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Show FOREIGN. The EugliKh Floods. London, 22 Tho Morning Echo to-day has additional interesting details de-tails of the floods at Sheffield. The damage ia very serious. The valley ol the river Don forms a lake half a mile wide and fully lilteen miles long. Many colicries and iron workB are flooded, and by reason of their consequent conse-quent stoppage 1,00U men aro thrown out of employment. Accounts from the valleys of the Nye, Severn and , Avon stato that these rivers have risen to an unusual height whereby great damage is done. Later reports announce that the floods were particularly disastrous at Darlington, in Durham. Tho gaB works wero flooded and tho town left in total darkness. At Kotherham, Yorkshire, 1.0U0 peoplo wero thrown out of employment becauso of tho Hooding of factories. China Apologises to I'.nifluiitl. Ixmdon, 21. The English foreiun ollice has received a telegram from minister Wade, Shanghae, 18th inst., in which it is a.iid the guarantees obtained ob-tained from China by the British recently, re-cently, include the dispatch of a mission mis-sion lo England bearing un apology for the Yunan outrage, and sale conduct con-duct to Burmah for tho commissioners commission-ers of inquiry. This telegram also confirms tlio reports previously received re-ceived and published that shipments ol ammunition wero recently made Irom London for China, and Mr. VViule had informed the foreign legation lega-tion that he hud insisted on a better observance, of treaties regarding taxation tax-ation and trade. Mr. Kouher's Speech. i Paris, 21. It is stated that tho recent re-cent speech of M. Koulierat Jat-eo will bo iniidu tho subject of discussion in the council of ministers, As soon us the nsdomhly meets tho left will move that tho date of dissolution be ftxi d, hoping thus to procure a voto hostile to M. Bull'ctt. It is rumored that at the coming session ot the assembly an authorization authoriza-tion will bo uKkcd to prosocuto M. Rotiher forattackigg President Mac-Mahon Mac-Mahon and the conslisution. An Flection. Lima, 21. IteluniB from tho presidential presi-dential election are generally tuvor-ablu tuvor-ablu to Scnor I'ardo. The election in this city whb attended with serious riots. Hevenil persons wero killed and wounded. Frit. May Not Come. Berlin, 21. Prince Fred. William has not yet arrived at a deciHion in regard to Ira visit to Philadelphia next year. Tho ltnvuriuii IMet. Munich, 21. A royal decree has been issued adjourning tho Bavarian diet until further notice Tlio Npniiinh Corles. Madrid, 21. A royal decree convoking con-voking tlio coi tus will bo issued at once. Mr. Alphonso Goodrich ia tho name of an industrious Chicago at torney tor-ney who has procured llvo hundred und bc vi' nty -seven divorces, "and no publicity," siuco tho great fire; and Uicy'ro Lining to havo the supremo court bar him out. |