, 1875-12-22

satisfactory to the friends of ~hard-money
and honest municipal government, the
country will now take a rest until Con-
gress meets in December.
The King Of Denmark left London on
the 21st November for Copenhagen. The
Queen remains with the Princess of Wales.
The ironclad war steamer, Iron Duke,
which caused the sinking of the Vanguard,
was herself in danger o, being sunk Nov.
GOTH, in Plymouth harbour. A valve
was left open, and the water rushed in SO
rapidly that the assistance of other vessels
was signalised, but, fortunately, one of the
engineers was enabled to close the valve.
The Northumberland Miners Association
has consented to refer the question of re-
duction of wages to arbitration, and it is
expected the Durham miners will do the
same.
Great dissatisfaction exists in Alsace-
Lorraine at the proposed introduction into
the schools there of a collection of German
poems, in which the French are treated.
IN a very i'm proper style.
The number of intending exhibitors at
the Philadelphia Exhibition continues to
increase. A bridge, connecting the city
with the Exhibition grounds, was burnt
Nov. goth causing a loss of $780, OO.
The Pope Insists on maintaining the
Concordat in Spain in its integrity-a poll
cy, says the Times Correspondent, which,
although fatal, was to be expected from
His Holiness.
A rupture between the'Spanish Cabinet
and the Vatican is immin ~. :" THE faar-
ful taxation to which we Gin Spair@ are ev
posed the cruel drain of soldiers to uuoa
and the North-alI this is. doing serious
harm, wrong, and injury. add to this that
the church, profting by. Alfonsist e%cclesi-
a8ticai tendencies, is drawing heavily upon
the reduced resources of the people that
vineyards have yielded but one-third of the
average crop that the wheat harvest was
a failure and that the olive harvest Of
Christmas will probably be a complete
failure also, and you will see that we have
every reason to be anxious for the pros
poets Of the coming winter"
The sums with which the great s%pecula-
tor, DR.. Strousberg, was dealing ia 1870
aud later, are said to amount to the almost
incredible total of 10 millions sterling
(Ttmes).-
The Spanish Minister in Washington
has been notified from Madrid that the
Spanish Government conGedes, that here
after Americans tried before the Cuban
Courts-martial shall have the privilege
of selecting counsel for their defence.
Spain holds that the present treaty provi-
sions are not definite on this subject, but
desires thus to settle the question 10 &C.
c0rdance with American wishes.
NJ. Paul de Cassagnac addressed a very
numerous gatherings ''private meeting"
at Belleville, Paris, Nov. 22rd. and made
q vigorous defence of the Empire, which
he maintained was more democratic, and
more beneficial to the people generally
than any of the so-called Republics that
had existed in France.
Prince Bismarck has made a vigorous
speech in the German Parliament in IA
your of the Brewery Tax Bill, which is
opposed by the Liberals.
The German Federal Council has re-
jected the propositions of the Prussian
Government for increased restrictions
upon newspapers.
In his speech to his constituents at
Bradford, Mr.. Forster said "We are
as ready as ever to go to Wal for the de-
fence Of our national position, and we
have as real interests in the East as Rus
STA or Austria, although ours are differ
- (ouo ALo;rn Wo y,ISk ~ oil ho1orda