Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-29
THE OLD WORLD.
a PARIS AGENCY.

LONDON, Nov. 27.-Mr. Frank Hugh
O'Donnell, homo rule member of parliament
for Dungarvan, now in Paris, advocates the
formation in Paris of an organization for
Irishmen resident there. He hopes soon to
be able to announce the eetab-
lishment of such an organization,
the primary object of which would be TO keep
continental journals acquainted with the
facts of the Irish situation and to appeal
to the sympathy and opinion of Earope.
APPEAL FOR AID.
LONDON, Nov. 27.-The executive com.
mittee of the Irish Land league has ad-
dressed manifesto signed by Parnell, Ly-
go, Davitt and others, appealing to the Irish
farmers for practical assistance in the
movement for redress of land law grievance.
TRADE NOTES.
MANCHESTER, Nov. 27.-Trade reports
say the market for fabrics continues very
firm. Producers have mostly advanced quo
tatlons sufficiently to cover the rise in cot
ton. Buyers are not doing much, although
there were exceptionab]e sales Wednesday Of
fair quantities at full rates. The most dis
couraging feature ls the continued unactivi-
ity of India and China merchants, who
strictly decline to follow the upward move
ment. Some difficulties have arisen in China
silk. made N consequence of recent specu-
latlons, but serious results are not eppre-
hended.
CUSTOM HOUSE IRREGULARITIES.
TORONTO, Nov. 27.-1rregularities are re-
ported here at the custom house. Examina-
ton of the books is said to show the cash
short $4,000, said to be spent IN land epsc-
ulations. Collector Jas. E. Smith and
Cashier VIM. Mckay are implicated.
PANAMA CANAL.
PARIS, Nov. 27.-M. DeLesseps swiIl start
for Panama early in December. brigade
of pioneers and surveyors has already left to
prepare for cutting the canal.
1Qu1oUE OCCUPIED.
Rio 5ANERIo, Nov. 27.-Intelligence has
been received here that the Chillians have CO.
cupied 1quique, previously abandoned by the
allies.
THE KING Or DENMARK.
The Danish minister here, in a private
conversation, says the visit of the king of
Denmark is merely an act of courtesy, sig
niticant enough from such point of view,
but devoid of any political object. 1t seems
to be understood that this visit has no con-
nection with either the Guelph funds or
Greek question.
MISCELLANEOUS.
LONDON, Nov. 27.-Ssveral special cor
respondents of London papers call attention
to the serious financial distress at Cons tan
tinople.
The Ttzegraph's Vienna correspondent
says purveyors for the sultan's palace have
suspended daily supplies owing to non-p pay
ment of long standing bills, but that Osman
Pasha is still able to draw his enormous
salary.
| The photographic Vienna dispatch reports
that Gen. Ignatieff, who returned to St. Pc
tersburg when the retirement of Prince
Gortschakof was published, has also become
a candidate for the CHARACTERISTIC of Russia.
The Standards Madrid correspondent
says ex-Empress Eugene will return to
England in December.
VIENNA, Nov. 27.-The Liberal club last
night passed q motion favoring reducing Of
the army in time Of peace by $4,000 men.
subsequently it passed a motion favoring
the Limitation of the operations of the army
law to three years, but of maintaining the
army at its present strength, both these mo-
tions being contrary to the terms of the gov
ernment's army bill. The bill cannot pass
the lower house of tho reichsrath in it's pres
ent form, as it will fail to obtain the necces-
sary two thirds majority.
THREE RIVERS, Ont, Nov. 27-The steam
| ship Belona, reported wrecked, has been
foated, and passed to sea at 1890 this morn
ing. .s-
PAR1s, Nov. 27.-President Grevy has
signed decree annulling the resolution of
the council general of the Seine condemning
NJ. Andrieux.
CONSTANT 1NorIE, Nov. 27.-The council
of the ministry has decided to do it's utmost
to bring about direct understanding with
Greece, and to avoid an appeal 10 the
powers.