Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-07-22
FOREIGN NEWS.

LONDON, July ~.
DR.. Tanners fast excites consid,
erable curiosity here. The papers
copy long accounts Of the case from
the latest New York journals.
In the house Of lords this even
ing Earl Granville, foreign
secretary, il replying to q.
question said the application Of
the porte for German officers to
assist in the reorganization of
Turkish finances was made five
months ago, and that the German
government had assured England
that Germany cordially acts with
European consent.
The Official Gazette publishes an
order in council permitting animals
from the United States to be trans
shipped in the Tyne for foreign AMI
mails wharf at South Shields.
MADRID, July 2O.-An official
dispatch from Marietta says The
consequences of the recent earth>
quake were as disastrous in the
provinces Of the island Of Luzan as
in the town of Manila. The in
habitants Of the latter place were
panic>stricken. The authorities are
doing all in their power to alleviate
the distress.
PARIS, July 2O.-The village Of
Remus, in Engadine, has been
burned down. Ninety>eight houses
were destroyed.
LONDON, July 21.-In the house
Of commons last night the Irish res
lief bill passed through the commit
tee of the whole. Mr.. Noland'e
clause authorizing loans to rail'
roads, and to other companies, tc
trustees Of canals, and to river anc
harbor commissioners, was added tt
the bill.
A dispatch from Capetown say
the government has stated in par
lament that the Basutos are in oper
rebellion.
The Times, in its financial article
this morning, predicts that the banl
of France will advance its rate o
discount to prevent the expectation
of gold.
A Berlin correspondent of tn
Times, discussing the Empero
Williams sanction Of the churcl
bill, says: It may be stated tha
already the Catholics are beginning
to recognize the sincere desire G
the government for peace. All re
ports from Silesia and Rhine prov
inces and West Phalia announce tina
the people are very we
: satisfied with the measures of tn
| government, for they hope 500
; again to have divine services in th
churches. The leaders of the Ger
, ire party therefore have been OF
, liged to cease their attempts to az
) tate the people and to quit the
l attacks upon the government. Th
: last meeting of Catholics, arrange
/ by the heads Of the ultramontai
1 propagatanda at Cologne, was dis
. tinguished by moderation almoi
, unknown during the last few years
The meeting declared its fri
conviction that the whole of th
5 May laws should be abolished an
e that the government should be alb
: to rely perfectly on the support
: the vatican and center party,
}, they are willing to restore peat
q and preserve the alienable nights (
Y the church. All the speeches wei
g very conciliatory, and all ofensi1
e expressions calculated to offend tt
: government were carefully avoide
1t was at first proposed to hold
meeting of national liberals, b'
:. the proposition was not regarded
apropos, as many differences wi
$ probably arise again. The armi
D tice seems now to have been col
Q cIuded between the two wings
g the party.
!, Berlin July 21.-The Ofici
a Gazette announces that the emper
r has given his sanction to the churt
- hill