The Phoenix herald., 1879-11-28
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FOREIGN.

past three days have been cold, wei and showcry.
 The widow of Charles Dicken: elled at her residence, at Gloucester Crescent Regent Park. this morning after an illness of eighteen months
 SEVERE WINTER
 BERLIN, Nov. 24th.-Winter has set in with severity and all over the northern part of the con tinent Snow is very deep in Berlin.
 PARIS. Nov. 2fih.- Early snow has driven inc wolves from the forests in the Department of Marnc, an. the peasants are organizing midnight hunting parties, to protect their
 fiocks.
 RUSSIAN MINISTRY
 BERLIN, Nov 25th.-It is no long CT secret here that Russian foreign affairs are to be taken out of Gorts- chakoh's hands an.l entru sted to Prince Wallengeff, who is believed to be the friend of Germany, and pcdccIully lncIlneO-
 ARRIVAL F STEAMERS.
 HALIFAX, Nov. 2G.-The Anchor Line steamer Circassin. from Glas- gov for New York, arrived here this morning with the Inman Line steamer City of Richmond in tow. The Richmond was bound from Liv-  pool for New York
 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WHEAT
 LONDON, Nov. 25.-The Agent General of South Australia has a teIc gram from there, dated inc 21st i'm slant, which says: Rcaping has com nenccd in the northern districts It is estimated there will be 375 900 tons of wheat for export.
 CHILEAN VICTORY.
 PARIS, Nov 2J.-A telegram just just received from South America, announces that battle was fought at Iqniqui, between the Allies and Gillian armies, resulting in the de feat of the former. The Peruvian corvette Pilcomayo has been capt ured by the Chiians.
 IRISH AFFAIRS.
 MANCHESTER. Nov. 25-A London correspondent of the Guardian says Beaeonsfeld on Saturday last re- quested the attendance at his official residence of very active and promi- ] ncnt member of the Home Rule { party. with whom he conversed ! long lime about the petitions of the ! Irish members of Parliament, pray | Ing the Government to relieve the | prevailing distress in many parts of Ireland, the greatest of which results from scarcity of fuel Lord "ea consfeld declared that the Govern ment was favorably disposed to the prayers of the memorialists, and they contemplated sending large quantities of coal from the parts nearest to the distressed districts to be distributed by the Poor Law off cers, and to be retalled ct co st price.
 EASTERN.
 STOCK MARKET
 NEW YORK, Nov. 2L-The Stock -se4s4.lset is strong and speculaticns are very firm in tone. The furry and panic that created such excite rnent on Friday, has nearly disap- peared- Prices advanced this morc- ing until noon when they again fell.
 BLocsADED.
 A dispatch from Valparaiso, of the 18th states that all tl;c Peruvian forts blockaded and which were rais d month ago, have again been 
 THE GRANT BOOM SOUTH. NEW YORK, Nov. 22-A Hcrald correspondent writes: Having just from a six weeks t, UT among the people or the South, dur ing which l enjoyed special oppoi- iuniiies, social and personal, for ob- serving the drift of popular opinion, [ am. compelled to say, as a mere matter of simple truth, that the re- rent editorial suggestion of the Her , 7ld of the possibility of Grant being, Ia certain contingencies, the favorite candidate of large DOT ion of the Southern people, is strictly correct, To my utter amaze nent have found Grant as pos 'ibIe President for the next term ia rorably and freely canvassed by rep r -esentative Southern men of all s .lasses and professions. The writer s 'ums up his conclusions, and claims f he Southern States, so far as the | irant boom is concerned, as follows: I North Carolina, South Carolina and T Florida possibly for Grant; Alabam., ( louisiana, Georgia and Kentucky [ certainly against Grant; Virginia, :: Tennessee and Texas, doubtful for s irant as against Bayard or a strong candidate, but probably d or Grant as against Tilden or any 'ther Democrat
 The Hcrald, commenting editor ally, says: We do not like the intel igence we receive on thIs subject 4 ut that is no reason why we should 2 or disguise, or color, or di- q ort it. We do say that we deprecate n he nomination of Grant as danger us to our free institutions, but if E ie Southern Republican delegates l houId be solid for Grant, this dan SC CT will have to be met and parried h y the people after the nomination is A lade- al
 RAILROAD COLLISION. hi PALMER, Mass, Nov 25th.-A col m sion took place on the New Lon v, mn an1 Norfhpru Railroad ffiS