River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-29
CABLEGRAMS.

CABLEGRAMS.
BISMARCK will probably go to Friede-
richsruhe soon for few weeks rest. .
PRINCE HoHENLoHE arrived and took
management of the foreign office on the
23rd inst.
DURING a gale on the Scottish coast
nineteen fishermen were drowned, on the
23rd inst
STRIKES of cotton weavers were report
ed on the 33rd inst, at Lillihonne and
Bolbec. 1t is thought the proprietors
will be forced TO close their manufacto
ries.
IT is reported from Warsaw that Gen
Melikotf ON the Gath inst, entered into
negotiations with the view of establish
| ing better understanding with the
poles.
ADvICEs from Cabul, of the 24th inst
represent that Gen. Stewart, while march
| ing twenty five miles south of Ghuzbee
encountered about 10000 Afghans, and
while he was preparing to attack them
| 5000 of the enemy's horses rushed upon
| both TANKS of his line. After one hours
| desperate fighting the enemy was beaten
and the whole body dispersed all over
the country.
THE queen accepted the resignation OF
Lord Beaconstield as prime minister, on
the 23rd inst, and sent special messen
| ger to Lord Harrington, desiring his at
| tendance at the castle. The queens
messenger, after delivering the dispatch
to Lord Harrington, proceeded TO the
residence of Earl Granville. Lord Hart
| ingtOn went to Windsor Castle alone. Ii
| is believed he will advise the queen tC
summon Gladstone to form cabinet.
INTELLIGENCE by cable on the 22nd
as follows:
| France-Baron yon Radowitz has pres
ented his credentials as Am bassador OF
Germany to president Grevy. The
senate and Chamber of Deputies reas.
sembled to-day. :. In the municipal
| elections here the candidates of the ex.
IRENE Left were defeated by the can.
didates of the Socialist workingmen.
Municipal elections at Marsailles, the
| Socialist workingmen were victorious.
Geymany-The International Fishery
Exhibition was opened at Berlin this
morning by the Crown Prince Fredeick
William. The ceremony was attended
| by Prince Frederick Charles, nephew OF
the Emperor, several ministers, and 9th
er inlper1al functionaries and members
of the federal council, the Reichstag
and diplomatic corps. The Exhibition
is complete in nearly all its details, and
presents very fine appearance.
EngLaRd-The World announces that the
Austrian Ambassador to England, Count
Caroiyi has determined to resign il
| Gladstone becomes Premier Borth
wick proprietor of the Morning Post
is to be king hted . The Rev Alexander
Raleigh, ID. d., is dead.
CABLEGRAMs of Goth inst, are as toll
lows:
England-Lord Beaconstield will reco
mend that Lord Harrington be sent for.
lord Beaconsfeld was given audi
ence by the Queen Sunday. The
Marquis of Salisbury did not go tC
| Windsor Sir Stafford Northcote has
| already vacated his official residence.
| 1t is understood that John Bright desires
to enter the Ministry because he has
work to perform with reference to the
Irish land question.
China-War preparations continue on
all sides. There are heavy purchase Of
munitions, hurried drilling of troops
| and reorganization of the navy. There
| is a report that the king of Siam pro
| poses to visit Hong Kong. China, anC
| possibly Japan. . . There is ridiculou:
story that Chung How married a Rus
sian lady while in Europe, hence his
prosecution. The United States flag
ship Richmond, with Admiral Patter
son, has left III ng Kong en- route for 6
summer sojourn to Japan. Miss Lai
Sun, Chinese lady, educated in Ameri
ca. and daughter of Tien-tsin official
has married Capt. Anderson, OF the Chi
nese gunboat Kwashing. The ceremony
was performed at Shanghai by the dean
| of the English cathedral.
INTELLIGENCE by by cable of the 2ls
inst, is as follows:
| England 1t is believed Elliott and
| Boyd, the oarsmen will go to the United
| States to take part in the coming con-
tests The bullion Withdrawn from
the Bank of England on balance to-day
was 10000. :. james Miller alias Max
we'll, has been arrested on charges 81
| forgery on the Bank of England and other
banks, Heis said ito be wanted for forger
! les in America /. /. "A tolerably conclusive
| evidence that the missing training ship
| Atalanta has been lost with all on
board, has now been furnished. The
steamer Tylga has arrived at Libson, and
has brought intelligence that the steamer
Para on the Sd of this month passed a
large amount of wrecking belonging to
| a sailing ship,-mast, spars, deck house,
rigging, and 80 on. +. The queen has
signed the charter of the new Royal
Irish university.
Chind.-At Shanghai, on the goth of
March, a committee OF princes and high
officers advised that Chung-How, i'm
prisoned las autumn, be strangled..
The general feeling against the Russian
claims is of very warlike tendency.
The Loo-Choo question remains unset
tied. Subscriptions from the Chinese
10 the Irish famine fund, started by Gov,
Hennessey, have reached $4,000.
Frame Prince Hohenlohe assures his
friends that he will return to Paris in
October. Marie EscudIer, author and
publisher, is dead; age, SO years.
INTELLIGENCE by cable on the 23rd
inst, is as follows:
Ireland-Mr. Hepworth and Mr.. Shaw
went to Queenstown this morning and
held a conference with Capt. Potter at the
Consulate. They decided, considering
the delay around Gal way, that they had
better discharge the cargo here and send
it to the distressed districts by rail or
partly by water if the Duke of Edinburg
would send gunboat. All the Irish
railways have generously offered to carry
the goods free, but there are very many
places which the railway cannot reach.
Engtdnd-Y Yesterday Lord Harrington
had an interview with Lord Granville,
Gladstone was visited by Lords Granville,
Harrington, Selbourne, and Holverton.
The leaders came to a general under
standing regarding the course to follow
when the Queens summons arrives. -.
At meeting of the privy council, Lord
John Manners, Asheton Cross, and Sir
Stafford Northcote were invested with
the Order of Bath, and Lord Cranbrook
with the Star of India; Bsrthwick was
knighted, aid Fl. S. No-thcote, was Gre
ated Companion of Bath. The steanl-
er European, from Baltimore, had a
stormy passage and lost forty head of
cattle,
GENERAL NOTES.