The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-05-26
FOR EIGN.

eturn OF Queen Christina and her daughter,
queen Isabella, to Madrid is confirmed by
be Spanish journals.
The Egyptian debt is four hundred
nd fifty million dollars. 1t is to be funded
xty-three years.
France intends to have an information
exhibition in 1878, and twenty-four million
ollars have been voted already for the pre-
[minaries.
A letter from Port au Prince says the
x-president of Hayti, Dominique, who was
AIKEN on board of the French man of war
sane, died from his wounds on board of that
teamer.
The project of removing Cleopatra's
eedle TO England has been revived recently
n that country. The monument was pre-
snted to George ~ by the pasht- Of Egypt
more than fifty years ago, but every attempt
o transport it has been abandoned.
A Paris dispatch to the London Times
avs that the reports of the outrages at Sa-
onica received there, represent that the
French and German consuls were dragged
rom the street into the mosque and there
abred. The governor arrived at the mosque
fter the murders had been completed.
The London Standards correspondent
It Berlin says it is generally thought that the
Salonica affair will prove fatal to Turkey.
The interference of the European powers for
he benefit of the christians is now consid-
sred unavoidable, as it is evident that the
Porte is powerless TO protect them against
the outbreaks of fanaticism.
A special from Athens reports that the
Bulgarian insurrection near Phillipolis
threatens to become serious. The Porte is
greatly alarmed, and is sending forward all
its disposabIe force by daily and nightly
trains on the Adrianople railway. The
movement has been long preeoncerted by
the Servian agitators. At first it was consid-
cred unimportant, but it 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 it has resolved to raise the
uties on dimports twenty per cent.
From details of the outrage at Saloni-
ca, it appears that the United States consul
{interfered 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
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consulate. which was besieged by the rabble.
The Galveston News special from Rio
Grande City, of the ninth, says: "Diaz, with
his artillery and infantry is returning to
Matamoras, having found it impracticabIe to
advance with his infantry owing to the scare
ity of water. His command has suffered ter
ribly from the fatigue and thirst, many OF
his men perishing by the roadside. He has
also lost a considerable number 10y desertion.
He leaves his cavalry between Cerralvo 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 long intervals, and there is no forage in
the country, the government force having
gathered all they could find, and unless Dia'
carries forage, with him his animals viii
starve on the way. Diaz is still sanguine o.
success, aud his future operations agains
Monterey will be made entirely with eaval
ny. He has had no fight, as was rumored.
The Porte has sent the following &C
count of the disturbances in Salonica to the
Ottoman ambassador at London: "The coz.
vert to Mohammedanism arrived at Salonica
by railway. The Mohammedans proceeded
to conduct her, according to custom, to the
residence of the encouragement, 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 christian. The excited Mussul
mans proceeded to the governors residence
and insisted that the convert should b,
brought thither. The governor, hearing tina
the French and German consuls had entered
the mosque, which was invaded by crowd
ent there to induce the consuls to with
draw, to calm the people. All his Sort
were useless. The populace wrenebs<
bars from ths-1-.-s !, ! NJ =
and struck them down, in spite o.
perate efforts of the governor to shield =
with his own person. The troops uitinzf -
dispersed the people. The governolofs sS
ionica telegraphs that order has bee><ss-
<ed and the guilty parties arrested"