Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-19
NUMBER III
FOREIGN FLASHES.
FACTS IND FANOIEs TRANsMITTED
BY CABLE.

The Reported Death of Nellie Grant sar-
tor's Mistake-Great Damage Through
out England BY RAIN Railways Injur. d,
Low Lands Flooded and Crops Badly
Observation-Disclosures Of Revival OF
the Cotton and Iron Trade-Fearfnl De-
struction Of Life by the Famine In India
Terrible Railway Accident In France.
NOT NELLIE GRANT sARToR1s.
LONDON, Aug. 18.-The announcement of tie
death Of Mrs. Sartoris, daughter of Gen. Grant,
is not true. The mistake arose from the death
of Mrs. F. W. Sartoris formerly Adelaide
Kemblc.
GREAT FALL OF RAIN.
In consequence of storm, traffic has been
| suspended on the railway between Chester and
Hollyhead. The viaduct at Land Dunbar,
Wales, has been washed away. also some of the
bridges. Several sewers we're burst by the
freahet on the lines of the Liverpool railways.
Bilkenhead is flooded. There have been thirty
hours of continuous rain at Chester. In Derby
shire. The Trent and Derwcnt rivers over
flowed. All low lying lands were flooded.
Wheat is gradually rotting. and any crops left
Sheffield was SO violent to wash away the
foundations of five houses in the course of
erection.
ANOTHER REDUCTION OF WAGES.
weeks notice of five per cent reduction of
wages of operatives has been posted in most of
the cotton mills at Italy Bridge, where 100000
spindles are running on short time, and AGO.
GOO stopped altogether, while $50 600 are work.
ing full time. A more general adoption of the
short time system is expected this winter in
Ashton UNDERLINE, where 425 900 spindles are
md 200 A. akr
R1oT1Na IN IRELAND.
LONDON, Aug. 1S.-At surgsn, Ireland,
Saturday, two hundred police charged on the
mob with fixed bayonets. The police were
beaten back and twenty of their number in
jured. Tho rival mobs fred 1t each other
with rifles. One leader of the Catholic party
had some dynamite, which exploded, injuring
him fatally.
FRENCH RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
PARIS, Aug. 18.-The number of victims of
the accident on the Argenton & Granville rail-
way is larger than at first reported. Fifteen
were killed and thirty-slx were wounded.
INDICATIONS OF REv1v1Na PROSPERITY.
LONDON, Aug. ls.-The Pail Mall Gazette says
as Cashmere is the only part Of India which
appears to be still threatened with famine
there are hopes of revival of prosperity in
India So confident is this feeling in Man
chester that antlcipations are INDUCED in and
here and there preparations are made for q
great revival in the eastern trade. In the
British iron trade there are even now signs of
improvement that have reached stage in
which workmen are beginning to claim in
creased wages. In Sheffield the starting of new
furnaces are contemplated as stocks are being
reduced. A cheerful feeling in other trades is
reported, though business at present is stag
nant. Timely rain in Cashmere might yet Sc
holf rio Nb,a koka
made some time ago that this would be enough
to support the people rests upon the assump-
ton, apparently we'll founded, that half the
inhabitants have either persisted by famine or
have emigrated.
GREEK FRONTIER AND TURKEY.
CoNsrANT1NoPLE, Aug. lS.-The note of in
structions to the Turkish commissioner, makes
no reservation in regard to the recti6cat;on of
the Greek frontier. The Turkish ambassador
at Rome has informed the porte that Signor
Carroll, minister of foreign affairs, in . con-
versation had declared that Italy would support
France relative to the rectifcation of the from
tier, and that Washington, minister of foreign
affairs, had informed Italy that France wouldn't
60 to war in behalf of Greece, but was conf
dent of bringing about such an understanding
among the European powers as would compel
the porte ts carry out the provisions of the
treaty of Berlin.
dARIBALDI's ILLNESS.
ROME, Aug. lS.-The health of Gen. Garibal.
di the last three days has been worse. He can
not eat on account of arthritic pains.
It is reported Ismail Pasha intends to reside
at Genoa.
FERRY's EDUCATIONAL BILL.
PARIS, Aug. 1S-The report Of Senator Pei
Teton on the petitions for aud against the
Ferry educational bill, shows that six are in
favor of and thirty-six against the bill. A
total of sixteen million hostile signatures has
been secured. The report states these sigma
lures are not spontaneous; many are frAudu.
lent and many were obtained by agitation by
the dissemination Of circulars and other
methods.
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN
LONDON, Aug 1.-THE Mems Paris correspon-
dent says tue announcement that the auditors
at the sitting of the council of state must have
degree from state university is believed to
indicate the policy of the government in case
the senate rejects the Ferry educational bill.
NJ. Perrien, sub lieutenant of Hussars, and
| NJ. Riviere, editor of the Progress de Lyon,
yesterday fought q duel with swords. The lat
! ter was wounded in the lungs.
BERLIN, Aug. 18.-The third court martial
! ON the GrOsser Kurfurst disaster will assemble
on the Goth inst.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Aug. 1S.-The volunteer
feet subscription has closed two million rou-
bles have been collected.
Rome dispatches state that the Pope's health
is good.
The new Brazilian loanis more than twice
covered by SUBJ criptions.
The Khedive of Egypt has formed new
ministry, composed of Pashas of whom but lit
/ tie is known.
The socialists of brussels will in public meet
ing protest against the expulsion of the
foreign agitators Johann Most and Herr
Brogne.
Amore cheerful feeling prevails in the iron
trade in London.
VIENNA. Aug. l8.-Prepatations are making
i to enter Novi Bazor with from Ii, 600 to 20 600
men shortly, 60 as to extinguish the anticipated
opposition.