Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-05-09
General Grant arrived at Hong-K Kong on the

General Grant arrived at Hong Kong on the
1st,
The Industrial Exhibition at Berlin was
formally opened on the 1st.
The wife Of Professor Botkin has been i'm
prisoned in st. Petersburg On suspicion OF
Nihilism. The wife OF the chief military
prosecutor has also been accused of Nihilism.
In the English House of Commons on the
I'd, Sir Stafford Northcote, Chancellor of the
Exchequer, replying to Sir Robert Peel's ques-
tion as to whether the Government intends
! TO take any action with reference to the re.
pressive measures recently adopted In Russia,
said he had not received and communication
regarding matters proceeding in Russia that
1t was not the Governments duty TO interfere
in the internal affairs of Russia; that the &C
| tion OF the Government some years ago on
representations made of sufferings of polti-
cal prisoners in Naples was based upon the
treaty of Paris and that there was no analogy
between the Neopolitan affair and the present
seventies in Russia.
A Berlin dispatch states that Solovief. who
attempted to assassinate the Gar, declares
that though he was compelled uulvr a
| threat OF death to fire at the Gar, he pur-
posely missed him.
The Porte has opened negotiations with
Russia regarding the transfer Of the admins
tration OF Roumelia.
England and Austria have telegraphed
their assent to Prince Battenburg's election.
Mandelay dispatch safes that, despite the
peaceful desires of the Ministers of the King
of Burmah, the mass of the people favor war.
The importation or introduction of Ameri-
can cattle into the provinces OF Ontario, Que
bee, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince
Edwards island is further prohibited until
the 9th OF June.
| 1t is stated by Rome correspondent that,
owing to the progress of Catholicism in the
United States, the Pope has decided TO ar
range complete organisation of the hler-
archy and more intimate union with Rome.
Calcutta dispatch says that Learly a
million pilgrims who assembled at Hurdwar
fair have carried cholera In various direc-
| tions. Outbreaks of the disease have oc.
Cured at numerous places. 1t is asserted
that OF $4,000 persons who went to the fair
from Cumaton a quarter are missing. tho
mortality having been caused by the police
| forcing them 90 travel desert tracks. The
story is probably much exaggerated.
serious riot took place at Cork on the Sd
and 4th. Many persons were injured.
Further advices from Upper Egypt rep
resents that the conflicts between the Egypt.
an troops and the slave dealers on the 18th
and 14th of January resulted in a complete
defeat OF the latter, with a loss of 5000
killed, wounded and prisoners. The Egypt
ians lost about 200.
The Senatorial elections in Spain resulted
In choice of 1855 Ministerialists and fifteen
Liberals.
DR.. Isaac Butt died at Dublin on the 5th.
In the single scull race on the Tyne, be-
tween Hanlon and Hawdon, on the 5th. the
former won by about five lengths.
terrible explosion of nitro-glycerine oc
Cured In the Grand Trunk freight sheds al
Stratford, Ont, on the 5th. Two men were
literally blown into fragments, and several
Others were seriously injured. The business
part of the town, which is nearly a mile from
the scene of tie explosion, shared in the dis
aster Valuable plate glass windows were
broken and many others were blown in
frames and all. The damage done to property
is estimated at many thousands of dollars.