Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-12-04
AROUND THE WORLD.
EUROPE.

passage IN tue Cnamoef ol Dtpulice
ON the 18th instant, when the latter
was uuseated, was fought to-day AT
Plesses Picquet. They fought at
thirty-fve PAGES. Only one en-
change was had, and neither party
was hurt.
London, Nov. 2t.-United States
Minister Welsh to-day paid over
TO her Majesty's government the
amount Of the fisheries award by
a draft for $4,000, 900.
London, Nov. 2l.-An order has
been unexpectedly received at
Woolwich for nearly one hundred
tons of camping equipage for the
army in South Africa. Stores are
now being embarked for immediate
dispatch. The consignment in
cludes a great number of tents,
blankets, barrack furniture, utensils
and other necessaries of the kind
sent ont before the commence
ment of the Kaffir campaign.
Brussels, Nov. 2l.-The Russian
organ lie Nord in an article on
the Afghan war, says the report
which will doubtless he propagated
relative to the complications be-
tween England and Russia may he
characterized beforehand as false.
All prospect of such an eventuaIi-
ty may be put ont of the question
with perfect assurance.
London, Nov. 22.-A dispatch
from Philippopolis says the words
of Gen. Todleben during his re-
cent visit here made deep impress
sion. He told the Bulgarian-Rus-
sian authorities they must conform
to the treaty of Berlin, adding
that on his late visit to Livadia the
Car expressed his firm intention
to execute that treaty.
Madrid, Nov. 22.-the corre-
spondencia de Espana asserts that
European Cabinets have informed
theSwiss Government of their inten-
ton to recall their representatives
from Berne if Switzerland contin-
ues to give refuge to anarchists
from all countries.
Paris, Nov. pm. De Fourtou,
in a speach in the deputies Mon
day says: eff | had done INV
whole duty you 1.-THE left would
not been sitting where yon
are" The Republicans are greatly
excited at this threat of a comp
dietat, and talk of impeaching the
De Broglie Ministry is revived.
London, Nov. 25.-Ten thou
sand cotton spinners at Oldham
went on a strike to-day.
A seven per cent, reduction of
wages is ordered in the Carnarvon-
shire slate quarries.
Oldham, Nov. 25.-One hundred
mills employing $4,000 hands have
stopped running. Some of the
oldest firms have not enforced the
reduction. 1t is not thought that
the strike will last long, rs limited
companies working on borrowed
capital cannot afford 10 stop.
Constantinople, Nov. 25.-In
pursuance of the treaty of Berlin
the Bulgarian Assembly, composed
of bishops, functionaries and nota-
bles, has been summoned to meet
at Tirnova, Dec. 81, to prepare
organic laws for the Province.
The Assembly is to complete this
task in April and then elect
Prince.
Bucharest, Nov. 25.-It is Off
cially announced that Russia and
Roumania have arrived at an IN
derstanding by which the regnla-
tons of the treaty of Berlin relative
TO the passage of the Russian troops
through Roumania is extended to
the Dobrudsha. The matter IL
thus settled in accordance with
Roumania's wishes.
Madrid, Nov. 25.-Arrests con-
Time in Barcelona, Saragossa and
elsewhere Of persons implicated in
Federal intrigues. At Saragossa
arms and papers have been found
with twenty persons.
Madrid, Nov. 26.-In the con-
gress to-day Senior Castelar, made
An elegant speech against the Press
bill, which he denounced as n con.
fiscation of the freedom of the
press. lie was frequently cheered
during his speech.
The steamship Pomerania, run
ming between New York and Ham
burg, was Sunk on the night Of the
26th, by collision. with the iron
bark Noel lillian. Nearly sixty
persons are reported drowned OF
missing. The Pomerania sunk IN
about twenty minutes after the
collision occurred. She had or
board 220 persons. OF the crew
III in number, 10S are reported
saved, which certainly does not
speak very favorably for them
The captain. who was making bis
126th round trip between Europe
and America, refused TO leave the
steamship and sunk with her. II
Is thought that some of the miss
ing might have been picked mp by
passing vessels. The collision oc.
CURED in the straits of Dover, of
Folkestone, England.
The Noel lillian IL n magnificent
new iron bark u LOO tons gross,
owned in Liverpool and built at
Sunderland last year. What was