The Lake County star., 1876-05-18

Of foreign dignitaries. Among these were |
Dom Pedro, Emperor of Brazil, with the
Empress; Sir Edward Thornton, British
Minister, and nearly all the Centennial
Commissioners from foreign countries. va
rious other brilliant receptions took place
during the evening.....T The Johnson Ging-
ham Manufacturing Company Oh NORM
Adams, Mass, have failed. heayy haoii.
tiles, throwing two hundred hands out OF
employment.
Notes from Abroad.
Considerable agitation is going on at Sid
ney, Australia, over the subject Of admit
ting the Bible intsthe public schools. Meet
ings for the purpose of securing that result
are being held......An earthquake was felt
on the 10Th of March in several parts OF
South Australia. 1t was very severe, and
some buildings were considerably damaged.
COCOA severe earthquake shock was felt
throughout New Zealand on the 1lth OF
April. No damage of any consequence Is
reported. -. Education is the main topic OF
the lenten pastorals Of the Roman Catholic
Bishops. The clergy have set themselves
dead against the prevailing systems OF pup,
lie education. These pastorals are filled
with denunciations against secular educa-
ton. The Wellington Education Board,
undeterred by these anathemas, has just de.
termined to abandon the mixed system oil
education, which has been heretofore
adopted, in favor of pure secularism.
A serious riot took place In Salonica,
European Turkey, May 9, between the
Christians and the Mohammedans. The
trouble arose from the fact that Christian
girl wished to become Mohammedan. She
was forcbly taken from her Turkish friends
by the Greeks. During the riot the French
and German COnsuls were assassinated Dy
the Mohammedans. Further disturbances
are apprehended. At last accounts the
authorities had taken no measures to pro-
tect life and property, and no arrests had
been made. 1t is stated at Constantine
ple that the body of Christians who at
tempted to take the would.be converts from
the Turkish quarter of Salonica, acted at the
instignation of the American Consul.
Fighting between the Christians and Turks
ensued. The French and German Consuls
went to the mosque, and were killed by the
exasperated Mohammedan .pOpulace, not
withstanding the efforts OF the Government
to protect them.
From the details of the outrage at Salonica,
it appears the United States Consul inter
fered for the protection of the Greek girl,
and conducted her to the Consulate in a
carriage. An excited mob thereupon sur.
rounded the Consulate, and the French and
German Consuls, who were brOthers-in.law,
and related by marriage to the American
Consul, believing him to be in danger, pro-
ceeded to his assistance, and, on the way,
were attacked. The Italian Consul informed
| the Governor of the state Of affairs, and he
sent troops to the relief Of the American
| Consulate, which was besieged by the rabble.
......A Paris dispatch to the London Tunes
says: The reports of the outrage at Salonlca
received, represent that the French and Ger.
man Consuls were dragged from the street
into the Mosque and sabered. The Governor
arrived at the Mosque after the murder had
been committed......A telegram from Berlin
| states that the German corvette Medusa has
been ordered to leave Messina for Salonica
without delay. Russian and Austrian men
of.war have also been ordered to SalOnica
In consequence of an earnest dispatch from
the Chancellor of the French Consulate al
Salonica, an additional French man.Of-wal
has gone to Syra, where she awaits lnstruc
tions. The British Consul has ordered Q
man-of-war from Pirocus to come to Salonics
Immediately.
A special from Odesha to the LondOr
Times represents that the Salonica outrage
was premeditated. All the COnsuls, excep
the British, had warned the Governor anG
the Porte that a massacre was intended
|
insecurity prevails among the Christian
and Europeans in Turkey. A plot was dis
covered in COnstantinople, OF which the
Deryish Pasha, then Minister of War, wa
the head, He persuaded the Sultan that al
attack on his palace was meditated. Th
Governor of Rodesto had also armed thu
Mohammedans of that place, but receive'
orders to disarm them on the news oil Tn
Salonica outrage. The insurrection in Bul
garia gains ground. The insurgents hol
Belloa, and portion Of the Romalian Raj
way adjacent thereto.
The Prince of Wales landed at POrt'
mouth on May IL. His wife and childre
went out to meet him. lie was greeted wit
great enthusiasm.....The Paris correspond
ent of the London Times has received
communication from a person OF unque'
|, tionable authority, who considers that tn
! fanatical movement in Salonica is gainin
, in intensity. The correspondent thinks thu
the Salonica affair may be the effect OF
agitation, which has been carefully fomente
, in view of the event of the necessity OF
holy war. He hopes that the Powers wi
take prompt measures to preveI
the horrors which may be foreseen..::
A London Times dispatch IRON Berli
s says that Russia and Austria have place
their man. n.Of-war in the Archipelago at tt
q dlspOsal Oh OeIinahy, III case UheiS oho"iu
any further attempt to molest Germans
Turkey before the arrival of the Germa
! squadron .........The Pope has written "a rep
L to King Alfonso's last letter, which gives a
surances that Spain was Catholic, aud tn
. the Catholics need fear nothing from u
new constitution, and maintained that Il
). religious liberty clause was not inconsiste
,. with the spirit of the concordat of 1856. II
Pore thanks the King for his letts
:, but avoids the discussion Of the question
" issue.