Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-01-15

reassemble in January, with the view
of having Hunton indicted.
-" FOREIGN.
GEN. GRANT arrived in Dublin Janu-
airy 2nd.
THE plague IN Astrachon has revived
with great violence.
SEVERAL trade strikes occurred in
England Jan. 9th.
THE steamship Louisiana that went
ashore in Tough Lorne, Ireland, recent
~, went to pieces in the 4th inst
THE liabilities of the Cornish bank
that recently failed are believed to
amount to over one million pounds.
JUAN MoNCAsl, who attempted to as
sassinate the king OF Spain Oct. 25th
last, was executed at Madrid Jan. 4th.
THE supply of bar silver in London
has dwindled down to a very small mar
gin. There is little demand for it, how
ever
In is reported on good authority that
the pope is consulting as to the advisa-
bility of calling new ecumenical coun-
Gil.
THE Nihilists continue to cause great
CONSERVATION in Russia. The police
have more than they can do to track
the ccnspirators.
A BOMBAY telegram of Dec 31st says:
The government of Candahar has
ordered levy of the whole male popu-
laton to resist the British. The people
have responded heartily.
A PLAGUE has appeared among the
Cossacks, Astrachan. The sufferers
are isolated; many doctors have been
summoned to their relief. OF the 195
persons attacked since the first instant,
143 have died.
A ST. PETERSBURG cablegram of the
Sth says the KharkoH Neterinary School
has been broken up, and the KiehUniver-
sity closed, in consequence Of riotous
demonstrations of the students.
OWING to the depreciation of coins
and the high price Of provisions in Con-
stantinople anonymous letters have
been addressed to the Porte threatening
serious riots if the coins are not with
drawn. Military precautions have beei!
taken.
A LONDON cablegram of Jan. Ind
says over one thousand dock laborers
struck work at Hull, contrary to expec-
tation. Nearly all the masons at Shelf
field struck against the reduction which
they were notified on Dec. 26, would
take effect to-day.
The French elections which occurred
II, tnI
great republican victory, all republican
senators whose terms expire on the
18th inst. having been returned. The
republican majority in the senate will
be about 81.
THE king of Holland was married to
Princess Emma of Waldeck Pyrmont,
January 9TH. The "happy couple"
can hardly be said to be we'll mated as
regards age, for the groom is fourteen
years older than his father-ln-law, and
has son nineteen years older than his
new wife still the match is a very bril-
liant one socially, and may yet assume
an aspect of political importance.
A Cork dispatch of Jan. 9th says: At
meeting of the town council yesrer-
day, after several bitter speeches by
catholic members, The motion that the
letter of the l. ). cOn-u! at Queenstown,
anncuncino General Grants coming, be
simply marked read" was carried
without dissenting vote. A previous
motion to give Gen. Grant a proper
reception was ignored.
The Cornish Bank at Truro, Cornwall,
England, closed January 4th. 1t is
hoped that the suspension will be only
temporary. The bank did very large
business III mining and other CONNER
cial enterprises The bank belongs to
Tweedie, Williams & Co. 1t was estab-
lished 10 years ago, and has branches
at Falmouth, Penryan and Redruth-
shire. Frederick Williams, member
Of Parliament for Truro, who died re-
Gently, held one-thlrd of the concern.
The bank had authorized securities of
forty-nine thousand pounds.
THE plague has caused a gen
eneral panic in Astrachan and
Saratow. \ correspondent of the
Golos writes The plague common
ced IN a village in the district Of Emo
taysk Precautions against the disease
were at first neglected. as it was mistak-
en- for typhUs. When the weather be
came warmer the people died like flies.
The dead lie unhuried IL the streets.
The infected districts have been sur
rounded by troops. Communication