The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-14
LATEST roRrraN NEWS.
Failure OF q Ffendish Attempt 90
wreck Train.

| LONDON, September IL "A parcel con.
tanning four pounds OF dynamite connected
with tube filed with percussion.caps and
gunpowder was found under rail on the
London and Northwestern Line sixteen
miles from the eastern London terminus
this morning. It Is supposed the express
| train to Scotland passed over the mined
rail two hours previous to the discovery,
but the tube was shaken from the rsi by the
motion Of the train, or otherwise failed Ia
act. There Is no clue to the perpetrators.
The sultan Suddenly Changes Front.
LONDON, September ia dispatch from
Constantinople to the Times dated Saturday
last says: On Wednesday The Sultan, who
| mad seemed to be In a conciliatory mood,
suddenly changed his tone and reproached
Abeddin Pasha, late Minister OF Foreign
Affairs, with making unnecessary conces-
sions 10 the Powers in the Ducgno affair.
There can be no doubt that the changed
tone OF the Albanians and OF the palace are
intimately connected, but 1t Is not easy 10
determine whether the Albanian menaces OF
resistance have frightened the Sultan, caus-
ing him 10 abandon his intention to cede
Dulcigno, or whether he never really in
tended to cede it, and has privately insti-
gated renewed resistance.
international ClashiDg at the Naval
DemOnstra ton.
| LONDON, September ia dispatch from
Ragusa to the Times, dated yesterday, says |:
1t is most desirable that the British Vice
Admiral Seymour should have his hands
strengthened. A misunderstanding has
already arisen between the Austrian and
Italian admirals, the latter having failed to
salute on the arrival Of the former. The
affair, however. has been adjusted. the
salute being fired the next day. The
gravity OF the situation must not be under
estimated. In view OF the explosive ele.
ments brought together, the success Of the
demonstration will depend almost entirely
on Vice.Admiral Seymour's iudicious ar
rangement.
The Political Situation in France.
LONDON, September IA Paris dispatch
says: "The excitement among the Repub-
lican groups continues. The political situa-
ton is obscure and uncertain, but changes
IN the Ministry are regarded as probable,
and are freely discussed. Goodness I'M
doubleday exists between Premier De Frey
cinct and NJ. Gambetta. The position Of
affairs is regarded in political circles as preg-
nant with storms and difficulty"
Cuban Prisoners I'm Spain.
NEW YORK, September ia special
cable dispatch from London gives the fol-
lowing: Our Madrid correspondent tele-
graphs " On the arrival at Santander OF the
last mail from Havana, Calixto Garcia, who
| is i'll Of gastric and Observation-Disclosures, was
transferred with FoDseca and other Cuban
prisoners to the Caruite Concordia, in San
lander bay, where be was kept waiting more
than a week. The Government is in constant
dread OF Caixto's escape. A telegram
was sent TO the captain OF the Concordia
to transport the prisoners to Cadiz. where
all the batch OF Cubans are to remain but
CaIixto, who is TO be sent Immediately to the
Castle OF Mola, in the Balearic Islands. |
have high authority for stating that Canoyas
del Castillo intends proposing to King Al
fonso to grant plenary amnesty to most OF
the Cubans detained in Spanish forts as
prisoners at penal scrvitude on the occasion
OF the Queens delivery. Calxto and about
thirty others would be excluded from the
amnesty"
Mortality I'm Havana.
HAVANA, September l3.-There were
twenty deaths from yelIow-ieyer and four
from smallpox here during the week end
| ing Friday night.
General Foreign Notes.
| LONDON, September 13.-A Paris dispatch
to the Daily telegraph says New instruc-
| tons have been sent TO the French Admiral
in Turkish waters eDjoining the. utmost
care and caution.
A Vienna dispatch to the Times says
The Powers intend TO offer the Prince OF
Montenegro's proposal relative to Dlnoschi
and Gruda, probably as an ultimatum. to
the Porte. The latter also desires to retain
Metagosb, which is inadmissibe.
The Sportsman announces that Black
man, Cannon, and Clasper will compete in
the proposed international regatta on the
Thames in November.