Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-18
FOREIGN FLASHES.
THE QUEBEC TROUBLES ENDED.
No Apprehensons of Another Fight-Meet-
ing of The Emperors of Germany
and dRustria-NhiIistAmm
ton Captured-Notes.
The Quebec Riots,


QUEBEC, August l6.-All was quiet
during the night except an occasional
random pistol shot. Troops are still in
the barracks. At noon the fighting was
resumed by the French attacking Cham
plain street from the heights. The at
tacking party was said to be in force and
well armed. ...
An old man named Crowby was bad
ly beaten this afternoon by three men
at Cape Blanc. GirOux was killed by
boat hooks and stones. not by bullets.
In the streets several cases of brutal as
sault are reported 1t is estimated that
the expense to the city by the riot is over
$4,000, exclusive OF commercial loss.
Rioting and assaults at Cape Blanc
continue at intervals, but there is not so
much apprehension Of another stand
fight. The Ninth Battalion has been
called out, but being principally French
Canadians, has been deprived OF its
arms.
A meeting OF the members OF the old
Ship Laborers' Society is called for to-
night on Priests wharf. The object is
to induce the extremists to accept the
terms desired by the French sccedcrs.
Upper Town is pretty free from toouble.
Strangers and business men are not in
teriered with.
The Meeting of the Emperors.
VIENNA, August l6.-A person OF un-
deniable authority writes that from the
present meeting of the Emperors ofGer-
many and Austria will date the COM
mencement Of a clear and decided policy
OF Austria in the East, aiming at the at
tainmcnt Of strong foothold in Turkey.
Two portfolios i'm the Austrian Cabinet,
that OF Finadce, the present occupancy
OF which is only provisional, and that
OF Public Instruction, are reserved for
Liberals. In case the Liberals do not
refuse to participate in the present Cab
inent they will doubtless torn major
itv. Herr Freibert, editor Oi the Vienna
Prose, has been asked to Join the Min
istry, and this has produced the best
impression.
Nihilist Ammunition Seized.
ST. PETERSBURG, August 1.-THE
GdloS announced last night that the pO-
lice had seized several carts conveying
boxes OF gunpowdcr, grenadcs and
other explosives TO small chambers
shop i'm 81. Petersburg. A large store OF
explosives were also found in the shop,
and its proprietor was arrested. 1t has
not vet been asccrtaincd where the pow
der was obtained.
The Pope.
PARIS, August 1.-THE DTtpSc con-
tradcts a statement that the Pope is
seriously indisposed,
\ dispatch from Rome to the Standard
states that the Pope sent a dispatch to
Nuncio Alcrad saying that it is impOs-
sible for him to quit the Vatican.
Cholera at Cabul.
LONDON, August l7.--Cholera is still
prevalent at Cabul. Major Cavagnarl
has tclcgraphcd that cholera has APP
pparcd among the regiments which re-
Gently turned from Hcrat. This caused
a panic at Cabul and some OF the soldiers
deserted. The cholera is diminishing at
Candahar.
General Foreign Notes.
The Napoleonic fetc on the 18th OF
August was omitted on Friday-the
first time in 80 years.
-Four persons were killed and thirty
injured by a collision on Friday on the
Argctan and Granville railroad, in
France.
The Bishops OF Belgain declare eX-
communicated all teachers in schools
established by the State under the new
education law.
1t is proposed at Berlin to hold an in
tcrnational congress in May next to
elaborate uniform patent law for
adoption 10y the nations represented in
the patcut congress.
Six 2O-tOn Armstrong guns have been
landed at Gibraltar, and are being tow
ed in lighters to Tangiers for the road
batteries. This matter has boen bitter
ly commented upon in the Spanish
newspapers.
The first court martial at Moscow
since the promulgation OF military law,
was held on Thursday, and condemned
private gentleman named XenikOff to
twelve months ut hard labor i'll the
mines for uttering an insulting senti-
mcnt.
a dispatch from Calcutta says: The
drought in Cashmere still continues, and
the condition OF the people is deplor-
able. The British resident at Burmah is
closely watched.
\ dispatch from Paris says that a
great socialist demonstration took place
at Dresden on the occasion Of the fu-
neral OF Master Turner.
4 special dispatch from Geneva re-
ports that a waterspout occurred on the
18th inst. at Pays De GeX, causing the
river Ncssoir TO overflow. Buildings at
Divoune were damaged to the extent OF
Of 100000 francs. Several persons were
killed.
THE TITUSNILLE FIRE.