New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-26
CURRENT FOREIGN TOPICS.

indignant wife. named Trayner, the keeper CT
that day, drank. After a scrinmase" with his wife
he settled himself comfortably on the floor and fell
portunity Deposting her unconscious husband the
sofa she placed ngtcap on his head covered his face
with DOM and his body with shroud when she Dor
! rowed from neghboring shop Having decorated the
STROUD with flowers. she placed two Lighted candies on
table OF the sofa and ing rsclf on the
doorstep of the house, aroused the neghborhood oy
melancholy wall for the dead The house was soon
filled with sylnpathzng friends and aequaintances, in
| Guiding poce-consiable who came to have LOOK ~
ceased man suddenly lifted himself up and with stare
that eurdled The blood and made the esn OF al present
grief Of the behoders speedily turned into Joy when
they found that ans not death bad been the
gentleman, however, must for the moment have been
painful i1 the extreme Em6arrassnx explanations en-
| sued, and the affair ended IN a general spree"
| The HARVEST IN FRANCE.--In the ncighbOr-
hood OF Paris the greater part Of the crops have been
gathered fane not usually AZ 0pmst b race 1o OF
within living memory II Is expected hit the yield VIII
vest of 1875 not often been rSaed since the war
Providence has been very kind to France In tins respect
a da al some cntSs sss Would have us believe
they certainly helped TO render fine Of two hun
under any circumstances In France said yoltare,
repairs the mischief done by the inhabitants"
And yet with AN imperial taxation or So40oOOOOO Tor
present year. to say nothing Of local burdens, and
the prospect % annuL increase in national e1pendi-
ture for an indefinite period OF tine French hnan-
cicis Respondent enough to take somewhat gloomy
view OF the political future; They maintain that
splendid harvest not much piece OF good fortune
France almost necessity to enable her To meet her
obligations that il the views Of these gentlemen
were accepted correct, basorm next June might
he regarded as Tie sure precursor OF state baGkruptcy
Others affirm, with perhaps more Justice, that bad mar
vest would be to the Republic the rural class being
cmneutly practical and consequently unwilling 10 sup
port Government which cannot guarantee fine weather.
| RELIGIOUS EXCITEMENT IN GERMANY.-An
recouty attempted by peasant VI the Sesn village OF
by tie freemilded SECTION Of The inhabrants IN
accordance with the much talked Of May laws, or Fax
I mr.. Hha1f
| the elected priest as "a TO the community.
Among the peasants whose feelings were thus worked
up prize OF so tEalers offered for any one VINO
would do the necessary deed During the trial before
the jury averred that the incriminated peasant
mad visited, with Others by young UltfamOntane
priest, mad arrived from Prague on the same day
Sa n sss tG the evening Sehnd great crncx,
which was surrounded and SHADED by LINE trees; from
thence fired pistol at the priest who ne knew would
pass Tie count considering that the accused had been
nstgaed to the act, condemned MIN 10 Tour years I'M
pr-Onment with hard labor and the loss OF nis CIVIC
fghls for similar term. In the UliramoDtane press Oh
Germany, violent nsgatOns OF the nature alluded 70
now OF frequent occurrence
REWARD OF HERoIsM IN ENGLAND.-Three
pounds seventeen That Is the price ot hero In THESE
latter days tine amount subscribed Tor me WIDOW ana
day to prevent the accident TO The Flying Dutehma
then the dem 80 Or IS il that we cnnot
uIZe hegusm i'll q muddy ycsture OF lstan ana IN con-
uection with anything so prosaic a railwsyi John
Chiddy was a duarryinan on the Bristol and Exeter
RAILWAY lie large block OF stO9e on TIE line just
before he train was due at speed Of 80 miles hour:
He removed it IN time TO the train, but himself
caught in the act and killed the spot An appeal
! to Tue public behalf OF the family was answered
by 50 l7s railway ecmHa.1y VINO had Rr0tited to
nothing for hi Lord Elcho apeea 10 me oahGei ,
of EXchequer, but there are no funds aValiapS ior
such purposes On the same G1y we pa AGO o
Dutch soldier OF fortune who had come 70 Enhland 70
| milton OF the Duke of sciombcrs's services in being
klod the battle OF the Boyne and John Cniddys fam
with he dictates OF an enlightened seisEness; aud 1t Is
bc hoped that this is not the ultimate ana nn meas
urc OF our admiration lor heToi'ih IA hunoc
! don Examiner.
! MIXTURE OF RACES IN EUROPEAN TURKEY
Our recent reference the strong ansayonian feeling
sixeccn Thousand welarmed Albanese nave joined the
Turkish army at 0rki, west OF Nschi IL may not no
but uttle more than 100000 ilhabanns-is by no
means homogeneous in or speech Its eastern dis
ricts are inhabited by Waacis, ,r kolunans, VINO Just
now give great trouble in Lcsnjanins army In me
tGe rontiel and they after ALL also race different
from the rbo-S!avs. In Bosnia as VIC nave oeloIe
baauc, each other. Tuning to the remnant Of Euro
pcan Turkey We hnd tie Alliances, or Arnauts along
he Alratic and Ionian Sea- from the frontier OF Mon
trmcgro down. TO the boundary OF Greece. Inc.
territory between the Aibanese districts and the Moido,
mainly inhabited by Bu!gars but win odd sprinkhngs
OF Arnauts, niTks, and various otter RACES In .fo
KrlIss aud up the frontier OF Ronlnani, the Turks
in oi clcss ntermxture At the edge of the Black
shore the Greeks come IN ana IN ths prvJeo,mg
nolc there is iuerInxurc OF Tanks ana Greeks. IN
tne provinces the gcan Sea, Greeks alternate with
IurEs and Busars. In the Districts Tear the Greek
border lie Turkish Helene, Waaca.an, and Albanese
races form jumbo which 1t Is Impossible to disentange
TLls is only description maze IL tIe gross, wiaout
Cnt,iny into the yaricga(ed details OF tie CONFUSION OF
often iound IN many sinse TOM Sat S Of Sge
attend all attempts OF Solving TIE Eastern Question
London Examiner.
PROGRESS IN JApAN--A letter from Yoko-
hama n, tue B0rscn-eitJ says that MEado has been
received with great enthusiasm durig ms t0nI IN tie
northern provinces OF the Empire, wneh urll recently
hnlh ,pn
the MkadoS The Prime Minister santcno acted
"a re.cn-a circus lance unprecedented in japanese
storT sncrtly before the Mlkado's departure it
resolved Cln!not Cornell 10 lcpuld TIE tempie OF
Moniseki, TIE headquarters Of Euddnism, which was
burncd Gown four ,ears ago. This, says the CORE
su0naent ta.t hc Government mas gwen up lts
Intention 10 suppress Buddhist sery aud make
tlc sH;o cr cd the exclusive religion Of the state,
espcc ally rs has paid subsidies TO tue Bnddia temPns
for the vintage schoU OF Christian ana mas
acCncd he universal observance OF the christian sun
day. Tnis ci@Ge ~ roiley has sivvh sTe s 1 ~
To tie Curis.ian settler In Japan. Inc ren1ova o.
the Kurie Islands III consequence OF te ekenango
OF territory Effected between Russia and Japan mas now
been completed The number OF new subjects that mas
been acquired By Japan through this exchange Is much
greater thau Obtained by Russia a. nearly all the
Russian fishermen in the Kurile Islands have decided 10
remain there, while only about 40 japanese families
have remained in Saghalien The hostile feeling shown
those Of the Anglo saxon race had very prejudical
eject commercial interests Of fokohams as sew.
Iicnsn causing further INCREASE in the prices OF e5.
ports and fan III cotton and Manehester GOODS Oh wS
an Immense supply has accumulated IN Yokohama Tue
in great dineies owing TO- the enanse
kinds Of speculation with the object OF improving tnelr
business They arr now Negotiating WITH Chlhese
agent with regard loan OF 100000 Ian for the en-.
sment and equipment Of army TO be sent against
the Dunganans and kashgarians Inc loan 10 NC re-
uad out OF the customs receipts OF the harbors at the
mouth OF the Blue River; but these receipts are yearly
dimuisning. The exports OF the above harOois are
stotes and the number OF these is now much smaller
than formerly, owing TO the persecution TO when they
arc subjected by the native wokmen, who IND tIcir
gains considerably reduced BY the competition OF tha