Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-26
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS.


French Finances.
LoNi'uN; rep 26-The Times Paris dispatch
SaS SaSS; The Chamber OF deputies have virtually
per cent. rentes, which has now become no
cesSlty. continuation OF silence on the maf-
yer IS so dangerous TO the republic and the
mlIf' ter OF finance must declare his nlan on
thursday and put an end TO the panic
Ire German Emperor and French
President.
The Times Berlin dispatch saws that the
N0rth German Gazette denounceS as palpable in
Ienl1ons certain newspaper reports attributing
to the Emperor remarks favorable TO President
GreVy and the new order or things In France
Tremendous storms i'm France.
tremendous storms continue 10 be reported
IN Tie south or France, where hundreds OF peo-
PIE are thrown on public charity by the de
Structlon and fnundation OF the houses In
spain the tempest lasted four days with mucn
damage and loss of life. Various villages and
farms in the Navarro and Asturias were de-
StiUyed.
TxVcnty.three People Drowned.
A bark, name unknown, was wrecked at Cor.
nuna and twenty-three persons were drowned
she City of Glasgow Bank.
The Daily Telegraph, in Its financial article
says: at is understood that there will be an
other meeting OF the creditors OF the City of
Glasgow Bank In a fortnight, after which 1t is
stated there Will be call for four or five thou
sand pounds per share, so as TO place the estates
OF all the shareholders Immediately under the
control OF the liquidator and Obyiate the neceS-
~ IL
quidator presented at a meeting of the creditors
in London, anticipates that all the creditors will
be paid IN rull If. as is believed, the house OF
lords confirms the decision OF the Scotch 1ud re
concerning the liability of the trustees for the
shares registered in their name
Prince Louis Napoleon Leaving for
the Seat OF war.
IIlnce LOUIS Napoleon and rettnIe viii sail
III The steamer Danube from Southampton TO-
morrow for the Cape, TO Join the British mill
tary forces in South Africa rs a volunteer
Prince Louis Napoleon has written a letter TO
NJ. EOuOer- announcing his intention to lo;n
the British forces at the Cape. He says: "F5r
the last eight years | have been the guest OF
England. My education was completed in the
English military school. / have strengthened
my ties Of friendship with the English army by
taxing part Id It's annual manuuVreS. The war
at the Cape having assumed more serious
character. have wished TO follow the cam
pagn. cannot refrain from sharing the dan
gers and fatigues or the troops among whom |
nave SO many friends. Moreover, the time spent
IN witnessing this struggle of civilization
against barbariSm Will not be wasted for me-
Artillery SeinfOrcement> for the
Zulu War.
The government has chartered the steamer
ndean TO carry portion of the artillery TO
the cape. This is the sixteenth steamer cnar-
tered by the government to carry troops and
war material 70 South Africa.
Cotton Mills burned.
HorrockS, Jackson X cos cotton mills at
Preston have been burned and hundred hands
thrown out OF employment. The loss is thirty
thousand pounds.
Railroad Negotiations.
meeting OF the Atlantic and Great Western
railroad bondholderS and shareholders is an-
nounced for tomorrow (ThurSday) TO consider
the proposals OF the trustees for an arrange
meht with the Erie railway and the propoSi-
IONS or Mr. James McHenry against Sucn an
arrangement. 4 meeting called by the trustees
TO consider their report will be held on Friday
The date OF the meeting which Mr.. McIIenry
Will call TO separate the Atlantic and Great
western Railroad Company completely from
connection With the Erie, is not yet liked IL Is
not publicly known In what interest the meet
ing 10 De held tomorrow is called.
The Plague ContmIsssoa.
VIENNA, teb. 26.-The Tdgbtutt SlyS:-s.A tel
egram from the Austro- German pla Sue Commits
sion at TsaritZin says the commissioners meet
with the greatest opposition from the Russian
authorities III the execution OF their duties"
Spotted EyP;a5ts.
LONDON, Feb. 26.-The O@iejaI Gazette an
nounceS the prevalence in Eastern Galicg OF
epidemic spotted typhuS.
| Montenegro and Turkey Settle rheir
Elfferences.
Adyices from Cettinge state Jhat convention
relative TO the ceSSon OF GuSingeand Pilvd ID
Montenegro has Just been signed at SrlIi ,ri
thus removing the last pending territorial que5-
ton between Montenegro and Turkey.
The Plague Over in Astrachan.
BERLIN, Feb. 26.-The sanitary department OF
the empire has received information confirming
| the statement that the plague has ceased in the
government OF AStrachan.
! A Confessed Murderer Executed.
| LONDON, Feb. 26-Charles Peace, the notori-
| Gus burglar and murderer, recently convicted
| OF the murder OF Arthur Dyson, a civil engineer:
| at BannercrOSS, on the 10Th OF November, 1916
was executed at Leeds yesterday. He died in
the odor OF sanstity, forgtving all his enemies
| Some days before his execution he confessed
| that he was the murderer OF a Manchester DO
hceman at Whalleyrange In 1876, for which
crime man named HabrOn was sentenced TO
death. The sentence, however, was commuted
| On account OF HabrOn'S youth, and he is now
undergoing imprisonment for life. Peace said
| he was surprised by the officers while attempt-
ing burglary and fired upon them in self-de-
fence. He was In court when Habron was sen
teneed to death: The Manchester newspapers
md discrepancies between the statements OF
| Peace and the circumstances OF the Whalley-
range murder IL is believed that Peace sought
10 prolong his life pending an investigation of
bis statement concerning the murder OF the DO
nceman. But Peace persisted In his statement
to the last moment. The home Office has begun
an inquiry into the case Of Habron.
Thirty Lives Lost.
LONDON. Feb 26.-It is now feared that thirty
hves were lost by the wreck OF the unknown
bark at Corunna.
Complete Wreck.
me steamer Memphis from Liverpool for New
orleans, ashore at the entrance Of the harbor
OF Corunna, has been abandoned. She is con-
sdered to be a complete wreck.
Weston Catching Up.
weston has arrived at Buckingham, having
walked ,s44 miles. He is now 81 miles behind
time.
Big Fire in Manchester.
LONDON, Feb. Pa large fire has occurred
on Market street, Manchester, the principal
thoroughfare. The damage is estimated at
e1O0,0OO.
Expenses Of the Zulu War.
An estimate Will be submitted to Parliament
Tor an advance OF 81 800 900 for the expenses OF
the Zulu war. This is on account and does not
purport to represent the entire or any exact
proportion OF the expenses Of the war. The
vote is necessary to supply what would other
wise be deficiency in the budget, which ex-
pires on the 4th Of April.
The Widow Of Charles Dickens.
The Echo announces that the widow of
Charles Dickens is dangerously ILL.,
baltimore Election Cases Postponed.
BALTIMORE. Feb 26.-VeFy Unexpectedly, all
the election cases assigned for trial to-day for
violation Of the Statutes OF the United States at
the last congressional election were postponed
They viii come up on the 10th of March, before
Judge Bond, In the .. s. circuit court. In the
case Of VIM. Woody, convicted in the state
criminal court on the 17th Of April, 1873, for
having attempted to vote Illegally at the pre-
cedfng election, the governor granted q nolle
prosequi. He had never been sentenced.