Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-01-22


Donald, preliminary to the commence
ment Of eiectment proceedings.
FOREIGN.
SHERE ALI wants to become Russian
subject.
THERE is still great silver famine in
England.
PRINCE HENRY, of the Netherlands,
brother of King William, died Jan 18th.
MAYNARD, United States minister to
Turkey, has come home on a furlough.
An explosion occurred in Dim's col
liery in Wales Jan 10Th. About sixty
persons were killed.
TUNIs has offered proiuse apologies to
France, and all is lovely between these
two nations again.
FIFTEEN hundred men were dis
charged by the Weardale Iron and
Coal company, Eng. on the 18th inst.
JUAN MONCAsl, who attempted to as
sassinate the king of Spain Oct. 18th
last, was executed at Madrid Jan. 4th
THE Nihilists continue 10 cause great
CONSERVATION in Russia. The police
have more than they can do to track
the c3nspirators.
A GALE on the coasts of Galicia and
Portugal Jan. 18th, caused great de-
struction of small crafts. Several fish
ermen and others reported drowned.
THE New French cable company pro-
poses to lay cables, one from Brest to
Cape Cod, and the other from Lands
End to Nova Scotia Bay, by way Of St
Pierre.
A CORRESPONDENT at Berlin, Germany,
has formally complained at Vienna in
regard to the tone of comments of the
Austrian press on the reichstag discip-
line bill.
A BOMBAY telegram of Dec. 31st says:
The government of Candahar has
ordered a levy of the whole male popu-
lation to resist the British. The people
have responded heartily.
A ST.. PETERSBURG cablegram of the
Sth says the Kharkotf Veterinary School
has been broken up and the kieti Univer-
sity closed, in consequence Of riotous
demonstrations of the students.
The steamer 1hos. NJ. Reed, from San
Francisco to Liverpool went ashore on
the coast of Wales Jan. 14th, and be-
came a total wreck. Three Of the crew
were drowned.
A CoNsTANTISoPLE cablegram of Jan.
10Th says the signature of the Russo
Turkish treaty is expected Thursday.
Russia, it is understood, accepts re-
duction of the indemnity by hundred
million roubles, the payment to be
made in paper roubles.
A LONDON cablegram of Jan. End
says Overcome thousand dock lahOrers
struck work at Hull, contrary to expec-
tation. Nearly all the masons at Shelf
they were notified on Dec. 26, would
take effect to-day.
THE Spanish brig Encarnocion, from
Fernandina, Fla, for Ferrol, Spain,
landed there Jan. 9th, two of the crew
of the steamer Bdgard, wnich foundered
at sea Dec. 10. All the remainder of
the crew were drowned. The Bdyard
was British steamer of 964 tons, COM
manded by Capt. Everett. She sailed
from New Orleans Dec. for Rouen.
iT is understood that the Nova SEQ
tia members in the dominion parlia-
ment will ask the government to lay
submarine cable from Berry Head, n.
S., to Sable Island, distance Of eighty
miles. 1t is claimed that this island
lies in the center of the storm track,
and that a warning could be sent thence
of the advent Of storms from the At
lantic.
A DISPATCH from Berlin says it is crel-
IDLY reported tina Crown Prince Fred
erick William has given assurance that
Prussia does not intend to incorporate
the Duchy of Brunswick. 1t is rumor-
ed, however, that project ex-
lists for making Prince Henry of Prus-
STA Duke of Brunswick. The present
duke has consented to the bill, which
will shortly be submitted to the diet,
whereby if succession is not settled in
a year from his death a regent shall be
elected from princely families in Ger
many.
NOTICE. has been given by the govern
ment of Peru that it finds 1t Impossible
to take, before the 1st of April next,
the necessary measures of execution re-
CURED for the adhesion of that country
to the general postal union. As Peru
was formally admitted to the general
poe al union from the 1st Of October,