The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-16
OVER OLD OCEAN,.
Nationalist Elected to Parlia-
ment.
Latest News From the Green Isle.
Great Britain.
THREE HEAVY FAILURES.


LONDON, May 16.-Some excitement was
caused yesterday in the city by the an
Douncement of the failure of three German
houses largely engaged in the African trade,
and having agencies in London. The firm
of Messrs. M. L. Bauer & Co.. of this city,
were London agents OF the African Trading
Company, of Rotterdam and the firm had
q high standing but to-day their bills were
returned protested to a large amount, and
their failure became inevitable Simul-
taneously with the announcement of their
failure came news of the suspension of two
Rotterdam firms with large liabilities.
COTTON OPERATIVES FOR CANADA.
The Allen Line steamer Polynesian,
which sailed yesterday from Liverpool for
Quebec and Montreal, carried out among
her passengers sixty cotton operatives from
Stockport for cotton mill at Dundas, On
tario. There were five hundred applicants
for the sixty places.
sLAUGHTERING AMERICAN CATTLE.
New YORK, May 16-A private cable dis
patch received in this city says all arrange
ments have been completed at Avorsmouth
Dock, Bristol, England, for receiving and
Blaughtering cattle under existing regua-
lations of the Privy Council.
NATIONALIST FOR PARLIAMENT.
LONDON, May 16.-In the election for the
District of Glare, Ireland, to-day, for Mem
ber of Parliament. OGorinan Mahon, the
Nationalist candidate, was returned by 100
majority.
Italy.
THE SILK WORN THREATENED.
ROME, May 16-Very severe weather
during the past week threatens the uni
yersal destruction of the silkworm in Italy
fri
ALL QUIET AT CAPE TOWN.
LONDON, May 16.-Advices from Cape
Town to April 29th have been received. At
that date all was quiet. The advance of
the troops had been postponed, as Lord
Chelmsford insists upon further reinforce
ments to protect the frontier during his
Rdvance.
MARTIAL LAW NOT SANCTIONED.
LONDON, May 16--Furher advices from
Cape Town say the National Legislature
has refused TO sanction the proclamation
Of martial law. Several of the outlying
forces have had slight engagements.
Spanish America.
REBEL FORCES DEFEATED.
NEW YORK, May 16.--The Star and Her
aid, of Panama, says General Garces, who
had been proclaimed rebel. made an at
tack with some fourteen hundred troops
upon party of Hurtadistas, in Amaime,
Canca Valley. and met with complete de-
feat. The dead are estimated at from two
hundred and fifty to five hundred.
Russia.
RoUMANIAN JEWS SHUT OUT.
ST. PETERSBURG, May ia ukase has
been issued forbidding Roumanian Jews
to enter Russia.
Foreign Flashes.
Four villages on the banks of the Plat
tenze in Hungary, have been flooded.
The marriage of King Alfonso will take
place in October or November.
The conhaSrations in East Russian towns
cause great distress. Seventy arrests have
been made in Orenburg on charges of in
Cendiarism.
Jacob Staemphi, Swiss politician, and in
1861 President of the Swiss Confederation,
and subsequently member of the Geneva
Court of Arbitration on the Alabama
Claims, is dead, in his sixtieth year.
Irish News.
From late Irish ExchangesI
The boys of Clogher Parish, County Der
ry, have challenged those of any other par.
ish to play game of football for f10O
side.
II is reported that Sir John Arnott has
become the purchaser of the large drapery
establishment of Slattery, O'Neill & Co., in
Limerick.
The Handicap Bicycle Race from Queens
own to Cork terminated in victory for
Mr.. Hargrave, who won by time. Mr.. DAILY
was second.
Sir James Annesley Stewart died rather
suddenly at his residence, Fort Stewart,
Ramelton, County Donegal, recently, at
the age of ninety-six years.
The body OF David Cowan,a native of the
County Derry, who disappeared very mys-
teriously on St Patrick's day, was found in
Abercom Basin, recently.
Sixty gallons of mash were recently
found in the house of widow named Nc
Laughlin, who resided in the mountains
near Tempo, County Fermanagh Mrs.
Mclaughlin and her son were arrested and
sentenced to three months imprisonment.
Felix M'Clusky committed desperate
assault on a woman named Hanlon, in
Churchplace, Lurgan, County Armagh. 1t
appeared that the woman had interfered be-
tween MClusky and her son, when the
former struck her terrible blow on the
head, almost killing her.
While Joseph O'Neill was driving out of
Cookstown market, County Tyrone his
horse took fright, and, knocking him down
the wheel of the cart passed over his head
causing instantaneous death. A younger
brother who was in the cart was thrown out
and received serious injuries
A fisherman named Patrick German, re-
siding at Clogher Head, County Louth,
Ound on the seashore bottle containing