Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-05
FAMINE.

FAMINE.
BERLIN, Dec. 1.-The famine in upper Salesia
has become so serious that in many villages
over one-third of the population are starving.
Famine distress is appearing in Saxony among
the peasants and weavere.
AssAssINArED.
LONDON, Dec. "A dispatch from Cabul re-
ports that tho Governor of Madam was killed
by party of Afghan regulars and Hillmen on
the Sd inst. The Governors of Kohistan and
Logar Valley have been menaced with the same
fate.
DRUNKEN MURDER.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 4.-W. W. Beasley, un.
der the influence of liquor, seized Mrs. NJ. j.
Herbert, boarding house keeper, and threw her
from third story gallery, killing her almost
instantly.
FRENCH POLITICS.
LONDON, Dec. 4.-The Times Paris CORES
pondent, discussing the vote in the chamber of
deputies yesterday, say the cabinet has thus
far been placed on it's feet with the support of
an unsettled and insufficient majority, because
nobody knows how to replace 1t. Whenever it
can be replaced the cabinet will fall.
HOW 1T WORKS.
LONDON, Dec. "A correspondent at Berlin.
discussing the attempt on the cars life, says:
"Committed but day or two after the car,
in lenience, had committed the sentence of
death passed on tho Nihilist Murskv. the
outrage on Monday night cannot but Undue
the government with repentant spirit and in
tenslty in its resolve to show no pity to those
incapable of compassion
= HEAVY STORMS.
PARIS, Dec. IA heavy snow is falling here
and all over the country. Railway traffic
is partially suspended in some districts. At
Cherbourg terrific storm is blowing off the
coast Some disasters to shipping are reported.
THE GEAR.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 4.-The car arrived
safely this afternoon and proceeded to the
winter palace in an open sleigh. Great crowds
of troops lining the streets cheered him en-
Enthusiastically.
A correspondent says it is reported that many
arrests have been made in Moscow among rail-
way employees.
LAND MEETING.
LONDON, Dec. "A land meeting was held
yesterday at Venagh, county Tiperary, at
which 5000 persons were present. Edward
Dryer Gray and Patrick James Smith, home
rule members of parliament, were among the
speakers. Resolutions were passed calling for
abatement of rents and peasant proprietary.
NEWSPAPER SUSPENDED.
A st. Petersburg correspondent says the
GoloS was suspended for its outspoken articles
upon the widespread misery and poverty in
the interior provinces, the university ques-
tion, agricultural schools and dishonesty and
barbarism of communal authorities.
MISCELLANEOUS.
LONDON, Dec. 4.-Thomas Bayley Potter,
who returned from America. speaks enthusiast
tically of the progress and prospects of the
United States and of the solidity of republican
institutions of the country.
ROME, Dec. At is announced that Count
Corte, present Italian ambassador at Oonstan-
tinople, will 60 to London, and Count Mena-
brar, present AMBASSADOR at London, replace
Gen Cialdini ambassador at Paris.
ALEXANDRIA, Dec. 4.-The embarkation of
the obelisk, presented by Egypt to the United
States, will take place in a few days.
LONDON, Dec. 4.-Parnell and Finigan expect
to start for New York the 18th inst. Parneu
will be present at the trial of the prisoners at
Carrick-on- Shannon, which it is expected will
terminate by December Is.
PHIL1PPoPOLIs, Dec. 4.-Twenty villages in
Kidrochai district, of Rhodape mountains,
have risen. An army of 500 insurgents have
seized the local fund and made prisoners of
gendarmies.
LONDON, Dec. 4.-Queen Victoria yesterday
telegraphed the car of Russia congratulating
him on his escape from assassination.
The Times, in it's financial article, saws
United States government bonds are hardly to
be got here now, and their prices are the mere
reflex of those of New York.
LONDON, Dec. "A Paris correspondent
states that in the debate in the chamber of
deputies last night Paul De Cassagnac was
formally censured by the house for refusing to
retract an insult he had offered to Jules Ferry,
minister of public instruction.