The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-25
FOREIGN.
France.
AFTER NJ. BLANQUI'S sCALT


National Associated Press to the Star
PARIS, April 25.-The Journal Des Debats
says the Cabinet will demand from the
Chamber of Deputies an invalidation of the
election of NJ. Banqu as Member of the
Chamber from Bordeaux. The Govern.
ment does not intend togrant him amnesty.
THE QUEEN GOING HOME.
PARIS, April 25-Queen Victoria arrived
here yesterday en- route to London.
THE DARIEN sH1P-cANAL.
The International Congress, under the
Presidency of NJ. De Lessups, will assemble
in this city on the 18th of May to discuss
various schemes for piercing the Isthmus
OF Darien for shp-canal.
Russia.
FIGHTING FOR CAMELs.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 25.-Some Tekke
Turkomans made a raid on 1000 camels be-
longing to the Russian Central Asia Expe-
dition, and succeeded in seizng 100 of
them. They, however, lost twenty men by
the raid.
CUSTOMS on IMPoRTATIoNs.
A Commission has been appointed to re-
wise the Russian customs, and to consider
exemptions on the importatons of wrought
and unwrought metal machinery.
CREATING COUNCIL OF STATE.
CAIRO, April 25.-The Khedive has issued
decree creating a Council of State under
the Presidency of a native, who will also be
President OF the Council of Ministers
There will be two European Vice Presi-
dents, and five European and five native
members, with the native lawyers.
Great Britain.
WANT A CHICAGO MAN.
LONDON. April 25-The Synod of the
Presbyterian Church of England resolved
to appoint the Rev. DR.. Patton, of Chicago
to the Chair of Apologetical Theology in the
Presbyterian College, London.
Italy.
GARIBALDIs ARMING THE NATION.
ROME, April 25-General Garibaldi has
opened subscription for the purchase of
million rifles to arm the nation, and has
sent an address to the inhabitants of Istria,
Trieste and Trent
The Pacific.
QUEENSLAND.
SAN Francisco, April 25.-The latest from
Queensland state that the blacks have been
fighting among themselves in the northern
districts, and many dead bodies have been
found
Sir Maurice O'Conner President of the
Legislative Council, and the Bishop Of New
Castle are dead
NEW ZEALAND.
A large meeting of King natives is about
to take place. Sir George Gray will attend
it. Native affairs are disquieting in the
Tarnah District.
An expedition to New Guinea on large
scale is organizing at Wellington.
TIE FRIENDLY ISLANDS.
News from the Friendly Islands states
that the church at Tonga, valued at 93 900,
has been razed by terrific hurricane.
The British Consulate, several large stores,
and two-thirds of the native houses were
destroyed, and several native vessels
wrecked. Small loss of life occurred.
AUSTRALIA.
Australian advices state that boat con-
tanning eleven communists, sixteen DAYS
FROM New Caledonia, landed at Norton
Island, March 18th. The police took charge
of them. They suffered considerable from
lack OF food and water.
Spanish America.
FLEET BOMBARnIYG.
LONDON, April ga dispatch from Val |
Earaiso says the Chlian fleet on Wednesday
bombarded the town Of Pisagua
Foreign Flashes.
The Gar is en- route for Lividia.
Food riots have occurred at Malaga
Granda.
An insurrection has broken out at Kas-
toria, in Macedonia.
VIM. Tells Chapel, near Lake Lucerne,
has been demolished.
The Gar will attend the Emperor Will
Jams golden wedding June llth.
The position of the Durham miners
strike is unchanged, ard all is quiet.
The Porte estimates that 900 men are
necessar, for the occupation of Roumelia.
Garfield on Grant-and Garfield.
National Associated Press to the Star
New York, April 25.-The Tribune to-day
conversation with Gen. Garfield,
in which occurred the following passages:
How are the Republicans in Congress
getting along with President Hayes?
G.-Nery pleasantly and tremendously
The President is acting in full accord with
his party.
What's the feeling among Republicans at
Washington about the next nomination?
G.-Decidedly in favor of Grant. If there