The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-04

diDgton to-day read decree in the Senate
and Chamber OF Deputies proroguing the
session to reassemble in Paris on the 25th OF
November or 1st Of December.
The members OF the ministry, senators.
deputies, and many other distinguished per.
sons, have left for Nancy to participate in
the ceremony of unwilling the statue OF NJ,
Thiels.
China and Japan.
SAN Francisco, August 2.-The Gaelic
has arrived from Hong Kong and Yoko-
hama. The intelligence Of the revival OF
the Seward affair in Congress excltes dis
cussion. The popular feeling is strong
against the return OF the Minister while the
criminal charges against him exist.
Reports are current in Pekirg Of the
Governments determination to resist the
Russian advances in the district OF Eelee at
all hazards. Preparations are said to be in
progress for transferring large part OF the
army about Picking 10 the extreme west.
There is considerable excitement in japan
in consequence of the British Minister'S in
reference with the japanese quarantine
regulations. Cholera prevails in the south
OF the Empire, and a strict quarantine has
been ordered for Yokohama.
The reception to eX-President Grant in
Toxic is unprecedented in japanese his
tory. In addition to the demonstrations by
the Governm cnt, the citizens have given
lavish entertainments OH asumptuous scale.
Every day and night there were fresh novel
ties for his diversion. General Grant had
an audience with the Emperor July 4th.
His Majesty, abiding happily to the CO.
incidence Of date, said the sole obstacle to
harmony was caused by the demeanor Of
English officials, who persistently kept aoof
from General Giant and decline to give
sautes or recognition. General Grant viii
start for America in the last week in Au-
gust.
Cholera Among British Troops in
India.
LONDON, August 2.-Rcgarding the state.
ment that cholera was raging among the
troops returning to India from Af@hani>tan
and that The Tenth Hussars and the Seven.
tecnth Foot had suffered seriously from The
epidemic, dispatch from SImla to Rulers
to-day SAYS: "TheTe has been no cbolcra
among the Hussars for seven weeks, nor re-
Gently among the Seventeenth Foot, though
both regiments suffered from cholera when
they were in the Peshawur Valley"
Various Foreign items.
CoSsrANTlNoPIr. Angus: Six British
iron. clads have arrived in Bcssica bay.
ROME, August 2.-Thc Italian Minister OF
the Interior has addressed Il circular to the
projects eniOininT them to watch unceaS.
ingIy all persons known rs the iustigators
Of HE demonstrations and disorders, and
above all, to prevent any demonstration OF
the Italia Irrcdenla party.
LONDON, August "A Madrid dispatch
to the Reuters Telegram Company says
" A powder magazine ut During0 has cX.
ploded, killing sixteen persons"
LONDON, Augusta Wilbur +. Raymond,
the Ascending agent OF Ramsey 4 Co., OF
Seneca Fails, n. Y, has been discharged
from custody. His former employers de-
cline to proceed in the prosecution. Ray.
mond is consumptivc, and will not live
many months.
The Sporting Life says: eve understand
that Lorilard and his friends had $4,000
staked OH Parole for the Gondwood-Cur
race which took place on the 31st ultinlo.'
The Bombay Gazette says it is stated that
the city,".of Serina@ur, the capital OF Cash
mere, ordinarily containing 800, 900 inhabIt'
ants, has only 10000 since the famine.
The United Service Gazette says the pro
ceedinGs OF the court-martal in the case Of
Lieutenant Cary, who commanded tile eN
petition in which the late Prince Impcria
lost bis life, has been quashcd informally.
ROME. August "A decree has beer
issued imposing quarantine on vessels from
the United States in consequence OF the
yellow-fcver in that country.
CAPETowE, July 15.-Lord Chelmsford
has resigned, and is returning to Durham.