Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-02
THE OLD WORLD.

1lI OID w OlOLDs
Distress of the English Laboring Classes
Destructive Floods in England and Scot.
1and--The Advance on Candahar Conn
menced-Miscellaneous
DISASTROUS FLOODS.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-The recent sudden thaw
caused numerous floods in England and
Scotland. At Nottingham the food is the
greatest for fourteen years. The country
around Darlington and Wrexham is flooded
for miles. Much damage is reported at
Berwick and Aberdeen.
DISTRESS.
The distress among the poorer populace
seems about stationary at the great indus
trial centers. The lord mayor of London
writes he considers it unadvisable to start a
central fnnd for London, as be gathers that
the distress is not at present so exceptionally
heavy as to overpower local relief organiza-
tions. The mayors of Manchester, Preston,
Sheffield and Blackburn replying 10 official
Inquiries state that local resources are suffi-
Gent to meet the distress. This report, how
ever, has provoked indignation in the case
of Blackburn, where Il, 900 persons are un-
employed.
The mayors of Bolton and Oldham have
informed Home Secretary Cross that local
resources are able to cope with the distress
at these localities.
REVENUE.
The Times in discussion of the revenue
returns concludes if no further foreign dis
turbances ensue, Lord Northcote may on the
h0Io Ill
pated.
WILL ACCEPT.
1t is expected the journeymen builders Of
Sheffield will submit to reduction of wa
ges, of which notice was given by the master
builders the Oath of December, and strike
be avoided.
PRINCESS AND AUTHORIZES DEAD.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-Princess Mary, of Lich-
tensteen, formerly Miss Fox, adopted daugh-
ter of Lord Holland, and authoress of several
works, died recently in Syria.
RUSSIAN CELEBRATION.
Moscow, Jan. IA grand national e1-
hibit1on will be held here in 1880 which will
probably be accompanied by great festivities,
as it will be the twenty-ffth anniversary of
FRENCH POLITICS.
LONDON, JAN. IA dispatch from Paris
says: Though the coming elections do not
endanger the cabinet, the ministers have
perceived that they ought to ask kind of
reinstatement, for new majority in the
senate and house agreed upon a programme
which will be submitted at the open session,
and which will insist that no reform shall be
adopted without full discussion.
MONEY MARKET.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-Rate discount for three
months bills in open market, 51186 per cent.
Amount of bullion gone into the Bank Of
England on balance to- day, El67,OOO India
council bills were allotted to- day at decline
of Is penny per rupree.
STRIKE ENDED
LONDON, Jan. 2.-The Oldham cotton
strike has terminated. At conference be-
tween the employers and operatives COM
mittees yesterday the latter Internationally
accepted the proposed reduction. 1t is ex-
pected work will be fully resumed Monday.
vIcERoY OF IRELAND.
DUBLIN, Jan. Ia correspondent SAYS
rumors have been revived that Duke Con-
naught will become viceroy of Ireland, and
it meets with rather more credence than
formerly.
COMING HOME.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Jan. Limited States
Consul General Heap has obtained $500 for
Romer's expenses. tRomer will start for
America tomorrow.
ON TO CaNDAHAR.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-The viceroy of India tel
egraphs: Gen. Stewart reports the compile
ton of a good road suitable for heavy artil-
lery over Ghorazin Pass. Advances were
commenced by both the Ghorazin and Kha-
jack nasses to-day, with the intention of
concentrating at Takhipul for final adj
vance on Candahar. The most reliable re-
ports state only three or four weak Afghan
regiments and few hundred irregulars, des-
titute of artillery, are at Candahar. No news
from Cabul or from Yakoob Khan.
REVOLT SUPPRESSED:
ST.. PETERSBURG, Jan. 1.-The revolt of
Tartars at Kazan has been suppressed. Two
hundred rioters have been publicly logged.
STRIKES INAUGURATED.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-Over 1000 dock labor
ers struck at Hull. Contrary to expectations
nearly all the masons at Sheffield struck
against the reduction of which they were
notified on December Oath, that would take
effect to-day.
DEPRECATED PAPER AND BREAD.
CoNsTANTINoPIE, Jan. Further enor-
NOUS depreciation of Turkish paper money
has occurred. AS a consequence number
of baker shops have been closed.
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