Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-17
FOREIGN.

JUAN MoNCAsl, who attempted to as-
sassinate the king of Spain Oct 25th
last, was executed ut Madrid Jan. 1th.
The Nihilists continue to cause great
CONSERVATION in Russia. The police
have more than they can do to track
the csnspirators.
a GALE on the coasts Of Galicia and
Portugal Jan. l2th, caused great de
struction Of small crafts. Several fish
crmen and others reported drowned.
IIE New French cable company pro-
poses to lay cables, one from Prest to
Cape Cod, and the other from Lands
End to Nova Scotia Bay, by way of ST.
l. lerre.
A CORRESPONDENT III Berlin, Germany,
has formally complained ut Vienna III
regard "a the tone Of comments of the
Austrian press on the rcichstag dlscip-
limo bill.
A BOMBAY telegram of Dec 3lst says;
The government Of Candalnr has
ordered levy Of the whole male popu.
lation to resist the British. The people
have responded heartily.
A ST.. PETERSBURG cablegram of the
Sth says the kharkotl veterinary School
has been broken p,and the KictlUniver-
sity closed, i'll consequence Of riotous
demonstrations Of the students.
A LONDON cablcgram Of jan. End
says over ono thousand dock aborers
struck work vt Hull, contrary I, expec.
tation. Nearly all the masons 1T Shelf
field struck against the reduction which
they were notified on Dec. y would
take effect to-day.
TrE Consctt iron works COM
pany, the largest makers o ship
plates in England, employing from
5000 TO 1000 hands, and owning nine
golfers, owing to dullness i'll business,
has been ob liged TO temporarily sGs-
pend work ut most of their m Is and
iorges. and discharge 500 mines
TnE Spanish brig Encnnocaa, from
Fernnndina, Fla, for Ferrol Spain,
landed there Jan. 9th, two Of tie crew
of the steamer Bdgupd, which fmndcred
at sea Dec. 10. All the remainder Of
tile crew were drowned. The BdWd
was i British steamer Of o6i tons, COM
manded by Capt. Everett. SIN sailed
from New Orleans Dee 1 for RMcn.
TuE king of Holland was mrricd to
Princess Emma of Waldecll krmont,
january eth. Tho "happy couple
can hardly lie said to be well mated MS
regards agc, for the groom is ourteen
years older than his iathcr-inaw, and
has son nineteen years oldenhan his
new wife still the match is II cry bril-
liant one socially, and may yetassume
IN aspect Of political importance.
The plague has caused gen
eneral panic iii Astraclin and
Saratow. a correspondent Of the
GoloS writes: The plague ommeu-
ced III village III the districtof Emo
taysk. Precautions against TN disease
were ut first neglected, rs il wa mistak
On for typhus. When the wether be
came warmer the people died Ike flies.
The dead lie uuburicd III the streets.
The infected districts have ben sur
rounded by troops. Communication
with Moscow has been stoppd. Gen
cral anxiety prevails Throughout Russia.
1t is supposed that deaths hive been
more numerous than stated.
4 BERLlN dispatch states under
standing exists between the greet powers
to insist upon the evacuation q Eastern
Roumcha by Russia within he time
appointed by the treaty Of Born il the
international commission shuld not
have completed its lahors. he Lon
don Times leading editorial says we
have every reason to believe lakoob
Khan has already, been otliclly in
formed Of the terms Oh which We are
| prepared to mako peace loubtless
these are such as lie can bnorably
accept 4 dispateh from Lahore