The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-16
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Il t.. THE GREEK LOAN.
> PARIS, April 16.-The Bourse announces
that the contract for the Greek loan oi
$l2O00,000 has been signed between the
. Greek Ministers and Compton, Descompte
and Others. 0
THE BRAVE MAN-oF-wAR.
PARIS, April 16.-A French man-of-war
captured and conveyed to Granville two
Jersey fishing boats for poaching on French
oyster beds.
Ron melia.
wUCHLY MIXED OCCUPATION.
LONDON, April 16.-It is understood that
arrangements for mixed occupation of
Eastern Roumelia will be carried out, not
withstanding the protests recently made
against the plan. The army of occupation
will be furnished by Turkey, Russia Eng
land, Austria and italy. Turkey will gar
rison the Southern frontier, while Russia
will take care of the North and Italian,
Austrian and English soldiers will occupy
posts in the interior. The number of troops
which each of these Powers is to furnish is
three thousand men Of all arms.
Africa.
AFFAIRS IN ZULULAND.
LONDON, April 16.-The exact condition
OF affairs in Zululand according to latest
advices, is this; On the south side of Tu-
gela River there are at this moment one
thousand two hundred cavalry, fourteen
thousand infantry, and thirty-five guns, all
from England and in readiness for opera
ton, which, it is hoped, will not only re-
lieve Colonel Pearson from his now desper
ate situation, but make final end of Cete-
wayo. The latter, however, is in excellent
trim for making a desperate fight 1t was
. flnuOht thof o1 pnnll ha
yesterday.
Foreign Flashes.
large meeting of merchants was held at
Bremen yesterday at which free trade reso-
lutions were adopted.
Severe storms have destroyed reconstruc-
ton work at Szegedin. and rivers are rising
and more damage is feared.
1t is announced from Belgrade that Ser
via in view of the collapse of the Mace.
donian insurrection has ordered the with
drawal of the military Gordon from the
| frontier.
| Irish News.
| From late Irish ExehanpesJ
Bartholomew Quinn died recently at his
residence in Ardagh, County Longford.
A boat containing three men was cap,
sized on Lough Cara, County Sligo, and all
| three were drowned
Patrick Thompson, of Drnmlish, who il
was thought, would not survive his recent
terrible assault, will recover.
During the past few months it is said that
fifteen hundred sheep have died in the
County Clare of lime disease.
Mr. C. e. Lewis, member of Parliament
for Londonderry, County Derry, sailed for
Nau Vnrk rpnhntIv n visit I'm, f1a 4oI
States.
Mr.. John Griffin. ex-Postmaster at the
Curragh, County Kildare, found guilty OF
having stolen letters, was sentenced to FIVE
years penal servitude by Chief Baron
Pallas. .
Commodore William Davies, late of the
Indian Navy, died at his residence, the Gar
land, Mallow, County Clare from the ef- |
fects of wounds received during the Indian
mutiny.
In Meath County the Government is be- |
ginning to resent the stubborn determine
ton with which the extreme wing of the |
Irish Parliamentary party contest the army
estimates.
Mr.. Charles Woods eldest son of Dr. |
Woods, of Beehive College, Dublin, and Mr. |
William Todd, son of Mr.. Todd, of Jones' |
Road, were drowned by the eapsizing of a |
boat off Ireland's Eye. s'' -
James Myers while fowling in Kilbarrv.
County Waterford, shot bittern. 1t is |
over thirty years since one was shot in this
part OF the country. Mr.. MYERS sent the |
bird to Dublin and had it stuffed.
Mr.. Justin Mccarthy has been elected
member of the House Of Commons for
Longford County by the Home Rulers In
the place of Myles William ORelly, who
has been appointed Commissioner of Edu-
cation.
An inquest was held by Coroner Newton
on the remains of Bridget Brien, married
woman of County Wicklow, who dropped
dead at her residence at TIMELY. The iurv
found verdict of death from natural
causes
In the recent deaths in Queens County
are: AT Marlborough, Gordon Holmes,
aged seventy-three years, late County In
spector Royal Irish Constabulary, al the
residence of his son, Borris-in- Ossory, MIR
Daniel Gudera
man named Carberrv has died from in
luries received during riot on st. Patrick's
Day, at Kerdy near Armagh. and another
man named Carberry is severely wounded.
A Alfred MKenzie is in custody on a charge
OF having caused the injuries
There was serious riotng in Lurgan.
County Cavan. Large crowds of rival mar
ties paraded the streets in honor of st. Pat
rck's Day, and began TO fight, several per-
sons being hurt. A strong force of police
patrolied the streets and made several ar
rests
A laborer named Laurence Nugent while ,
At work in the townand of AWHILE, County
Wexford, fixing fence for baliff named q
Copperwr ate was shot at and wounded
This was on the night of March 25th, and -.
since then the man has not been heard
rom.
VIM. Habron, of Ballyhaunis, County
Mayo, who received sentence of life i'm
lrisonment in 1876 for the murder of Police
Cox, has been pardoned. The
murderer, notorious criminal, confessed Il
IN his death bed to having committed the
Iced himself.
Julia Crowley, of the County Waterford.
vas sentenced to weeks imprisonment Il
or knocking out mans eye. 1t appeared
Ie had offended her daughter, and She took
! horsewhip and went to his house. She
truck him across the face and in so doing f
Knocked out his eye.
While services were being held in Cath
'lic Church at Derry in the County Derry, A
box filled with gunpowder and q fred
use attached was thrown through the sky N
lght. 1t exploded, injuring several per-
ons. One girl was taken to the Infirmary