The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-02-21
INTERESTING FOnEsGN NOTES.

Francis Ferdinand BenarY, the Orentalist,
ana Professor OF the University Of Berlin. is
dead.
"A treaty with the Hawilian Government
has been resonted to the Federal Council at
Berlin.
England France and Germany will prObaO'
ly recognize Roumanian independence stimuli
taneOusly in few days.
William Hogarty o'Leary, fellow OF the
Royal College of Surgeons of ireland and
Home. Rule member of Parliament for Drog.
hedIa, is dead
Tho Duchess OF Marlborough says her com
mIttee, in order TO guard against famine in Ire.
land next year, has purchased 2io,I0O worth Of
potatoes for di tribuUion there.
The steamer vrga, having on board Pro.
fessor NordeuslJold, the Arctic explorer, and
company. arrived at NnDies on Saturday aftel'
noon. and the professor was quite royalty re-
ceived
The St Petcrburg "Galos" publishes let
ter from wierno, in which 1t is stated that tbc
alarm among the Tarantches, in Kuldja. is in
cfeasing at the approaching SURRENDER of the
district to China. They ask to be allowed to
send deputatiOn to st. Petersburg TO rem0n'
strate against the cessiOn.
hon, County Clare, Ireland, was on Friday
night OF last week fred al five times in his own
house through window, but was unhuIt.. Mr.
Crtugh rushed out and fired eight shots at his
assailunts. but without effect. Two men we've
arrested on suspicion but have been released.
-Expet Is estimate the losses OF farmers in
the United Kingdom during 1870 at from &lOo.
OOt 900 to 6 9i5OUOO.OC0.
ba In I'm M 10 "A
voted thanks to Mr. James Gordon Bennett, of
the New York 'Hera d." for his mInfcent do
nation of Trash relief.
The wll of NJ. Raspeal leaves the bulk Of
his fortune OF 2. COyO francs TO the Paris muni-
cipahty on the condition that it be employed in
loans to wOr6men's societies.
In the House OF Commons Tuesday Sir
Stafford Northcote announced that the Gov.
ernment would make the advance for ireland
972O,OO0 instead of 9jCeOcO as was originally
INTENDED.
The London Reform Club is about to vote
upon proposition TO empower the political
commit ee to admit members OF the Parla-
ment to membership without the tormality of
a ballot.
The LOnGon correspondent of the manches,
ter guardian" SAY s he Is abe to state on the
highest, authority that there is no truth in the
persistent reports that the Baroness Burdett.
Coutts has gwen ajOJc 600 for the relief of Irish
distress
Tile Pope is about to i,sue an encYcical let
ter regarding divorces. 1t aflirms the divine
origin of marriage, its unity ana its ndlssolu
bIlity, and expresses its prOtpun1 contempt OF
the civil ceremony as the work OF the enemies
OF The Gnu. ch.
The Duke OF Edinburg has 'ssrcd orders to
the coast guard Of the w'st coast OF L eland to
taye charge of anv relIef stores and provisions
deposited with them, and to lend every assst-
ance in conveying relieving officers to the is
lands OF the coast.
The Empress Of Austria arrived on FEB. 4
at the seat of Lord LansfOrd H. Me ,th. her
hunting residence in Il e'and, where she will re
main for SIX weeks returning to Vienna FOL
Easter sunday. This celebrated Ward hounds
with which pack the Empress will chiefly hunt
ano whose glortes Lever has immOrtalized
aave oeen surprising this season their pre-
vlous deeds