The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-07
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
The Labor Troubles in England.

BAHNsLEy, January G.-The South York
shire Colliery operatives association has de-
cided to submit to no reduction Of wages.
a meeting Of the council OF the North Der
byshire and South Yorkshire association
also decided to-day 10 make no concession
to the owners, and that the owners be re-
quired to withdraw their notice OF redEc.
ton OF wages. It is calculated that more
than one thousand men employed as rail-
road freight-train guards on the Midland
railway are on strike. The guards In
Leeds district decided to-day TO remain on
duty. The signaImen. whose wages were
to have been reduced on the 1st OF January.
resolved at meeting this morning to turn
| out, IL necessary.
Rough Ocean Passages.
LIVERPOOL, January G.-The ImbroS, from
Boston, which arrived here to-day, had four
| OF her boats and her bridge damaged in
storms. She. brought the CREW OF the bark
James II. Myrick, Captain McCrea, aban-
| doned at sea. - s,...-
LONDON, January G.-The Nova Scotian in
her passage from Baltimore to Glasgow lost
her surgeons and purser's rooms and had
six Of her crew injured in gales, one OF
whom died.
ID, France. -.
PARIS. January 6.-The morning papers,
commenting on the senatorial election yes
terday, agree that the result is crushing
| blow for the BonapartiSts. The majority
in the Senate now consists OF moderate Re-
pubIcans, and it is considered probable
that tue Dufaure Cabinet viii remain in
office. ."
Two detachments Of the cendarmerie OF
| Versailles have been sent to the depart
ments OF Hcrault and Eastern Pyrennees TO
| put stop to attacks made by armed brig
ands from Spain, which have alarGingly in
creased OF late.
| HAVANA. January G.--The Minister OF Ri
nances of Spain, in telegram to Captain
| General Campos, says the Madrid Govern
naent will in March next contract for
tI.55O,O0O kilogrammes OF Virginia and
kentucky tobacco, OF which ten per cent.
is to be medium LEST and siXtv-tiYe per
cent. lucs, deliverable in twcnty-siI
months, beginning at the end Of May next,
and continuing until the end Of July, 1881.
! The security is to bc'400,000 pesetas.
The Havana municipality has ordered the
| continued attendance OF twelve physicians
upon the poor without charge.
| Joseph Barber has arrived from Now
| York fully empowered by the stockholders
70 establish an agricultural bunk, to be called
"Banca Camaquczano."
| DR.. Zecchi has published a letter signify
ing his intention to sue the British consul
at Havana for S2j,36S damages in connec-
| ton with the coole affair.
To-day is observed as 4 holiday in Havana.
Business is suspended.
Germany.
BERLIN, January G.-The Socialist Demo
Gratis, have lately elected most OF THAR MT
n;cipal candidates in the districts, around
Leipsic. \ Socialist will stand foe- Breslau
at the forthcoming election for TIE Reich
stag.
Tlse Recent Explosion Oh tee Thun.
| Gcrcr.
LONDON, january Cit is ststed that the
reports regarding the condia9n Of The
wounded by the explosion CT the gun OF,
board the turrct ship Thnndener. represent
ing that many have died and others have
become blind, are cXnggeEaEed. AdmiEs
aornby telegraphs that tias wounded are
doing well and that the lifpaf only one ssa.
man is endangered.
General Grant In E,stadoDierry.
LONDONDERRY, JanuazT 6.-EX-Presideni
I Grant arrived here to-daE and was formally
presented with the fzsa<om OF t.4e city
There wiiltbe grand snsquet tonight.
Cable, .Notcs.
ST. PETERSBURG, ,E4sauary Ga is official
II confirmed that the plague has, broken ou
in Astrachap. go. :.
Nothing is knGan here Of the Ameer>:
alleged intention 10 seek for Russian pro
tectiOn.s . - f..,..t --.t. '."'.