Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-21

LONDON, August 21-Fowler, the American.
who resides at Boulogne, succeeded in cross
paratuS in hours and % minutes The appa-
ratus consists of a small double canoe of india
rubber cloth, inflated, having board between
the two vessels, upon which Fowler stood and
padded across. The sea was very calm.
Forbes, the FOrger.
Thomas Forbes was arraigned before the
Bow street police court to day on charge Of
forgery. He was remanded until Sept. 18th to
await extraditiOn papers and the necessary
testimony from New York for the prosecution
and defence: the counsel on both sides agree
ing to the pOstponement.
An American Murderer COnfesses.
Peter FrOman, a Stowaway on the bark
z. VIM. Dankin, from Bull river, South Caro-
lima, was arrested at Gravesend yesterday, at
the request OF Mr.. Welsh, the American min
lster, charged, on his own admissions, with
numbering constable who attempted to ar
rest him. Froman repeated the confession to
the Officer who arrested him here. He was
remanded today at the Bow street police
court to await information from the United
States.
Prince HOhenlOhe Elected.
MUNICH. August 2L-Prince Hohenlohe the
German ambassador at Paris, has been re-
elected to the Reichstag on a second ballot in
Forchheim by vote of $500 against 500, fol
the ultramontane candidate.
French Senatorial Elections.
PARIS, August 2l.-The elections of presi-
Gents OF the council general are believed to
SUIT In the establishment of republican ma
IOrlty In the senate. The MonarchistS and
BGnapartlStS are diScOrdant. The OrleaniStS
IN several departments voted with the repub-
licanS.
The London "TfmeS" on kearuey
LONDON, August 2l.-The Times rep ints the
report Of the interview between Butler aud
kearney, and has an editorial about them and
the national party, in which it says of the lat
ter: g 1t might become serious danger TO the
republic ii ii We're possible for the discomfort
ed and ignorant masses who have attached
themselves to it to pool their issues and com
bine against capital. There are, practically,
no limits In democratic country to the pow,
OF majority, driven by strong passions, and
hunCre, s OF thousands of working men,
who have felt the pinch of hard times
and teen thrown out of work or had to sub
Slst on lower wages, are urged by the most
powerful forces to come together, as kear-
ney puts it, for bread ard butter But II is
doubtful whether those who rave most wildly
agt inst society are not as firmly welded each
OF Them, TO his own theories of reconstruction
as the most superstitious fanatics of the Old
World creeds. The Times then briefly sum-
marlZeS the proceedings before Congressman
HeWlttS committee, and concludes as follows:
The United States would have more to fear
from the Buffers and Kearneys if their fo'-
lovers were less passionate. less ignorant of
the pi actical limitations of political action.
and less torn by internal lealOuSies.
Queen Christina Worse.
HAVRE, August 2l.-Queen Christina of
Spain is worse. No hope is entertained of her
recovery.
Prison Congress.
STOCKHOLM, August 2L-The international
congress Tor the prevention and repression of
crime, including penal and refOrmatOry treat
ment, assembled to-day. M. Won Bjornst
Jerha, Swedish minister of foreign affairs, was
elected president, and Rev. DIR. Ecwines, of
Ine cnited states, ST honorary president the
members of the congress to morrow