The Portland daily press., 1879-04-01
EUROPE.

High Officials Identified with the Nihilists.
LONDON, March 31.-A st. Petersburg dispatch
says the fortyve persons arrested on the night af-
ter the attempt on the life Of Gen. Won Drentlin
Chief of Gendarmerie, were Of such high rank they
were not sent to common prisons They include Of
ficers of the Guard, Court Chamberlain and two
daughters of a prominent Minister.
Frishtfui Mortality Among Prisoners.
committee has been appointed to inquire into
the of the death of 200 out OF 500 inmates
Charkoff Central Prison within four months
The Question of Rem owing the Assembly
TO Paris.
PARIS, March 31.-The extreme Republicans and
their organs are violently denouncing Senator La
beuaye and the moderate Left in consequence of the
report against the removal of the Legislature to Par
is, and they threaten to abolish the Senate if it at
tempts to interfere with the will of France, which
they claim is represented by the Deputies.
The great point of the senatorial committees re-
port against the return of the legislature to Paris
an argument drawn from the policy of the United
States, which report points out that they have en-
Joyed for century perfect immunity from mob inter-
terence with legislatures by placing them at dis.
lance from large towns.
The PardOncd Communists
The proposal of Leferye, minister of the interior
granting $4,000 francs for repariating INDECENT COM
munsts, states that at least 1000 will return from
New Caledonia, while probably 1900 who were con-
demned in continuation will be arrested.
The Occupation of ROumclia,
CoNsTANTINoPLE, March 3I.-Grand Vzier
Kheirsdn Pasha, as counter project to that of the
mixed occupation Of Eastern Roumea, proposes
that the occupation be entrusted to Turkish regular
troops, while the powers appoint governor who
will be under control of the international commits
son In case his proposal is not accepted the grand
vzer will insist that Turkish regulars form the ma
lority OF the occupying corps, each power to con-
tribute $500.
LONDON, March, Silt is announced that Austria
England, Russia, Turkey and Italy have consented
TO take part in the mixed occupation of Eastern
Roumelia Italy however has made some reservation,
Ihe contingent OF each nationality have its own am
bassador. Troops act in accordance with instruc-
LIONS drawn up in common by the pvwers. The sole
OBJECT ofthe occupation is to prevent conflict between
the Turks and Bulgarans.
Afshanistan Affairs i'm the House of Com
mons.
LONDON, March 3f.-In the House of Commons
To-day Sir Stafford Northcote said that negotiations
with Afghanistan were not completed and he was
therefore unable to communicate details, Major
Castagnas arrival at Lahore led to the belief that
negotiations were broken Off, but in fact communion
tons from Cabul were expected. He had no infor-
nation that an advance on CabuI had been ordered.
In the Commons the motion censuring Sir Bartle
Frere was rejected.
Spanish Affairs.
MADRID, March 31.-News that an insurrectionary
plot has been discovered in Santiago De Cuba is posi-
tvelycontradicted here.
The electoral address of heModerado party censures
the policy OF the Canovas ministry, supports the
present caolnet, urges the electors not to abstain
from voting for the members of the cortes. The
tederaEst manifesto recommends abstenton.
The Greek Frontier.
ROME, March 31.-The leading members of the AL
banian league are expected hero today to endeayor
to induce Italy not to adhere to the proposals OF
France relative to the Greek frontier, and insist that
the largest portion of Eprus be lett to Turkey as
the population are Albanaus.
Foreign Notes.
The masters having postponed for fortnight the
reduction of The glassmakers the midland counties
OF England the stri ike has been deferred.
1t is stated that Catholic bank to be called the
Anglo-universal Bank, with protectorate in Lon
don and Paris is to be started for the develop
ment Of Catholic banking interests throughout the
world.
The payment Of interest the sinking fund OF the
Egyptian preference stock has been postponed till
May 1, by official decree.
The pumping engines of thei South Stafor1shire
(England) mines ordered stopped. and if the a-
bties of these mines not cleared before the year
isout many mines will be ruined.
The acceptance of five per cent. reduction of wag-
by the Blackburn weavers is considered the end of
the wages dispute.
The harsh conscriptive measures Of Sir Bartle
Frere of Cape Colony, Africa, occasioned a breach
with Governor Bulwer, Governor of Natal.
Hanlon and Hawdon rowed on the Tyne, on Sun
day. Hanlon is better.
hundred and seventy-six deputies of the Bu]ga.
ran assembly signed the petition to the powers set
ting forth the difficulties caused by the arrangement
relative to Eastern Roumelia and garrisoning the
Balkans.
The Italian government has not yet decided the
proposal for mixed occupation of eastern Roume-