The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-05
FOREIGN NEWS.
The River Seine on the Ram.
page.
Bad Weather in England Business
Improving.
Reduction Of Rents 10 Ireland Gladstone
Assalllnp the Foreign and Domestic
Policy Of Beaconsfeld.
ENGLAND.

LONDON, January 3.-Mr. MaCTear's ex
periments with carbon are still occupying
the minds OF diamond owners, but Mr..
Maskelyne's opinion that the results are
merely silicates has done much to tran
qualize them, Mr.. Maskelyne being an
expert and the scientists quoted by Mr..
MacTear having quite insufficient
knowledge Of mineralogy.
Evidences OF returning prosperity in
commerce are present on all sides. The
trade In poultry, game and turkeys was
seldom SO large as II has been this Christ
mas. In the book trade $500 books were
printed during the past year. The infu.
enCe OF America has made itself every.
where felt. Edison's electric discoveries
are the absorbing theme OF conversation.
The growth Of telegraphic business has
been wonderfully rapid. The postal de.
partment surpasses the Americans in the
application ofAmerican ideas.
The new year has opened dismally in
England. Our coasts arc swept by temp.
ests. There Is hourly apprehension OF the
new storm predicted by the Herald.
The newspapers print gloomy sum-
maries OF the year that has gone-the
year that has witnessed Isandala, the
Prince Imperial's death, and the massacre
OF Caysgnart. II went out with the Gus
tomary midnight services in some OF the
churches, and with hymns prayers and
solmen devotions in others.
The interest In Irish affairs isdying out.
The Duchess OF Marlborough's fund is al.
ready large. Many English noblemen arc
reducing their rents. The Dukes OF Rich
mond and Norfolk have set the example
TO the extent OF ten and twenty per cent.
Lord Lonford, an Irish Peer, who was once
Secretary OF War, and who knows Ireland
well, suggests that the condition OF the
people can only be relieved Ivy their ceas.
ing 10 drink whisky. The reports OF des-
titution 10 Donegal find general credit. A
vigorous concerted movement is being
made towards emigration, tho agents OF
American railways having come over in
force.
There are uneasy, warlike rumors in
the clubs. Russia Is known to be threat
ening the Chinese frontier, and Lord Bea-
cons6eld's Government is constantly on
the alert against aggression from that
quarter. Mr.. Glad stone protited by tho
celebration OF his SEVENTEEN birthday, on
Monday, to lash the Premier unsparingy.
Having acknowledged the multitude Of
presents that had been sent 10 flawarden,
ne assailed the Conservative policy, botlI
in the finances at home and It's adventures
abroad.
The Rev. Chas. IT,. Spurgeon writes
from Mentone that the Nation should list
en- to Mr.. Gladstone as a call 10 make
righteousness and peace their guide in
stead OF clustering. He declares that Eng.
land is wantonly tramping Aighanistan
under foot, and warns Englishmen that
under such tutors as the Times they are
becoming Nation Of demons. The whole
letter is an impassioncd appeal TO the
Christian sentiment OF the country,
A cirCumstantial account OF Elison's
electric lamp, sent by cable, produced
fresh excitement. Gas shares fell in some
cases 10 per cent, but have since mostly
recovered. The British public thinks
Edison cries "wolf!" too often. Compar-
atively few timid holders sold out. All
their shares we're largely bought up.
LONDON, January 4.-The steamer FRI
sia, from New York ior Hamburg, arrived
off Lizard. The steamer Silica, which
left Hamburg, December 4th for New
York, put in ut Plymouth Sound Satur-
day night, with her steering gear dam.
aged. She had reached six hundred miles
west OF Queenstown. She experienced
tremendous hurricanes from December
9th 10 December 3lst, and was compelled
to lay to from the 10Th III the 3lst. She
was once thrown on her beam euds, with
difficulty recovering herself On January
LIST the weather moderated, but the steer
ing gear OF the vessel was found 10 be se-
riously damaged, and her captain deter
mined to return 10 Plymouth.