Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-08-19
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the centennial anniversary of the birth u
O'GonpeiI the Irish Lioerator, was celebrated
Al Dublin, Ireland, on the 9Th and 9th. On
tls former day religious ceremonies were
held Ia the cathedral, at which Cardinal
Manning ofiiciated. On the latter there were
professions and Oratlons and 10 the evening
ilIumlpations and banquet. AZ the latter q
disturbance aross, caused by the Lord Mayor
calling on Charles Ga,au Duffy 10 respond TO
a toast" The Legislative Independence Of
ireland" Mr.. Duffy, on rising, was greeted
with tremendous uproaT and calls for the
Home rnIer, Butt. Tine Mayor made repeated
and ineffective attempts 10 gain hearing
sud finally vacated The chair. DIR. Butt
then began {. speak, when the gas was ex.
IInguiabsd and the company dispersed 10
great confusion, leaving unfinished the series
u regular toasts. At Rome on tbs 9Th, at
the chapel Of the Irish College, pontiacal high
mass was celebrated In honor Of O'CoonsIl's
memory.
a LosDos dispatch Of the 9th announces
the closing Of eighteen additional cotton
mills al Oldham. The number OF Tale opera
tiyss was about 10000.
THERE was an amnesty demonstration at
Dublin on the Tth in the cemetery where
O'Cor nell Is buried. Over 10000 persons
we're present including several members OF
Ing home ruie and amnesty for the imprls-
oned Fenians.
ACCORDING 10 accounts from Damascus 10
the ga Of July, cholera was raging violently,
-Four hundred cases we're reported daily, but
the real number was thought TO be eonsld.
erably larger. The disease was also reported
~ raging at Antioch and other towns ada.
cent.
Carr. BoaAapus, the American pigeon.
English champion.
THERE were serious riots In Glasgow be.
tween OFangemen and Home rulers during
the 0'Connell celebration. Several of the
rioters aud policemen were injured.
ANOTHER revolution has broken out In
Eokhand, In Central Asia. The Khan Ii said
To have fed and his troops 10 have fraternlged
with the insurgents.
Tng trial Of Alexander and William Collie
on the charge Of obtaining large sums OF
money from the London and Westminster
Bank on false pretcnses came 10 sudden
eonelnsion on the 9th by the announcement
that Alexander had abseonded.
ACCORDING tn a London dispatch OF the
morning Of the nth serious affair had arisen
between the Russian and Prnssian frontier
guards al Donbrowa, on the boundary be.
tween the two countries. Thc trouble was
provoked by the Russians, who ireapasscd ON
German territory. Several 81 the guards on
each aide were wounded.
A CoSsTANfiNoPLg dispatch Of the 10th
announces the departure Of Turkish troops
TO Herzegovina to suppress the insurcctiou.
All the Cailist villages on the plain Of
Alaoa have submitted To the Government OF
King Aiphouso. A Madrid telegram OF the
10th says the OFFICIAL Gasstte had published an
order directing levy Of 100000 men.
Mn, GLADSTONE, late English Premier, has
published another pamphlet. In which he
discusses anew the questions relating to
papacy, which formed the subject Of his
former pamphlets on Vatleanism."
SHAW a THOMPSON, British Iron merchants
and manufacturers, failed for s51D,00 on the
18th. and then compromised with their cred..I
iiors by paying 10 per cent Of their lndebt.
edness.