Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-05-06
FORE I4.N.

A TIlRGRAY from Tlfiis states that the town
of Osurgeti has been burned to the ground, and
there is great distress in consequence.
DURING fire at Grusbach, Morayia, some
malicious persons incited a mob to attack the
Jews. One jew was mortally injured, another
had hand cut OFF and others were saved with
the utmost difficulty
ADVICE from Shanghai, China, state that the
position is very unsettled. The future Of all
business u unsatisfactory, and i'll critical oon-
dtion, owing to uneasiness caused by the state
OF affaips d pskin and the probability Of war
with Russia.
The British parliament was formally opened
ON the 29th by Lord Selborne, Lord High Chan
cellor, the Duke of Argyll Earl Granville. Earl
Sidney and Lord horthbrook acting as the royal
commission.
THE 29th was the sixty-second anniversary Of
of the birth of the car of Russia, and SIX
thousand porsons we.e released from imprison-
ment or delivered from police supervision.
0s the 18th twenty-six thousand woavers en-
ployed in 1ls mills in the Blackburn district,
England gave notice of their intention to strike
in a fortnight unless their wages advanced in the
same proportion rs was recently conceded to the
spiuners and card-room hands.
No tdngs have yet been received of the miss
ing school ship ATLANTA. bottle picked up at
tho junction OF the rivers Weaver and Mersey
contained paper Inscribed: III NJ. s., Atalan
ta Goth AIarch fearful hurricane: dismast-
ed,N going down fast of the Lizard. The
corvette Keen has been ordered to cruise
from latitude 4S to So north. i'll search of OF the
missing ship.
1IIE St Petersburg Gazette says the plagne
has appeared in Volsk district, government of
SaratoiI, Russia. Famine also prevails and
twenty-seven peasants died from starvation.
The GuioS of the Don says phantoms OF death
and hunger are passing from village to village III
the Don district, where all granarles are empty
and there is ahsolute dearth of money. Other
provincial papers report death from starvation
among the pcasantry in various parts OF the
country.
Tur Marquis of Ripon, who was chairman OF
the high Joint commission at Washington III
1874, viii succeed Lord Lytton as Nceroy Of
India.
A TELEGRAM from Berlin reports boiler ex-
ploson at Kmngsruhe, resulting IN the death OF
ten persons and the woundlng OF several.
PERUVIAN adyioes say tue transport Oroya has
Just returned to Callao after repeating the en-
PLOTS OF the Union. She ran past the CHILEAN
fleet iu the night, visited Iocopella, destroyed
some launches and captured n small steamer.
The thoya thOn proceeded 10 Chlra and dis
charged arms and ammunition Tor the brigade
organized IN Arcqgipa. Campero, the new
Bolivian president, Is on the way to Iacna with
5000 men which. with the force at Area, VIII
place the strength Of the allied army at about
21.OO0. The Chlans are gradually extending
their lines towards IacnA.
4 DISPATCH from Ghulnee says Gen. Stewart
again engaged the enemy the goth inst The
enemy numbered S00a, known As Mooshk
Alums army After two hours fighting they
were defeated with loss of 400 killed and
wounded. The British lost two killed and nine
wounded. Afyer then defeat the Mghans at
tackled a small force at ChaIRsaib, but owing &c
reinforcement, they were defeated. One hun
dred Afghans were kliled. The British loss Is
six killed and teyeuty-tive wounded. The
country arouno Gabul Is quiet
GLADSTONE hes been appointed premier Of
Great Britain The following appointment:
have been definitely made: Earl Granville, sec
rotary of state for foreign Department. Marquis
of Harrington, secretary of state for india; II
c. l.. Cblldor,, secretary of state for war Lore
Selbolne lord high chancellor; William +
Forster, chief secretary for Ireland; Lord North
brook, first lord Of admiralty.
TuE Christian commissioner at Bagdad tele
graphs: "A terrible famine is raging through
out Mesopotamia and Kurdstan. immens
masses Of starving Christians are craving
hithet for relief. Our resources are totally IN
adequate 10 meet the necessities.