The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-03-29
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1.-THE CaIIisf War.


LONDON, March % 1t is reported from Es-
tella that deputies from the four provinces oc.
cupied by the Carists have met to consider the
request of Don Carlos for contributions, and
have replied that the country is exhausted,
feeSh sacrifices are impossible, and Don Carlos
ought to procure funds abroad. This. obsti-
nately maintained, Notwithstanding Don Car
los threatened to retire.
Dispatches from Madrid report that Don
Carlos has ordered persons found reading Ca
brera's manifests to be shot. There have been
additional instances of the fraternization of
banks of the Ora. In one of the Carlist
camps placards headed 'Viva peace, the fueros
and General Cabrea" have been posted,
The government announces that six Carlist
generals, three colonies and many other
officers have entered France and de-
clared their allegiance to King Alfonso.
A telegram from SanLander asserts that on
the other hand the hope settling the war by a
convention is fast dying out. Gen. Iona is
expected there to meet threatened invasion of
the province.
Don Carlos with sixteen battalions and ar
tillery is march ng on ROmaleS, % miles from
Santanderj
The Last of the Gustav Outrage.
LONDON, March 2S.-Spain has paid to Ger
many II 900 thalers of indemnity for the Gus
tav outrage.
The italian Government and the Ameri-
can Centennial.
ROME, Marcn 2S-The Opinione says that
the government has decided to give assistance
within certain limits to Italian exhibitors at
tbs United States centennial exhibition, but it
proposes to appeal mainly to individual efforts
and will recommend that only such articles be
sent as are of exceptional merit and great COM
mercial Importance.
A Catholic Priest FOrbids the Reading of
n Newspaper ON Pain of u Refusal OF the
Sacrament,
MONTREAL, March 27.-The reading of
newspaper, which published some anti Catho
lie lectures, was prohibited from the pulpit of
Notre Dame Cathedral yesterday on pain of
refusal of the sacrament.
Foreign Notes
A petition is being signed BY Dominion mer-
chants engaged in the tea trade, praying the
House of Commons to appoint a committee to
examine into the present state of Canadian i'm
ports as far as relates to tea and coffee, urging
that the existing law in this connection forces
the Canadian import trade into the hands of
Americans
1t is reported that the Khan of Khiva re-
Gently asked Russia for further assistance
against his unruly subjects, and said he has
offered to become altogether vassal of the
Gar.
Ochard, the French author, is dead.
Gen. Iona has arrived at Zurugaray, an adj
vanced post of the Carlists, and there frater-
hized with the Alfonsoists Demonstrations
were made in favor of peace.
According TO statistics from Protestant
sources 10000 Spaniards have been converted
to Professionalism since 1863 Protestant chap
els in Madrid and elsewhere ia the country
continue open.
Edgar Qniluet, the distinguished author and
member OF the Assembly from Paris, is dead.
The Paris police Sunday made descent on
all the English betting offices and seized the
books and cash found on the premises.
to hold conference at Funday Tuesday.
Advices by the way of st. Thomas report
that President Guizman Blanco of Venezuela
has refused the custom house at Maraicaibo
and transferred the collection of duties for that
port to Forto Cabello.