. Moriones had won a victory at Navarro
taking 800 Carlist prisoners.