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Show LIGHTNING FLASHES. The cable between Hong Kong and China is broken. The beautiful Duchess of St. Albans, twenty-two years of age, died in childbed. child-bed. Empress Eugenie has embarked for Spain, where she will remain two months. Gonzalesex-Prime Minister of Spain, j died suddenly at Biarritz in compart-j tive poverty. ! General Grant approves the main features of Akerman's opinion ou the civil service bill. Paris forts and the departments are to be evacuated immediately. Oise will bo occupied until the third half millard is paid. Don Carlos orders his adherents to avail themselves of tho amnesty, and return to Spain. Bayonnet is crowded with returned refugees. Dreadful inundations have occurred in Asia Minor, by which bazaars aud gardens have been destroyed, and much damage has been done. St Louis had three fires on Friday night Nixon & Co's foundry, loss $13,000; the malt house of Iloppe i Co., loss $40,000; and the Picket factory fac-tory of Toline & Co., loss SS.OOO. The Lecan? Herald says deaths from cholera arc of daily occurrence at Tabreez. Christians and Mahometans Mahom-etans have died in the mountains, business is stopped and the army is abandoned. j Southern llepublieau journalists I complain to President Grant that I Northern Republican papers get near-I near-I ly all the Government patronage. They j want a share of the public pap. The ' matter has Executive attention. I Nigra, ambassador from Italy to I France, was well received by Thiers, 'aud read a long despatch from the i Italian government. The interview is supposed to have been favorable to the : preservation of peace between France j and Italy. I Tb? Bishops' Convention at Fulda has duel iiiined to take decisive steps a-ainst the aire.ive policy of Von Muhler. Prussian JHuUter of Eeeleas-I Eeeleas-I ucal a flairs. Joint resoliiUGns were i adopted disregarding bis decree. A I petition has oeen sent to the Keech-srathand Keech-srathand die Emperor William for re-I re-I dress. |
