Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-05-12
EUROPE.
England.

LONDON, May IL. The next annual confer.
cree Of the association for reform and codifcs-
ton of the law of nations, will be held at Antwerp
August 18th instead of August II Il.
The Dakota.
The Courier says that the steamer Dakota got
ten miles out Of her course either through the
thickness of the weather or some miscslculation
Financial.
The Finsncier says that the Turkish financial
agent is in London to attempt 10 raise few mil
lions of money. The attempt will fail.
Death
The Earls Of Shrewsbury and Talbot are dead
Naval Matters.
The armor-plated ship Achilles, guardship Of
the Mersey. has left Liverpool for Plymouth. 1t
is coDjectured that she will be attached to the
Channel squadron.
&All the fort garrisons of the Baltic posts are
made up to their strength Modified army of
the north is concentrated on the Baltic coast The
Finish merchant fleet will not leave the Baltic
this year.
The City of Brus els.
Agents for the steamer City of Brussels have
sent the powerful tug Challenge in search for her
The telegram does not state whether tie Challenge
started from. but it Is presumed she sailed from
Queenstown.
A St. Petersburg despatch saws it is def litely
decided that Count Schonralofl Will not return to
London.
Negotiations between the Austrian ministry of
fore ign affairs and the Austrian and Hungarian
ministry of commerce relative to the declaration
of neutrality are nearly complete.
Count Itchy is reported as instructed to give
the Porte explanations about the eventual entry
Of Austro- Hungarian troops into Bosnia and per-
haps Servia.
A slight difficulty has arisen between France
and England, relative to the New Foundland fish
cry. The action Of the governor forbldding
the French to fish for herring has been subject to
complaint by the minister of foreign aff airs, but
the English government supports the governor,
hence the interchange of Unsatisfactory diplomatic
notes.
Sentenced.
PARIS, May IL. The editor of the Radical has
been sentenced to pay fine of two thousand
francs for insulting the army. The editor OF the
Roche forti Lanterne received similar sentence
for articles subversi,e Of social order
Germany.
BERLIN, May IL. There is no foundation for
the statement that the Germ IN ambass tdor at
Paris has infor med the French government that
the German gsrrisons 10 Aasace and Lorraine
would be considerably strengthened to restore the
equilibrium between the military forces on both
sides of the frontier.
Italy.
ROME. May1l. The Pope received to-day the
pilgrims from Canada and the pilgrims from
Rhode Island. beaded by Bishop of Sherbrooks
and vicar general Bonsque. The bishop deliver
ed an address and the Pope replied. The pilgrims
presented considerable sums of money.
PEI soma.
The Italia states that Count Corti start. for Con
stsniinople Immediately.
lnsurrectiOn.
BELBAs, May II. The government apprehend-
ing rising in Dos Encartaciones district has Or
dered the military occupation of and domciliary
visits in search Of arms in the suspected localities
A latent agitation exists throughout Biscay.
Scotland.
GLASGOW, May H. 10 consequence of the con-
tinued strife of shipwrights, twenty-five firms,
including all the shpyards in Glasgow, Greenock,
Port Glasgow and Dunbarton, have agreed to lock
out all ship-buidng werkmen, commencing on
the 18Th inst.