The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-11
Third Edition
FOREIGN.
Warlike Preparations Proceeding
Great Strike Of Glasgow WeaverS.
National Associated Press to the Star.
FINANcIAI aJooM IN IONDoN

FINANCIAL GLOOM IN LONDON.
LONDON Oct. 1.-THE financial situation
grows very gloomy. The air is thick with
ominous rumors of coming disaster. There
is observable in every direction a strong in
clination on the part of holders of securi-
ties to sell low, and large holders hesitate
to threw their shares on the market lest
the effect should be disastrous. Joint stock
banks are endeavoring to strengthen them
selves by cautiously calling in their loans
and realizing upon their securities but the
process is attended with danger and they
are moving very carefully.
wARLIKE PREPARATIONS.
LONDON, Oct 1l.-A dispatch from Simla
says council of war is sitting there. The
Afghans are practicing with their artillery
in the Khyber Pass.
ONE THOUSAND wEAvERs STRIKE.
GLASGOW, Oct. 11.-One thousand weav-
ers employed in Grants cotton factory, in
this city, have struck work.
TROUBLE AT THE ODESSA BANK.
ODESSA, Oct. 1.-THE Cashier of the Odes-
sa Bank of Commerce has been discovered
to be defaulter, and the announcement
has caused panic among depositors The
amount embezzled is 5000 roubles, and
stock worth 80 900 roubles. A run has COM
menced on the bank and some $4,000, 900
have been withdrawn.
RIAzAN IN RUINS.
LONDON, Oct. ia dispatch from
Riazan, Russia, gives further particulars of
the great fire there Riazan is the Capt.
tai of the province of that name. 1t is sit
uated on the Okla River, one hundred and
ten miles from Moscow 1t has but small
population, about eighteen thousand, but
it is Cathedral City, being the seat of an
Archbishop. 1t has Theological Semin-
ary, High School and College for Young
Noblemen. The two latter institutions
have been for some time past hot-beds for
Nihilism, nearly all of the students and
some of the teachers being disciples of that
| order. The Secret Committee of the Nj
hlists issued manifesto few weeks ago,
explaining the causes which led it to decree
the deaths of the Chiefs of the Holy, who
had been assassinated, and stating that
other acts of vengeance and reprisal would
soon follow.
| Printed copies of this manifesto reached
Riazan in considerable numbers, and secret
orders from the Committee are also sup
posed to have arrived there. The fire which
has laid almost the whole city in ruins had
every appearance of being the work of the
conspiracy. The flames broke out stimuli
taneously in various quarters, and the
means of subsiding them were wholly in
adequate. The seventy warehouses de-
stroyed were filled with grain, hops, tobac-
co, linen and woolen goods and articles OF
iron and glassware. No less than one
| thousand dwelling houses are in ashes, and
| the populace are in sore distress.
BLooDTHIRsTY SPEECH.
BERLIN Oct. 1.-During the debate on
the Socialist Bill Herr Hasselmann, Social
ist, made bloodthirsty speech, during the
| delivery of which there was intense excite
ment.
RUMoRS OF ABDICATIOE.
| LONDON, Oct. ia dispatch from st.
| Petersburg says that rumors of the Cars
abdication have been again revived.
BISMARCK NEGOTIATING.
| A dispatch from Berlin says Bismarck is
again negotiating with the National Lib
erals.
GAMBETTA's GRAFTON.
PARIS, Oct I'm Gambetta delivered
an Grafton at Grenade yesterday. He said
that the Republic was not opposed to re-
ligion, but he hoped that the electors would
not submit to the yoke of the sacristy.
DRAFTING A LIBERAL CONSTITUTION.
| LONDON, Oct. ia st. Petersburg dis
patch says it is stated that the Czarovitch
is drafting very liberal Constitution for
Russia
THE BULGARIANs TO AID THE AMER.
A dispatch from Bucharest says the pa
pers published in that city state that the
Bulgarians are raising an army of six thou
sand men to proceed to Afghanistan to fight
the English.
| PROHIBITING LOTTERY TICKETS.
| BERLIN Oct 1.-THE Government has
prohibited the sale of Paris Exhibition Lot.
terry tickets in Alsace.
URGING A NEW TREATY.
LONDON, Oct. ia dispatch from Buch.
Arrest says Russia is urging Roumania to
sign new treaty, contrary to the treaty OF
Berlin, granting the passage of Russian
troops through Roumania for the minimum
period of two years.
TROUBLE AT NINGPo.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 1.-THE steamer
Belgis, from Hong Kong, has arrived.
There has been a serious disturbance at
Ningpo, the inhabitants having refused to
submit to the exactions of the local Man
DARN.