"News & Rumours"
In Paris, at the Père-Lachaise cemetery, a speech was given by Mr. Paul Descours, representing the positivist society of Newton Hall. In the afternoon, Mr. Pierre Laffite spoke on the progress of positivist propaganda. The day concluded with a banquet at the Palais-Royal.
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Russophile Society
Just founded in Paris, under the direction of Mrs. Adam, is a so-called friends of Russia society, destined to maintain and to develop the good relations that between exist between France and Russia.===
A fraternal gathering will be held this evening at 9 p.m., at Café Riche, for representatives of the Parisian republican press, by the representatives of the Spanish, Portuguese and Italian republican press in Paris.
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The Anglo-Portuguese Treaty has, it seems, stirred up lively discontent in Lisbon. A popular protest took place on the 6th, which prompted a meeting of the council of ministers.
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The sixty-sixth anniversary of the Mexican proclamation of independence will be celebrated in Paris, on the 15th of this month, by a great reception a the hotel of the Legation.
In the absence of Mr. Ramon-Fernandez, the minister from Mexico, the honours will be given to Mr. Baz, the chargé d'affaires.
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The Slave Trade in Zanzibar
A telegraph from Zanzibar reads:A faint agitations has reigned, for some time, in Zanzibar. The sultan posted a proclamation banning the slave market, a proclamation counter-signed by the English consul. The Arab families protested; in a single day, the placards were pulled down three times. The sultan's authority is contested, and soldiers are refusing to obey him. The English and German squadrons have approached the town. At night, electric lights illuminated the coast, and the naval detachments are ready to disembark to prevent a rebellion.
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Fire at Thessaloniki
Athens, 5 September – From the 3rd to the 4th of September, eight fires broke out in Thessaloniki, causing terrible damage.
It is estimated that 1,600 houses have burned down, and more than 12,000 people are left homeless.
It seems that this terrible disaster is due to malevolence.
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Flood in Senegal
A rise in the sea-level suffered in Senegal has just destroyed part of the town of Khayes, one of the French possessions along the Upper River.===
Duels
An encounter took place on the 6th in Clinge (Holland), between Mr. Henri Rochefort, the well known journalist, and Mr. Georges Thiébaud who, in the Boulangist period, had a certain notoriety.
The motive: And article by the director of the Intransigeant.
In the first engagement, which lasted about 30 seconds, Mr. Georges Thiébaud was struck successively in the left temporal region, on the cheek, and on the right hip.
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