Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-15
AROUND THE WORLD.
EUROPE.

ton guns of the turret ship Thun'
derer burst on Jan. .. Two officers
and six men were killed. The gun
burst just in front of the trun-
chions, the muzzle blowing over
board. The gun had just been
fired with battering charge, but
when it burst it was loaded with a
full charge and empty shell. Thir-
ty-three men were. wounded, twelve
very badly; turret disabled. The
ship was otherwise uninjured.
London, Jan. 3.-There is another
heavy snow storm in Scotland and
piercing cold air. Out door labor
is again interrupted, and rail-
way blockade is feared. In France
owing to the rapid thaw, the rivers
are overlooking their banks, and
much damage has been done.
The Journal D'Alsace states that
the greatest destitution and dis
tress prevail throughout Alsace and
Lorraine.
Copenhagen, Jan. 3.-The final
results Of the elections show SO
members of the Right, 33 Radicals,
% Moderate Left, and . Of I'M
known opinions. Two elections
will be held later.
A dispatch from Copenhagen
says the attacks of the semi-ofiicial
Prussian press threaten to cause
diplomatic rupture between Ger
many and Denmark.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 6.-The
plague which has broken out in
Astrachan is said to have been
introduced by the Cossacks return
ing from Turkey.
London, Jan. 6.-The weather is
again cold. There has been daily
increase of distress in every quar-
ter for the week. At Manchester,
on Friday, there were 5000 appli-
cations from the heads of families,
representing 1880 persons, to the
Relief Committee, and on Satur-
day 1000 fresh applications. Du-
ring the week, 200 families have
been relieved in Wolverhampton.
A considerable increase of the dis
tress is reported from Sheffield.
Paris, Jan. 6.--The morning pa
pers agree that the senatorial cleo
ton, yesterday, was n crushing
blow to the Bonapartists. The
majority now is moderate Repub-
licans.
Liverpool, Jan. THE captain
Of the ship Cambrain, from Cal
lao, Peru, that arrived here yes
terday, reports that on the Goth of
December last, when in latitude As
north and longitude 10 west, he
passed large steamer on fire, and |
evidently abandoned. She was
painted black, was brig rugged, and
had straight stem and apparent
1y a square stern. Her foremost
and her forward top works were
burnt. No name was visible on
any part of her.
Arolsen, Jan. THE King of
Holland was married to the Prin-
cess Emma Waldeck-Pyrmont this
evening with great solemnity.
st. Petersburg, Jan. THE
plague in Astrachan is assuming
very serious proportions. Fugi-
tives have carried the conta9ion to
three adjacent villages. Quaran-
tine has been proclaimed through
out the district. There have been
400 deaths from the disease up to
Jan. 4th.
London, Jan. GA dispatch
from Rome says the Pope las sent
to the Bishop of the Catholic
Church a very important encycical
letter, in which he speaks at length
of the condition of the church, the
Holy See and Society, and explains
what he has already done and what
remains to be done. The document
will shortly be published and it is
believed will create some sensation.
The Pope's encyclical letter is
published. It calls upon the
bishops to combat socialism, COM
and internationalism by
preaching the principles of the
church.
Paris, Jan. 9.-The LaFrance
announces that the Bey I
IF Tunis yielded to-day on all
points and will make an apology
With great pomp to the French
Jonsul. An inquiry into the saucy
flair will be ordered and the three