The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-04-13
FOREIGN NEWS.
England.
England.
TIE BRITISH PILOT REFUSES TO PILOT DoYSToE
AFTER DARK.


TIE BRITISH PILOT REFUSES TO PILOT D0YSTOE
AFTER DARK.
LONDON, April H. Paul Boy nton did not
make the entire distance to Boulognc by
swimming. He was taken on board the Press
ming, against his own Wish, within eight
boisterouS, night was closing in, and the pi.
lot declined The RI sponsioilty Of guiding him
after dark. The sea was SO rough that nearly
all on board the steamer were sick. The
Observer to. day says although the task was
hardly accomplished the success Of The life
saving invention is conclusively established.
BoYSToN WILL TRY AGAIN.
LONDON, April H. Boynton has deter
mined To repeat his attempt to swim across
the channel.
THE CENTENNIAL FLAG IN HIS POCKET.
PHILADELPHIA, April ia cable special
to the Press says: Boynton carried across
the chanue with him the centennial flag. ac-
cording TO "a promise made to Colonel Forney
in London in December last.
BoYSToS's CONDITION WHEN PICKED Up.
New IoaK, April ia Herald cable
special saws: When Boynton was picked up
he was not tired. His garments were dry.
The temperature of his BODY lover, one
degree His pulse was 80. lie was fifteen
hours in the wafer, and swan fifty miles,
the pilot taking a wrong course. Doctors are
Of opinion that he could have remained in
the water six hours lougcr.
BISMARCK TO vI,IT ISLE OF WIGHT.
LoSDoS. April -, $50 4. M-Prince Bis
mlrck is expected soon at Sando"n, Isle of
! 4, tl,- hn far Ia Nor nj
his health.
TIE DEsSEMER STEAMER,
which is CONSTRUCTED 50 rs to overcome the
motion of the sel, made trial trip yeSter.
day from Gravesend 10 Calais. She crossed
in seven hours, and her performance was
satisfactory. At Calais, however, she struck
Il pier and somewhat damaged one of her
paddles. She starts for Dover this morning.
GROWN PRINCE FREDERICK VISITS ITALY, BUT
NOT THE KING.
LONDON, April 12.-Tbe German Prince
Imperial will 20 TO Italy, as announced, but
the intention of Off Tally visiting King Vic
tor Emmanuel has been abandoned. The
Dahl Ne,rs is informed that he decided not
to visit the King at the special request OF
Prince Bismarck.
! Germdny.
THE BISHOPS AND THE EMPEROR WILHELM.
BERLIN, April 1.-THE Roman Catholic
bishops, soon after their conference at tulda,
addressed petition TO the Emperor VIII
| liam in person demonstrating against tue
withdrawal of the State grants, to the maln-
| tenance of which they declared the honor OF
Prussia was pledged. They also protested
against being required TO obey, unconstltu'
| tionalIy, the STATE laws. The Ministers, au'
| tborized by the Emperor. have replied, eX-
pressing regret that the bishops should oo-
| ject 10 obey laws which were always oDeyed
| in other countries, and adding that the Dish.
OPS would have preserved the lather!ino
| from peace disturbing confusion II they had
remained faithful TO their own convictions
and 10 the warning which they proclaimed
before the Vatican council.
THE WAR CLOUD HAS ITS SILVER LINING.
Berlin, April 1.-THE North German
! Gazette, sem-o fficial Iurnal, says the art-
! Gle of the Berlin Post contains much truth in
, one respect. but confined with such anxious
| views that we must contradict it. Our inter-
| national relations are By no means as unta-
yorable as represented. While the REQ gam
! iz,tion of the French army is disquieling, 1t
! does not aim at solid establishment Of the
| French forces, but is taken for an obvious
| nurpose. The Post advocates the Influence
Of the Papal party. and the Jesulls in Italy
and Austria. Their power is happily insult
ficient to prejudice the good understanding
between the sovereigns or nations concerD'
ed. The Gazette thinks The same may be
! slid in regard to France.
ECCLESIASTICAL AMENDMENT TO TIE CoNsTITu'
TON.
BERLIN, April ia bill has been intro
duced in the lower House of the Prussian
Diet 10 abrogate the clauses OF the Copstilu'
ton which grant the Independent admlnls'
tration of ecclesiastical atfiirs and the unim'
| peded intercourse of religious associations
with their superiors. The bill restricts tree
dom of clerical appointments and makes
their confirmation indispensable to their le
gality.
Spain.
| TUE UNIVERSITY DIFFICULTY.
MADRID, April 10.-The head position II
the Madrid University has been conferred
upon StIior La Feunte, formerly editor oil
| Curlist news paper. No Liberal professors
would accept the post. Gnere is much dis
satisfaction at the appointment OF La Feunte
and the students are signing , protest agains'
5! it, 10 DO presented to the Government.
CARLIsrs SHOOTING PRISONERS.
| p,p1s AnriI lit is rerorte'! rom rs.
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