River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-12-23

and urged military preparations TO en-
force the decision of the Berlin confer
ence.
VoN HArzFELT, the German ambassa-
dor to Turkey, has reached Berlin with
what is believed to be Il proposal by the
porte for the settlement Of the Greek
question by compromise.
GLADsToNE's withdrawal from the house
of commons is urged by his physicians,
and there are rumors that, after the pres
entation of the budget, Gladstone will ac-
cept peerage and support the Irish land
bill in the house of lords.
THE British cabinet has decided to an
ticipate the probable parliamentary tactics
of Mr.. Parnell and his partisans by intro
ducing a series of resolutions for the guild
ance of the speaker of the house of COM
mons when obstruction is attempted.
A ROME dispatch of Dec. 10th says: In
view of the approaching attack on Lima,
Peru, the CHILEAN government has ac
quainted the Italian charge fagdires at
Santiago with the measures taken for the
protection of foreign residents.
THE steamship Mosel, from Bremen, re-
posts having passed the White Star steam
ship Republic about six hundred miles
out from New York The Republic was
disabled. and asked to be towed to port,
but the captain of the Mosel refused. and
left her to her fate. There will probably
he an investigation.
LORD BEACOSsFIELD's visit to Windsor
Castle is fruitful theme for conjecture
in England. The popular Interpretation
is that the queen is ready to send for the
ex premier officially so soon as he shall
have succeeded in bringing about the
overthrow of the Gladstone ministry,
4 SCANDAL in high life is reported
from Paris, where such affairs are every
dav occurrence. The Baroness de Fried
land, daughter of Duke de Persigny,
granddaughter of the Princess de Mos
cowa, etc, has been arrested on the charge
of having written her grandmother's
name to a check for $4,000 francs. The
Baron de Friedland has been arrested as
an accessory.
a PARIS dispatch of Dec. 10th states
that the funeral of Madame Theirs was
witnessed by respectful crowd. The
hearse and coffin were buried under a
crown of flowers and immortelles. All
the leading members of the two chambers
were present. The ministry followed i'm
mediately behind the coffin. Gambetta
and Buffet were conspicuous in the process
sion
4 DUBLIN cablegram of Dec. 16 states
that at the Cork assizes John Power, of
party of armed men who forcibly enter
ed house from which tenants had been
evicted near Tralee. County Kerry, in the
night about fortnight ago. and slit the
ears of the occupant, bailitt, has been
acquitted, although identified by the
prosecutor.
MADAME THEIRS, widow of the first pres
ident of the republic of France, is dead
She was a woman of fine Intellectual at
tainments and enyiable social qualities,
and during his lifetime was an able assist
ant to her husband in his political and lit
erary work She recently sent to the
United States, for the use of congress, a
complete edition of NJ. Theirs works,
which were presented to that body by the
secretary of state with formal letter.
ST. PETERSBURG advices of Dec Is say
the rumor current some weeks ago of the
transfer of the car authority to a
council under the presidency of the care
witch is renewed with this addition, that
the marriage fthe Princess Dolgorouki
with the car will be declared legal, she
receiving the title Of Duchess of IIolesteih-
Gotlor and her children to be princes and
princesses of that title. The car and
family will retire to Livadia, he remain
ing emperor in name, the actual au-
thority, however, residing in the care
witch
THE British government has placed two
more regiments at the disposal of the
Irish executive. Captain Stackpoole, a
wealthy farmer, made vain attempt to
sell some horses in Limerick on the 18th
inst, as a land-league bellman paraded
the streets forbidding people TO purchase
a landlord, named De Courcy Harris, was
Boycotted out of the hunting field at
Charleville. The Claremorris police
patrol fired on party of suspected men,
and captured one of them. Michael Da-
witt has been promised by Parnell sup
port for the first vacancy III II home-rule
! borough.
AT the British cabinet council, on the
| 18th inst, it was decided to request of the
| queen the immediate suspension of the
habeas corpus in Ireland. This action
was preceded by confidential interview
between the commander-in-chief and the
minister of war. and followed by a consul
tation between Gladstone and the chief of
the criminal department at Scotland yard.
Another cabinet council will be held to-
day Parliament, at its meeting in Jam
uary, will be asked to pass an act of in
demnity in regard to the suspension of
the habeas corpus, and measure for land
reform and bill to restore order in Ire
land will soon be presented. Every hour
| increases the gravity of the situation.
A LONDON Times dispatch OF the 10th
inst, from Cork says: VIM. Bence Jones,
an Englishman and large land owner re-
siding at Lissilare, county Cork, writes to
| the Times that he has expended &23, 900 on
| the improvement of his property and has
hitherto enjoyed good relations with his
| tenants, but because he refuses to accept
! the Gritfith's valuation his tenants have
| been deferred by threats from paying their
rent He is threatened that his grave
will be dug opposite his door; his labor
ers are compelled to leave him and none
| dare buy his produce because when it Is
sent to market it is surrounded by howl
| ing mob. A correspondent of the Times
at Cork says when Jones, Tuesday tried
| to ship 80 head of cattle and sheep to
Bristol for sale number of large ship
| pers informed the steamship company
| that they would cease their dealings with
it if the cattle were shipped and the COM
pany consequently refused to take the
cattle az also did the Clyde shipping com
| pany Finally the drovers refused to tend
| the cattle, which after straying thorough
| the streets were finally driven by the po-
| lice to the Great Southern railroad and
| that company forwarded the m to Dublin
| by train, in spite of the efforts of the Boy
cotters TO prevent the company from sup
| plying the train.