Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-03
FOREIGN.


One hundred thousand men are in
volved in the impending coliery
strike III Yorkshire and Dcrbyshire.
TIE Earl of Carnarvon was married
dee. 10Th at Greystoke, Cumberland,
England, to Miss Howard, of Greystoke
/ Castle.
GREAT distress prevails among the
poorer classes in Switzerland. There
are sala to be 5000 unemployed per
sons in Geneva alone.
TIE Archdukc Rodolphe, Crown
Prince Of Austria, will shortly be be-
throthed to the 1iece of the king Of
! SaXony
IT is rumored that Shere Ali took
with him thirty laos of rupees, and is
going to St, Petersburg to appeal to Eu-
1 rope.
TIE supreme court Of justice ofSpain
has finally condemned TO death Mon
cast, who attempted to assasslnate the
king.
Tile Nihilists continue to cause great
CONSERVATION III Russia. The police
have more than they can do to track
the cansplrators.
A MADRID cablegram of Dec. eth
says IL marriage has been arranged be-
tween the intanta Pillar, sister to the
King, and the Prince De Joinviie's eld-
est son.
SuIlEMAN PAsHA, says Il cablegram Of
Dec. Gosh, whose alleged misconduct Of
the Turkish armies during the late war
was due to Damad Pasha's orders, has
been pardoned.
THE captain and officers Of the steam
ship Poaaateruaja have been acquitted.
The inquiry decided that human effort
did I'LL possible to avoid the collision
and loss Of life,
An India cablegram of December
2sth says Yakoob Khan. SON Of
the ameer Of Afghanistan, has
come into JclIalabad. This is regarded
us equivalent to submission to tile Brit
ISL.
4 eoRREs pONDENr ut kuram under
date OF Dec. 9th says II proclamation
of the ameer Of Afghnnistan has been
discovered, dated Nov. IL. 1t shows lie
had declared holy war against the
British.
A ClTY Of Mexico telegram Of Dec.
9th SAYS robbers attacked train for
Vera Cruz near Puebla, Dec. nth, kill
ed the baggagc-master, wounded the
conductor, and escaped with So 900 in
silver.
a LONDON cabegram of Dec 9th
says ten thousand pounds is required
for the sick and hungry of Sheffield.
the severe weather continues through
out the kingdom, and the distress in
creases.
FIRED GRANT has been granted a
years leave Of absence to join his faith
or i'll the latter's trip in the East Indies.
The secretary of war allows him his
lieutenant-coloncls pay during his alb
sence.
4 TELEGRAM from Ceora, in North
Brazil, reports the smallpox as very
fatal in that province. The deaths III
the capital number 600 daily. and the
distress IN the interior is appalling; the
people devour carrion and bodies Of the
dead.
TIE state line steamship State
Of Louisiana, from Glasgow, which
left that port on the Esd, inst,
for New York, ran ashore Dec. 9th,
Mt Hunter Rock, while entering Lame
l. cke, Ireland. The vessel Will prob
ably become total wreck.
4 PEsrH telegram Of December
current Of attempts on the life ofI
Francis Joseph. The police guarding
the Palace Of Godelloe, where the en-
pcror. empress and crown prince are
spending the Christmas holidays, have
been strengthened.
A CoSsrASTINoPLE telegram of De-
cember 29th says: 1t is expected
the second negotiations in the dis
cusson relative to definite treaty
Of peace with Russia will ne appoint (,
"a to begin Immediately. Russia, it i !
said, will not exact Immediately set |
Element Of indemnity, but will accept u
promise of future arrangement. As
soon rs the treaty is signed evacuation
of Turkish territory begins.
4 LATE Berlin dispatch says the gov
eminent is not relaxing its precautions
against the evasion of conscription 1
even to facilitate the departure Of soci-
allsts. One Mandi, naturalzed Amer
lean, las been prohibited from leetur-
ing III Berlin Oil the improved prospects
Of the western states of America, oil 1
the ground that not only socialists, but
u considerable portion of welI-to-do +
Germans would emigrate.
A London telegram Of Dec 10Th says i
The returns OF the Union workhouse
in East London show widespread power
tv and distress. Shorcditch workhouse
infirmarv is full also the worShonse
itself, and extra room must be provid-
Ell. At Bethnel Green warkhouse
there are ,O59 inmates, and So III the
intirnarx Iii Hackney tharaAraa 4lGI