The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-26
OVER OLD OCEAN.
Disastrous Failure of Crops in
Great Britain.
Interesting Information from
Ireland's Isle.

PARIS, Aug. 26.-The municipalities of
Bruges and Ostend have instituted libel
proceedings against the Figaro newspaper
in this city for falsely announcing that the
cholera was epidemic in those cities.
LONG LOOK AHEAD.
The Figaro yesterday published long
interview with Prince Napoleon, gnaran-
teeing its authenticity. 1t SAYS that Prince
Jerome is content to let the Republic pave
the way for the Empire, which it will GER
tainy do The Figaro adds that when
Prince Jerome becomes Emperor he will
curb the clerical influence.
Great Britain.
BRITISH CROPS DISASTROUS FAILURE.
LONDON, Aug. 26.--Reports from the ag
ricntural districts throughout nearly the
whole OF England and in some portions of
Scotland give a still more gloomy view of
the effects OF the rains during the last few
days than had previously been communi
Gated. The former rains had left the crops
in such condition that only long and
uninterrupted season of fine and hot
weather would have enabled the farmers
to reap even half harvests, but the rains of
last week, although not so violent in many
places as the former storm, did more dam
age, and has left scarcely vestlge OF hope
for the agriculturists
POLITICAL REVOLUTION PROBABLE
In the opinion of many acute and expert
enced Observers the inevitable and very
general failure of the cereal crops of the
United Kingdom this season will be at
tended with serious political consequences.
Many of these observers, who are by no
means alarmists, express the belief that the
general disaster and pecuniary embarrass-
ment which will now fall upon the tenant
farmers Of the Kingdom, especially in Eng
land and in certain parts OF Scotland, will
be the last straw to break the camels back,
md that early next year or perhaps even
this winter violent political agitation will
be set on foot. The purpose of this will be
to so remodel the existing laws of the King
dom as to give to tenants and tillers of the
soil greater securities against the conse-
quences of such disasters as those of this
year than they can hope for under existing
conditions.
GREAT SCHEME OF EMIGRATION.
LONDON, Aug. 26.- very crowded and
enthusiastic meeting Of the Sheffield work
men, in support of the great scheme of en-
igration, was held last night.
Austria.
NOT ANXIOUS TO SUCCEED.
LONDON, Aug. ga dispatch from Ber-
lin SAYS Count Szechenyi, while here
recently, declared his unwillingness to
succeed Count Andrassy as Premier of
Austro-IIungary.
MEETING TODAY AT GAsTEIN.
VIENNA, Aug. 26.-Count Andrassy will
meet Prince Bismarck to-day at Gastein.
Egypt.
KHEDTvE WILL TAKE A TOUR.
LONDON, Aug. GA dispatch from Cairo
says the Khedive has sanctioned the ap-
pointment of European Comptroller. 1t
is believed that the Khedive will visit Con-
stantinople in September.
GEN. GORDON REACHES CAIRO.
LONDON, Aug. 2G.-General Gordon, Gov
ernor General of Soudan, has arrived at
Cairo, Egypt
Foreign Flashes.
Almost famine prevails among tenant
farmers in the West of Ireland.
Sixty-eieht thousand pounds OF specie
were withdrawn from the Bank OF England
for shipment to New York.
The marriage of King Alfonso will take
place III Madrid at the expiration of the
period of mourning for lnfanta Maria del
Pillar
At the request Of Mr.. Layard, British
Ambassador, the Porte has dismissed Der
wish Pasha from the Governorship of Erze-
roum.
The Legitimist newspaper at Lisbon, the
Nation, will be prosecuted for publishing
matter insulting to the King of Spain and
the Spanish Nation.
Mary Aitken, niece and amanuenss of
Thomas Carlyle, was married at DHmfries,
Scotland. to her cousin, Alexander Carlyle,
of Brentfield, Ontario.
The maize harvest in Servia is very un.
promising iii consequence of drought.
Numerous fires are also reported daily, ow-
ing to extreme dryness.
The Queen has sent $50 to Blackstone, the
actor and author, WHO'S sick. Beaconsteld
has recommended that grant of G100 be
made to Blackstone from the royal bounty.
The Haytien Minister at Washington
has received advices that the cities of Cape
Haytien and Port Depaix, which were oc-
cupied by Rebels, have surrendered and
acknowledged as authority ths Provisional
Government. This ends the revolution.
Irish News.
From late Irish Exchangeal