Daily globe., 1879-09-08

doubtless delay the closing Of mills for littl
time, but the margin of profit is so wretohedl,
poor that there is no reason lfor entering int,
fresh arrangements until there ia reasonable
! prospect of a drop in cotton or an advance ii
goods. The Oldham limited companies hav,
called meeting for the 10th, to discuss tn
| present ruinous state of the trade, which en-
tails a loss of q pence per pound. and to adop
| some measures whereby the companies may b'
| relieved. The Ashton operatives urged tn
masters to stop the mills for limited period
| instead of enforcing reduction of wages, bu
the masters refused.
Commissions are forming to promote emigra
tion.
Wilbur +. Raymond. absconding agent Of
Rumsey & Co., Seneca Falls, N. Y. recently ar
rested on the charge of forgery, but released
his employers declining to prosecute, died al
his hotel, of dropsy of the heart.
The Marquis of Harrington, speaking In
Radnorshire, South Wales, yesterday, gave an
explanation of his want OF utteranoes on the
question of land laws. He did not advocate
artificial creation of a class OF peasant proprl'
etors, but merely urged that if any existing
laws tend to artifcally aggregate vast proper.
ties on the hands of a few persons, they should
be carefully inquired into.
EXPEDITION TO MERv.
LONDON, Sept. IA dispatch from Baka
states that Col. Mama has taken command of the
expedition to Merv. pending the appointment
of q successor to Gen. Lazareff. Sickness is
still prevalent in the command.
PARIS, Sept. 7.--Arnado DeMoey' beeter
known as Chau,, the caricaturist. il dead. He
was born in Paris January, 26. 1919.
EaI1aRANT SHIP WRECKED.
LONDON, Sept. 7.-The steamer Brest, of
Glasgow, conveying 1870 passengers, Italian.
several German and French. from Havre to
Liverpool, en- route for New York, went ashore
to-day off the Liszard. Five Italians, Ger
man and Frenchman are missing.
CoMa1UN1sTs.
PARIS Sept. 1.-The Pickardie, with 277 com.
munists, has arrived at Port verdres. Five
deaths occurred on the voyage.
DUEL.
PARIS, Sept IA duel took place on the
Prussian frontier between Marquis Oliveres
and DeBarry. The latter, who had given Of
fenso by speaking contemptuously of Gen.
Martinez Compos Spanish premier, was severe
ly wounded.
SWITZERLAND HARVEST.
LONDON, Sept. IA dispatch from Geneva
announces that the harvest in western Switzer-
land and departments of Savoy and Ain, in
France, have been successfully garnered. They
are abundant and excellent, and it is calculated
Switzerland will require 100000 double cent
ners of foreign corn less than last year.
WILL NOT ABANDON 1T.
PARIS, Sept. 6.-The statement that the gov
ernment intends to abandon clause seven of
Jules Ferry's education bill is formally denied.
The clause refused to prohibit the members of
unauthorized societies from teaching in
schools.
TURco-enEEK FRONTIER.
CoNsTANr1NopLE, Sept. 1.-THE Greek men,
bers Of the Turco- Grecian frontier commission
have drawn up note to the ambassadors, in
sisting that ful6llment of the thirteenth pro-
tocol Of the Berlin treaty is obligatory upon the
porte The Turkish commissioners intend to
maintain that the protocol merely recommends
that the Porte agree to the delineation therein
suggested. 1t is reported that if the negotia-
tions fail, European conference will assemble
for the purpose of settling tho Greek and other
questions
CONNECTING LINK.
LONDON, Sept. THE Observer says it is re-
ported the Grand Trunk Railway company has
given out contracts for the construction of
short link of twenty-eight miles of railway to
complete its connection between it's present
terminus and Chicago. -.
THE AFGHAN REVOLT.
SIMLA, Sept. 7.-Troops of all arms have
been recalled from Pishin and are occupying
Candahar. Yakoob Khan has asked for British
aid Bodshah Khan, who holds the country be-
yond Shutergarden pass, has offered bis ser
vices to the British. Major Connolly reported
all quiet yesterday to and beyond Shutergarden
pass.
BAN1sHED.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Sept. 7.-Eighty -four
young persons, sentenced to hard labor and de-
portatiou to Siberia for political offences, have
left Moscow under an armed escort.
RoUMAN1AN JEWS.
VIENNA Sept. THE P1esse announces the
mission of Borescu, komanian envoy, has been
partially successful. France and Germany are
more disposed to assist in q compromise based
on the principle of gradual emanci patton of
Roumanian Jews. Austria has accepted this
principle.
MISCELLANEOUS.
LONDON, Sept. 6.-Wheel of Fortune has been
scratched for st. Ledger.
The amount of bullion gone into the Bank
of England on balance to-day is 926,0
PARIS, Sept. 6.-Baron Isadore Taylor, the
we'll known traveller and author, is dead.
The iSo;r reports 900 francs stolen from
the ministry of finance.
MADRID, Sept. GA project has been SUBJ
mitted t., the government for building palace
for an international exhibition.
VIENNA, Sept. 6.-The prince of Montenegro
was entertained at state banquet hero to-
night. He will return to Cetinie tomorrow.
The official journal states that King Alfonso
having at Arcachon solicited the hand of the
Archduchess Marie Christine, the emperor has
consented and the archduchess most joyfully
accepted.