Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-12-04
GENERAL NEWS.

StructlOn OF tile canal seem 10 De progress
sing favorably. General Grant is to be at
Philadelphia on the 18th inst, to meet De.
Franco, the representative Of the Niearau-
guam government, and talk matters over.
1t has been proposed that the General take
the presidency of the company, at a salary
or S2o,OOC per annum until the canal is COM
pleted, when it is proposed to increase it to
Soo,0oo. The French people think that if
S2O,Oo0,OO0 of the stock can be raised in the
United States, the balance will be obtained
III France without assistance from England.
There is some speculation as to whether
Grant will accept the task of organization
or not.
John Thadeus Delano, one of the princi-
pal editors OF the London Times, is dead.
A st. Petersburg telegram of the 26th
ult.. says there is a marked change in the
feeling there coward Persia. Evidently the
relations between the two countries are not
now on q very friendly footing. The tone
OF the Globes article on the subject seems
to confirm the recent intelligence of the un-
derstanding between England and Persia,
and of the tendency of the latter to throw
in her lot with England rather than with
Russia.
The Propaganda Eide has approved OF
the proposal of Cardinal McClosky for the
re-establishment of three Bishoprics in
America, under the jurisdiction Of the
Archbishop Of New York. The Propa-
ganda will instruct the Cardinal as to the
most suitable location for sees.
a Sligo dispatch says the pastoral of
Archbishop McCabe was read in all the
Catholic churches on the 23d of November.
declaring that all must take part in bearing
the burden of poor harvests in Ireland, but
they are cautioned not to drive God from
their side by a violation of his laws. A re-
port is current that the government has ar
ranged to advance money to tenants on
security, and their landlords are to be re-
paid in a term of years.
Ehe trial of Davitt, Daley and ki}lan,
who were lodged in Jail ON the charge of
scdition, is progressing slowly. Monroe,
tue ~Slueen's counsel and law adviser, is con-
dusting the prosecution. On November "a,
Parnell and a number OF priests We're in
HAtAp AAS ~ ooiiS q blOaASHU lLllO
court under a heavy escort, and extra po-
licemen had been drafted, but there was no
demonstration.
Later dispatches from Sligo say that fresh
disturbances have occurred and several ar
rests have been made. 1t is thought the
government will move the trials to Dublin.
Notwithstanding several magistrates were
on the bench and witnesses were being
amined, Dayitt telegraphed to New Castle
that he would speak there on December l,
and would attend the meeting at Glasgo.
Dispatches of the 2Sth state that Killan
was ordered to leave the court and refused.
He had to be carried out. The court Their
ordered the room cleared but Davitt re-
NAMED in defiance Of the order. When the
telegram giving the above was sent, Killan
was in jail. and Rea, a witness, was address
ing an excited crowd.
Late Paris dispatches state that the re-
publicans are again threatening the French
cabinet, in consequence of the revocation o.
Gents appointment as governor of Martin
ique. Some OF tile Paris newspapers pre-
diet an early fall Of the ministry.
The marriage of King Alfonso of Spain
and Arch-Duchess Marie Christine, of Aus
tria, took place on the Goth ult. Severa
representatives from France, Germany ant
Italy were present.
In response to a proposition of the New
York Herald suggesting that Horatio Sey
mour be made the arbitrator to settle tht
differences in the democratic party in tina
state, a number of prominent democrat!
have telegraphed that paper coinciding will
the proposition. GOV. Seymour, in reply