The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-04
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
Fearful Accident to an Excursion
Steamer.

Fearful Accident to an Excursion
Steamer.
FIVE HUNDRED PERSONS REPORTED DROWNED.
LONDON, September 3.-The excursion
steamer Princess Alice, returning from
Gravesend TO London this evening with
about eight hundred passengers on board,
was run down of Barkening about O'Clock
by screw steamer. 1t is reported that be-
tween fonr hundred and five hundred per-
sons were drowned.
LONDON, September -Midniqht.-Th
Princess Alice was struck amidship and
sunk almost Immediately. The number
drowned is variouslv estimated at from 500
to GOO; the higher estimate is the latest. and
is given by the London Steamboat Com
pany, the owners OF the Princess Alice.
The company's wharf is besieged by crowds
anxious to hear OF relatives and friends who
were passengers on the illtated boat.
The liberation OF Condor. the Fenian.
New YORK, September ga London
special says: "Minister WEIGH and his
daughter set ont this morning for Paris,
having brought to conclusion the nesotia-
lions concerning Condor, the Fenian pris-
oner. Mr.. Welch had previously made
Journey OF three hundred miles to Port
land to explain to the prisoner why efforts
had been made in his behalf, and to prepare
him for the unexpected boon OF freedom.
Condor expressed his gratitude for the
kindness Mr.. Welch had personally
shown him and the interest the Anne
rican Minister had taken in his case.
Minister WEIGH then assured the re-
leased convict that his liberation meant
his release with full provision for himself
and family till all were united. The Bril-
tish officers, too, lent what aid was in their
power to make the visit OF the American
Minister eminently satisfactory. The Br:.
fish officials joined in assuring Condor that
after his release he should find himself COM
fortabv provided for, and prepared to ac-
cept whatever Office or position might be
offered him with view to bis settlement in
the mother country"
Railroad Survey i'm Asia Minor.
: LONDON, September st is stated that
Commander Cameron will start for Cyprus
soon; thence he will cross Asia Minor to
survey route for the construction OF 4 rail-
way to the Persian Gulf. His route will lie
through Alas, Marash, Aintabn. Diarbekir,
Mardin, Mosu, Bagdad, and Bussorah.
The survey will probably occupy ten
months.
POliticai Split in Belgium.
LONDON. September Sit is rumored
that 4 split is impending in the Belgian
Clerical party. The CoDsttutionalists will,
according to report, separate themselves
from the Extremists Tor party OF the Sylla-
busy. and organize Catholic Constitutional
party. It seems probable that the Pope is
not unfriendly to such movement.
Failure Of Il Russian I.oan.
LONDON. September ga special dispatch
TO the Times from Paris says: "The new
tive-per-ccnt. Russian internal loan CT 300,-
OO0, 900 roubles, which was 10 be issued by
the Russian Imperial Bank at 90 as the issue
price, has proved Il partial failure. At tie
close OF the subscriptions only 10l, 100000
roublcS had been taken. The Russian I'm.
perial Bank will probably take the residue
OF 199,000,0G0 and distribute it among IL
branches 10 be worked Of privately.'
The Approaching Elections in Spain
LONDON, September 3.-The PaU--Mu
Gazette, discussing the Standards diSpatcl
yesterday about Marshal Serrano, senol
Sagasta, and other Constitutionalist leaders
having had several conferences on the eN
pediency OF abStcnLion or participation il
Justly feared that complete abstentior
by moderate Liberals and Democrats would
leave the field between the Conservative
and Intransigcnts, and that would encour
age the Government to adopt the rejection
airy and repressire measures clearly hintet
at In several recent articles in the ministerial
journal, La Political"
The Theirs Ceremonial at Paris.
PARIS, September 3.--At the Theirs cere
monial in the Cathedral OF Notre Dame
delegation OF ten Americans from the coz
ference on the proposed treaty OF commerce
between France and the United States
headed by Mr.. Pollock. presented large
wreath OF flowers, aud were assigned F.;
prominent place in the centre OF the church
Minister Moves; Mr.. Hit, secretary OF the
American legation; Consul-General Fair
child, Commissioner-General Mccormick
and other prominent Americans. were pres
ent at the ceremony.