The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-24
4 COOL REPLY TO POPE LEO'S
LETTER.
Great Diamond Robbery in South
Africa.
ItaIv.
THE POPE AND THE CZAR.


of the Cars dispatch has not been pub
Gshed, but some of the journals say it is
couohed in cold and vague terms, and that
the Pope is very much disappointed at its
lack of warmth and reciprocity of tone,
but at the Vatican it is said His Holiness is
not at all disappointed, inasmuch as he
had small hopes of receiving from the Gar
anything but a most formal acknowledg.
ment of his congratulations. The condi-
tion Of the Catholic Church in Russia has
caused constant solicitude and anxiety on
the part of the Pope.
Russia.
FORTY NIHILISTs TO BE TRIED.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 24-The trial OF
forty Nihilists will commence at Odessa
very shortly, and preparations are being
made for large deportation to Saghalian.
NIHILIsT RuMoRs.
PARIS, March A--The London CORE
epOndent of the Figaro says Hartmann is
about to join a Nihilist Committee al
Geneva.
There is rumor afloat of fresh attempts
against the life Of the Car, and his chief
guardian, Melikoff, is making preparations
to defeat them.
POLITICAL ARRESTS INCREASING.
VIENNA, March A.-Private advices from
st. Petersburg state that in spite of the
conciliatory tone of Gen. Melikoff's proc
1amation on coming into power the rela-
tons between the Government and the Nj
hilists have not materially improved. The
police are constantly making arrests and
the system of domlciliary visitation is
maintained with great thoroughness.
, throughout the city all suspicious or un-
known persons found harbored in any
house are taken into custody and hurried
off for examination.
The real truth is declared to be that the
authorities are multiplying their violent
measures against the revolutionists of
every class and neither wealth nor social po-
sition any longer affords the slightest securi-
- against the persistent espionage of the
police. Startling and unexpected arrests
ere affairs of almost hourly occurrence
The local prisons are filled with suspected
or condemned persons awaiting transporta-
tion to Siberia.
FREE LITERATURE FOR THE CzAR
Notwithstanding the cordons of soldiery
with which the person of the Car is
hedged about and the unlimited care taken
IT, prevent unauthorized individuals from
gaining access to the Winter Palace, the
Nihilists continue to present their journals
and war messages in his private apart
ments, and threatening letters from the
Revolutionary Committee are frequently
found among his papers on his breakfast
table.
Dispatches from Odessa speak of the un-
rrecedented influx of political prisoners in
Siberia during the past few months and
the President of the Administrative Coun-
Gil of Eastern Siberia is pushing his scheme
for the erection of more extensive prisons.
DRINKS LONG LIFE TO HIS UNCLE.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 24-At the mag
rficent state dinner given at the Winter
Palace Monday in honor of the eighty third
birthday Of Emperor William of Germany,
the Gar, speaking in French. drank the
health of his august uncle, Emperor Will
lam, and said he hoped that his Imperial
uncle would yet live many years to cele.
b"ate his birthdays, and that the Govern
ments of Russia and Germany would main-
tain and consolidate the friendly relations
uow existing between them.
Great Britain.
VERY DIsoRDERLY MEETING.
LONDON, March N--Sir Stafford North
cote addressed very tumultuous meeting
at Shoreditch, London. yesterday. The
crowd was very disorderly, and the pro-
ceedings were frequently interrupted.
ACCIDENT TO A STEAMER.
The steamer Montreal, which arrived at
Liverpool yesterday from New Orleans,
brought the mails and two passengers of
the White Cross Line steamer De Steinman.
Capt. De Smett. from New York February
14th, via st. Johns, N. f., for Antwerp,
which lost her propeller and is proceeding
under canvas.
1T WOULD BE BREACH.
The Standard thinks that the abrogation
of the Clay yton-Bulwer Treaty would
be neither just nor fair, and that Mr.. Ellis
virtually asks the House of Represents
tives to invite the President to commit a
breach Of International law.
Ireland.
DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH FUND.
DUBLIN, March 24.-The Relief Fund in
Btituted by the Duchess of Marlborough
now amounts to the sum of ESQ, ,525.
DILLON WILL CONTEST.
Mr.. Parnell announced at a meeting at
Thurles yesterday that Mr.. Dillon would
contest the election in Tipperary with Mr..
bmythe.
Germany.
ANOTHER LONG INTERVIEW
BERLIN, March 24-Prince Bismarck and
Prince Orlotf had another long conference
yesterday.
Africa.
GREAT DIAMOND ROBBERY.
LONDON, March A--A dispatch from
Cape Town states that another great dia-
mond robbery has just been discovered to
have been committed at the Post-office at
that place. Diamonds 10 the value of near
ly $500, ,000 have been distracted from Post |
MASTER safe, besides many bankers drafts, |
the amounts of which have not yet been
sscertained. At the time OF sending the dis |
patch no trace of the burglars had been |
found by the authorities.
WASHINGTON NEWS.