The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-06-30
FOREkGN.

Gibraltar is being brOvisiOned to sup
port garrison of two thousand men.
Hon. Jefferson Datis arrived at Liver
pool on board the steaI nship Memphis, from
New Orleans on the dth.
South American a lviccs say that the
conservative Catholic barty threaten war in
Columbia for supremacy.
The number of magnificent steamships
lying idle in LIVERPOOL and Berkinhead
docks is unparalleled in the history of COM
merce, and the probability is the number
will increase.
The HerzcgOYinian chiefs have re-
solved to reject an armistice Austria will
grant no further relFf to refugees, and the
relief committees are bow destitute of funds.
Dispatches from Vienna say Austria
and Russia have agreed to prevent any
further resistance froIl reaching the insur-
geEts. They have alsb b resolved to strongly
recommend the insurg geat chiefs to negotiate
with Turkey.
Hass;n, the Turkish assassin, it is re-
ported, intended 10 kill Arni Fasha only.
Hassau was known as a devoted follower of
the late sultan, and was formerly aide de-
camp to- his son IusslEf, who is represented
as attem pting a military revolution.
The king of DahOmey will pay the fine
imposed by commodore Hewitt for NAL
treating British subjects in a fight at Gibral-
tar between German seaman and native
boatmen. No one va S killed but many were
seriously injured by bludgeons and stones
used.
A meeting was held on the 18th at the
residence of the earl of Shrewsbury in fur
therance of church and university education
in the southern states of the United States.
Among the letters read apologizing for ab-
sence was one from Jefferson Davis, dated
Liverpool, announcing his arrival shortly in
London.
The Australians have started the cul-
tivaticn of sugar care as they find it pays
even better than planting corn. The grow
crS were troubled at first by disease which
attack ed the canes and threatened to ruin
their crop, but they have not lost much after
all, and intend to extend their operations
next year.
The grand viZiGr has written n very
conciliatory and frien dly reply to prince
Mlan's explanation of the Servian arma-
ment. He expresses sympathy with Servia's
position, and says I'll porte is not unmind-
ful of Servias autonomy and privileges. He
admits that there has been a violation of the
frontier by both rites, and promises to ap-
point delegates to cPnfer with Servian dele
gates upon means preventing such violation
in future.
The provincial correspondence, of
Berlin, has a very pacific editorial, which
concludes as follows: Between the last
conference at Berlin and the interview of
the car and emperor William at Ems, lies Il
momentous epoch Of modern history" The
Standard, commenting on this remark, SAYS:
at means that if the ear had not interfered
/ at the last moment Gortschakoff would have
plunged Russia into war with Turkey and
England"
y dispatch from Constantinople dated
/ the 10th, says that hs the mini sters were in
council at the refidence of the president,
| Mldhat PaSha, recently dismissed officer,
entered the council chamber, armed with
revolver, and insta antly killed Hussien Arne
PAsha, minister of war, and Paschio Pasha,
miuister of fareign affairs, and seriously
wounded kai.erli Pasha, minister of marine.
He also killed an aid de camp of the grand
vizier and a servant of Hidhat Pasha. The
! assassin was arrested.
st. Johns, Quebec, was visited by a
most disastrous connagration. Territory six
hundred feet wide and a mile in length, en- :
racing the entire business portion of the
tlwn, is burned. Seven hotels, uine churches,
the custom house, the courthouse, the post.