The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-13
F OR EIGN N.
The Carlisrs Still Retreating.

men in killed, wounded and prisoners. They
retreated to the valley of Aran in the Pyrenees.
Gen. Delatre is still pursuing them and Gen.
Martinez Oamp0s is making forced marches to
join in the pursuit.
Dorregaray Thought TO Have Escaped.
LONDON, July 1.-THE Pail Mall Gazette
has received the following from specially we'll
informed correspondent:
Hendaye, July 9-Gen. Cabrera has left
Byretz for Bagneres De Bigorre, having aban-
doned his intention of going to Madrid. He
has small faith in the ultimate success of Gen.
Juvellar's operations against Dorregaray. APP
parently Dorregaray has already escaped by an
extraordinary march of 80 kilometres. This
agrees with Dorregaray's avowed inten-
ton not to fight except in the Basque provin-
ces The Carlist artillery now number 120
guns and more are expected daily.
The Rifle Team.
LONDON, July 12.-Mr. Parsons, of the Ma
tional Rifle Association. confirms the state
ment of the Telegraph's Wimbledon correspon-
dent in regard to the willingness of the council
to make match between the four Fights, and
But considering Col: .Gilderssleeves declina-
ton final, they resolved that a cup Of the value
Geff E1O0 should be given as an individual prize,
to be shot for by the Americans and representa-
tives of the three British Fights of 1874 and
1875 on the afternoon of Saturday next, each
man to have twenty-five shots at 100 yards
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council Tuesday to confirm this resolution. We
have resolved to be prepared next year with an
imperial team ready to try conclusions with
any nation We hope another gallant band OF
Yankees will come. and give or take lesson
from Johnny Sandy and Paddy. They will
have a fair field and no favor.
A Hearing ON the American Tariff Lnws.
The Post says the Earl of Derby has been
requested to receive adaptation interested in
the Nova Scotia coal fields, for conference on
the subject of the oppressive tariff in the Unit
ed States, which is said to all but prevent the
importation of coal into that country.
Earl Derby Questioned in Regard to the
German Note to Belgium.
LONDON, July 12-In the House of Lords
| this evening the Earl of Derby, minister of the
| foreign department, in reply to a question put
| by Lord Penzance. said the German note to
Belgium, dated Feb. Sd, 1875, laying down GER
| tain International principles, had no applica-
| ton to Great Britain, who was not asked to
| acquesce therein. The subjects of that cores
| pondence were now settled, and it was useless
| to discuss distractions. The words of the Ger
man despatch which had been quoted by the
noble lord were so vague, that they did not ad-
NIT OF Judicial Interpretation. Ii they meant
| that all acts having tendency, however in
| direct or remote to cause disturbances in an
| other state ought to be prohibited, that would
| be the most extraordinary and prepOsterous
| claim ever put forth on diplomacy. If they
| only meant some acts which international law
forbade, that was principle, which within
| certain limits, every government would admit
| but for one government to require another un-
| der menace to silence its press or public
| speakers was an act which had always excited
| and it is to be hoped always would excite, the
strongest sympathy for the latter and ndigna-
| ton against the former, because such demand
| was arbitrary and oppressive.
The HerzegOvian Troubles.
| The Standard publishes despatch from lara
4 the capital of Dalmathia which represents
| that the Pansavic emisSaries have spread re-
ports among the Herzegovians that the Turks
| intended to extirpate the Christians These
| falsehO0dS caused the instruction which is
| taking great dimensions.
Moody and Sankey's Farewell Meeting.
Moody and Sankey's farewell meeting took
| place at Midway Hall tonight. The Earls of
Shaftesburg and Cavan, Samuel Morley, Right
Hon. Cowper Temple, Mr. Macarthur and
several hundred clergymen were present.
| Speeches were made full of praise of the reviv-
alists for the fresh life and energy they had in
| troduced into churches and the steadfastness OF
| thier converts. A suggestion was made that a
| memorial of some kind be presented to Moody
| and Sankey, but Mr. Stone in their behalf said
| it would not be accepted and nothing would
| give them more pain than such STEP
Activity of Cuban Rebels.
New YORK, July PA Havana letter states
been considerable fighting along the rebel lines.
| At Roderigo only one house was LETT standing,
| and that because of French flag. A recent
| fight near Enerusjada resultedi in rebel loss of
| OF $50 and Spanish loss of 200. Five sugar
estates near San Domingo have been burned by
| the Cubans.
Captain General Valmaseda suddenly left
Havana June Dist, hearing that the Cubans
had captured Spanish convoy near Gibara
killing eighty Spaniards, The rebels after.
I'd. kl~f A1.4 r
| juau in which the Spaniards had taken refuge,
and after executing the garrison blew it up and
| burned the fort end houses.
| The rebels are so active in the vicinity OF
| Puerto Principe that the Spanish garrison re-
mains inside the Notifications. The Spanish
| ban coast, as they were informed from Spanish
| sources in New York that Aquila had left with
| an expedition. There was no news of any cap
ture being made however
Il Foreign Notes.
Sir Edward Watkins has acceptsd ths chair
| holders on condition that all interested shall
| support his appointment.
| The News Paris special reports that the coun-
| try between Vile Franche and Macon has been
laid waste BY floods to the extent of forty kilo-
| metres. The fine wheat and wine crops in
many places have been utterly destroyed.
| An official telegram in the Monteur corrects
| the exaggeratlons as to the number of people
drowned in Toulouse, and states that so far
only 46 bodies have been found.
The steamer Hibernia at Halifax, reports Jo-
seph Verify, an English steerage passenger,
two days after leaving Liverpool, cut his throat
| in delirium tremens, resulting in his death.
The latest advices from Newfoundland say
| the fisheries are improving in the neghborhood
OF st. Johns. Very little has been done in the
northern bays, and fishermen who had means
were proceeding to Labrador to renew exer-
tions on that coast. From the westward the
reports are also discouraging.
One thousand Carlist prisoners have arrived
at Valencia The populace threatened to lynch
some of the officers and they were put on board
| steamer to prevent a massacre.
The Spanish Ambassador at Madrid sinsists
that the French government take further pre-
caution to prevent Dorregaray's retreating
| forces crossing into their territory
The Spanish government announces that
such is its military combinations that Dorre-
garay must fight or flee into France.
Monseigueur La Pique, Bishop of St. Hya.
cinthe: died at Believed yesterday morning.
Mr.. Robson, the American consul at Ed
inburgh, gave an informal banquet to the
American rifemen last night.