The Portland daily press., 1878-11-28
EUROPE.


Attemptto Blow up the Hungarian Pre-
PEsTH, Nov. 27.-LAst night while M Tisza,
the Hungarian prime minister, was entertain
ing Andrasey aud a number of the delegation
of Pesth, bomb exploded in an alley next to
fragments showed that the bomb was charged
with dynamite. The windows of the palace
were shattered, but nobody was hurt. There
is no clue to the perpetrators. Great excite
ment prevails.
Fresh Troubles in English NJ snufacaories.
New YORK, Nov. pa London special
says fresh war between capital and labor has
broken out in Lancaster, dashing thu hopes of
those who anticipated revival of trade in
Eagiand and adding additional gloom to a sit
uation already depressing enough. Ii another
of those great strikes which have been SO fire.
quent in manufacturing districts of England of
late years, has broken out 10 Oldham, there is
every prospect it will ba long aud bitter
struggle between employees and work men.
The hands ia 100 mills TO the number Of 1900
have stuck and the excitement has reached a
great height The masters are firm aud an
nounce a deter nination to make no further
compromise, while the operatives are resolved
to accept no reduction of wages Large crowds
walk the streets and their attitude Is very de-
termined, but no disorder has yet occurred.
The papers which express sympathy with the
masters have been burned in public houses.
1t is stated that with the assistance of the trade
union the str Ike will last ten weeks.
Austria and the Porte.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Nov. 27.-Count Itchy,
Austrian ambassador, has Informed the Porte
that Austria will take care that the province Of
Eastern Roumeia is regularly constituted in
acc ordance with the treaty Of Berlin, and that
the Russian troops evacuate Tdrkey in May.
Austria and the Porte b ,ve agreed in prn cipe
concerning the occupation Of Now Bazar.
The Russian Budget.
Cr pgTEp.pIrc Nov 7-rha Gala, r,h
fishes bulge tor 1877 1t shows that the
revenue was $40 100000 roubes, and the ex-
penditure 1,Ol4, 100000 rouoles, nearly half on
the army.
Gen. Kaufman's Speech.
BERLIN, Nov. q 1t is thought the speech
Of Gen. Kaufman Toskend in presenting his
sword to the Afghan envoy for transmission 70
the Amer of G ,bul was made, if at all, pre-
vious to the signature Of the treaty of Berlin.
Another Duei in France.
PARIS, Nov. 27.-M de Role, Bonapartist
deputy, aud Republican jo1roaliss, have
fought duel with pistols at Plessls Piquet.
Only one shot was fred and neither was hurt
Revolt in Kudistau.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Nov. ga revolt has
broken out IN kudlstan and troops have bsen
sent TO suppress it.
The Approaching Retirement of G srsscha.
koG.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov 27.-It is expected on
the Cars return that decision will b. reach
ed concerning the proposed changes in high
administrative and diplomatic posts. There is
no foundation for the rumor that the London
and Vienna ambassadors will exchange places.
The foregoing probably indicates the approach
ing retirement OF Gortschakoff. There is no
foundation for the statement that Russia will
accept the declaration of the Porte acknowl-
edglng the vitality of the unmodltied portion of
the treaty of San Stefano in place of the new
treaty.
Foreign Notes.
Six hundred cotton operatives at Oldham
have resumed work at a reduction, and the
others will probably follow
A despatch from Sydney, Australia, says
that intelligence has been received from New
Caledonia, of fresh massacres of coonists by
natives.
Baron Adelswoerd minister for Sweden and
Norway, IN Paris; M. jean Pierre Napoleon,
Eugene Chevandler, LIE Valdecone, French
statesman, and M. Jean Francois, Gustaye
Andre, zine years senator from the depart
ment of Cbarente, are dead
TIE newspapers at Rome announce several
assassinatons in the provinces. 1t is un-
known as yet whether they are political or uot.