The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-15
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
OLD WORLD MATTERS AND THINGS.
A Special Alliance Between England, Germany aud
Austria Baroness Burdstt-ooutu 10 Give
Half Million Pounds For tho AmellO-
ration Of lriah Distress Etc.

LONDON, req IA Berlin dispatch say
Il Is reported on h,ir authority that apecir
alliance would be concluded b tween En-,
land, Germayn and Austria,
souLLNo MATCH.
Tho sculllng match between Robert w.
Boyd, winner OF tho race with Elliott, NJ
castle-on-Tync, Monday last, and John How
don, for two hundred pounds, came or on
the same course to-day, and was won by
tho former by twelve lengths. Time,
twenty minutes and ilfiy-tw seconds. In
the betting before the race, Boyd wis tho
myorito ut Q 10 !, Boyd got the best Of the
start, the first two hundred yards
had caught up four lengths conceded
TO Howden by the conditions Of the
race. When half mile was covered Boyd
was leading In grand style by several lengths,
and continued TO increase the advantage to
the finch.
AMENDMENT TO THE GOVERNMENT BILL FOR
RELiKF or IRISH DISTRESS.
Mr.. Shaw Lecture, Liberal member of the
House of Commons for Reading will, In
committee, move as M amendment 10 the
government bill for tho relief of distress in
ireland, 10 leave out the restriction Of two
months as the term Of which outdoor relief
may DO given. He will also move 10 insert
In tho bill new clause to give tenants elected
during the present year for non-payment OF
rent, the right 10 claim compensation for the
disturbance Of tenure under tho provisions
Of Gladstone's Land Act Of 1870.
yRANoo-AMRRIcAN TREATY.
| mho a,,hata,.a 80 Az tu..l., k.l...... ~
United States and France, signed OF Wash
ington on the 10Th ofJanuary, for the set-
Element of the claims Of French citizens,
resulting from the war Of Secession, has
been published here. The treaty provides
that commission of three members are TO
be 'pponsefS n;'sS y .,.! France .s one %:
third by the Emperor of Brazil, and SHAH
meet six months after the exchange Of rati-
acations to arbitrate definitely on the claims
Of tho French subjects, and on any counter
claims Of American citizens who sustained
losses under like circumstances. The
treaty applies solely TO the demand
for indemitny originating, from acts
of injury committed with the oognixAnce Of
the Government having absolutely refus
TO accept the responsibility for the acts OF
the Confederates, or for any loss arising
| frem T. o loss or emancipation Of slaves.
Yesterday Hon. Henry Lowney Corpy
. Conservative members Of Parliament FROM
Ireland, waited on the Chancellor Of the En-
cheQuer In relation 10 the subject Of loans
from the Treasury TO railways and other
public undertakingsin ireland. The Chancel-
tor ~ tho Exahao,,ar nroxt,,uad IN avpcint q
select committee to inquire into the subject
AT THE ELECTION YESTERDAY.
In the borough of Southwark for mem
Dor of Parliament, the polls closed
3 at s o'clock in the evening, when
, il was announced that the result would DO
declared to-day. Ed. Clarke, Conservative
candidate was elected. The polls to-day
, stood-Ed. Clark, 1858; Andrew Dunn, Lib
eral g, 800; George Shipton, workingmen's rep
resentative, 700. The result Is a Conserve
| tive gain, as Southwark is Liberal borough
, The chances Of Liberal candidate wer,
, impaired, rs was anticipated, by the candi
dature Of Shipton, the workingmen's can.
, didate.
, EMIGRATION ENCOURAGED.
The Standard says, on the appointment Of
Sir A. T. Gait as Canadian resident minister
, at London: 1.-THE Canadian Government will
: retain Mr.. Amman as chief emigration agent
, for the Dominion, in order To afford every
facil ty for emigration during the preya-
lence Of the agricultural depression in the
United Kingdom"
Burnley, Feb. l4.--Burnley masters and
Operative weavers will hold conference
Monday, and endeavor to obviate strike.
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