The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-01
Duke Of Edinburg Arrives at
st. Petersburg.
Failure To-day of the Hull Dis
trict Bank. ....
Completion of the st. GOthard
Tunnel.
Russia.

National Associated Press to the Star
81. PETERSBURG, March 1.-Gen. Melikoff
has appointed the following as members OF
the Commission: Counts Schouvalaff and
Pahten, Generals Ignatieff and Timasetf,
Prince Urenssof and Gen. Derenten. The
Czar yesterday received a deputation from
Poland and the Baltic.
WHAT ''PERsIA" MAY EXPECT.
The Golos says if Persia occupies Herat
she must settle accounts with Russia, in
cluding the reception of Russian agent
Invested with REIMBURSEMENT OF preten-
lions clashing with Russian interests.
ExrRADIrIoN OF HARTMANN.
PARIS March In. Victor Hugo has ap-
pealed to the government not to surrender
Hartmann to the Russian Minister, and
deputatton of Russians waited on M. Gam
betta and asked him to use mis- influence to
prevent the extradition of Hartmann. M.
Vambetta made an evasive reply.
DUKE OF EDINBURGH's ARRIVAL.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 1.-The Duke OF
Edinburgh has arrived here. The Czaro-
witch, Grand Dukes, General Melikoff and
sthers met him at the station, and the
route was lined with troops.
turkey.
GREECE FLIES THE TRACK.
CoNsrANrINopLE, March 1.-Greece has
abandoned the frontier negotiations and
the Porte has demanded the assistance OF
the Powers.
Great Britain.
I THE MANITOBA SIGHTED.
LONDON, March 1.-The steamship Mani.
toba, from Boston, February 5th, for Glas.
row, has been sighted thirty miles east ol
Tuscar under sail. $751;.
HULL BANK FAILURE
LONDON, March 1.-The announcement
Of the failure of the Hull District Bank |.
made to-day.
Afghan.
JAMS FOLLOWERS FALLING OFF.
LONDON, March IA dispatch from Ca
bul says the negotiations with Mahommec
Jan have been unsuccessful, that his fol
lowers are falling off and the British troop
Will soon occupy Ferrah.
France.
ST. GoTHARD TUNNEL PIERCED.
PARIS, March 1.-Great rejoicing is man
Tested at the satisfactory completion of thu
piercing of the st. Gothard Tunnel. At !!
o'clock yesterday the shell that separated
=, the workmen was broken through, and thu
men from either end received each othe
with hearty cheers.
caANoRLLoR OF THE LEGATIoN--FREE TRADE
M. Grimand Paux has been appointed
Chancellor of the French Legation at Wash
ington.
A meeting of free-traders was held at tn
Chateau Dean in this city yesterday, a
which resolutions were adopted protesting
sgainst an increase Of duties.
Germany.
ROYAL ENTERTAINMENT.
BERLIN, March I'M. D. Slevallier, th'
French Minister to-day entertains at
grand banquet the Emperor and Empress
all the foreign diplomats, Prince Hohen
lohe and other distinguished persons
Italy.
RETURNING TO THE FOLD.
LONDON, March IA dispatch. from
kome says it is believed at the Vatican tina
many of the clergy who left the church a
Old Catholics are desirous of returning t
the fold, instructions having been asked b.
sundry German and Austrian Bishops as t
the admission Of such persons. 1t has bee
replied that all may be received who max
explicit declaration of submission to tn
Holy See and to the DEGREES Of the Vatica
Ecumenlcal Council.