The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-07
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
GENERAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.


that the Budget committee proposes vot,
ofcrodt Of eight million francs for the con
erUciIon ofa@blorrancan telegraph line.
ANNiyERsARY ~ mE clLRs AccElsIos.
A Berlin dspatch says from the fact that
the Arch Duke Albrecht Is to represent Aus.
trla at the Twonty.dfth Anniversary Of the
Cars accession 10 the throne, tho Gorman
press concludes that roproachmcnt between
Austria and Russia IL going on, Tho Arch
Duke Is recognized friend ofRussia.
GENERAL lROBERre uEFORE cABUL.
Tho Times tins morning says the follow.
Ing telegram has been received here from
General Roberts NJ CRbu; "Belore Noyem.
bor 18th, 1870 soveniy-throe mon were oxc.
cutod viz; City Kalto a magistrate, and
six others, CONVICTED of dishonoring the
bodies of officers Of the British embassy,
seventeen convicted OF attacking escorts of
tho embassy and having property OF the ON
bassy in their possession, and iorty-nino con-
yicted of the murder of camp followers and
OF implication in IN attack on the
British rosidoncy. Since November
| 18th, nine have been executed for
attacking the residcncy and fifteen moro sen
fenced to death fer Killing and wounding
soldiers and participating IN an attack on
the residcncy," The Times says; "We un-
destand reports, together with the names OF
all persons executed, and the charges against
them are now on the way TO England"
HOUSE OF COM IONS PROCEEDINGS,
In the House Of Commons to-day Hon.
Edwin Stanhope, Under Secretary Of State
for India, replying 10 tho question.
stated no could produce dispatch
in which the Duke of Argyle in
telegraphing Shore Ali in 1853 when /,
he was Indian Secretary, had styled Queen
| Victoria the Empress Of India. Mr.. Stan
hope confirmed tho report that certain cor
rcspondence between the Amer Of Afghan
istan and the Russian government had been
discovered in Cabul, but no said IL is not In
the interest Of the public service to publish il
| Sir Stafford Northcote next spoke. He
said he found no fault with the Irish mem
bes for taking this early opportunity Of
calling attention 10 SO important = matter,
but they would be going outside of the ques.
ton of districts In occupying themselves with
such points as they dealt with in the amend
ment. He distinctly denied that the govern
ment had allowed tho matter to
sleep. He said the report Of
the Register General for the
past year Just now received disclosed
very unsatisfactory state Of things. The OK
tent of land under crops in Ireland was less
than during any of the preceding ten years.
The total value of tho principal crops
for 1879 Is estimated at G23,000,-
600, against e88,000,00o, for the
the proceeding wear. The potatoe crop of1S7s
was estimated at 50,500,000 cwt, where's il
is expected that the yield tor 1879 will DO only
%, 1000 eat, most alarming decrease.
Toward the end oflast October the Irish gov.
eminent forwarded the cabinet information
which the government took into serious
consideration, inviting the Lord Lieutenant
and others TO attend i'll London. The gov
ernment found that there was considerable
apprehension Of famine in some parts Of
Ireland. They thereupon took the precautions
necessary until the meeting of Parliament.
The Chancellor said tho bill he would in
troduce at later period would contain
provisions authorizing the local Government
boards TO direct boards Of guardians to issue
food and fuel by way Of outdoor relief.
1t would also be prepared to
allow boards Of guardians to borrow
money in exceptional cases. The question
Of stimulating the employment. Of labor was
one full Of difficulty, but the government
was doing something in that direction, and
they thought it best TO give some encourage.
ment to persons to borrow money
to be used IN the improvement OF their land.
Therefore they propose to advance loans on
exceedingly easy terms TO, landlords to be
used for that purpose. Baronial sessions
would also be asked to make presentments.
Theo. Donohue, Liberal, from Tralee, said
the course was to lend money to farmers and
not to landlords
The debate was continued by the follow.
Home Rule members: Colonel Cathurst Of
Cork; Arthur Moore, of Clonmcl; DR..
Michael Ward, Of Galway; Major Fran
ces OBerneof Letrim; Charles Joseph Fay,
Of Covanu; Patrick Martin, Of Kilkenny;
and John George MacCarthy, of Mallow,
sll of whom condemned tho Governments
plan as inadequate TO the right Y. n ~,
Hon. D.. r. Plunkett, Conservative, OF
Dublin University, said Mr.. Parnelrs utter
ances would only DO received with loathing,
and their result might DO agitation
which would end in bloody resistance to
the law.
Thomas O'Donnell, Home Rule, Of Dun
garven, rose to APPOINT Of order upon this ex.
preston. Thereupon the Speaker ruled Mr.
Plunkctts language unparfiamentry. n,
GERMAN BUDGET. d
Berlin. Feb. 6.--Tbe budget Of the Ger
man empire has heen submitted 10 the Bun
desrath. Tho amounts Of revenue and OK
penditure ara fred at 544,ee6, ls4 marks,
The items OF permanent exp0Ddture anaount
10 467, 400, 487. marks, and those Of temporary
H. = ~ .,oT L.