Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 1, 1880, Page 2

ie ene eS not en ir. 10 n ins circumstance, or anything ikelt, is the knowledge which Commissioner Hayt had Withheld from him, but he docs say that he had no knowledge of the confession, so- called, of Gen. Hammond to Fisk until after Bayt had been removed. That is very prob- able, but it seems evident that some members Of the Board of Indian Commissioners think that Schurz obtained full knowledge of. mond’s purpose as to his future testimony from Commisstoner Layt on the evenin; of Wednesday. The gentleman who furnishes this information Says that the facts are stated go much in detail because it is possible that 2 controversy may arise between Schurz and the Committee of the Board of In- dian Commissioners as to the cause of Hayt’s removal. The Committee of the Board are quite disposed to insist that THE DISCOVERIES MADX, which resulted from thei of on ir jnvestigation of which came to. Secretary Roowlt ee removal of Hart while Schurz himself seems to insistin sub- stance that this investigation had nothing to do with the removal. Another curious ele- ment is the fact that the Democrats of the House are much annoyed that their own Investigating Committee - did not make this discovery, $0 the Democrats could have made -partisan capi- tal, and posed again ina dramatic way be- fore the country as they did at the time of the Belknap ¢: ire. ‘The Democrats, however, can make no such claim, as every member of the Investigating Committee of the Board of Indian Commissioners is a very pronounced Republican. F THE INQUIRY COMPLETED. - Messrs. Stickney and Smiley, of the In- vestigating Committee of Indian Commissioners, have completed their inguiry into Mr. Hayt’s connection with the Arizona scandal. ‘under-. stood that the substance of — the report was communicated by them to the President and the Secretary of the In- terior this afternoon, The report will be laid before the Board at the special meeting which istobe held in New York next esday. Messrs. Stickney and Smilev are exceedingly reticent as to the bearing of their report, and decline to divulge the conclusions reached by them, They consider that this course is required bythe respect which they owe to the Board. It was thought some days that each member of the Committee might make a report, but it is now understood that the two members who ‘have conducted the investigation AGREE IN THEIR CONCLUSIONS. Whether Mr. Barstow, Chairman of the Committee, who has taken no part in the in- vestigation, will agree with .his colleagues is considered’ very doubtful in'view of the statement published by him to-day. A gen- tleman who has read the report of Messrs. Stickney and Smiley was asked by a TRIBUN. correspondent this evening if the report culpates Mr. Haye The gentleman bi tated, and then said he would rather not an- swer that question. There is every reason to believe from the gentleman’s manner that his answer, if he had felt at liberty to reply, would haye been in the negative. GEN. J. H. HAMMOND. of Chicago, who has been seriously ill, is very much better to-day, and has been able to leave his bed. On the general subject of the removal of Commissioner of Indian Af- fairs Hayt, he has pothing more to say than what was contained in the statement tele- graphed last night. Hammond has had his testimony written out, and will to-morrow submit to what may, perha! be ealled a “eourt of honor, to consider whether .he in any way has complicated himselt in his testi- mony, orhas done or said anything which refiects upon his honor or integrity. Ham- mond, however, is under pledges not to per- mit his testimony to be made public until after the report of the Committee of ‘the Board of Indian Commissioners shal} have been published. i : “ ALDRICH’S BILL 0 BE REPORTED FAVORADBLY BY THE WATS 7 AND MEANS COMMITTEE, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasnreros, D. C., Jan. 3L—Mr. Wilson, of the firm of.Sheldon & Co., who has been Jnoking after the interests of the Aldrich ‘Immediate-Transportatien bill, leaves for home to-morrow convinced that the Dill will be favorably: reported by the Ways and Means Committee. Mr. Morrison has decided 1o reportit favorably to the full Committee. Republican members of the Committee haye indicated their intentions of approving it, and Morrison’ thinks that Ferndndo Wood, with his New! York infiuence, will not be able to oppose the domand of the West. Mr. Wilson had a-conference to-day with. Secre- tary Sherimau.a)so, who said that if his opin- ion was asked he should. favorably recom- mend the bill, and that the hostile criticisms which had been made by anybody in the Treasury Department should not deter him from that purpose. Mr. Sherman said that he had always voted forsuch measures while in Congress, and that HE APPROVED THEM Now. Mr. Wilson appeared also at the meeting of the Illinois Club to-night and explained such provisions of the bill as were not clear to some members of the delegation, and the Illinois Republican Congressmen will doubt- Jess actasa unit in support of-the measure. It is_not probable, however, that the Ways and Means Committee can act upon the re- port. of the Sub-Committee for.at least two weeks, as the entire time of that Committee is occupied with the settlement of the sugar > question, of the refunding bill, andof the tariff on steel rails. SHERMAN—BOYNTON. THE GENERAL OF THE ARMY BECOMES EM- -° PHATIC. letters 1 neutrality already exist by the Board of |-- and furthermore provi that no pretext shall be found in the’ term: of compact for interference by the Canal Company with local political affairs. ‘Seiior Arosemena_hoids . full -enarantees. of his Government and that of United States. The terns of the treaty of 1846, he says, guarantee this.in express terms, while the Clayton-Bulwer treaty makes Great Britain a party to the maintenance of neu- trality. ae The talk of the Iast‘few days of a possible war with France‘or with somé other Euro- pean nation in consequence of the operations of De Lesseps on the isthmns is ENTIRELY -UNWARRANTED a by any facts, and .and does not probably originate from any: responsible official an- thority. Itis said at’ the State Department that no negotiations of any kind ate in prog- ress to which this Government isa party in connection with the canal scheme. Certain persons in and out of Congress are, however, moving in the matter, “probably inspired by the belief that the project contains reat possibilities in’ the way. ‘of. money-making, and it is well to be. early in the field in some. way. The matter is’ universally considered one of great importance, but nothing war- ranting an attitude of belligerency exists at resent, De Lesseps? present errand on the isthmus is to make a suryey in. terms of his bargain with the Colombian au- thorities. He has fired off .afew mines for sceni¢ effect, and to keep up the courage of. |" his backers, but has not begun the actual ty between | e ,in accordance with the }, PAGES... ued and 3 Prospects: ‘of “the " Pending Campaign in England... - The Next Session of Parliament - to Be Opened: with Great ‘ : Pomp. de ES i Franco ir fly and Solely - Men- e'- aoed ‘by the German’ Army “Increase, Its Main Object the Crushing Out of Se- - ' ret Political Organizations. : Opening of the Tarif Debate .in the French Chamber of Deputies. rN work of cutting the canal, and may never do so. NOTES AND NEWS. + | + THE CENSUS-TAKERS, Spectal Dispatch to: The Opicago Tribune, — ‘Wasuincroy, D. C., Jan.3.—There is little doubt that the delay in reporting the nomi- nations of the census-takers for confirmation is due to the fact that the’ Democrats are in- sisting that one-half of the nominations shall be Democrats, no matter to. what part of the country they are to be 8p I jointed. Some of the Illinois appointment e ul held at the instance of Senator David Davis. “LOTTERIES. Gen. Beauregard, .who for several..years has permitted his ‘name to be ‘used by a, Louisiana lottery institution. controlled by Charles Howard, appeared before the House Post-Office Comittee to-day and delivered a long speech in defense of lotteries and in an-' tagonism to the Dill prepared by the Post- master-General to prevent the mails -from being used by lotteries and other fraudulent concerns, Gen. Beauregard” will probably remain here the greater part of the winter to look after the interests-of this lottery, and’ use his influence with his former comrades in arms to defeat the postal authorities. “STAR? MAIL SERVICE. ‘To the Western Associated Press.. Wasninarton, D. C., Jan. 31.—The opening of bids for the Star’ mail service in Ohio, In diana, and the Southern States east of. the: Mississippi River has-been finished. The° bids.aggregate about 60,000, the pergest num- ber receiyed at any previous le! . The ‘eatest number for one State was $,600 for North Carolina; for Tennessee, 9,100, the second highestnumber. - : 8UGAB. . The hearing in the matter of the tariff on sugar closed to-day, -after a six houts’ ses- sion of the Commitee. nats, nat pened at present were authorized to file written argu- ‘ments, which would be pHinted. with the affi- cial report of the proceedings. LAND. CLAIM. ‘The Commissioner of the General Land Of- fice to-day issued 2 notice to the : parties _in- terested in the Jean F.. Perry: land claim’ ‘to file evidence and arguments either in favor or against the. recently-complated survey, be- fore the Ist of April next, as the case will at that date be taken up for final action. The claim involves 1,800 acres of land in the heart of St. Louis, Xo.; and has beenbefore the De- ‘partment and courts many years, THE UTE INVESTIGATION. Gov. Pitkin, of Colorado, to-day completed his testimony’before the House’ Committee on Indian Aifairs, It related to the fires. set and depredations committed by the Indians in Southwestgrn Coloraio, and the injurious -effects upon, the mining settlements.along the border of the reservation, occasioned by | the changed relations between the whites and In- dians since the recent outbreak, He was also examined as to the character ot the late Agent Meeker, : teply to Inquiries, Goy. Pitkin said he favored giving the land in severalty to the Indians in Eastern Utah, throwing open the Colorado reservation to settlement by the whites and giying the Indians everything realized from the sale of lands of their reser- vation, unless some satisfactory sim could be agreed upon ty be paid them by the Goy- ernment for the relinquishment of their rights to the reservation. Es Maj. J. B. Thompson, Timber Agent of the Goyernment, gaye an account of the fires started by the Utes in Northwestern Colorado Jast May and June. THE BENNINGTON MONUMENT. New Uampshire, Vermont, and. Massachu- setts having raised $40,000 for a monument in commemoration of John Stark’s victory at Bennington, Vt., over the British under Gen. Baum on the 16th of August, 1777, a_petition has been presented to Congress for National tecognition and an appropriation of $20,000. INDIAN APPROPRIATIONS. __ ‘The Indian Appropriation bill appropriates in the aggregate $4,393,645, which .is $210,353 Jess than the appropriations of last. year. The principal items of decrense ‘are for the Red Cloud and Spotted Tail Siowx, $95,000 Jess than last year; Yankton Sioux, ’§15,600; industrial schools, $10,000; expenses of In- dian Commissioners, $7,500.. RUSSIA AND GERMANY, More Speculations. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Wasutxeron, D. C., Jan. 31.—W, T, Sher- man, General of the United States Anny, ‘was not in a frame of mind this evening cal- culated to induce him to extend a very cor dia! reception to representatives of the press. For that reason, perhaps, and for the further reason that there probably is nota sufficient quantity of blanks and dashes in THe Tris- UNE office to literally report his conversa- tion, an exact statement of what he said on the subject of the charges made by Gen. IL V. Boynton can scarcely be nade. In substance, Gen. Sherman, after roundly denouncing and abusing newspapers and newspaper men as a class, referring to the churges filed by Gen. Boynton, stated that if the latter would get any commissioned officer to indorse them, he would CALL FOR A COURT. _ The plain’ inference from Sherman’s words was that, without such indorsement, he would not ask for a-court. He seemed to have been examining the law, and was ap- parently of the opinion that, while it was competent for a civilian to prefer charges against an officer, yet before any notice could be taken of the charges so pre- ferred, it would be necessary to se cure: the indorsement of a com- misstoned officer. Gen. Sherman intimated the greatest possible desire that an officer should indorse them, as he said that he would like to meet Gen. Boynton in such an. arena. Speaking ofthe merits of the statements made inthe charges preferred by Boynton, Sherman . CHARACTERIZED THEM AS FALSE, and used unpleasant epithets to characterize the contempt he felt for Gen. Boynton, Itis fey evident that Gen. Sherman does not in- tend to take any notice of this charge. It is not known whether Gen. Boynton will seck any remedies in the civil tribunals. THE ISTHMUS CANAL. CRETAIN GROUNDLESS RUMORS. Bpeclat Dispatch to The Ohicago Tritune, Wasuixeron, D. C., Jan. 8L—Sefior Aro- semena, the Colombian Minister Restdent, said to a correspondent of Tae TRIBUNE last night if France should ever seek to exercise a protectorate over the De Lesseps Canal project it would not be by reason of any war- rant given in the concession to M. De Les- seps, and that the Colombian Government would, he felt confident, be ready to act with that of the United ‘States in support of the principles of the Monroe doctrine. Such a contingency he regards as very far removed from the realm of probability. The compact with De Lesseps makes provision especially calculated to guard tee - AGAINST.SUCH INTERFERENCE. It provides that all questions involving the interest of the Canal Company as opposed to those of the Government or ci! of the Dated States of Colombia shall be tried in Cudle Speciat to The Tribune, Loypox, Feb. 1.—In cotnmenting upon the unsatisfactory relations still existing between Russia and Germany, the Cologne Gazetic, contending that the Austro- German alliance was not prompted by hostile or aggressive designs against Russia, says that if this latter Power will. only hon- estly respeot the Berlin peace there need be no further compheations arising out of the Eastern question jn future, “ But,” con- tinnes the writer, “we in Germany are in a: state of, uncertainty | as ~ to the course Russian policy -may. pursue. In many circles, Rarflelarly those connected with the army, hatred of the Germans con- tinues, as proved by the event which recently occurred at Kalisch. We do not desire to attach any exaggerated jinportance to this incident, but it IS NOT WITHOUT SIGNIFICANCE as the sign of sentiments prevailing.in the Russian amny. Since the Moseow hitempe and the return of the Czar to St. Petersburg reat confusion “has been’ manifest in the highest regions of the Cavital, and it As‘nat yet known: what direction Thussian policy may ta regards home and foreign affairs. In Russia there sis ncither Na- tional representation nor influential press. it was, therefore, -with great interest that the appointments to tho highest offices in the State were. watched, as from the nature of these it was believed that a conclusion might bedraywn In reference to the sentiments prevailing at Court. a 3 Fi 4.GOOD IMPRESSION was created In Germany by the nomination to the Presidency of the Ministerial Commit- tee of M. Waluicif, who, at any rate; does not belong to tho Panslavists, and who, since 1861, as ter of the Interior, . has been largely engaged in‘ the reforms that have been effected. M. Waluleff. is ‘also known to consider it desirble that the home and foreign — policy -should- be _ both under the united direction “of, the Prime Minister; while other appointments have fol- lowed, among which moro especially notice- able is that of Prince Lieven, and these do not afford the same guarantee for a peacefnl and amicable policy on the part of Russia. Prince Lieveu is A TYPICAL RUSSIAN, | born and brought up in Moscow, and his elevation to the post of successor to. M. Walujeff' appears highly characteristic of the want of system prevailing in the Goyerument circles of. Si. Petersbur, a Prince Lieven is ambitious, and is aiming play a h political réle in the. narrower sense of ie word. . He will, as.: .soon as the .thing is possible,. make .the attempt to play. the partof a party leader, inints eats ue oetaor ts Se ay advance the objects of the Na- tional and Slav parties.” i OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Lospon, Jan. 3L—Steamers Adriatic, from. New York; Minnesota, from Boston; and Sy ib out Fhltedelpala, have arrived out, EW Yo) jan. Shee priv - see Lee ceria tc NDON, Jan. ie New York, has arrived out.: auadg arom have been with-' |" Russian Officers Resisted Whil Raiding o Nihilist Resort. “Hofrible Murder of » Pamily Near Barve- - ~~. +, long, Spain, rrespondent Deseanis upon -the. Critical “Relations Between Russia and - s+ Germany. ~~ => Tho. Week’s Political and. Social Events in: Engiand and onthe Continent. _ GREAT BRITAIN. ‘THE COMING SPEECH FROM THE THRONE. Speciat Cable, Loypow, Jan, 81.—Lord ‘Beaconsfield ‘pre- ‘Aided at, the Cabinet meeting to-fay, It-is reported at the Carlton Club that the leading question under discussion: was ‘the tone of the’, Queen’s, ‘speech, the ~ near ap- ‘proach of the time for, the reassem- ‘bling of ‘Parliament making it imperative that an agreement should be reached at once in relation to the matter, .. The Cabinét_is:by no means. a unit concerning the policy to be suggested by the speech in reference ‘to the principal issues raised by the.condition of the country and by the complications in for- #ign affairs, but it is ‘believed that -Lord Beaconsfield’s influence will- prove sufficient to bring.about 9, concert, of opinion. . Lord Salisbury was’ absent, and, although’ he is Known to. haye been recently ill, it is whispered smong the clubs.that he made an unnecessary- use of his bronchitis to evade being present at a meeting where - - HIS OPPOSITION TO THE PREMIER would only end ina defeat for himself, It is Jearned from an authoritative source that the Ameer’s speech will inform Parliament that a Treasury grant is needed -.for-..the relief of Ireland besides the _ £250,900 from.” the ©. Irish . church: surplus. The message algo expresses the, hope that Parliament will conclude .the consideration of the Criminal-Code-bill and other measures, notably the bill amending the Bankruptcy laws and the redistribution:of the six vacant seats. The message willspeak hopefully ofthe | prospect of trade in Great Britain, andspécial mention will be made of the prosecution of { the Afghan campaign, but gare will be taken not to interfere with anyscheme the Minister may have under consideration for the final set- tlement. of affairs. in. Afghanistan. The Council: will meet on. Tuesday at Windsor for the final .consideration- and, approyal of the message. Queen Victoria will-preside in person. me - ‘ CONDEMNED. °° 3 °° : To the Western Assoctated Press. : - Lonpoy, Jan. 81,—William Li. Smith; First Lord of the Admiralty, Liberal Conservative, | while speaking in Westminster last night, condemned the disposition of certain Liberal politicians to coquet with the Home-Rulers, evidently referring to: the promise “of- Lord Ramsay to support the inquiry into the ques- tion of Home Rule in theHouse of Commons, in return’ for which’ the Liverpool Home- Rulers promise him their votes. DEAD. The Marquis of Anglescy, Liberal member of the Itouse of Peers, is dead; age, 59, A ROYAL PROCESSION. In anticipation of’ the State ceremonial on the 5th of-February, when the Queen. will open Parliament, .arrangements are being perfected for aRoyal procession to and from Westminster.” The'Queen and the Princess Beatrice, attended by the Lords and ladies of the Court, will. proceed from Osborne to Buckingham Palace, where they will be met by the Prince and Princess of Wales. Prince Leopold and the Duke and Duchess of Con- naught, the‘ wife of Prince’ Henry of the Netherlands, arrived early, yesterday at Buckingham Palace. * % 1 7ye Previous to the hour fixed for the. depar- ture of the Royal procession from the palace her Majesty’s crown and regalia will be con- veyed froin the Tower to the Lord Chamber- lain’s office, when the regal jewels will be taken In’ the ‘state ‘carriage, escorted by Yeomen of the Guard and detachnient of the Mousghold. Cavalry to the House of Lords, where they: will remain . under the guardian- ship’of the Court officers until the Queen's arrival. Her: Majesty will leave Buckingham Palace in state aba quarter to 2 in the after- noon, the first five carringés of the procession being drawn: by six bay horses, led by four grooms. ,These equipages will contain the great officers of State. Immediately following will: be a carriage drawni by six black steeds, in which will be Prince Leo- pold, Master of the Horse;and lady in wait- ing. The Quéen and Princess Beatrice and ‘Mistress of the Robes will occupy the State equipage, escorted by ‘Yeomen of.the Guard and a detachnient of the Household Cavalry. ‘The Queen and Princess Beatrice return Osborne Friday. zi a ‘ cted to take up her resi- ‘The Queen. is ex} dence at Windor Fe Ss FOUNDERED. ~ -_ ~ The steamer -Bengore, .coal-laden, from Penarth for Gibraltar, foundered \. en two days from port. ‘Thirteen of her crew were dyowned and six ‘were-saved, - °* > 3 MR. PELL’S VIEWE, Mr. Pell, who visited the United States to gain ‘information on our.agricultural inter- ests, has made a report. Itis very yolum- inous, but treats mainly of the comparative condition of -the: farming’ interests of the United States and England, offering no satis- factory solution of the causes of depression. | It appears more like a studied effort to recon- { cile the English farmer to--his lot than an’ attempt to show him how he may better. his condition. — - ss nee te Mr, Pel dwells at length upon-the fact of British emigration to America, and in a tone which “would ‘discourage: such . migration. Caradn and the United States, and” generally to the disadvantage of ‘the latter. as a‘ place of'residence, and paints Canada’s: future’ in. the, most glowing ‘¢olors. Le. admits. the recent prosperity: of the American farmers, but claims that the farmers of Englanc and happier, realizing more uniforin“and re- liable returs, and are less_the victims of transportation’ monopolies. - He also claims that England sustains her supremacy. in scientific knowledge, and ‘that her produc- tions of the farim are superior to the United R ‘Tid. LABOR QUESTIO: Lonnon, Jan. 31—Wages disp i tes in the cotton trade are still threatening. ‘The prop- osition of the Oldham employers for an in-. crease of 5 per cent in March -and no further demand for a year is nnaccepiabia to the op- eratives, who are ‘will however, to wait until the end of’ 1880. general ‘strike at Oldie Js improbable, because the limited Dip4cics are just beginn! Prosper, and cannot afford to -quit, but there Tmey be har - Ual strikes, which will give the operatives i| members of the e. Oldham.op: ing. Th continue. working. are eratives ‘number 7,000, of whom 5,000 Uni and one also impéends at Rochdale, where-the operatives demand’ ‘an‘advance. ‘the striking spinners at Mossiey and oer eenty ia ve accepted an ine e of: . jtake effect: -the Ist of March, and there is July if trade continues to improve, The Strikes there, which have lasted a fortnight, are now ended. The dryers: at Bradfor havé struck for a reduction of hours. Tyo vigusand persons made a demonstration to: - LORD DERBY AND JOHN BRIGHT. were the principal speakers last night at tho non-political banquet given by_ the Mayor of Manchester to her Majesty's Judges. of As- °°" HE ENGLISH ELEQTIONS. , Lonpoy; Jan. 31.—The popular.exeitement in'Liverpool over the approaching election for member of. the House of Commons, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Torr, increases daily. ‘The Liberals are con- fident that the Home-Rule vote, estimated at 10,000, will give them the victory. “They: will also: have the vote of the temperance organi- zations and Lord: Derby’s local influence. The Conservatives declare that the bargain . with the Home-Rulerg will alienate many Liberals, and that their candidate; Whiteley, is a man of great personal popularity. “The contest is very keen...- * ;There.will be q similar contest shortly at -Southwark to fill the vacancy in the House of Commons caused by the,death’ of John Locke., Southwark: has-a Liberal majority. of 500, and the Liberal candidate. will likely pea,thorough-going Radical, Seat ANSWERING PARNELL. ice In his speech.in Westminster, last. nigh William Tenry Smith; First, Lord of-the Ad- miralbys: referred fo' one of Parnell’s utter- ances in ‘Ameri¢a, to the effect that Gladstone, in his Midlothian campaign, admitted thal publicopinion in‘England must be acted on in an‘extraordinary manner in: order to ob- tain attention for the Irish questions. Refer- sing to Gladstone saying that the’ Manchester smurderand the Clerkenwell explosion-had pre- “pared the way for the disestablishinent of the ish Church, Smith said he dgeply regretted that a statesman of Gladstone's high position had put itin Parnell’s power to use the lan- age quoted as an argument in favor of the filegal exercise‘ of-force to obtain- political objects. Smith, in referring to John Bright’s ropes ealled it a sham remedy for trish Tin grievances, and-said: “While itis our most earnest desire ‘to benefit Ireland every means in our_power, We.cannot adopt this medicine.” - ~~ ¥ lie considers at_length the relative inerits of } { oceupy a superior social position, are better | RUSSIA. .. | _ THE COMING. CELEBRATION... St. PETERSBURG, Jan. 3L—The municfpal- ity has prepared as, program in connection cwith the celebration of.the twenty-fifth anni- versary of the Czar’s accession to the throne. ‘Jt includes the presentation of an address to the Czar, with an album containing sketches ‘prize‘of 5,000 rubles for the best historical .essay, on St, Petersburg; the opening, of twenty-five’ new schools; and the’ distribu- tion to the public of an account of the prin- cipal events that have occurred during the Czar’s reign. pea . ‘ S ROBRERS ‘SENTENCED. > 9" - Onessa, Jan. 31.—The persons: charged ‘with the robbery of 1,500,000 rubles from the Government Recelyey’s office, at Cherson, South Russia, last“June, have been tried by court-martial. Three were sentenced to fit- teen years’ imprisonment with hard labor, and the woman. who. organized the.schéme - was sentenced to imprisonment for life with hard labor: Two.df.the accused were ac- quitted. It is. supposed the robbery was committed to aid the Nihilist cause, , OFFICERS FIRED UPON.” . Sr, PeTerspunG, Jan: 3.—The police Fri- day night made a descent upon.a house on Sapper street. On opening the door, the lice were fired upon. They returned the fire andarrested twomen andtwo women, A fifth occupant, named. Deutsch, an important po- shot himself.dead on the spot. - The palice then searched ‘the. louse ‘and’ found a print- ing-press and a large humber of copies of the Jast issue of the revblutionary journal, The Will of the People®;-also forged stamps and documents; poissn-and- explosives. The and his assistant, having effected the capture at the risk of their lives, have been promoted and decorated with ‘the Order of the Vladi mir. A judicial inquiry into the circum- stances-has commenced. J ‘ POLAND. Lonpoy, Jan. 81.—Regarding the reported remarks. of the Czarowitz to some Polish pragnates, that he should be_glad to wear their glorious crown, eté.,.the St. Petersburg Golos again asserts that negotiations for the ‘establishment of an independent. Polish Kingdom under Prince Radziwill- have been unsuccessfully made between representatives of Atusele and of the’Polish National Goyern- meni : Ss FRANCH. : CANDIDATE FOR THE SENATE. | | »- Pants, Jan, 31.—John Emile. ‘Lemoine has been chosén candjdate for the Senate in‘ place of the late Jules Favre by the Left- Centre Senators, whose turn itis to fill the vacancy, according to astanding arrangement between the various groups of the Left. 2 ; WANTS A CHURGH. : Pere Hyacinthe has asked the Prefect of the Seine to grant him the ‘use of the :Church of the Assumption, Rue St. Honore, occupied by .the Polish Confraternity. Tho Pere pleads that his present church is unsuitable, being too small and too -high-rented, and that his work addresses itself to persons requir- icism. The application will doubtless be re- fused, as his community occupies exactly the same position as the Protestant free churches, which provide their own edifices. and pay their own pastors, = 0. 7 HONORS CONFERRED. ay, e The King of the Belgians has conferred the Leopold Cross on Rosa Bonheur, the artist. She is the first lady that has recelved the dis- tinction. The King of Spain-has also con- ferred on this distinguished painter. an equally high order never before granted to a lady. 5 2 seize on The Empress of Russia leaves Cannes to- day for St. Petersburg: " -_ THE Customs TARIFF. :, Pants. Jan. 31.—The Chamber of Deputies to-day commenced the discussion of the:cus- toms tariff. Gambetta, in his introductory remarks, urged the- House not to mingle.po- litical. questions with .a-matter of so grave a character. Tirard,-Minister.of Commerce, ad- mitted that the tariff of 1860 had not borne ajl the fruits which: were anticipated-for it but it had, nevertheless, cnused the growth o: trade: The cotton’ industry -had--bnproved since ‘1876. ‘Tirard was consequently of opinion that an increase of 24 per cent in.cot- ton duties would: suffice. > ‘The Govern- ment would -not agree +to~-increase the dutief on metals’. beyond. 40 per-cent, the rate which the: Tariff ‘Committee pro- poses. Agriculture, Tirard said, had greatly profited by:the reform. of 1860, Prohibitory duties would not benefit_agriculturists, but solely the middlemen. The only way to as- sist agriculture was to give the farmers facil- itles- for irrigation, to. spread technical in- struction, and subsidize agricultural socie- ties: - Tirard trusted: the Chamber would grant credits for these purposes. France, he said. sends twice as much of her prodicts to ’ England. as-she receives~ thened, ‘and he claimed that France is capable of coping with all. foreign“ competition. Tirard concluded 1 by, asking the Chamber to adhere to the pres- | ent tariff as the basis for the renewal of trea” ties of commerce. - zo Es : eb THE BONAPARTISTS. |. ae dre (Rouher’s organ): announces that, incase of a dissolation of the Chambers, the Bonapartists.will demand a revision of the ..Constitution based upon a appeal to the | Beople. F *. GERMANY. =.'.WHAT THE ARMY INCREASE MEANS. New: Yor, Jan, .31.—A:- dispatch from -Berlin says, quoting from :‘an earnest and zealous supportor ‘of..the Government,” that the-increase of the effective strength of the * German army is the first move in-a*deep-laid plan directed solely: agdinst’ France: The following is the program of the. German Chancellor}. This. sinister. demonstration of “the military strength of Germany, by filling standard, isa significant invitation to France to participate.in the ‘law of..international re- “pression. against Nihilists, Socialists;-Inter- | nationalists, and other organizations intended ‘Thera is.a Strike of _weavers at Buiniey, ‘promise of another increase of, 5-per cent-in-. by | of eyents in St, Petersburg; the offer of a | litical criminal Jong. sought by the police, ' -Polics Superintendent; who was -wounded, }. ing religion free from superstition and fanat- | -up the varlous arms of the service to.a-war |: to subyert the existing Governuients, These dangerous elements have. attained a power that renders combined action on’ the part of thévarious Cabinets ~ eee Thay “>. ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. ~ In ‘the Chancellor’s opinion, neutrality onthe part of any great Power is inadmis- sible. Incase France refuses to codperate, Germany will formally demand her, com- pliance, and the immediate mobilization of the Gemrnan and Austrian armies will take place in accordance withthe offensive and defen- sive allianée which. has’ been entered into betavecn 0 pressivé law. be rejected -by thé Ohamber and: passer by, the Senate, there’ may he a disso- ution resulting -from the ‘antagonism of the two Hous is. thought certain leading French Republicans saipee ha |°. WILL NOT VOTE FOR THR MEASURE. ‘The solution of, the question will then hang upon the result of Seaton. Should a Republican majority be returned to the new Chamber, the refusal ofthe demands of the “Bismarck ‘will probably follow, and after it sanguinary war with the two allied Powers. On the contrary, ifthe Conservative ma- jority be returned, the revolutionary move- ment will be ‘crushed throughout Europe, and war may be ayoided.in. this way. In the -event of the passage of the law of repression and. its tigorous ‘enforcement, Germany will at once take the initiative ofa general dis- armament, whjch, by relieving her Budgets, will tend’ to secure. for iker internal ‘tran- quillity, friendship of Russia, and_ preserva- ‘tion of fie conquests of the latter Power. , ITALY. . + FEVER AND) FAMTXE. .. wen (DON, Jan, 312A dispatch from Rome says accounts from Terra Di Lavoro, Naples, continue terrible... The populatiqn of saven- teen communes especially’ ‘afflicted numbers 92,382 persons. .Of this number 51,340 have been.attacked by feyer up to the 15th of. De- cember last; of whom 5,028 died. This fever ‘neans famine. “Govern: 6 aid is suf- cient, ae er Cael SPAIN... wi... MURDERED." ae “ Lonpon, Jan. 31—A rich land-owner, who dived near Barcelona,-bis;wife, thrée.daugh- ters, son, and:two women'servants, ‘have ‘all ‘been: found ‘murdered in ‘their beds. : The “deed ‘was apparently done. with a -hatchet. : The house was ransacked. .A swineherd and his two sons have been’ arrested on sus- picion of having committed the murders. ‘THE WEEK.,. _) | t+ ENGLISH POLITICS, Toto 3 7 Bpectal Oabtes ‘ ~ Lonton;'Jan. 8.—The. week’s political in- terest is divided between the Liverpool elec- tion and the-opening. of Parliament. Every preparation is being madeto enhance the in- -terest and add to the splendor of next'Thurs- day’s | ceremonies, . The, .Queen’s, ap- pearance. .is-.due to Lord -Beaconsfield’s { personal -” entreaties, . e to emphasizé her known':approval of the Ministerial foreign policy.. The Lord Cham- berlain is averwhelmed with applications for places in in the Housé of Lords. Besides the Queen, ‘the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Leopold, the Duke and Duchess-.. of Connaught, the, . Prin- ‘oess Beatrice, ‘and- perhaps the Duke and Duchess of Edinburg, now in Paris, will be present. at the ceremony. ‘The’ Queen pro- -eceda- In state from Buckingham Palace to Parliament, but drives there direct by the -park route, having refused ;to- pass through the streets, remembering ‘her last : 2 | “SUNFRIENDLY ‘RECEPTION. * | She remains in London ‘one-night and re- } turns” to* Osborne on Friday.” The Queen’s | speech is expected to recommend several im- portant measures, Lord Beaconsfield. desir- ing.-to persuade the country he is sincerely desirous to make the session fruitfulgbut not seriously expecting to .pass Mm. "Phe. proposal to abolish. primogeniture ‘and to facilitate the sale .of lands, | with a bill.to permit life-tenants. to dispose | of their interest, will .undoubtedly. be brought forward, rel; on the Peers to re- -Ject thoy bills, #t ee i IRELAND, |. The criminal code will receive a prominent place in the Ministerial program. 7‘ An announcement is expected that the British forces will retire from Afghanistan after crushing military resistance and recog- nizing some native ruler, but retaining suffi- ‘cient frontier. Sundry measures dealing with English local government are. expected, in- cluding county Boatdiy naluabiony, the metropolitan, water sup, , herbaps a relise buon of vacant Beas ip tke ous of Conimons: zee ~The Irish .memberg threaten obstruction from_the start, proclaiming. their intention to opvose the address .in .reply to the Queen’s speech. ‘The Ministers hope to counteract this by sympathetic. declarations regarding the Irish distress; accompanied by promises of substantial relief...“he Liberal leaders intimate that the Government must hence- forth fight obstruction withaut Liberal help. “Although Lord ‘Beaconsfield’ is ill with -gout, he attended the Cabinet Council to-day, J rd. Salisbury sent.. He is suffer ary was‘ab: ring from bronchitis, and is unable to leave Har- .... .# THE LIVERPOOL ELECTION, : is appointed for next Friday, the Tories hav- ing hastened the day from the alarm at the improving chances of the Liberals since Lord Ramsay secured the Irish vote. Kew Liberals believe it possible -to- overcome the Tory majority. Many persons object to Lord Ramsay’s.. compromise with 6 -Hoine- ‘Rulers.~ Lady’: Ramsay,- who is ‘young and pretty, is energetically canvassing for her, husband. The Earl of Derby having authorized‘ the ‘statement that he-hopes for Ramsay’s success, he is bitterly attacked by the Tory -organs. Liberals expect to -win the seat at Southwark which has been xendered yacant by Mr, Locker’s death, THE LAND QUESTION— Trish and Englisli—is daily Increasing in im- portance. It.is understood that Mr. Bright's colleagues accept substantially his scheme to aid tenants in purchasing farms by Treas- ury loans,.- The question: is discussed in speech Pamphlets, journals, books, includ- ing ayaluable treatise by Arthur Arnold, “A Free Land” appeal. | i (| A VPRESH QUARREDL .. has broken ‘out between M. Gambetta and M. |. Jules Simon. “There will’ probably .be a co- alition in the: French Senate between luke- warm: Republicans: and reactionary. mem- bers. President Grévy and M: Gambetta re- imain friends. ay <3 . 2, 7 “MINISTER LOWELL, is expected’ ina fortnight, “He. will, present his letters and have an audience with the Queen at -Oshorne. He will then return to Madrid. and. fetch his wife, whose health, after. eight months’ ‘severe: illness, is daily mending. She™w: robably' be “unable the’ tivo'Empires.. Should’ this re- |. end .. is, intended | accounts are given from other autho! fhe corruption of his upholders, and confirm the worst previoug accusations: | oluine of Martin’s: “ Life of the Prine; Consort:” early in March, : ‘It-is reported that: Mr. _ the life of the late John.De Lane. ‘Kegan, Paul lish “A Lyric Poet’s afode of -pears. in, Paris on Monday. publishes copious T says -it is impossible to publish the idaring portions. — et ag -Kurth, a Professor. at :the -University,-o1 08 ft chant of COLD WEATHER IN FRANCE, forning. lacks 0: down, -the Seine... T more intense.- Lake Zyrich is en over for the fourth time in the quenters ‘of ‘theatres crawled hands ‘and feet, and -the“ladies' bivouacked for the -night on the. porticos. *-Political debates ‘ increase jin warmth. and. -ani mation, . *The to: of the past. wee! the hour is Gen. Farre, pointed, ‘and’ eleven. Generals The stalt r ciple:.that brains .jshall henceforth _ tell. It is to be ore of R of practicalservice. -Promotion is. to be ject to selection: Army, chaplaincies are tobe abolished. The Legion ot Honor is to be more sparingly confeyred:: At no. time since the mpire the War Office. Eyen ‘the streets wear.a military look. The! theatres vie with each Renaissance the Follies and_ its, id its* voltigeurs. matchin: enadiers, and M. Cuirassiers of the Consulate. At the chatelet. -Every - fashion has: .its: tum -in Paris, and perhaps-this new state of: things is -based: on no .very. deep .- foundations. Students of contemporary polities like to think ‘otherwise, ant France. : ~The absorbing, event upon the-Continent is the propose: tat , ENLARGEMENT OF THE GERMAN ARMY. this measure. The Austrian journals unani- mously e it is-intended as a menace.to ‘France. issian organs affect to belieye'an eople incline . to digeredit all.stories of the kind a8 inspired directly by the stock market. The Liberte hus ai temperate article this morning vie Germany as:a camp brist- ling with cannons, as a Power ‘reign- dng by force, and relying on. force for its. prestige. . La France ‘is content ‘to urge. .in.a ‘quiet and sardonic way that the French ; army should be better organized.° The’ radical’ newspapers con- gratulate. the ‘country “on the fact. that he time ‘has’.-.passed . when the. ha- bitnal :.rudeness -of Prince could’ create’ any. .commotion. -.:In.-a word, the general ‘temper. of French senti- ment is indifferent to the movement in Ger- many, and {t is universally believed Bismarck is making ostentatious preparations with a yiew.to frighten his neighbors rather than that‘he is meditating any scheme of actual warfare. Of : ++ GERMAN PUBLIC OPINION ” it would be hard to say the same. Herr Fiichs and Dr. Heilberg head a strong op- position, who regard the measure with nosi- ive disfavor. They notice that Austria is prolonging to ten. years the term of mili service purely: as a conse- quénce of wait wit sand at the ‘same*tinte-refuse to*admit-that to bear “the. London ‘climate. | Mr. Lowell: will try: to d':.a suitable seaside place -for -her, perhaps. the Isle of Wight, while he temporarily, takes 9 home in London himself. “ Society is’ prepar- ing to give Mr. Lowell a brilliant welcome. A letter. to-day from an -important country house says.-much eagerness -is expressed to: know both Lowell and his - works. “The German Ambassador declares~ he, _is inost, destronste give Ait, Povwell & frieridly reception, thereby carrying out the Emperor’s and Prince Bisiiarek’s well-known wish to cultlvate good relations with America, The Macmillans ‘announce a-new edition of Lowell’s -pofing in.three volumes, with the -author’s.approval and editorship. . Attacks’continue in the press on THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH MANAGEMENT. Numerous letters are published daily. Mr, Preece and the-postal electrician’s attempted defense is, pronounced unsatisfactory, anda entary inquiry is urged. S Sotf'+-* DISCOURTESY. er see -:” The: Dutchess of Edinbing, although sey- eral days in . Paris, omitte: fo callon Mme, Grévy. The French consider this :a marked giscourtesy, rand intended: to.“-discredit tha,-Republic.: socially.- ‘The Duchess. ex- cuses herself: on. -the ground .of her mother’s-iliness, but-she appears in rank | Banapartist.houses..The Queen’s request that Sir Evelyn Wood should agcompany the ex-Empress ‘Eugenie to-Zulu is simlarly in- | terpreted in France, ..- 0°" 'Two'fresh volumes of Sentor’s ‘‘ Conversa- Hons’?-contain ddinaging ‘disclosures regard: ; the late, Emperor, ..- Changarnier untly aécusés him .of fardice, .He says lie: found him hiding at Strashourg ‘in abject terror under a ca! -. At Boulogne he Janded- while-drunk;~and ‘wa3_never under fire at Magenta-or Solferino, Extraordinary any great: uneasiness ‘is :felt...So.the Kol- nische Zeitung, anticipating their objections, explains that a ‘strong army is a necessary corollary to the dissolution of the alliance of the three Northern Powers, : The Golos recommends cincilfation. Poland is viewed as an indisputable element of Rus- sian strength, and Germany is strengthenin; her forts along the Vistula as well as in AL sace and Lorraine. Von Moltke has described the situation ina sentence. ‘ War,” hesays, “ can only cease with centuricsof education and development,-and the burdens imposed on Germany are necessary to the stability ot her Empire’. But. these: burdens are not merely military. It was not wholl to discuss the Army bill that Prince Bismare! and the Crown Prince held their interview on Thursday. ‘Itisnot ‘simply with an eye to her frontiers that Germany is watchin, the debates between Austria and Taly, and, as ~ AUSTRIA DEMANDS. GUARANTEES from ‘the Court of Rome against the Pan- slavist movement, she is sending the Crown Prince to effect an amicable~ under- st . Nor ‘can any consideration of foreign politics be as -moment- ous .as the. bitter controversy which is expected at Berlin on the Church question, and for the sake of which the’ Chancellor is once: more ‘courting. the Liberals. ‘Indeed, France knows perfectly well that Germany's hands are already full; that her statesmen are ata loss to Ln 3 a . DEVISE MEANS OF TAXATION . for the proposed ‘military increase; that she has for the present ceased to coin silver, and that unless the new petroleum wells in Han- oyer. satiety the exp etations 3 now formed of eir capacity, the Empire will soon fall in great financial distress. -- S i LITERARY-INTEREST =. is now centered in the Academy. The Duke D’Audrieffet Pasquier will’on Feb. 17 take his hereditary seat among the immortals. M. Labiche, farce writer, is striving with M. La- doulaye for foe ame sistingtion, . Politi- vor: Laboulaye.’~ ral i ee e Spanish Academy has“nominated the King of Portugal to fellowship-in considéra- tion of hig translation of “ Hamlet.? -M. Rouher has written to deny, in.emphat- ic language, that Napoleon LL ever received money from Louis Philippe. ~ aa Rosa Bonheur. has ‘received the Leopold Cross from the “King of .the. Belgians, who pas never before conferred the distinction on. a lady. : ~ Wagner is reported improving in health. ant PREPARING. FOR THE -BALL., I the notabilities of Paris: are makin: ready for the great ball to be given at Elysee, during the coming week... President. Grévy -has issued 7,000.invitations, coupled with the request that every statesman should indicate the number ‘of his family- The Prince of Wales wil be there. y an at a1 YoUS also, announces ‘a ball at “British Embassy; “and there are to be pee festivities at Berlin, “the Crown Prince’s eldest son having just‘attained his majority. _ THE RESULTS OF! THE MURCIAN FETE fre published, and prove the affair to have been a great financial success. © ISMAIL PASHA, |. ex-Khediye of Epypt, is expected next week, andhis harem: of dark-eyed beauti awaited with curiosity.: - pee oe a are vigorously debating the action of the Bel- lan. Government in waging war aie @ weliate,. Dispatches jack the Mediterranc- unee a lant season i Cannes, and:Monaco..0 ou: <. et a aM MARC FOURNIER'S HISTORICAL AND SPE lids been praduced, after weoks has been produc iter weeks of pri - tion, at the ‘Ambigu Comique> oipirennes is a drama of military pageants and victories c- ie 5b, an jlonaraue, full joe. bat- "parades, and’ “imoving | ac- eldents.” "10" ‘has “failed utterly, "The . audience soon got tired. of its highly-spiced | patriotism and tedious -delays.” ih the Bran their -patience. was- exhausted, and they. began“to turn, inoffensive § hes into~ ‘ridicule. “. The’* tragic situations -were received with’ ‘peas of laughter, and, despite the ‘prodigious re- Slendec eee ane ates Hermanas e mise en scéne, the pla; pronounced an-absolute failure.- sine ats «| M FRANCISQUE SARCEY, stiriguished critic of Le Temps, has tirned traitor to his well-beloved Chnkedie Ree gaisi His - pious «pilgrimage in. their. fompany to’ England: is" -forgotten, he | ppb raids feuille ie. and them S sweele --In his mn. He declar ey have aanted “they Smith, Elder & Co.’announce the fifth -and | last v ¢ ‘Dasent is writing & Co. are preparing to pub- oe ‘i Fite? by Lewis Morris, author of the epic, ‘‘ Hades.? =. Dumas’ book.on the- divorce .question.ap- the “Figaro xtracts to-morrow, but Liege, has prepared a Lifeof Sitting Bull” RES. «ss : os Mr. Fring ’s clear profits from the ““Mfer- Venicd” at the Lyceum exceeds 7£1,200 weekly.. Invitations have been issued, to celebrate: the 100th ‘night on the 14th:of Hebraaty. There will be a supper at-the entre. Pi aicoes aes |. “A Paris special says the cold: weather is re-, ice.are again: foating . Telegrains - come_ from: ‘Switzerland bringing news of weather even tirely frozen. in.a fortnight, and|the discomfort of the streets has -rarely.been equaled since the fa- |' -mious winter of 1873, when the male fre- home _ on ng - has beén decidedly martfal,- and the man of- our i re, Minister, of ‘War. Five new Generals of Division have been ap- als of Brigade. | has Been reorganized on the prin-, = training- school for young! officers, who will be brought into. direct,contact with the details effected by a mixed system of seniority, snb- a3 80, Tauch .excitement reigned at other in representing scenes of war;-the Claretie surpassing. them both with his find, eyen in the toy-- shops,:the signs of a military renaissance in! ‘A.Variety of rumors are afloat concerning attack upon Poland is-proposed. Prudent Bismarck |: er ‘alliance with Germany, ,They |» th suieiaty-tor the Het Geveldpient, purely a commer ing art to money. 5 | earnings of. the @ tof . previous ry a. ? Sareey Wil is homily. He even the Société that a persistence ir th ir presen policy will result in the withdrawal, f plate: jubrention, eee is a Tumor ite ae inaine has wi drawn from: the Com icy, and hie -récenty sities eee far eno i nave furnished MELE. JENNY HOWE ~ has made her début at the Opera ag in Halevy’s “La Juive,” and, though si nervous, created a highly favorable ingly sion. ; THE ENGLISH CAWPAIGN, H spesches ot Cancers fle ot x rvativ i ‘These may be considered the 4 seals at fire... precedin, the Sens, eat iant a Me, eels while the Conservatives g, Engl in their praise of: the - Government for o™ _Serving the peace of Europe, amin the glories of the ante-Napoleonic day te generally believed ‘that ‘the Premier endeavor to..take the -wind’ ont wit the Liberal sails by proposing a scheme f entury, and |-rélief- for Ireland at the -ope of the- the skating is perfeqt ag far as Rapperschwi. |’sion, repeating former maneuvrcs in givin “The Arine is -a: mags of thick ice from Gene- | reform bill “even more’ comprehene oes va to Coaroge. And so-are the three sister.| its character than’ imagined by. ® in Jakes of Neufchatel, Bienne, and Morat. In’| Liberals. ‘This intention has been much di Paris there is a great demand for the reopen-.| cussed, the papers some timie ago sa ing af ing of the ‘Chauffairs- pablics. Snow: has | the Prime Minister, the Dukeot Sarl wee given. place :.to a. verglas, the. second: | Mr.* er; and ‘Lord ‘Cairns had “upon a legislative’settlement of. °8 ‘THE IRISH LAND QUESTION -which would leave'the Liberals; even it thay “eventually came -into power, nothing to -dg, The Irish, members. intend that LreJand shali be'the. first 61 pect of discussion when Parle ey have'resolye ‘the Q olyed to offer an ‘amendment to: treen’s Speech ‘demahd ‘ing that the Irish question shal! edence bf ail. others. ee ane ieee . The-Pall Mail Gazelte has a strong cle, entitled “English Parties an ag Be olution,” in which it fs said that thg co ntry has’ right fo demand on the meeti; ne ‘liament that-all political parties represented - in the House of Commons shall be forced'to | declare through their leaders their relationtg MR, PARNELL AND: HIS AGITATION, ‘| "Te cannot be questioned,” the Py Gazette goes on_to’say, “that Sit ment Iéd “by: “Mr. “Parnell has: now ; assumed © proportions of public. dan. ger. enterprise daily. growing more dangerous, --It is accompanied” by |. systematic resistance,to law, and is carried on by appeals to a foreign country,’ thought by -“him'’ to be” hostile’ to ‘Te British, Empire, eri the object of ‘which ts noth. “ing less than revolutionary storm: :} of society by the, destruction of. one of ne ‘accepted forms on: which society is: haséd:? ‘The “Lord. Mayor of: Dublin writes to the ‘effect that -English peaple.tall to realize'tha gravity of the Irish crisis, and that except prompt ‘assistance be forthcom teng-of thousands of Irish people must >= 3°: +. SURELY DIE OF STARVATION, © -! ‘He complains that England has contribnt, Jess: to the: Mansion- House-fund petit bourne, There is general complaint respect. ing the paucity’ of English subseript ;| It'-is “believed” that it “fs - “occasioned | by.., serious. disturbances. in’ Ireli aad the -agitation set-on foot by Parnell: '-Lord God lolphin Osborne reports that the distress iis is st undertated: It is unfortunate quar- Tels have_arisenin Inanagement of ‘the different Ivish relief funds, and it is hoy the Goverment will: devise Somme j metho of conce! ‘in: various charittes un onegeneralhead. : ° ah ae : THE BARONESS BURDETT-COUTTS «3 Nids'sent £5,000 to Ireland by thie hands ofa special -agent to insure the proper distritu- ion of her. muntificent contribution. B . ~~ England is streng the China Sea. A .swift: cruiser-steamer,cmak- ing sixteen ‘miles an-hour, ‘has. just_left for Ghina, “England. is strengthening her navy in every possible‘ way. -Much anxiety is felt in reference to Lord Lytton’s New-Year’s speech about Afghanistan, especially regard- ing the intimation of a continuation-r0f the war before England sheaths her sword. This is regarded to presage 3 AN EXTENDED. CAMPAIGN Ty . AFGHANIS and possibly war with King Theebau’ of j Burmah.. On this subject Wilfred -Lawson | denounced the Goyernment for its persistent ; course in attacking weak nations with armies and : weak “peoples -with - alcohol: ; Thig ho stigmatized as. Beaconsfield’s gin; and“ gun- wder policy Se ala <* The weather thig* “has beén very tt ing. For threé days a fog of unusual density hung over London, during which time there Were only six hours of sunshi Pee] > Chief Electrician Preece: delivered thain- augural. sdiitess 88 fe resident at the ectricians’ Society. Summa 1g Te sult of electrical selence, he remarked that 97,000 miles of submarine cable are now in working order. He defended the Govern- her flee! INTERESTS OF ELECTRIC TOLEGRAPET, and congratulated it on the increased tele- graphic facilities now afforded the-public, as - well as in the. successful: application of thd : guadruplex systemand automatic apparatus, for favorable results from the le aie nope ym di ally the electric lig! pmnmending es} ly Brush machine as the most advanced SI tem. ‘On the other hand, the Daily News censures the Government telezraph author- benefits of the’é-penny telegram rate. : ree * “ITEMS. 2 A The Lancet denounces the Government for violating civil service respecting the appoint ment of the Réegistrar-General. : The ‘Pimes speaks of s general revival of trade in Ene land a for the.great . Preparations are being:made for the. jolustecr review to pe held at Easter, thts is possibly England’s response to Germany for her increased anny. 3 - Cardinal Manning. delivered an address congratulating his. coreligioniats upen improved sentiments entertained .by English Protestants of the present day. -towar Roman Catholics. Radia The Tablet publishes rumors of the appar itions of the Savior, of the Blessed. V! rei in the. chapel 0 .and of St... John. the Village of “Knock, County Mav, ireland,’ “and” ~ mentions ‘cases .. 0) sick persons having been miraculously cared there. - People have recently been 50 fully occupied ..with “discussion of. the Jessop ghost story they.are hardiy startled st-this announcement. His Holiness Leo~SUL sends a py to the desecrated: Church of St Peter.on Saffron Iill as an expiation for, the recent.sacrilege committed in officiating priest. . .. |-. The revisers of the. Bibl the 27th at Jerusalem Chambers. |... 3... Fraser Ray is publishing-a aotable ‘serie MS..articles: in -Gaod tWords on the.foun of ‘New England. o & -, Commander Cheyne’s firing” af the ‘session on ot ‘Arctic-balloon, 4x7 ditioi continues to be discussed.. Ata pecan tt jack meeting held at the Mansion House a reso! tion was passed.urging that it is-incum! onthe British Nation to plant the Union: at the Nortli Pole. But Commander Che} has not much chance of finding subscriP for the present. VARIOUS. ~ GREECE. . Losnoy; Jan. 3i.— hundred-ton. gan has Geen:tried -at Spézzia,. with “results -whleh surpassed expectations. It attained a range of 10,000 metres-with a charge of 20 kilo A viplent storm has raged in the M . tAnean,Sea-for two days past. pee z*, prs, AUSTRA. a > Wrenn, Jan. 81.—The Empress of Austria will start to-morrow for Summer Hill, Ire Jand, to participate in the fox-hunting. ° BURNED -ALIVE-BY- MOORS. oe Lospox, Jan. 31.—The Gibraltar Guardian says:. “The Moors at Fez, Morocco, hav attacked the Jews, wonnding several. covered an old man, over- 70 Years, with petrofewm and burned him alive amidst shouts -of.joy. Two of the wounded Jey# are French subjects.” _ : | THE GERMAN PRESS ON ENGLISH: MISRULE, The German press, makes a very particular ‘anda very extended reference.to the distress “in ireland = : “PAUL DEVAUSS 7. ry - ~Bretsseis, Jan. 3L—Paul ‘Devaux, the Bee gian politician, is dead, aged 79. “ . fag piioialnse ipaerteee - The rumors - current thet ‘the Pope W yesterday’ seized with a-violent ‘attack of imalarial fever caused: considerable ‘ex ment. The feeling “was allayed bi ane nounoameat Bi ihe ‘ph: Ae ede i } was only-a. slight attack -of ague, lo-w™! _hg has been for some time subject." < 71". i, | CHE-SWI8S FORTIFICATIONS. . - “an “BERN, Jan..3l.—A. Swiss Federal Connell has ordered_the staif to, draw up a TePd) ‘on the. strength-and“condition-of the fortife cations on the frontier, ment against the charge of neglecting tha: ..- ities for limiting the scope of ingenuity and invention, and depriv the people of. the ff i