Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-02-26
AROUND THE WORLD.
EUROPE.

mittee, yesterday, the Town Clerk
stated that the recent order OF the
Privy Council would entirely pre-
vent shipments of live stock from
the United States to Liverpool, be-
cause Liverpool Is not registered
under the act as foreign animals
wharf. The only ports so register
ed are London, Hull, Grimsby,
Hartpool, Newcastle, Plymouth
and Sunderland. The committee
decided to address letter to the
Privy Council, calling attention to
the disastrous effect Of the order
on the Port Of Liverpool and the
population of Lancashire and York
shire. and expressing the hope that
arrangements now making by the
Liverpool Dock Board msy lead
the Privy Council, before March 3,
TO define a part Of the Port OF
Liverpool where foreign animals
may be landed.
Geneva, Feb. 14.-The fire which
devasted the favorite tourists re-
sort of Meyringen spread to and
DESTROYED the hamlets OF Haused.
Stein and Eisenbslgen. Thousands
of persons are rendered homeless.
London, Feb. ia dispatch
from Rome says cordial letters
have been exchanged between the
Pope and the German Emperor
Concessions are made on both sides.
The cardinals oppose the Pope's
acceptance Of the civil list. His
Holiness decides, nevertheless, that
the ecclesiastics must obey the laws.
Madrid, Feb. ia storm WIS.,
tied the coast Of Galira yesterday.
Two vessels went ashore and twen-
ty-eight persons were drowned.
Berlin, Feb. 1.-THE Moscow
Journals we're not allowed to ap'
pear Friday until they suppressed
unfavorable plague news.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 1.-THE
differences between Russia and
Roumania relative TO the quaran'
tine and passage Of troops have
been removed.
Newcastle-on-Tyne, Feb. H.
The boat race for f400 and thu
championship of Great Britain, be
tween Higgins and Elliott, on tn
Tyne, to-day, resulted in a victor,
for Elliott, who beat Higgins b,
about three lengths.
Constantinople, Feb. 18th
Minister Of Finance announces tn
new Turkish loan has been con
cluded, declares that it will in grea
part be devoted to buying up tn
paper currency at twenty-five pc
cent. of its nominal value.
The Russian army begins tn
evacuation Of Adriapople to-day.
. st. Petersburg, Feb. 49,
strike has occurred in two larg
cotton mills here for increased pay
diminution Of the hours Of labo
and the dismissal Of English fore
men. II is believed the movement
will spread.
The Agence Russo announce
that the Arab Tabia affair has beef
satisfactorily arranged.
London, Feb. 19.-The Thir'
Battalion OF the Sixtieth Rife
leave to-day. and the Ninety-firs
Higblanders Tomorrow. for Zulu.
DR.. Butt intends to move in tb'
House Of Commons. shortly. tin
following resolution: That in tn
opinion of the House, 1t is essen
tial to the interests Of Ireland tbs
the university institutions OF tina
country should be 40 arranged tha
Irishmen OF all religious persu'
sions should be able to obtain tn
benefit Of the degrees and advar
tages OF university education with
out compromise to their religion
convictions, and that ia order
accomplish this object, legislatio
on the subject is absoIotsly neoe'
sary.
Seventy Irish members, man
Liberals, and some Conservative
will support the motion.
The communication for vhic
the Grand Duke Nicholas, Of Ru
sjs, SOD Of Grand Duke ConstaI
tine, bas been exiled to Orenburl
was . pamphlet in favor OF th
speedy construction Of the ore'
burg Il Tsshkand Railway by wa
OF Kara Toigsll and Sir Oar,
River, Ia order 10 force the En-
a. A. -l..Io., hoe resfs<Aaoa