Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-30
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DR.. STARKEY ELECTED BISHOP.
AN INCENDIARY FIRE.
One Hundred Houses Burned.
FRIGHTFUL HURRICANE.
TILDEN'S INCOME TAX.
HANLAN AND COURTNEY.
FOREIGN POLITICAL AFFAIRS.
AN INCENDIARY FIRE.
One Hundred Houses Burned.
FRIGHTFUL HURRICANE.
TILDEN'S INCOME TAX.
HANLAN AND COURTNEY.
FOREIGN POLITICAL AFFAIRS.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
A Proclamation Again PrOrOguing


LONDON, Oct. 30.-A supplement to the Lon
don Gazette publishes proclamation again pro-
roguing Parliament until the 10th of December.
not contain the words, ''for the dispatch of
business which would be necessary II a ses-
sion was contemplated before Christmas.
Damaging Floods.
PARIS, Oct. 30.-Intelligence has been received
from Perpignan as follows: The river Agly has
overfowed its banks. The village of Maury and
the neighboring territory and the town of Esta-
gel are inundated. Great damage has been done
TO property. The waters in the river Agly are
now falling.
LONDON, Oct. 30.-A dispatch from Belgrade to
the Times: Within three hours drive Of Belgrade
band of fifty htghwaymen hold the country
roads. They murder travellers, extort money
from the peaSantry, defy the government and
prevent the tax gathererS from performing their
functions in that region.
RumOrs About Parliament.
LONDON, Oct. sO...Aecording to the press as
sociation rumors Of speedy dis solution Of par
Lament were again prevalent in London last
night, at the clubs. The refusal of Lord STAN
ley at Preston to answer the question whether
the rumors were true is regarded as very signif1-
cant.
Fail i'm Shares.
PARIS, Oct. 30.-It is stated that the shares in
the POnyer-Quertier transatlantic cable, which
were issued at 512 francs each have fallen to 455
francs.
Don Carlos Going to England.
The Gazette de France says that Don Carlos
the Bourbon pretender to the throne OF Spain,
will shortly leave France on visit to England
A British Proclamation to the At
ghans.
slala GeI. SUM8y oraer o Oh sne Sieeroy Oh
nation stating that in consequence of the abd-
cation of the Ameer and the outrage at the Brit
ish residency, the British government has been
compelled to occupy Cabul and other parts Of
Afghanistan. Tue Afghan authorities and the
chiefs and sirdars are Instructed by the prOcla-
nation to continue to maintain order in the dis
infc p1r1nr fh0fR afld iYlyytf Tod fp
hold joint conversation with Cen. Roberts.
The people Of the occupied districts will be
treated with justice and beneyolence, and their
|. religion and customs respected Loyalty and
good service to the British crown will be Suta-
bly, rewarded, but all offenders against English
administration will be punished. Arrangements
for a permanent administration OF the country
Will be made after the above named consulta-
uon has been held.
When Greek Meets Turk.
CoNsTANT1NoPLE Oct. sO.-At the last sitting
members accused the Turkish members of
want OF respect for the treaty of Berlin. Sarvas
PGsha, Turkish minister of foreign AFFAIRS pro-
bers then declared that the frontier proposed by
the Greeks was at variance with the treaty Oh
Berlin, and called on them to give 1t up. The
next sitting OF the commission will be ON Wednes-
day, November 5th
A Sullen Calm in Cabul.
LONDON, Oct 3O.-A dispatch from Cabul to the
Daily Standard says:-The population OF Cabu
is quiet. DuU IL Is Sullen CdlIn IueTe Gall De
no doubt that beneath it Is hid deep hatred
the British domination. The Cabulese are kept
down simply by fear, and would raise If they
saw chance Of success.
will Parliament be DissOIvedl
LONDON, Oct. 3.-The DAILY Ne,rs in a leading
editorial article says: 'Although the further
Propagation of Parliament rather diScounte-
nanceS it does not negative the idea OF an i'm
mediate dissolution. There are people who are
confident that dissolution will be announced
on Friday or Monday at the latest With this
will undergo the most vital change that can af-
feet 1t. This means that Lord BeacOns1eld will
retire from Office. All the newspapers except
| the Daily Nelrs seem to regard the propagation
of Parliament as negativing the idea OF d1SSO-
luton. The rumOrs Of Cabinet changes are
probably unfounded"
A Diplomatic UnpleaSantness.
| LONDON, Oct 30.-A Paris dispatch to the
Times says: At the dinner given last night by
| the Venezuelan minister, as a farewell tribute
to General Blanco president of the republic OF
Venezuela, the diplomatic representative of San
| Salvador, in proposing toast to the "Lattn re-
publicS of America" F." requested SenOr Gorilla to
speak. SenOr Gorilla was about rising to re-
spond when Count de Mlrande, secretary of the
Spanish embassy in Paris, left the room, as it
was impossible, he said for servant Of the
Spanish crown to remain while Senor Gorilla,
who was a resOlute adversary Of that crown
| spoke in the name Of the Spanish nation. Senior
Gorilla, responding to the toast, said that his
peculiar position did not allow him to deliver
political speech on French soil, but he simply
claimed as an honor to himself and to Spain to
have carried a scheme whereby 80, 900 slaves
were emancipated.
Don Carlos i'm London.
Don Carlos has arrived in London.