The Portland daily press., 1883-07-02
FOREIGN.
Fight Between Bagdad Rebels and
Turkish Troops.
Count de Chambord Reported Dying.
Mr.. Biggar Accuses the Ministry
Of Perjury.

LONDON, June 30-The tribes in revolt near
Bagdad have had battle with the Turkish
troops. Two hundred and fifty men were kill
ed; 1t is not known which side was victorious.
The Fire at AixAa- -Chapelle,
LONDON, june 3O.-Thesfire at Aix-a-Chap-
ellie yesterday destroyed 10 houses and the roof
and towers OF the town hall.
The Bombardment of Tamatave.
Advces from Tamatave dated June 14th
received by way of Alden state that previous
70 the bombardment OF the town most of the
foreign residents took refuge in the ships in
the harbor, The town was set fire to by ma
tiyes as we'll as by Shells All French subjects
were ordered to quit the capital when the hos
tilities began. None had arrived at the coast
and Il Is feared they were waylaid and cap
tared.
Rggar Charges the Government with
Lying.
LONDON, July 1.-Mr, Bggar, member OF
Parliament for County Van, in dispatch at
Manchester declared that the leading trait of
the present government was falsehood. He
said that Mr.. Errington had been sent to Rome
to lie in alleging that Parnell and his friends
wese in league with murderers and that the
Irlsh with without grievances He thought it
doubtful whether Trsyelyan, the present chief
secretary for Ireland, WAS mnch better than
Forster. He asserted that Trevelyan had re-
Gently lied about the paupers shipped across
the Atlantic
France and the Pope.
PARIS, July /. The Union says that in ad-
diiion TO President Grevy's reply TO the Pope's
letter confidential note from Prime Minister
Ferry has been forwarded to the Vatican ex-
planning that Catholics who are a minority in
the country have sought by all means in their
power 10 embarrass the ministers. The general
tenor of the note however is concliatory. The
promise Is made that the stipends OF which the
clergy were deprived will be restored on the
occasion of national fete.
The Greeley Relief Expedition.
ST.. JOINS, N. f., June 30.-The Greeley re.
lief expedition sailed last evening, the Proteus
leading, followed by the Yantic.
The Count de Chamford Dying.
PARIS, July LA dispatch from Froheisdorf
says Count de Chamford has been suddenly
seized with a serious Illness IT was reported
in Paris at Ii o'clock tonight that the Counts
life was despaired of. Count Monti. de Cham
ford's private secretary, who he's but recently
arrived in Paris, has started on1his return to
Froheisdorf.
A telegram received here reports Count de
Chambord's as being in deaths agony. It's
stated he has been suffering from Inflammation
Of the intestines, and that he had a relapse on
Friday.
More Pauper Emigrants on Their Way.
LONDON, July lone hundred and twenty
state aided emigrants embarked on the Allan
line steamer Austrian at Faynes county, Linn
erick, today for the United States. They are
mostly from Glin and Innis unions.
Foreign Notes.
The committee of the Belgian Chamber of
Representatives rejected the import duties on
tobacco proposed by the government.
The trial Of the staff OF the newspaper Inde-
pendent for blackmai has caused great sensa-
tion at Berlin. -Four members Of the staff have
been sentenced to terms of imprisonment vary
ing from TO @ years. They had obtained great
sums of money through their schemes. The
chief of the gang, named Won Schleinitz, was
formerly member of the Imperial guard. He
has fed