Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-22
OVER THE OCEAN.

OYER IHE OCEAN.
Encouraging Reports from the Plague
Stricken Districts of Russia-Rapid Dis
appearance of the Terrible Epidemic-No
Deaths in tho Northern Provinces for
Several Days-Political Movements at
Various Capitals.
THE PLAGUE.
BERLIN, Feb. 2l.-At the sitting of the
medical society, DR.. Virchou delivered a letter
on the plague, declaring that the epidemic pre-
vailing in Astrachan is the eastern plague. He
said the measures adopted by the German gov
eminent were of too general a character. At
tention should be principally directed to the
necessity of placing the Russian army return
ing from Turkey under medical inspection.
ST.. PETERSBURG Feb. 2l.-Gen. Melikoff tele-
graphs that there is not single case of cpl
demic illness throughout his jurisdiction. The
have been abolished. The general Gordon only
is retained.
BERLIN, Feb. 21.-The official Gazette con-
firms Gen. Melikoff's favorable report, and
says it is believed that after ten days the
northern. portion of Astrachen may be safely
then have been free from sickness for forty
two days. Russian papers, however, continue
to report epidemics, especially diphtheria.
ODESSA, Feb. 2l.-The Nauoe Vre,nya re-
ports that there has been death lfrom Siber-
ian plague in st. Nicholas hospital at St. Pet
ersburg.
ROYAL MURDERS.
CALCUTTA, Feb. 2l.-Further intelligence from
Mondalay states that great CONSERVATION pre-
walls in consequence of the royal murders
The victims numbered eighty-six. Details of
the massacre, reported here. are terrible.
British interference is hoped for by the people
to prevent more bloodshed.
TOBACCO TAX.
BERLIN, Feb. 21.-The rates fixed in tho bill
proposed by the minister of finance for an in
creased duty and tax on tobacco are seventy
marks per hundred weight on imported and
tobacco. The present rates are forty-two and
twenty marks respectively.
EGYPT TRANQUIL.
CAIRO, Feb 2l.-Tranquility is restored
The khedives son, Mahomed Tewfak, heir ap-
parent to the throne, is expected to succeed
Nubar Pasha.
CAPE Town, Feb. 21.-The British steam cor
vette Bodecia has arrived with eight cases of
small pox on board.
LONDON, Feb. 21.-John Maltby, merchant,
Mincing Lane, has failed; liabilities, G58, 900.
Also, Bartoum, Pretyman & Msnford, mer-
chants; liabilities unknown. Samuel Rains,
auctioneer, Manchester; liabilities, ESQ, 1000.
A. Dobspn, wool manufacturer, Merrionette
Scotland; liabilities. 100000. And Bydon
Wolf, manufacturer Selkirk, Scotland; liabili-
ties, $4,000.
pRUssIAN DIET
BERLIN, Feb. 21.-Count Stolberg Wernige-
rode to-day closed the Prussian diet, srecapitu-
lating the results of the session. He said an
understanding had been established in regard
to the broad principles of Prussian financial
policy, paving the way for an understanding re-
specting the financial policy Of the empire.
The government had resolved to use their full
power to further their projects of economical
reform in the kingdom.
BISMARCK.
During debate in the reichstag to-day on the
treaty of commerce between Germany and Aus
tria, Bismarck said he was not altogether OBJ
engagement must provide protection for home
industries. He fully supported the CONNER
cial views presented in the speech from the
throne. He had no wish to deny that he had
changed his views on this subject, but on for
mer times he had been influenced by the i'm
and preventing Austria from disrupting the
Zolluerein. Even now he should prefer to con-
fine himself to few customs duties, but he
cited the opposition to the tobacco project to
show this was impossible. He could afford to
leave posterity to decide between himself and
his financial critics.
ARCHBISHOP BEATEN TO DEATH.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Feb. 21.-The Greek arch
bishop of Adrianople has been beaten to death
by some Bulgarians. The Greeks here are in
dignant and 5000 of them requested the
patriarch's permission to attend the funeral.
JOHN PARRY.
LONDON, Feb. 21.--John Parry, singer and
John Clark, the English comedian. are dead.
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN.
The ameer of Afghanistan is said to be still
on Afghan territory, at Khalm or Taskurgan,
south of Oxus.
Six inches of snow in London and vicinity,
which fell last night, impedes traffic. The
snow fall of yesterday was continental Tele-
graphs are interrupted and much eastern news
delayed.
The radical municipality of Lyons, France,
has voted 25 900 francs for relief of the poor on
the anniversary of the republic of l848. Stauon
has voted 10000 francs towards relief of the
returning communists.
The French chamber of deputies Yesterday,
after further discussion, adopted the govern
ment bill for amesty of communists. bv a
vote of 344 yeas to SO nays. The Bonapartists
voted with the majority.
The Italian government has prohibited the
Importation of American swine, or any pre-
paratlon OF their flesh. as precaution against
triehinosis.
IN tue reichsteg yesterday was very coldly re-
ceived.