The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-08-05
ROPE.

commenced the feat of swimming Sc
hours continuously, without rest. in the
Thames He dove off the parade at
Woolwich at six o'clock this morning
ami is now swimming toward Grave
send, on reaching which place be viii
turn with the tide and come back 10
Woolwich, expecting to reach there at
six this evening, when he will again
turn with the tide and repeat the trip.
WooLwICH, Aug 2-Owing to high
winds Captain Webb lett tie water at
sixteen minutes past three, having been
swimming nine hours and completing
% miles.
LONDON, Aug. 2-The Arch bishcp Of
Canterbury. the primste, has issued TO
the clergy of his diocese & rccommen-
datIon that they. who during the past
few months have prayed for peace,
should now through general thanks
| giving return thanks 10 God that their
prayers have been thus far answered
The Echo states that owing to the
PROSTATE condition of tie cotton trade
Horribly & Son of Brookhouse, the
largest mill owners III the Blackburn
district. have given fortnights notice
to their operatives that they will close
the MILL.
ROME. Aug. 2-The funeral of the
late Cardinal Frsnchi will be celebrated
Monday next. In the meantime audi
ences at the Vatican will be suspended.
PARIS, Aug. 2-The French Govern
ment, at the request of the United
States. has invited foreign powers to an
international Monetary Congress 10 be
gin here August 10th.
VIENNA, Aug. 2-The Austrian van
guard has arrived at Baujaluke, Bos-
MIA. Turkish officials and the Austrian
consul general have fled from Seraiavok
on account of the menacing attitude of
the populace. 1t is stated that the
troops after crossing the river, had
been fred upon by the united Moham-
medan and Christian bands, who are
expected to occupy defiles leading to
Herzegovina as the Austrians advance.
1t is rumored that Gen. Todlcben re-
fuses to withdraw man from the vicin-
| ity of Constantinople before the with
drawal of the British fleet. Difficult
ties are also reported in regard TO the
return of Turkish prisoners of war
BERLIN, Aug. 2-Exchange of ratiti
cations of the treaty of Berlin Will
take placei Saturday, as Congress ar
ranged, Notwithstanding the Porte 5
delay.
LONDON, Aug "A Constantinople
dispatch. dated July 3lst, says the Rus
slams are endea voring to charter steam
transportation to convey 100000 men to
to Odessa, about a month hence; bnt
this operation will depend upon eircum-
stances.
BERLIN, Aug --latest returns from
elections for members of the German
Reichstag show that there are elected
Al Conservatives, II National Liberals,
10 Progressivists. 80 Ultramontanes, 2
Alsatisn Irreconcilables. , Alsatian
Autonomists, 3 Socialists, S Poles and
Particularist. Thirty-six second bal
lots are necessary.
LONDON. Aug. "A Berlin CORES
pendent telegraphs that the relative
positions of the various parties are un-
changed. According to the various
returns the National Liberal electoral
committee estimate their party has lost
Is seats, Conservative gained 20, uni,
eel liberals will have a majority in
parliament. The correspondent con-
siders that this will continue To be the
case even if negotiations with the
Papal Nuncio at Kissengen are success
full. as the Ultramontane party will
then peacefully break up. 1t is estima-
ted about six Socialists have been
| elected.