Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-12-17
LATEST NEWS.
THE OLD WORLD.

A summary of President Grants mes
sage in relation to Cuban affairs transmit
ted by cable to Madrid the 7th, and caused
great excitement in that city. A meeting of The
Cabinet hastily called, newspapers pub ished
extras and the streets full of people at mid
night.
A London dispatch of the 18th reports
the steamer Deutschland ashore on Long Sands,
off the shore of Essex, En- gland. About fifty of
her passengers and crew had drowned The re-
mainder ofthe crew landed at Harwich.
The London Times of the 9th, in an
editorial on the Presidents message, uses the
following significant language eff Spain cannot
suppress the Cuban rebels it would be hard to
expect the United States to let the work of
devastation proceed unchecked, ont of regard to
the nominal sovereignty of Spain. Spain her
self is on trial. The limits of her power to re-
store order will be the iimi S of her rights
The Madrid journals of the 9th COM
ment variously on the Presidents message but
all hope Spain will vanquish the instruction in
Cuba by force and perseverance. Hendaye
dispatch of the 9th says Gen. Saballs had been
sentenced by eourt-martial for four years for
treas II.
Six men were killed in the coal mine at
Methey, near Leeds, England, on the 9th by an
explosion of fre-damp
In the French Assembly, on the 9th,
balloting began for the election of the seventy
five Senators who are to hold Office for life. Due
dAudiffret Pasquier, the President of the AS
sembly and NJ. Martel, first Vice-President, were
the only candidates elected. The Left developed
an unexpected strength.
Paul Frederic, Prince of Lippe Detmold,
died on the 9Th
According to a Berlin dispatch of the
10th the negotiations with Turkey on the part of
Russia Germany and Austria had resulted in the
concession by Turkey of perfect equality between
Christian and Turk. A Constantinorle dispatch
of the same date says an imperial decree reform
ing and reorganizing the legal tribunals of Tur-
key had been officially promulgated.
The city OF Paris has just voted sub
scription of $4,000 to the fund for the Centennial
statue of Liberty in New York harbOr.
The British Parliament has been called
to meet on Feb. g.
An explosion of dynamite occurred on
the dock at Bremen Haven ON the 18th, which re-
suited in the death of fifty persons. The explo-
sivc was in the baggage of passenger just leav
ing on the steamer Mosel. The victims of the
casualty were hotelrunners, porters, hackmen
etc, who were on the dock awaiting the departure
of the steamer. Only two of the passengers were
killed.
A Hendaye dispatch of the 18th says
that several Carlist soldiers had been frozen to
death. The Carlist forces in that section were
estimated at $4,000 men and 105 pieces of artil-
e lery.
A Paris dispatch of the 18th says that
all France was intensely excited over the pending
Senatorial election. The Republicans had so far
secured majority, and their success was thought
to mean disturbance of the present conservative
condition. The Bourse also greatly excited
and the funds had fallen largely.
Sir Houston Stewart, Vice Admiral of
the British navy, is dead.