Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-09
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SOLOVIEFF HANGED.
HANlAN-EllIOTT BOAT RACE.
EMPEROR's GOLDEN WEDDING.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
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LONDON, June s.-The Times, In It's tinanciaf
aa,s,cls, a,sol, SAYS; The recent rise Ia cotton at
Liverpool is described doubtless accurately By
correspondent as a God-send TO that long,
suHeflng center OF commercial Inactivity But
ior TINS relief, we are told, there must have
Oeen crash and so 1T Is urged that nothing
more opportuDe has happened In commercial
af1afrs for long time. There Is no doubt thar
the rise was only transient and unreal, so far
as the merits OF the staple are concerned but
NJ has enabled banks and spectators TO escape
temporarily, In part from perilous position,
wise seemed inevitable.
SOlOvieff Hanged To-day.
ST. PETERSBURG. June 3. - The sentence
against Alexander Solovien, who attempted the
14th OF last April, was convicted on the 9Th
inst. before the supreme tribunal OF belonging
TO an association for the overthrow of the
state, was carried out to day. He was hanged
field. ~ '' Ae '''' 0''~'
AnglO.Afghan Affairs.
CALCUTTA, June s.-Onicial advices have been
Afghan treaty has created strong impression
in Persia greatly increasing the British pres
tfge. Forty thousand camcls belonging 70 the
war In Afghan. Cholera OF q sever type has
made its appearance In the lower Bolan Pass.
A mission TO Cabul is to be forthwith formed at
kohat and proceed by the way OF khuram
The DacOiss.
The Dacoits OF the Poona district are still ac-
NV, 1--WE @ ana petty roo6eries are reported daily,
rage on large scale.
COPiOuS Rains.
More or less copious rains are reported from
nearly all the district OF Bengal and Assam.
The rain fan In Cacher Bengal Us as yet been
slight and partial, but sufficient to greatly I'm
prove the prospect OF the Indigo crop the re-
ports from the tea districts are In the whole
fairly good.
The Famine i'm Cashmere.
The famine In Cashmere Is taking it's course
ana ann the people are reported to be dying by hun
The HanIon.Ento,t Roa, Race.
Lon hDoN, June e9.-The match between Hanlon
ano Elliott, to be rowed on the 10th instant, Is
scheduled for the hour OF noon.
Cabinet Trouble i'm Spain.
MADRID, June 9.-The harmony OF General
MARTINEZ Sampos cabinet IL disturbed General
martinez Campos Is inclined to retire because
Ils poncy meets resistance from section OF the
conservative party. Senors Carovas and Ryaia
are endeavorfng TO maintain accord among the
majority, so as to prolong the cabinet until
autumn.
MoSDoN, June s.-Mrs. Howard Paul, the
actress and singer, is dead.
LOrillard's Duke of Magenta
v. ,,uo scratched.
being amiss has been scratched for the race
Thursday.
The EmPerOr's Golden Wedding.
OnnA-iN, ouifC -TTlucc blSlnaICk VIII arrive
nere to-eay from Var Tin. The Duke OF Edfn.
ourgh viii arrive here on Tuesday 10 represent
the British royalty, on the occasion OF the fm-
pe1al fete. The act OF grace, whereby the En-
peror William intends 70 signalize his golden
wedding, Will apply to Prussia, but there Is a
reason 70 believe that other German states VIII
initiate his example.
The IrrePressfble Ne BlamQuf.
LONDON, June 9.-The Paris correspondent
OF the Manchester Guardian says that the Bor-
oeaux radicals propose to again elect IL Blan-
Qu1 to the chamber Of deputies.
A Sewing Machine Patent Case
NEW YORK, June 9.-In the test suit OF T. w
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