The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-05-22
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THE Old WORLD.

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A sENsATION was created in the Brit
ish House OF Lorde, ON the 9Th, by the intro
duction, by the Prince Of Wales, of . petition
favoring the passage of . bill to legalize mar
rage with deceased wife's sister.
SUB-LIEur. CoYrE, the author of the
story about tho Iirate ship of the Fastnett
Light, on the 10th of January last, has been
convicted II the offense and dismissed the
naval service.
ACALcUrrA dispatch of the 9TH says
Gen. Grant had returned to Singapore, to en-
bark on his homeward voyage.
The American horse, Parole, won,
on the Sth. the Newgate Cheshire handicap.
The bank of Swan, Clough & Co., Of
Cork, Ireland, failed, on the Sth. The failure
Was bad one.
The British Privy Council had, it
was announced in the House of Parliament
on the evening Of Il sth, Issued an order that
all swine arriving from the United States be
slaughtered at the place Of landing.
The sections of the French Chamber
have unanimously declared that the Arch
bishop Of AK is guilty OF violating the law in
having iss, cd . pastoral, attacking Jules
Ferry's Educational bill.
A CoNsrANrINorLE dispatch of the
Sth says the difficulties between the Khedive
Of Egypt and France and England had been
compromised.
A CALCUTTA dispatch, received on
the $ h. says there had been further murders
of native Princes at Mandalay.
A NrH1Lisr printing press has been
discovered at the office of the Ministry of
Public Communications, In st Petersburg,
and eight officials have been arrested.
On account of the high price of pro-
visions in Madrid, the octroi duties on corn
and flour have been abolished. The City Gov
crnment have opened depots for the sale of
bread below bakers prices.
A LAHORE Undia) dispatch of the
OH sa,s Yakoo5 Khan had accepted all the
British propositions. These advance the
frontier line SO as to give the latter control Of
most OF the .asses. and the right to keep an
agent at Candahar and Cabul.
THE Car has issued q proclamation
to the Bulgarians inwh;ch he advises strict
adherence t. the provisions of the Treaty Of
Berlin.
On the 18th, anonymous letters were
sent to the heir apparent of the Russian En-
pirc advising him to 60 abroad il he wished to
maintain position in the impending revolu-
ton.
A CONsrANrINoPLE dispatch of the
18th says the Sultan had promised to grant
autonomy to the Albanians. It was also
stated that the Mohammedans In Adrianople
were suffering from the lack of food and
were pluncerinx the shops of that city.
THE French Minister of the Interior
has authorized the organization of q lottery
to raise fund for the completion of the
statue of Liberty" to be presented to tho
United States.
A LONDON telegram of the 18th
says conference of the representatives of
the Great Powers had been called, to meet at
Paris, to con slider the question of the rectif-
cation of. the frontier between Greece and
Turkey. =
A ST. PETERSBURG telegram of the
12th announces the destruction the day be-
fore, by tire, o the Town of Erb.t. at the con-
flucnce OF the Erbit and Neiva Rivers.
THE plague has made its appear
ance in the Caucasus.
AT a Consistory held in Rome on
the l2th, the Pope appointed five Cardinals
an numerous Bishops. Among the former
was R'v. Dr. Newman, of England.