Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-05
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Another Irish Leader Arrested.
DUBLIN, Dec. 5.-ThoS. Brennan an empIoye
OF the Dublin City Baking Co., a leading land
agltaios and member OF the land league. was
par He viii be charged with using sediti ous
language at Balla, and with endieavoring 10 Sc
uuce the police from their allegiance.
Alleged Russian AsSaSSinS.
81. fsTBRSBURG, Dec. 5.-Prince GortschaEofI
arrived here this afternoon. It is repnrted that
TWO persons have been arrested who are sus-
pected OF completely in the recent attempted
assassination OF the Gar.
Joined the Catholic Church.
LONDON. Dec. 5.-The Post this morninr an
nounces that Rev. Arthur Wagner, OF St Paurs
Church, Brighton, has Joined the Romish
Church on account OF the acceptance, by a ma
jority OF the English clergy, OF the cratic
dolngs 9f Lord Finances court. and II is ru-
ton and one OF the ssterhoods at Brighton will
follow his example.
Russian Diplomats.
LONDON, Dec. "a dispatch from Vienna to
the Ddtfy Telegraph says: 1t is untrue that there
VIII be conference of Russian ambassadors at
st. Petersburg. Neither Count SchouvaloM nor
Prince Lebanon will proceed 10 Russia for the
present. Gen. 1gnatien Is again pressed to ac-
cept the ambaSSadorship at Rome. NJ. Novikofr
the Russian ambassador at this court, who has
oeeR AT MOSCOW, Will return here this week.
Failure of Cotton Spinners.
/ The Times In its financial article this morning
says: The Industry Cotton Spinning Company
owners OF large mills at Oldham. have gone into
nquldatlon In consequence OF the depression in
. trade.
Revival i'm the British Iron Trade.
The report OF the Cleveland lronworkers' Asso-
citation for the month of November shows that
the revival in the iron trade In that district Is
well maintained.
Atlantic and Great Western Bonds.
The issue OF prior lien bonds by the Atlantic
and Great Western Railway reorganization
trustees, it is stated has been successfully COM
pleted in Holland The amount issued there
and here Is sS.oOO.000; but II is contemplated to
increase that amount TO $1,000 600 to complete
the equipment OF the road, to narrow gauge it,
and to pay off all the existing prior liens.
Manchester Cotton Market.
The Manchester Guardian in its commercial
article this morning says: The renewed activity
and upward movement in cotton has compelled
producers to raise quotations point, but the
market has not responded. There has been
some little buying In two or three departments
at Tuesdays rates, but on the whole business
was very light. India and China merchants
sun hold on and the advance above mentioned
has further w1dened the gap between sellers and
buyers. The decline in the price of silver causes
fresh uneasiness among eastern shippers.
The steamer Arizona.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 5.-The steamer Arizona from
New York for Liverpool which was seriously
damaged by collision with an iceberg on the
Ith OF November, passed Fastnet this morning
on her way to this point.
Stranded i'm a Snow Storm.
LONDON, Dec 5.-The steamer Anglia, from
New York for Glasgow is stranded In a snow
storm near Pladda, a low rocky island OF Scot
land, In the Firth OF Clyde, of the south end of
the island OF Arran. 1t is expected that she
will be got off. The vessel makes no water.
Egyptian War With AbysSinfa.
LONDON, Dec. 5.-A dispatch from Vienna to
the DdHg Itlegi'dph SayS:-AccOuntS from Egypt
state that the government is actively complet-
ing arrangements for war with AbysSnfa. The
war Office at Cairo and the harbor at Suez, where
the troops are to embark, are very animated. IL
host1litieS are resumed the Egyptian forces will
be divided into two armieS-ofTenSive and de-
fensive-the former to be composed of 5000 men
and the latter of IL 900. The offensive army Will
be directed on the Egyptian harbor of Aikfk,
near Adna, the capital OF Abyssinia; and the de-
fenSive army will take up two intrenched posi-
dOnS-one at Gosim, near the Rahal river, and
the other at Bahia, on the Render river, thus
commanding the two main roads of AbySSinia
leading from the north TO the Soudan. Gordon
PaSha will command the defensive army.
Fresh Floods i'm Spain.
MADRID, DEC. 5.-The waters OF the Guardiana
river have risen considerably, and fresh inunda-
ttons are apprehenred.
Wall Street To-day.
NEW YORK. Dec 5.-The Posts financial artf-
Gle says: The stock exchange markets continue
quiet, and speculation is sluggish. Government
bonds are unchanged. Railroad Investments
are, strong: Speculative railroad bonds are
higher, with the largest transactions In Erie
seconds and Kansas and Texas issues. The
stock market at the opening was irregular, but
generally lower; there was then an advance
until near noon; there was then slight decline,
and as we write the market Is again advancing.
The fluctuations are within narrow limits and
leading stocks are Erie, the Coal shares, wabash
and Pacific, Lake Shore, and Northwest & st.
Paul. Money on call bonds at SAL per cent. The
ruling rate being per cent. on stocks and per
cent on L. S. bonds. Time loans are sac per
cent. Prime mercantile paper is 5a1 per cent,
with per cent the ruling rate.