The Portland daily press., 1879-07-30
EUROPE.
A woman Hanged for murder.

"A woman 6duS0Q IOr MurQ6r.
LONDON, July 29.-Kate Webster, recently
convicted of the murder of Mrs. Thomas, her
mistress, at Richmond, was hanged today
She confessed the murder and said She had no
accomplices in the crime or in the disposal of
the remains. She cut the body of her victim
in pieces and boiled them.
The Question of the Dissolution Of Par
lament.
Much activity is displayed in selecting Lib
erals and Conservative candidates for seats in
Parliament in view of the contingency of gen.
eral elections, but most contradictory opinions
are expressed. The member for Birmingham
speaking in that city last evening said he in
clined to think dissolution would be postponed
until the autumn of 1880.
According to the latest government returns
there are 81 900 persons employed in Durham
colleries, the greater part OF whom will be di
rectly affected by Lord Derby's award as UNI
pire reducing wages II per cent. additional re-
Arrest of an Assassin.
ST.. PETERSBURG, July 29-The assailant of
Lieut. General Drentelen is arrested and found
to be the same person who, when passing n
der the name Of Pleteneff, committed other
offences at Taganrog. He fired on the gend-
armes attempting to arrest him.
Spain and Columbia.
MADRID, July 29-The government has
signed treaty of commerce with the Republic
of Columbia Negotiations between Peru and
Spain for several diplomatic relations are pro-
ceeding satisfactorily.
A Revolutionary Circular.
PARIS, July 29.-The police have seized in
printing establishment in this city copies of a
programme for the reign of the Universal
Republican Association. The programme
which was intended for circulation throughout
| Italy, says the time for action has arrived and
| writes members OF the association to be pre-
| pared for an impending movement. Several
arrests have been made.
Turkey and Egypt.
| CoNsTENTINoPLE, July 29-The cabinet
council has resolved that the principle of the
ministerial responsibility insisted on by tie
late grand viziership shall be carried out. The
Porte has resolved to grant Tewfik Pasha
all privileges and prerogatives secured to
| Ismail Pasha by the firman of 1873, but will
require the Khedive to submit all treaties he
may conclude to the Porte. The British and
| French Ambassadors however insist substi-
ton of the word Communicate" for Submit -
They declare the Egyptian tribute to the
Tewik Pasha unreservedly all privileges en-
| joyed by Ismail Pasha, but if Tewfik is de-
prived of single prerogative tribute will be
| reduced
Foreign Notes.
| The old woman who threw stone at the
| King OF Spain has been adjudged insane.
| The new Italian ministry will pursue peace
policy, but will insist on the execution of the
Treaty of Berlin, especially that part of it re-
| lating to Greece.
1t is believed that the Propagation of the
| Greek chambers indicates that Greece will
adopt more moderate policy.
Manchester shareholders of the Great West
| ern favor amalgamation with the Grand
| Trunk.
The potato bug has appeared in Ireland.
Thomas Bayley Potter, member of Parlia-
ment will sail for the United States on Satur-
| day next and will visit the principal free trade
centres in the Northern and Western states.
The French Deputies adopted the proposal
| of M. FROST for the demolition of the Tuileries.
| The site will be transformed into garden.
A terrific fire has been raging since Monday
at Orta Keni, village on the Bosphorus.
| The Jewish quarter has been destroyed and
hundreds of families are encamped ON the
| road
The condition of currency for the retail
trade at Constantinople becomes more deplora-
BILE daily.
A London despatch says q large portion of
| the wall of the import East India dock fell
yesterday carrying with it GALL the hydraulic
cranes and quay sheds. Damage estimated at
100000.