The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-11-14
For New Englan'
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Coming ROYAL Marriage.

The Coming Royal Marriage.
LONDON, Nov. 13.-King Alfonso's marriage
seems to be definitely fixed for the 9th. The
Arch,luchess Christine will reach Paris on the
10Th instant, whence she will start for Madrid
on the Dist, and arrive at the latter place on
the 24th. Admiral Jaureguiberry, French
Ambassador at Madrid. will represent Presi-
dent Grevy at the marriage. This disposes of
the apprehension that France wonl not be
represented, owing to rivalry among the
French officials who desire to represent France
ON this occasion.
Dinner to Superseded Mayors in France
A dispatch from Paris to the Times says: A
dinner will be given at Challons, Department
Of Vendee, on the 18th, in honor of fifty-three
Vendean mayors and deputy-mayors, who were
superseded for attending Legitilnist banquets
on the 10th of October last. About 1900 guests
are expected to be present and Gen. Decharette
will pre- side.
Defiant Doors of Cape Town.
A dispatch received by way OF Madeira,
dated Cape Town, Oct. 2Sth, brings intelligence
of the increasing ill feeling between the Dutch
inhabitants of the colony and English settlers
and the authorities. The Doors at Patchafs-
troom are defiant, and make no cencealment
of their intention to resist British authority at
any cost. Commandant Roffe has quilted
Middlebury, fearing assassination. The Doors
in that locality are preparing for determined
resistance. Among them are the authors of
recent raids which have been made upon
government gunpowder, and tons of which
were plundered and robbed. The Doors are
determined to prevent these men being brought
to trial. Chief Moiries refuses to submit to
the British, and Lord Chelmsford has ordered
preparations for an attack to be made upon
him and his tribe.
The War Between Chilli and Peru.
Meetings of the cabinet continue to be held
daily. A dispatch from Lima states that the
CHILEAN fleet is preparing to blockade Callao.
Great preparations are being made, and there
are no symptoms of decline of the war feel
ing between Chill and Peru.
Gortschakoff's Retirement no Surprise.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 10. The announce
ment of Gortschakoff's retirement from the
imperial CHARACTERISTIC causes no surprise
here. But for the German intrigue against
him he would have retired sooner.
Prussia Retaliates.
TILsIr, Nov. 13.-The German authorities
have prohibited Russian steamboat traffic on
the Prussian section of river Niemen as a re-
taliation for similar prohibition by Russians on
their portion of the river.
Serious Troubles in Ireland.
DUBLIN, Nov. 13.-Irish farmers associated
with the anti rent agitation have in many
cases resorted to violent measures against those
who declined to join them, and who pay rent
without dispute. In several instances barns
of the latter have been fred and lives threaten
ed. The more prom inent landlords are re-
cOgnlZlnS Cne ultucult pOSlllOnS occupied ny
the tenantry and the Earl of Rosebury has
issued notice remitting % per cent from their
rents.
1t is believed q satisfactory adjustment OF
the question is in progress and the government
is more ready than ever to cooperate with the
landlords and Irish me mbers of Parliament to
secure this result.
Foreign Notes.
A Simla dispatch says that troops of the ex-
petition under Baker surrounded the town in
Shardeh Valley and captured fifty prisoners
and large quantity of arms.
There is strong tendency on the part of the
Turkish cabinet to enter into actual alliance
with Russia.
1t is rumored that Osman Pasha will shortly
go to Livadia on a special mission.
There was heavy gale Wednesday at Scar
borough, Liverpool, Kirkwall and Dundee,
causing damage to shipping.
An explosion of fire damp occurred Wednes-
day in Short Heath colliery near Woiver-
hampton. Six men persisted.
In a fire at Frorbach Prussia, between Frier
and Coblentz, sixty houses were destroyed,
among them the town hall building, dating
from the 10th century.