The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-27
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
England.

England.
LONDON. February 26.-In the House OF
Lord, to-day Mr.. Nolaud's bill authorizing
the purchase OF seed potatoes for Irish ten
ant farmers was read tbiId time.
In the House OF Commons Sir Stafford
N0rthc0te moved resolutions providing for
the temporary suspension Of any member
OF The House named BY the Speaker or
chairman OF committee who shall per-
sitently obstruct the transaction OF public
business.
Lord Harrington strongly supported the
resolutions. He thought action on the mat
ter had been too long delayed. He main
Iained that the punishment prescribed by
the resolutions was too light.
starvation in ireland.
GRAPHIC PICTURE or SUFFERING IL THE
NOVELS OF THAT UNFORTUNATE LAND.
NEW YORK, February ga Dut lin
special says: a correspondent on her
Maje,ty's gunboat Gashawk, which is DIS
iributIng meal among the western islands,
writes from InniShark, off Galway. Ii is a
terrible state OF affairs. Fifty families here
exc out miserable existence. Their houses
are small heaps Of dirty stones. Their land
is rock and soft bog. Hunger and want
are everywhere visible. The people go
naked aud without food. Many arc
slowly starving TO death. Such scenes
Of appalling destitutOn never be.
fore witnessed. Every step we took
brought before our view new and
more fearful pictures OF restitution and
suffering. The more we saw the more GER
tain did death from starvation appear the
inevitable fate OF nearly every man, woman,
and child on the island. In many cabins
children crouched shiyering and almost
naked around the fire. When | entered
they sprang behind their mother, whose
single garment-a thin dreSs-was but the
slightest protection against the wind which
blew through the broken roof. On the fire
was the dinner-a pot Of br0wn-green sea-
weed. II is certain that unless they are we'll
cared for dozens will die OF starvation" The
same correspondent writes from lnni>botlin
concerning the shocking mahdmlniStration
on the par; OF the officials there: The Gov
eminent dspenSary officer has 10 drugs,
the relieving officer no food.
Russia.
ERRONEOUS STATEMENTS REGARDING THE WIN
TER-PALACE EXPLOSION.
ST. PETERSBURG, February ga semi
official statement says: 1t is impossible TO
rectfy all the erroneous statements pub
lished in The foreign press relative to the
explosion in the Winter Palace. No men,
Der OF the Imperial family has removed to
other apartments since The explosion. The
Emperor Informed The Empress OF the eX-
plosiOn the day after it occurred. Oarrests
lave been made in the Winter Palace except
those OF the workmen occupying the room
bot bo nj ion nopuTran The HV ~
tie was, i'm all probability, brought into the
palace in small quantities by pretended
carpenter who had been working in the
palace since September last, and who is now
supposed to have been a mechanical en-
gineer. After having sent away his fellow
worllmen this individual made bis final
preparations, ignited a slow match, and
quilted the palace. Two other carpenters
are still in custody. and are more or less
suspected OF completely in the plot. SAe
reports Of wholesale arrests in It. Peters
burg are unfOunded.
The Exiled Countess.
Her TONGUE THE CAUSE OF HER BANISHMENT.
NEW ORR, February ga London
special states, on the authority OF Il 81. Pc
tersburg correspondent, the reasons which
led TO the Punishment OF Countess H6ndri-
kol. This lady, the wife Of one OF the mas
tiers OF ceremonies at the Imperial Court,
was recently 'admInistratyely hurried
across the frontier without a moments
warning. This measure excited no little
surprise at the time. The Countess was
well known in st. Petersburg society,
especially for her Otf-hand manDer and
free speech; and IL was suspected that
she had been guilty OF expressing
hers elf too freely on affairs connected with
the Imperial household. IL now appears
that the countess did express herself 10 the
effect that in case the Empress should die
the Emperor would in all probability marry
the Princess D0lgOropki. This remark hay-
ing been reported to the Car, he at once or
dered the countess TO leave the empire with
in twenty-four hours. TO make sure that
these orders were carried out two officers
were sent TO escort the lady across the iron-
tier.
Russian Students Charged with MAX
ing the Trouble fn At. Petersburg.
LONDON, February pa Paris dispatch
10 the Times says: 1.-The inhabitants OF
st. Petersburg are beginning TO attribute
10 the students all the recent menaces ana
crimes there. Threats are consequently
heard on all sides against the students,
and the Inhabitants affirm that II any Grim
inal act occurs on the anniversary OF the
Emperor's accession to the throne they Will
hold the students responsible, and VIII
burn down the University.and lynch every
student Who falls into their hands. The
Government is DOW forced to take measures
for protecting the students"
Russian NihiIists and Pau-siavtsts.
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