The Portland daily press., 1875-04-17
tional property of the company has been de-
StrOyed by MODS.
BeIgium's Relations With GERMANY.

stroyed by mobs.
BeIsIum's Relations With GERMANY.
BRUSSELS. April 16.-In the chamber of
deputies this evening, the minister of foreign
affairs stated that the government yesterday
received Germany s reply to its last note. The
repIy cites no fresh facts. 1t descants on the
principles of International law involved in the
discussion and expresses the hope that Belgium
will seize the opportunity to dispute the inn
preston that Germany intended to attack the
liberty of the press in Belgium. The minister,
after informing the House of the contents of
the note, said in addition to this correspon.
dence courteous verbal explanations had been
exchanged with the German representative,
and in conclusion he assured the chamber that
the Belgian government sincerely desired to
strengthen the good relations with Germany
Auother BLOW at German Catholics
bismarck gain Assaults the Vatican.
BERLIN. April 16-The bill abrogating those
clauses of the constitution which grant an in
depepdent administration of ecclesiastical
affairs, the unimpeded Intercourse of religious
associations with their superiors and the free
dom of clerical appointments, passed to a
second reading to-day Ill lne lower mouse OF
the Prussian Diet.
In the course of the debate Bismarck said
the government was 10th to proceed to such
measures but they were unavoidable since the
Vatican Council No. l. Possessed with the in
fluepce the Pope had with a compact party, a
well organized press and an army of obedient
priests, this power would be serious, even if it
belonged to native instead of foreign
monarch. That monarch, if he had the
means, would carry out his programme In
Prussia but he would first have to destroy the
majority of the Prussian people.
The Prince closed his speech with these
words: "When all the breaches in the bull
warl1s of the state caused by granting too many
rights to unworthy objects are repaired then
will we be able to conclude peace.
Fatal Balloon Ascension.
PARIS, April 16-A party of three persons
assembled IN the balloon Zenith to-day for the
| purpose of making scientific observations. The
| balloon attained the extraordinary height OF
| 5000 metres, over $4,000 feet. Two of the aer-
| onantS were suffocated to death, and when the
| balloon reached the ground the third was al
most InsenSible and has since been SO i'll that
his recovery is doubtful
| Massacre of Protesfants afAcapulco Con.
| irmed
| NEW York, April 16.-A report of the mas
sacre of Professionals at Acapulco by tn Catho
| lies from Capt. Queen of the Frigate Sazanac
| who has been there investigating, has been re
| ceived by the Navy Department. Capt. Queen
| finds the statements previously printed are II
the main correct.
| From Cuba-
| HAVANA, April 16-The 9th battalion of in
| fantry and the I'd battery of artillery of Hava-
ma volunteers left this morning. for the juris
| dctiou of ColoIe and Cienfuegos, where they
will bedvded into small detachments to pro
| tect plantations.
The authorities say that the work of whole
| sale destruction of plantations has been stop
| ped, but the insurgents may burn some isolated
places The country people are lndignan
| against the rebels for destroying small settle
ments inhabited by poor people.
Captain General Valmezeda continues I
perfect his plan for driving the insurgents bacl
over the Trocha.
The sugar crop for the present year is fin
ished in the Cinco Villas district, and on mos
| of the plantations in the western department
The journals report the San Jose and Comet
plantations in Cienfuegos Jurisdiction burned
| by insurgents.
The Captain General has pardoned Escobar,;
white man. and Lozena, negro, condemned t
death as rebels at Sagua la Grande.
Foreign Notes.
| L'Universe reports that Prussia has address
ed another note to Belgium in relation to anti
Prussian pamphlets published in Antwerp.
The success of the revival mission of Pearsal
Smith in Berlin is Increasing. Immens
crowds attend the meetings and the nobilit.
occupy seats on the platform. The Empress
Augusta has given private audience to MI
Smith.
The House of Commons, after an acrimon
ious debate last night on the question of sum
breach of privilege, adopted a resolution or
derng an investigation as to how the docu
ments were obtained.
| Kingston and Port Colburne harbors ar
again blocked with ice.
A bill to tax insurance companies of all de
scriptions is under consideration in the Nov:
Scotia legislature.