The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-18
AFGHAN AFFAIRS.
Ten Thousand Persians March
ing on Meshed.
Attempt to Blow Up Russia's
Rulers.
Items of Interest from Ireland's
Isle.
Great Britain.
PRACTICALLY CEASED TO opEnA1

Great Britain.
PRACTICALLY CEASED TO OPERATE
xAllonai Associated Press to the Star.
LONDON Feb. 18-In the House OF
Lords yesterday Lord Beaconsfield in
Esply to question by Lord Gran
Vile, stated that he could not
my whether the tripartite treaty of 1855.
originally formed between England, France
and Prussia guaranteeing the independ-
sDce and autonomy of Belgium had been
cancelled or abrogated, or whether it had
o. had not become extinct. He only be-
heved that it had practically ceased to op-
9atA
IRISH FRANCHISE REJECTED.
In the House of Commons last night Mr..
Mediums resolution, favoring the extension
sf the Irish franchise, was rejected by
vote of 242 to 1873. The Liberal English
supported the Irish claims
I~N SPAIN.
THE SPANISH COLONIAL MINISTER.
MADRID, Feb. 18.-The Spanish Colonial
Minister yesterday in the Cortes vigorously
attacked the Governments Cuban policy.
He also announced that the Cuban budget
showed revenue sufficient for everything
s'except in suppressing the insurrection and
scnsolidating the debt.
Denmark.
NEW STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 18.-The new steam
hip comDany has been established here
With capital of 100000 crowns. They
will establish direct communication with
New York.
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PERSIAN AND TURCoMAN TROOPS.
( LONDON, Feb. ia dispatch from Te-
hsran says that ten thousand Persian
troops are about to proceed to Meshed,
southwest of Merv. Y
A dispatch from Calcutta says number
q Turcomans have reached Ackoocha in
Afghan, Turkeston, four hundred and
twelve miles from Balkan. 1t Is believed
tAat Abdul Rabaman accompanies them,
und there is much excitement In the Cabul
districts In consequence.
France.
N. sARDoU's NEW PLAY.
LONDON, Feb. 18-M. Victorien Sardous
nsw play, entitled "Daniel Rochat," was
produced at the Paris Theatre Francois last
night The Paris correspondent of the
Standard says: 1.-THE new play of Victorien
Hardou is q satire on the mania for ire.
kgion paraded just now in certain political
circles, and is likely to prove as great o hit
- Rabaga's" The Paris correspondent of
the Daily Telegraph SAYS: 1.-The successive
Trades Of the clerical and free. thing cliarac-
ten, In Daniel Rochar evoked wild ..ap-
"blhuSe from the excited audience" The
correspondent Of the Times at Paris says:
m. Sardou has written nothing showing
more beauties and more blots than his new
play"
Austria.
STEAMER STOPPED BY BRITISH.
LONDON. Feb. 18-DispaUches from Con.
stantinople says the British authorities at
IArnioa, Cyprus, detained the Austrian
mail steamer because the Captain resisted
arrest and an English engineer was placed
ON board. ...
Germany.
BIsMARCK's PREFERENCE.
LONDON, Feb. 1S.-The Berlin correspond
snt of the Daily News says: hear that
Prince Bismarck greatly prefers Herr Won
Benningsen to Count Won Arnim Boitzen-
burg for the Office of President of the
Reichstag.
BLow-UP IN THE PALACE.
LONDON, Feb. ia dispatch from st.
Petersburg SAYS there has been an abnrtive
attempt made to kill the Imperial family
by exploding a mine in the Winter Palace.
Five 'ldiers were killed and thirty-five
wounded.
The mine was laid under the guard-room
of the Winter Palace, which is imme-
diately under the dining-hall.
The explosion made hole in the floor of
the dining-hall ten feet long and six feet
vida.
rRIGHrPUL RAILROAD AcoIDENr. t
HAVANA, Feb. 18.-Matanzas papers re-
!. mort that q collision occurred Monday
morning between apassenger train from
4 Hayans and freight train on curve of
The road near San Miguel, and that fifty
4 persons more or less, we're seriously
wounded. sa l5
Foreign Flashes.
X Petroleum has been struck in Northwest
Blsrn HOlstein. .@if.et.ps a
Sincs the Russian occupation Of the
District of Kare, 1900 inhabitants emf.
grated.
H The proposed demonstration at Phoenix
Park, Dublin, has been postponed until
March l4th. .fNi
The statement Of the Imperial Bank OF
Germany shows an increase in specie Of
214O 900 marks ut.
Benz, Moran, American Minister to Por-
tngal. is almost helpless paralytic, and it
n feared. must abandon his post ss
\ General Skobelof has revised his plans of
the Turc0man Expedition and will operate
In several c0nverging columns.
/, The Admiralty does not intend to pro-
long the contract for raising the iron-clad
Grosser Knrfurst beyond the Both OF
March. -p.. -
Irish News.
from late Irish ExchangcAl
The ripgleaders in the recent Cork bread