The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-08-07
FORE -GN.

Commons to-day, Mr.. }ourke, under
foreign Secretary, in reply To an in.
quiry, said that England had not been
moved to any future action in the mat
ter of the proposed conference on the
usages of war, aud that her views on
the subject were unchanged.
Disraeli, in response to Il question OF
Bates, Conservative for Plymouth,
said the government would afford eve
ry facility for the appointment of II
committee to investigate the Plymsol
charges affecting Bates, if the latter
SO desired when debate on shipping
bill began.
Mr.. Plymsol advocated the passage
of Sir Charles Adderly's bill with GER
tain amendments.
II House will sit tomorrow.
The British channel tunnel bill has
passed.
Lord Sir Charles Adderly's shipping
bill passed the second reading this
evening in the Commons without di.
vision.
Barry Sullivan, the great actor, sail
ed yesterday for America, where he is
to play an engagement ut BOOTHS thea
ter in New York.
MONTREAL, July 3O.--William San
derson, n large lumber dealer, has fail
ed. Liabilities Sl5O,OO0. 49,
TORONTO, July 3Q.--Gampbell u Cras-
sell, bankers and brokers', have sus-
pendedr1ntil they can hear of the fate
OF Duncan, Sherman X Co.'s foreign
bills.
CONsTANrINopLE, July 30.-lt is re-
ported that the Grand NiZier has been
dismissed from office.
VIENNA, July 30.-The Presse says
Prince and Bishop Monseignore Pref
sisler, in his dual capacity of German
aud Austria, is mediating between
Prussia and the Vatican through the
Papal Nuncio at Vienna. 1t is stated
the Nuncio himself is now in commu-
cation with the Prussian Embassy mt
Vienna.
ROME, July 30.-Twenty-two hun
dred workmen, employed on the st.
Gathard tunnel, struck to-day, and be-
came riotous. They gathered Mt the
northern end of the tunnel and block
ed it. The Swiss government sent a
body of troops to the spot who dispers-
ed the rioters, killing two of them and
wounding several others.
MADRID, July 30.-An official dis
patch announces that the main body
of the Carlist army is concentrating In
Catalonia.
General Martinez Campos has taken
the town of Leo Durgel, in the prov
ince of Lerida, among the Pyrenees,
by assault.
The citadel still holds out, but must
yield to the heavy artillery OF the AL
fonsOists.
STUTTGART, July 3l.-Emperor Will
liam has contributed prize of honor
to lie competed for at national match.
BERLIN, July 3l.-Baron Won SWEET
ger, leader Sarial Democrats, is dead.
CONSTANTINoPLE, July 81. - The
has authorized the circu-
lation of Bibles in Turkey.
BELFAST, July 3l.-rhe buildings OF
the Brentwood Weaving Company
have been burned. Loss $780, 900.
Seven hundred employees are thus
thrown out of work.
LONDON, July 3l.-The Times of
this morning, in its financial article, /
says it believes that arrangements are
In contemplation which will result in
of Duncan, Sherman d Co.'s
circular notes ia the hands of trav-
elers.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 3l.-A fire
broke out OH Thursday, in the town OF
Bryouck, government of Arel, aud
ragged till to-day, when it was extip-
guished by rain. Two-thirds of the |
place is destroyed. The inhabitants
were panic-stricken during the fire, |
and fled to fields for protection. Bry-
puck comprised population ofthir-
teen thousand.
LONDON, July Sl.-1he grand ball
given 10y the Lord Mayor to the may
DIS and other civil dignitarles from
abroad, took place at Guildhail last
night and was magnificent affair.
Nearly thirty-iive hundred persons
we're present, including all the distin-
guished guests which were at the ball
The night before. The hall was finely
decorated, although there was but lit
lie time to prepare for the ball, follow
ng so soon after the banquet. No
member of the British Ministry at
ended the ball.
LONDON, July 31.-The Times reports
hat Henry Rochefort, on the 10th
nst., sent letter to Paul De Cassa-
ynac, calling on him to come to Gen
Eva Immediately with his second.
The cause of the challenge is a certain
lrticle in LePays. DE Cassagnac re-
,lied with an excessively abusive let
er giving Rochefort choice of wea-
,ons and appointing Prince Alexan-
Ter De Wagron and Count WON'T
on his seconds. M. Nj. Perrin
md Ordiveres having consented
o act as Rcchefort's seconds have met
hose of NJ. DE Cassagnac in Paris to
orange the terms of the duel. They
lain the choice OF arms and place
Is their principal is the insulted party.
lie has not only the choice of weapons
nut the right to determine the distance.
They then demanded that the combat
Ints should meet with pistols ct !. dis.
ance of five PAGES, TO shoot at the word
# command. NJ. De, Cassagmc's sec
,nds said tits was- simply murder, for
When arms of the comh2tants were ex-
ended the muzzles of their weapons
would almost touch.
Rochefort's representatives refused
o admit these objections. They said
heir principal having considered the
OF the case, had been par
IcnIar about the conditions. The
riends of the NJ. de Cassagnac then
that the distance be thirty