Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-11

schooner, Andrew Leighton, with crew Of
IA men. Is believed lost in the recent gales.
FOREIGN.
THE WATERS FALLING.
Vienna. Dec 11.-At Adarand Gross
wardein hard frost having set In again
the waters are beginning to fall.
COMING TO AMERICA.
London. Dec. 1l-Parnell, Finigsn and
John Dillon expect to sail for America on
the Goth. Paroell will address a meeting
at Ballina Sunday next.
SMITH CAN'T COME.
Patrick Smith. home ruler for West
Meath. has telegraphed the American ma
tionals his regrets. BE is unable to accept
their invitation to 60 to America to speak
for the cause Of Ireland.
THE POPE CoUNsELs PEACE,
Rome, Dec. 1.-THE pope sends dis.
patches to the Chill aud Psru bishops rec
ommending them to urge peace.
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
Loudon, Dec. 11.-A St. Petersburg cor.
pondent telegraphs that no vast constitu.
tional reforms are at all meditated ANY
sudden reversion from the existing regime
to modern constitutional one would be
impracticable. The recent attempt on the
life OF the czar must necessarily delay the
great change in liberal sense. Great anx.
tety prevails here in the expectation of the
new repressive measures fOrethsdowed n
that part of the czar's speech at Moscow in
which he spoke of the necessity eradicatipg
the spirit of sedition.
COLD WEATHER
The weather continues severe through.
out Great Britain. The Seine has not been
completely frozen over since 1861, so hard, ,
and continuous frosts so early in the season
have not been experienced in Austria since
1888. Much snow has fallen in Sicily and
Calabria, making communication difficult.
BREAD RIOTS
hkye occurred.in the district of Rayenna. in
of general distress. Cold is
still intense in Berlin. In Upper Salecia,
where famine prevails, the thermometer
marked IL degrees below zero Fahrenheit
on Tuesday last.
DAMAGING EVIDENCE.
Cabul, Dec. 1.-THE most damaging evi-
dence has been obtained against Yakiya
Klan, father-in-law of Ameer Gakoab Khan,
in the discovering Of mounted copy of
large map of Turkestan, bearing Major Cav
agnarie's name in full. with date 1865, hid
den in a box containing clothing found in
Yakiya Klan's house.
SOUTH AMERICAN WAR.
Panama, Nov. 29.-The Chillans did not,
as was expected, follow up the allies and
give them battle at Peria Granden Poso Del
Almonte. Instead, they appear to have
gone into camp at Aqua Santa, about forty
miles north of the Peruvian position, and
are intrenching. The position is strong
one, and ia in communication by rail with
Pisaqua, their base Of operations. The al
lies seemed confused and confounded by the
bold move Of the Chilians.
LOST AT SEA.
London, Dec. 1.-THE captain and crew
of the bark Warren Hastings, less two men
washed overheard in gale, landed to-day
at Falmouth. The vessel was from Lisbon
for Philadelphia, and foundered in gale
lasting from the 18th to the 18th of Novem.
Der.
GERMAN JOURNAL IN A MERRY MOOD.
Berlin, Dec. 1.-THE North German
Gazette makes merry over American inter-
ference In behalf of the disaffected Irish.
and asks what has become of the Monroe
doctrine. The suggestion Of interference
being an inversion of that doctrine, the
government refuses to assist the scheme for
. universal exhibition ct Berlin and with.
out such assistance the project must be aban.
dOned.
AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT.
Melbourne. Dec, 11-In consequence ol
the failure in the legislative assembly Of
Victoria of the constitutional reform bill
introduced BY Premier Berry, the ministry
have aeked the government to dissolve par.
Lament. Dissolution is expected about
Christmas.
EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS.
Cairo, Dec. 1.-THE khedive has received
dispatch from Gordon Pasha, in which he
says he has letter from the king Of Abys
sinia who declared he is disposed to max.
peace on condition that the great power
shall formally recognize any arrangmen
which may be concluded concerning tht
relations between King John and Kinf
Manelek of Shoa, which are critical. KIM
Menelek is in arrears with bis tribute to th,
king Of Abyssinia.
SPAIN AND CUBA.
Madrid, Dec. 1.-THE newly appointe.
Spanish ministers took seats in the chambe
Of deputies yesterday. Premier Canova
del Castillo, in announcing the formation
Of the cabinet, said the recent crisis was du
to the form in which bill Tor economi
reforms in Cuba was drawn up; that III
present government, equally with their pre-
deceeorr, would support the bill for tn