Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-02-12
AROUND THE WORLD.
EUROPE.

Versailles, Jan S1.-Gambetts
has been elected President Of the
Chamber q Deputies by Sl4 votes
out of 405. ,.
Edinburgh, Feb. 1.-The direc.
tors of the City of Glasgow Bank
Robert Sumner, Stronach anC
Lewis Potter. convicted of fraud
theft and embezzlement, were sen
fenced to eighteen months impris
ment. Other directors convicted
OF uttering false abstracts of bal
ances were sentenced to eighteen
months Imprisonment. The light
sentence has caused much surprise
Justice Mongrieff in passing sen.
tence said he considered the cir.
cumstances that the prisoners had
not falsified the accounts for their
own personal benefit, but in the
mistaken idea that it was for the
public good.
London, Feb. 1.-The Admiral
ity has directed the dock-yard au-
thorities to charge the United States
only with the bare cost of the labor
and materials employed in the re-
pairs Of the Constitution. The
captain of the Constitution has
written letter, warmly thanking
the Admiral and Superintendent at
Portsmouth for their kindness.
1t is said that Prussia is about to
purchase Heligoland of Britain
The amount of purchase money is
under consideration.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 1.-The
committee of Ministers has resolved
to empower the Minister of the In
terror to burn the villages in the
plague infested district, if neces-
sary.
The panic in Russia is almost in
credible. Every class and station
in life have petitioned for the en-
tire cessation of all intercourse,
even postal communication, be-
tween the rest of Russia and the
Volga. Letters sent from Astra-
chan and Zartzin are not received |
by persons to whom they are adj
dressed. Some people even refuse
to take paper money, fearing the
germ Of infection might be COM
municated through it. 1t is al
most impossible to describe the
terror which has taken possession
Of the people.
London, Feb. 4.-Six thousand
golfers and miners in the coal
fields between Newcastle-under-
Tyne and Crew, started to work
this morning at reduced wages.
The dock laborers at Liverpool
have struck and are giving ship
pers much trouble.
A Berlin dispatch says the Legal
Committee of the Federal Council
their consideration of
Bismark's gagging bill. They have !
United the most obnoxious pro-
visions and toned the others down
70 as to deprive the bill in great @
,art Of its offensive character. 1t I
8 believed that the members of 9
he Reichstag will oppose the bill
g they consider that q measure v
their privileges should r
manate from themselves and not Il
riginate with the government.
A Paris dispatch says the Cabin a
t has been constituted and the L
blowing are the changes: NJ. II
Vaddington, President of the Coun- p
II end Minister Of Foreign Affairs
enator LeRoyer, Minister of JUS
ce M. DeMarcere, Interior and (,
$50 Public Worship ad interim pl
[. Jules Ferry, Public Instruction OF
nd Fine Arts; M. Lepcre, Agri-
allure; Admiral Jauregaiberry,
[arine. A
A Vienna correspondent says the by
oumanian general has been or in
,red to hold Arab Tabia by force, CT
necessary. Austria unhesitating- ed
approves the attitude assumed lyj
; Roumania toward Russia ro,
is ready to submit to the sta
cision of Europe. tn,
Dublin, Feb. 4.-Three Catbo- on
bishops have bad conference th,
tn the Lieutenant of Ireland and SUI
'ormed him that the Catholics vel
re willing to accept any fair COM ty-
omise on the University educa- Chi
q question. Pi,
Feb. 5.-The applica- tur
as for relief for the week ending ACC
b. LIST were 300 less than any 2