Liberal gains predicted in Scotland by party strength analysis
The article argues Scotland will send about fifty-one Liberals and nine Tories to the next House, with Liberals likely unopposed in several seats. It credits Scots Presbyterians with supporting disestablishment and disendowment of the Irish Protestant State Church, praising Liberal Gladstone's leadership.
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Dumfries
Dumbarton
Dundee
Edinburgh
M‘laren
Miller
Fifeshire
Greenock
Kilmarnock
Kircudbright
Leith
Linlithgow
Paisley
Stirling
Wick
Scotland
Disraeli
Britain
North
South Ayrshire
Buteshire
Clackmannanshire
Edinburgh County
South Lanarkshire
Peebles and Selkirk
Haddingtonshire
Clackmannan
Liberals
Say
Tories
House of Commons
Tweed
Gladstone
France divided papers hint at war with Prussia
Paris journals the Constitutionnel and Pays debate peace and war as the Prussian camp near France spurs unease. Berlin reports clash between official pacific talk and officer gossip. Marshal Vaillant cites harvest and patriotism as peace underpins France. Councils General meet nationwide while officials dine at Doubs banquet.
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France
Constitutionne
Pays
Paris
Prussia
Débats
Berlin
Chalons
Moniteur
Marshal Vaillant
Dijon
Montreur de l'Armeé
Nord
Roniteur
Launemazan
Doubs
French political turmoil and press clashes surface
Sub prefects exit as M Landour du Moulin health is raised. Rochefort faces another trial for incitement, sentenced to thirteen months and ten thousand francs. The Figaro censorship boosts its circulation by four thousand. Imperial travel plans shift amid European diplomacy. Favre calls for a democratic union and opposes coalition with heterogeneous groups.
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M. Latour du Moulin
Tiers-Parti
M. Henri Rochefort
Fontainebleau
Francis II of
Naples
Spain
Paris
Humbert
Chalons
Biarritz
M. Grévy
Jura
Democratic
Republican Party
Agen
Messager du Sud-Ouest
Democratic Union
Prussia weighs alliance with Russia over Franco Prussian threat
A Berlin letter reports Emperor Alexander and King William debated war risks and a Russia Prussia alliance as defense against France. It notes William’s cautious view on formal alliance, aligns with Bismarck’s policy, and mentions Count Bismarck’s recovery and a Prussian bill to abolish the death penalty set for the next session.
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Berlin
Alexander
William
Schwalbach
Russia
Prussia
Count Bismarck
Varzin
Austrian Justice and Interior Directives on Officials and Documents
The Minister of Justice orders clerical courts to surrender needed documents under legal execution if refused. The Minister of the Interior circulates to provincial governors, urging removal of officials who back parties hostile to the constitution.
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Minister of Justice
Minister of the Interior
Italian Officers to Meet as King Intervenes in 1866 Campaign
King Victor Emmanuel plans to suspend a heated dispute between General Gonoral La Marmora and General Cialdini over the 1866 campaign. The two officers are to meet at the king’s hunting lodge near Pisa to be admonished and reconcile. Public sentiment against La Marmora runs high after a stone was thrown at him and a Florence placard claimed he left for Paris. France’s anger over the campaign disputes has intensified tensions.
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Italy
Gonoral la Marmora
Cialdini
Victor Emmanuel
Pisa
la Marmora
Florence
Paris
France
America racial clashes flash in U S news cycle
A recuring report notes collisions between white and Black communities in the Southern States as racial tensions persist amid the presidential contest. The piece views the situation as unlikely to improve.
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America
Race in Presidential Campaign Deepens After Civil War
The contested questions of State rights and negro enfranchisement dominate the upcoming electoral fight. Reports of fatal clashes reach the mails with a new incident at Atlanta where freedmen resisted arrest. two killed and several wounded. The Ku Klux Klan terror rises in Tennessee. Ohio Democrats nominate Vallandigham for Congress.
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Atalanta
War in Paraguay advances and retreats around Humaita
Reports from Rio de Janeiro dated August 8 detail July actions near Humaita where 12 000 allies attacked a Paraguayan redoubt and then retreated under heavy fire. Losses cited around 550 to 600 among allies. Paraguayans evacuated Humaita on July 25 crossing to the Chaco, leaving food scarce but ammunition and 200 cannons found.
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Paraguay
West India Mail
Rio Janeiro
Humaita
Marquis de Caxias
Chaco
Lopez
Villa Rica
United States
Wasp
Ascension
Washburn
Buenos Ayres
Foreign items report royal illness and European events
The column notes the Crown Prince of Belgium in critical condition and mentions potential Cardinalate promotion for Archbishop Manning. It records Prince Napoleon’s incognito cruise, Count de Cambacérès’s death, Garibaldi’s resignation, Bavarian honors to Prince Hohenlohe, and talks of a Russian Swedish port purchase. It also cites Pope Pius IX’s health, Gibraltar earthquakes, a proposed young Prince Imperial move to the Elysée, French bullfight trials, a Paris journalist duel, and Sydney hospital subscriptions.
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Belgium
Manning
Prince Napoleon
Jerome Napoleon
Hamburg
Count de Cambacéres
Switzerland
Florence
Garibaldi
Bavaria
Prince Hohenlohe
Sweden
Rome
Pius IX
Gibraltar
Rock
Paris
Prince Imperial
M. Paul de Cassagnac
Tuys
M. Lissaguray
Bois de Vesinet
Tuy AL Frep Hosriran
Sydney
Prince Alfred Hospital
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Germany
Austria
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