Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-06-07

have adopted by a vote of II to 0 the rates
proposed by the member Of the Center party
in the Reichstag of 60 marks on foreign and
% marks on home tobacco, respectively.
The arbitrator to whom was referred the
question OF reduction of wages Of South
Yorkshire (Eng.) coal miners decides against
any reduction whatever. The decision af-
fects 5000 men and boys.
On Sunday, May "a, Robert jackson, aged
20, and two sisters, aged 15 and II, were
drowned in Third Lake, Township Of STAN
hope, Province Of Ontario, by the upsetting
of a canoe.
Deligeorgis, the Greek statesman and Min
lister of Finance, is dead.
An engagement has taken place off Iqui-
que, Peru, between the Chilian wooden ves-
sci Esmeralda and Cavadonga and the Peru
Wan armor- plated frigate Independence.
All three vessels were sunk. The Esmeral-
da was originally a Spanish gunboat. The
Independence was the most important ves-
sci in the Peruvian Navy. Her armament
consisted entirely of Armstrong guns, name
ly, II 70-pounders and two pivot guns. The
latter were hundred Founders.
General Grant is expected to leave Yoko-
hama, Japan, about the middle of June on
his return tour, and will probably reach San
Francisco about the middle of July.
The proposed Mexican Exposition has
been abandoned through some unknown
reason, and it is thought that Zamacona, the
Mexican Minister, will resign on that ac-
count.
Three seamen of the schooner Mary A.
William died of yellow fever on the passage
from Miragone to New York.
The yellow fever is prevailing in most
fatal form at Port au Prince, Hayti. NJ.
Roche Monart, the French Minister, died
after two hours illness; his private secre-
tary and the First Secretary of Legation also
died Of the disease, and another Secretary
was also down with it.
Mount Etna is in full eruption. Three
new craters have appeared at the north
west part of the mountain, threatening
the destruction of several villages. Enor-
nous showers of ashes are falling in Mes
sina, which is 40 miles northeast Of the noun
tain, and have also reached Reggie, in Gala
bria, nine miles northeast Of Messina. Show
ers of ashes and clouds of smoke issuing
from the volcano obscure the sun,
and give to the scene an indsscribable SOM
ber and lugubrious sspect. Vast streams
of lava are flowing down the sides Of the
mountain. At the base of the craters are
thrown out immense fire-balls, which burst
with great brilliancy and tremendous re-
ports. The scene is impressively and ter
ribly grand. Several severe shocks Of earth
quake were felt at Messina, and the appre-
tensions of the citizens are excited to very
high pitch.
The International Isthmus Canal Conven-
tion, in session at Paris, has by q decided
majority adopted the report Of the commit
tee in favor OF level canal from Lemon on
the Gulf to Panama, with or without tun-
mel.
The Mechanics Bank of Montreal, Cana
da, has suspended.
Lacoste,. Frenchman, naturalized in the
United States some years ago, has been ex-
PEELED from France for renouncing his ma
tionality without performing his military
duty. United States Minister Noyes fruit
lessly endeavored to secure the revocation
of the order.