Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-06
OLD WORLD TOPICS.

VLD WURLD TOPICS.
THE DISASTER TO faE STEAMER
PRINCESS ALICE.
"A Detailed Report of the Calamity by an
| Eye Witness-The Loss of Life Over Five
Hundred-The Doiugs eff the Coin Con-
gross The Troubles Between Greece
and Turkey, Etc.
i THE PRINCESS ALICE.
LenDoN, 5.-The following is the log of
steamer Bywell Castle which ran down the ex-
custom steamer Princess Alice the Thames
on Tuesday last: Master and pilot man on the
upper bridge and the lookout on the top gal
liant forecastle. A light breeze prevailed. The
weather was a little hazy at 7:45 P. NJ. Pro-
ceeded at half speed down Gallons Reach.
when about at the centre the roach, observed
the excursion steamer coming up the Berkery
Reach, showing her red and masthead lights,
when we ported our helm to keep
over towards Tripcock Point. As the vessels
neared they observed that the other steamer
had ported her helm, and Immediately after
wards saw she had starboarded her helm, and
was trying to cross our bows showing her
green light close under our port bow. Seeing
that.a collision was inevitable we stopped the
vessels came in collision, the bow of the Byweu
Castle cutting into the steamer with a dread
full crash. We took immediate measures
for saving life by hauling up over
our bows several passengers, throwing. over
board rope ends, life buoys, ladders and sew
several planks, and getting out three boats, at
the same time keeping the whistle blowing
loudly for assistance, which rendered by
eral boats from the shore and boat from
another steamer. The excursion steamer,
which TUNED out to be the Princess Alice
turned over and sunk under our bows. We
succeeded in rescuing very many passengers,
and anchored for the night. Nc log of the
Princess Alice has been made up, nor is the
captain survived to give an account of her
course. The collision will be the subject of
board of trade inquiry Immediately. An accu-
rate estimate of the number of persons
drowned is published, but it is believed it will
not fall below 500. The Bywell Castle received
| no damage whatever.
| sIaaNATIoN OF BUSINESS.
LONDON, Sept. 5.-The Preston operatives as
ISOLATION has issued notices pointing out that
164 pairs of spinning mills are stopped in town;
| that it is feared an infinitely condition
of affairs is imminent, and that short time be
generally adoptedin Lancashire. meeting of
the managers has been called to meet at Man.
chester to consider the unprecedented CONNER
| cial difficulties.
LONDON, Sept. 5.--John Eastwood d Sons,
worsted manufacturers of Ludderster, near
Halifax, Yorkshire, have failed. liabilities
$475, 900.
| LONDON, Sept. 5--Buliion in the Bank of
England increased fel2,000 the past week.
Amount gone into bank on balance to-day,
95S, 900. The proportion Of the bank reserve
to liabilities ia Al lilo per cent.
PARIS, Sept 5.-Specie in the Bank Of France
decreased 100000 francs.
THE METRIC SYSTEM.
| PARIS, Sept. b.-The international congress
| on weights, measures and coins, yesterday,
unanimously adopted resolution deploring
| the fact that England and Russia and the
United States had not adopted the metric sys-
tenn, and the English delegates afterwards
passed resolution petitioning the English and
| American governments to appoint mixed
commission to consider the adoption of the
metric system by both countries.
The congress on coinage, weights and meas
ures will to-day discuss motions for a univer-
sal standard of fneness for gold and silver,
freedom of minis to coin either gold or silver,
| according to the demand; for unlimited right
of coinage for exports; rates between gold and
silver to be regulated solely by their commercial
value, and silver not to be legal tender for
debt over 920.
! THE GREEK COAST.
LONDON, Sept. Sit is said France and Italy
jointly notified the Porte that they will not
permit the bombardment of the Greek coast
| in the event of war between Greece and Tur-
key. The Turkish troops reported en-
croaching on Greek territory.
DISCUSSING EGYPT.
PARIS, Sept. 5.-The Marquis Of Salisbury
| AL
foreign affairs. 1t is reported they meet again
to discuss Egyptian affairs. Midhat Pasha is
expected tonight. He will see Salisbury and
! Washington tomorrow, and then proceed to
Gastein and Vienna to see Bismarck and An
Grassy.
The manager of sepoy's Bonapartist Journal
of which Paul de Cossagnac was editor, has
been summoned before the correctional police
for insulting MacMahon.
COULDN'T STAND oELIBAcY.
PARIS, Sept. 5.-Herr Kinks, an old Catholic
priest at Heidelberg, has been married. The
Bavarian old Catholics do not accept the recent
decision of the Synod for the abolition of
ceibacy.
| WILL TELL HER BIG BioTHERs.
| CoNsTANTINopLE, Sept 5.-Greece has notified
the Porte that she will invoke the mediation
of the powers if she does not receive reply to
her memorandum by Friday.
WON'T GIVE IN.
| CoNsTANT1NoPLR, Sept. Sit is stated that
the council of ministers has decided to inform
Greece that the Porte could not comply with
her request to appoint delegates to regulate the
| frontier but would await replies from the
powers to its memorandum before making
| decision.
| AUSTRIAN SUCCESSES.
| VIENNA, Sept. 5.-Gen. Phillipovich amour
ces that band Of 1000 insurgents was de-
featcd on the Sd inst. Kadinasdo, and
thirty killed Gen. Szapary, on the 18th inst.
sent two regiments southwark, d living the in
surgents from the Lipacon Maglai road, after
seven hours engagement. The Montenegrins
| are reported evacuating Sultorina
| THE VATICAN.
LONDON Aug. 5.-The pontifcial choir will
sing the music at the conservation of church
at Canosciro leaving Rome for the first time.
The pope will be presented by Cardinal Mona
ca La Valetta. A correspondent remarks that
| the significance of this delegation is that it
may be considered the frat step toward break
ing, at least in spirit, the famous imprison-
ment Of the Pope in the vatican.
REBELLIONS.
Rome dispatches say two-thirds of the Ultra
| montana members elect of the German reichs-
tag give notice of their intention to oppose the