The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-01-21

GREAT BRITAIN.

GREAT BRITAIN.
LONDON, January l5-The steamship
Alice, from Cardiff for Constantinople,
has been lost at sea and twenty persons
drowned.
The vessel ashore at Carneshore Point
Ireland is the ship City of London from
San Francisco to Liverpool; not the
steamship City of London from Liver
pool to New York, as heretoforereported
The leading men of the Liberal party,
with the exception of the Duke of Ar
gvle. Viscount Cardwell, Lord WClver-
ion. and John Bright, met at the resi-
dence of Earl Granville to-day for a con-
sultation in view of Gladstone's retire
ment 1t is understood that the pre-
vailing opinion Of the meeting was in
favor of the selection Of the Rt. Hon.
w. +. Forster as the future leader of
the party. Allpresent were agreed that
Gladstone ought to retire from Parlla-
ment,
Gladstone has written an article on
the speeches of Pope Plus lN,, which
appears in the Quarterly Review. He
sketches the history of the Pope's reign,
points out the increased subserviency of
the Roman Catholic clergy, and con-
cludes that the mass of the British ma
ton now repudiates the pretensions Of
the Papacy more eagerly and resolutely
than it has done for many generations.
A dispatch from Padang announces
that the Dutch troops in Acheen have
made general assault on ,he. works Of
the Achinese, and carried nine forts with
a loss of q killed and 65 wounded. The
enemy lost III killed and large num-
Der wounded.
BOMBAY, January lathe British au-
thorities have arrested the Guicowar of
Baroda, Hindoostan, on the charge OF
instigating an attempt to poison Col. X.
Phayre, the British Political Agent at
that place.
The city has been occupied by the
troops, and the Viceroy of India has is
sued proclamation announcing his
temporary assumption of the admins
tration of the Guicowar's dOminions.
LONDON, January 14.-A report has
been received from New Zealand that
the cutter Lapwing was recently attack
ed by the natives of Santa Cruz Island
her crew overpowered and massacred
and the vessel burned. The savages af.
terward attacked the British war shir
Sandhy, but were driven of.
SPAIN.
MADRID, January lS.--Senor Castelar,
declares that he will refuse to take his
seat in the COrtes if he is required to
swear allegiance to the monarchy.
SANTANDER, January l8.-The Spanish
squadron has arrived at Zaraus, and is
making preparations Tor vigorous action
Its commanders have been instructed to
exact from the Carists indemnity for the
owners and crew of the CASTOR, and the
punishment of her assailants. Germany
is entirely satisfied with the steps taken
by Spain to procure reparation for the
outrage.
GERMANY.
BERLIN, January lS.-The Chancellor
has sub nitted to the Federal Council an
ordinance prohibiting the importation
into Germany of American potatoes, as
measure of precaution against the
spread Of the potato disease.
The Prussian authorities have closed
! the Roman Catholic Seminary at Fulda
expelled the head priest from German
territory, and sequestrated all the prop
erty of the Bishop of that diocese.
, The Bishop Of PaderbOrn, whose tern
of Imprisonment expires tomorrow, vii
probably be Immediately inferred in the
Fortress of Vessel.
, The corvette Nautilus will await the
arrival of the other vessels at Guctaria
on the Spanish coast, near the scene o
the outrage on the Gustav. She will re
frain from hostilities unless attacked
Negotiations with the Madrid Govern
ment are not progressing as favorably al
was expected The Admiralty have
been ordered to prepare for the dispatch
of three corvettes and three more CUR
boats to that portion of the northern
coast of Spain occupied by the Carlists
Thi will raise the number of the Ger
man fleet in the Bay of Biscay to eigh
vessels.