The Newtown bee., 1879-08-20


 vaaion, northeast of Yankton, Dakota The object was to prevent the whites from press ing too closely upon the Indian frontier. It has been found, however, in practice that the executive orders referred to prevented peace able and industrious settlers from taking up lands within the limits of the precautionary resei vation, but did not deter the more law less class of frontiersmen from making the neutral ground thus established basis for criminal operations against both Indians and whites. It has been decided, therefore, to throw open the greater part of this region to settlement, and the President, by executive order, has restored to the public domain S,259 200 acres on the northeastern bank of the Missouri river.
 Foreign News.
 The Exchange Bank, of Montreal, has sus- pended, Its circulation is about SS400,0oo.
 fearful hurricane passed up the Buclushe river, N. B., and vicinity, carrying away large bridge and destroying eighty buildings Three people were killed and many badly in jured.
 A Madrid dispatch says the carriage in which King Alfonso was riding upset, and the kings arm was dislocated.
 A Socialist imprisoned at Odessa, Russia, has committed suicide in most shocking manner. He was found in his cell sitlip c over petroleum lamp. The flesh of his fingers | was consumed, and his back up to the neck was nOT1lD1y DurneQ. lie was removed to the hospital, where he died without uttering | word.
 Seraievo the capital of Bosnia, one of the Turkish provinces occupied by Austrian troops | ever since the treaty ot Berlin, has been almost | totally destroyed by fire, over thousand houses having been laid in ruins and ten | thousand persons rendered homeless.
 A dispatch from Cape Town, South Africa says: "'The report that King Cetywayo had | INAa +oa rI l and it seems to be a prevalent impression here that he will give more trouble. Some of the | correspondents in South Africa appear to think it possible that Cetywayo may defeat the natives who are to be sent against him, in which event all the prestige gained by the success of the British forces at Ulundi would | be lost"
 The suspension of the Exchange Bank of Montreal created a financial panic, which re- suited in the Vile Marie Bank stopping pay ments and a run on the Hochelaga Bank and | the City and District Savings Bank. The lia- bilities of the Vile Marie Bank are about $700, ,000. The City and District Savings Banks deposits belong almost exclusively to working people, and aggregate $3, 100000 Ii was said the institution would have diff culty in meeting all demands upon it. Other l Montreal banks were also reported in shak- ing condition.
 A Paris dispatch reports that warm weather 1 mas cOnSlu6I3DlY improved the harvest DfOS- poets in France. The French producers are 1 frightened at the declhe in the price ot French wheat, caused by heavy imports from America.
 The Emperors of Germany and Austria have had meeting at Gastein. The town put on holiday attire and was illuminated in honor of the event.
 After year of delay, German court mar | tial has sentenced Admiral Batsch to impris- fn, fo,, hc Lieutenant- -Captam Klauser for one month. | They were the responsible officers of the war steamer Koenig Wilhelm, which sunk the Grosser kuriurst, and thereby drowned 300 | sailors.
 It is announced that Mr. Stoughton, Ameri- can Minister at St. Petersburg, has resigned
 A St. Petersburg letter states that there is an enormous increase in the number of Nihil- ists in Russia.
 During the progress of a Catholic procession in Belfast, Ireland, serious riot occurred and many persons were inj jured.
 Advices fr m Brazil state that 14,OO0 dis tressed inhabitants of Para had revolted ir consequence of the stoppage of supplies fol their relief. As it was feared the town might be sacked the militia had been called out.
 The Irish University bill has been read z third time in the House of Commons without division. The result was greeted with louG cheers. The home rulers gathered at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, and passed resolu tions solemnly reafflrming the Irish right o self-government, and containing pledge no to vote for any one opposing a native Irisl Legislature.
 Private letters from Alexandria, Egypt, stat, that one Miriam, broker, and naturalzet American citizen, recently attacked Daha1 Pasha, the confidential agent of the ex-Khediy, Ismail Pasha, near the Bourse, in consequence, of private grudge. Mirzam struck Dahal Pasha with cane. The latter fled, and Mir gam then shot him dead Mirzam surrenderet himself to the authorities, and is in prison The United States authorities at Washington have telegraphed to Alexandria that the pris oner must be kept in custody, and ii the Act ing Consul-G General of the United States canno try him, he must be confined until the Consul General shall return from four months furlough.
 nfr. Gladstone, speaking at the opening o the art exhibition at Chester. said that whel America learned to trust entirely to her owl f splendid natural resources, the great genius o her people and their marvellous proficiency il the adaptation of labor-saving appliances, il , which she was at the head ot the world, sh would be a formidable competitor of the Eng fish manufacturer.
 f The Emperor of Austria has accepted tn i resignation ot Count Andrassy and his Minis try, and Count Taaffe, the present Minister c i the Interior, has been instructed to form
 new cabinet.
 The following cruel disclosure of on of the secrets of the Chinese toilet il