Rumors of Press Crackdown and Political Moves in France
Reports from Paris describe arrests on Boulevards and hints of a new government stance. The Emperor may speak at Beauvais on the 27th, with distressing talk of appointing Captain Jerome David to lead the Corps Législatif. Ultramontane influence appears limited, while clerical factions face waning support amid rising Republican sentiment.
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Beauvais
Pat? Mal
Jerome David
Corps Législatif
Zouaves
Gambetta
Daily News
France
Paris Journal
the Presse
Marquis de Lavallette
Lordoin
German Customs Parliament opens with tariff bill vow
The Customs Parliament of Germany opened in Berlin with King Prussia present. The king announced a forthcoming bill on sugar duties and a revision of the customs tariff. The assembly rejected Dr Simson as president and confirmed several vice presidents. The North German Parliament adopted the 1870 budget, setting revenue and expenditure at about 75.96 million.
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Germany
Berlin
Prussia
Dr. Simson
Hohenohe
Schillingsfurst
Ujest
Hohénloheé
Bavaria
Spain Promulgates Constitution Amid Military Oath and Regent Talk
Spain’s Sunday ceremony for the new Constitution proceeded with order as 30,000 troops and volunteers filed before the Cortes. Generals who had opposed the Revolution pledged fidelity, while a Regent may be named with Prince Thomas of Genoa as candidate. In Cuba, General Dulce resigns amid discontent and reforms aim to cut direct taxes by fifty percent, financed by export duties on sugar, tobacco, and rum.
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Cortes
St. Sebastien
Paris
Indeendance Belge
Spain
Thomas
Genoa
Harrow
Prim
Serrano
Topete
Victor Emmanuel
Florence
Madrid
Dulce
Espinar
Caballero de Rodag
Cuba
Madrid Gazette
Havannah
Atlantic Cable
New York
America
General Grant
Lumhey
Alabama
Philadelphia
Motley
Liverpool
New York Tribune
United States
England
New York Times
State Department
Curtin
Sumner
Forster
the Times
Central Press
Atlante
Reverdy Johnson
Baltimore
Grant
Woolsey
Yale College
Newark
Great Britain
Kansas
Boston
U.S
Mill
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wendell Phillips
G. W. Julian
Congress
West Coast pursuit of Tito Kowaru reported by Whitmore
The Times from Wellington on March 30 notes Colonel Whitmore actively tracks Tito Kowaru on the West Coast. Repeated attempts to surround Kowaru’s camp have failed due to rebel vigilance or a mistaken shot from British forces. The continuing pursuit aims to wear down the rebellion though it remains a scattered effort.
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New Zealand
Times
Wellington
Whitmore
Tito Kowaru
Hhis
Rumors of royal matches and noble births abroad
Reports from foreign news items note a suspected morganatic marriage for Dom Yetthand of Portugal, Queen Isabella of Spain contemplating Prague residence, and the birth of a son to Grand Duchess Marie Feodorovna. Other items mention Belgian railways talks, Bismarck's health, and a Boston peace jubilee.
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Dom Yetthand
Portugal
Isabella
Spain
Prague
Garrett
University of Paris
Marie Feodorovna
Czarewitch
Princess of Wales
Washington
Post Office
Italy
Asher
Bismarck
Constantine Tischendorf
Rome
Ecumenical Council
Linz
Paris
Sacra Consulta
Mazzini
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18Th
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East Cape
Mr. M‘lean
Taranaki
White Cliffe
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