, 1880-01-15
FOREIGN NEWS.
Riot I'm IRELAND.

DuBLiN, Jan. ga very serious aHray
occurred on Friday, Between the constaSu-
larry and Galway peasants, during which the
police fred upon the people, but nobody
was hurt. Galway county is in very dis
turbed condition. Two hundred extra
policemen have been drafted there.
Gone Ashore. ,.,tof.A
LONDON, Jan. 5.-The North German
Lloyd steamer Hama, from New, York, Dec.
10Th for Bremen, has gone ashore on Ter
schelling, an island in the North sea. There
are no further particulars, ...t........
EngIishswheas Markets.
LONDON, Jan. 5.-The Mark Lane Express
annual crop returns from AL correspondents
representing every county in England, fully
confirms the worst accounts regarding the
serious failure of the crops. The Express
says. The returns are the most discouraging
we have ever published. or 429 districts
from which returns have been collected, not
one produced VIII, at or pea crop OF over av-
erage. Only seven represent barley crop,
and only six bean crop as over average.
Oats is the only crop that is thoroughly bad.
An examination Of ten years tables viii
show that we have had the worst oat crop
and as bad a bean crop, but for wheat, bar
ley and peas, there has been no year in the
ter-and we might 60 further back-nearly
SO unfruitful. Even with respect to oats and
beans, If weight and quality be taken into
account, no year in ten has given such bad
results. As to wheat, the disastrous failure
OF the crop is most strikingly, shown by the
fact that only four out Of 429 returns repre-
sent it as,up TO, average. The, remarks Of,
our correspondddts' as to they condition Of
grain and pulse are as disheareahing as the
accounts of The yield ePk 10 2TIgW
MA, Preparing for tTHr, a., ,,r,r
LoSpoE, Jan, 6,--The Daily Telegraph
vouches fSr fSr'th the trustwSeorthiness Of the com
muuication dated Koenigsburg, December
81, asserting that tho distribution sof the
Russian army shows striking conveyance
towardsthe western portion OF the empire,
and that Russia's effective, forces Gro, being
increased in far greater proportion than will
be justified by the object of filling varancies
left by the Russv Turkish war, Within the
past few weeks the strong force already
quartered in thewestern portion bas been In
creased by four divisions of infantry and
one OF cavalry. This raises the force along
the Russian frontier to nearly one-half the
entire Russian army on "a lpeace footipq
Extensive measures Of reorganization and
Improvement are proceeding in all depart
ments. ~
39l3 Mexican RevolusIou. Gel
RIO GRANDE CRY, jan. g. -4Rumors of
revolution in the State of Durango, Mexico,
reach here. The particulars, however, are
meagre. Some time since Gen. iTreyino was
ordered from Monterey to suppress the in,
surrection in that State. News was received
yesterday that he had been defeated by the
revolutionists and was calling for assistance.
All available troopsat Monterey were sent
to his aid sThe government is raising troops
at Mier by copscription. A young American
from here was forced into the ranks despite
lis protest, He succeededlin escaping and
arrived here last night, Thegeneral opinion
is that this revolution will be general, as it
is well planned and understood throughout
the, greater part or Mexico, and will have
gained immense PROPORTIONS by the 1st OF
March. D The Rio Gfandea border will wit.
ness no small part ofthis,revolt