The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-27
LATEST EORElGx NEWS.
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England.
LONDON. July 26.-Lord Salisbury spoke
in the House OF Lords tonight, defending
the policy of the Government 10 the Rus
sian matter.
Fourteen children and three teachers
were drowned to-day from boat in Black
water river, Cavan county, Ireland.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL. July 26.-This weeks circu-
lar Of the Liverpool Cotton-Brokers' AssO-
ciaticn says: Cotton has been in good de-
mand throughout the week. Most descrip-
tious slightly advanced. American was in
good general demand, and quotations ad-
vanced 1-16@3d. Sea Island was in i1n-
proved request, chiefly for medium grades
Of Florida, for which prices are hardening.
Futures quiet; prices scarcely varied.
Toss of British, Steamship.
NEW YORK, July ga letter from Auck-
land, New Zealand, OF June 18th, says that
the British ship Lakeland, from London for
Melbourne, was lost near Cape Otway on
June 1st. Seventeen OF the passengers and
the crew, numbering thirty-two. were lost.
One lady passenger and one OF the crew
were saved.
German Politics.
LONDON, July &c The Ii,nes's Berlin
estimates that the result CT
the elections next Tuesday for the German
Parliament will be the return OF all, or
nearly all, the IA UltramontancS, Poles,
Guephs, Lorrainers. and other irreconcila-
BILE enemies OF the Government. The Lib.
erals will probably lose and the regular
gain about 80 seats, which
will leave 145 Liberals and 107 Conserva-
tives. The Liberals will thus retain the
balance OF power, and will be ready to sup
port the Government as hitherto, ii the
Government will respect Liberal principles.
Spain.
PARIS, July 2G.-The Spanish Embassy
denounces as false and malicious the report
published in the Cologne Gazette that AL
fonso threatens to abdicate the throne.
Italy's Attitude.
LONDON, July 26.-The Iimes'S CORE
spoudent at Rome saws that whatever may
be the feeling in Italy regarding the result
OF congress, and no doubt it is one OF uni
versa dissatisfaction, it would be an error
to suppose that speakers ut meetings held
on. Sunday are entitled TO be regarded rs eX-
of the sentiments OF the nation. or
that the meeting itself was one OF repre-
sentative character. The extreme Radicals
have already seized the opportunity OF pla-
cling themselves at the head OF a popular
feeling, and to their work is due the num-
Der OF meetings which have cropped up on
all sides like mushrooms. but the first burst
OF veXation over Il rapid change has set in,
and decline in the political temperature is
DerceptlbIc each day. At the meeting here
on Sunday there were no representatives or
the flower OF the Garlbaidian group pre-
sent.
Hostility to Austria.
LONDON, July ga Reuters telegram
from Belgrade reports that the Moscow Pan.
Slayish Committee has sent a number OF
agents into the Austrian Slavi>h provinces
and the Danubian municipalities, and that
these agents declare themselves openly hos
tile to Austria.
More Bulgarian. and Russian Atroci-
ties.
LONDON, July 26.-The Times's Constan-
tinoplc dispatch says: "The British En-
bassy here has received official reports OF
the continued wanton destruction Of Mus
SULLIVAN life and property in the Philippolis
district by the Bul@arans and Russians.
The reports will be ssubstantated. The
horrors are so atrocious and revolving that
their publication must create the conyic-
ton that unless remedy is found the new
condition OF the country will be more de-
plorable than when under Moslems."
Rumored Russian Loan.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 2G.-The GaLoS
says that Russia is about to negotiate with
the RothschidS a loan of 400, 900, 900 rou-
bles at the rate OF FIVE per cent. interest,
the issue price to be So. The statement is
probably false or the amount exaggerated.
The Columbia Grew in Paris.
PARIS, July 26.-An informal reception
was given the Columbia crew here to-day
at the American headquarters OF the Expo
sition.
China News. 1%.t
SAN francisco, July 26.-The City of
Toxic brings news from Hong Kong to June
odd. United States Minister Seward sails bv
this mail under orders to. report at. Wash
ington for examination by the Potter COM
mttee.
The question OF coolie immigration to
Peru is still complicated. Notwithstanding
the Peruvian protestations, the Chinese au-
thorities are suspicious, and place every
obstacle In the way Of departing laborers.
All attempts at transportation on q large
scale are thwarted. In the same way emi-
grafton to Cuba will be prevented.
Cuba.
HAVANA, July pa decree is published
reducing the salaries OF all public officials.
1t begins with the salary of the Captain.
General which is cut down fifty per cent
Return of Cuban Exiles.
HAVANA, July 26.-The steamer Fernando
ell CatoIic has arrived from Santiago de Cubs
with 112 Cuban eyiies from Jamaica. -Four
hundred Cubans remain in Jamaica, await
ing transp ortation to return TO Cuba.
MINERAL WATERS.
MINERAL. WATERS.-Fresh and jus
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