The Osceola times., 1876-05-20
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The recent announcement Of the speedy
return Of Queen Christina and her daughter,
Queen Isabella, TO Madrid is confirmed by
the Spanish journsls.
France intends 10 have an internation-
al exhibition In 1873, and twenty -four million
dollars have been voted already for the pre-
liminaries.
A letter from Port au Prince says the
ex-president Of Hsyti, Dominique, who was
taken on board Of the French man Of war
Sane, died from his wounds on board Of that
steamer.
The project Of removing Cleopatra's
needle 10 England has been revived recently
In that country. The monument was pre-
sented to George Nv by the pashs Of Egypt
more than fifty years ago, but every attempt
to transport II has been abandoned.
A Paris dispatch to the London Times
s,ys that the reports Of the outrages at sa.
lcnics received there, represent that the
French and German consuis were dragged
from the street into the mosque and there
sabred. The governor arrived at the MOSQUE
after the murders had been completed.
The London Standards correspondent
at Berlin says il Is generally thought that the
Salcnics affair will prove fatal to Turkey.
The interference Of the European powers for
the benefit Of the christians is now consid.
cred unavoidable, as il Is evident that The
Porte Is Powerlesa TO protcct them against
the outbreaks Of fsnatcism.
Aspecial from Athens reports that the
Bulgarian insuuection near Phillipolis
threatens to become serious. The Porte il
greatly alarmed, and is sending forward all
its dispcsablc force by daily and nightly
trains on the Adrianople railway. The
movement has been long presoncerted by
The Servian agitators. At first Il was consid.
cred animpcrtsnt, but il has spread rapidly,
and the numbers Of the insurgents are vari.
ously estimated At from one thousand TO ten
thousand. The Porte has informed foreign
ambassadors that II has resolved 10 raise the
duties on imports twenty per cent.
From details of the outrage at Saloni-
ca, II appears that the United States consul
intcrfered 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 wa,
were attacked. The Italian consul informed
the governor of the state Of affairs, and h,
sent troops to the relief Of the American
consulate, which was besieged by the rabble
The Galveston News special from Rio
Grande City, Of the ninth, says: "Diaz, will
his artillery and infantry is returning I,
Matamoras, having found il impracticable :,
advance with his infantry owing to the scare
ity of water. His command has suffered ter
ribly from the fatigue and thirst, many O
his men perishing by the roadside. He hai
also lost considerable number by desertion
He leaves his cavalry between Cerrsivo and
Monterey, where he will rejoin with rein
forcements. Even with the cavalry his ad
vance will be slow water is to be had only
at lcng intervals, aud there is no forage in
the country, the government force having
gathered all they could find, and unless Dis,
carries forage with him his animals will
starve on the way. Diaz is still sauguine Of
success, and his future operations agains,
Monterey will be made entirely with caval
ry. He has had no fight, as was rumored.
The Porte has sent the following &C.
count Of the disturbances in salonics 10 the
Ottoman ambassador at London: "The con.
vert to Mohammedanism arrived at salonics
by railway. The Mohammedans proceeded
TO conduct her, according to custom, 10 the
residence Of the governor-general, when
about one hundred and fifty persons, whom
the consul Of the United States had assem-
bled, rushed at the convert, tore off her val
and mantle, and carried her by force to the
house Of a christian. The excited Mussul
mans proceeded to the governors residence
and insisted that the convert should b
brought thither. The governor, hearing tha
the French and German consuls had entered
the mosque, which was invaded by crowd
went there TO induce the consuls to with
draw, to calm the people. All his effort,
were useless. The populace wrenched tn,
bars from the grating, fell upon the consul
and struck them down, in spite Of the des
Perate efforts Of the governor to shield then
with his own person. The troops ultimatel
dispersed the people. The governor Of 81
lonica telegrsphs that order has been =,