Daily globe., 1880-02-15
THE SEED BILL.

made 10 go into committee on the seed
potatoes bill Mr.. Nolan moved there be an
instruction 80 the committee tuat they have
the power to extend ITS provisions TO other
seeds besides potatoes: agreed TO.
OUT DOOR RELIEF.
Shaw Lefeyre, liberal member OF the
house Of commons for Reading, will in COM
mittee n4oy9 an amendment 20 the govern
ment bill for ths relief of the distress in
Ireland, to leave out the restriction of two
months as the term for which ont door re-
lief may be given. He will also move new
clause, giving tenents elected the present
year for NON payment uf REM the right TO
claim compensation for disturbance of the
tenure, under the Gladstone land act Of
1870.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
Yesterday Henry Lowry Cory, James
Chains and John Mulholland, conservative
members from Ireland, waited on the chan
celor of The exchaquer il relation to loans
from the treasury TO railways and other
public undertakings. Tho chancsllor prom
ised to appoint d committee 10 inquire Into
the subj ect
MAGISTRATE FIRED AT.
Arthur Creagh, magistrate of Carrshan,
county Clare, was fred at five times in his
own house, through q window, but was un-
hurt Creagh rushed out and fired five shots
at the assailants without effect. There have
been two arrests on suspicion.
BARONESS CoUTTs' SCHEME.
LIVERPOOL, Feb 1.-THE London cor
respondent of the Courier says: Assurance
is given me that tie statement of the inten-
ton of Blrouess Burdett Coutts to devote
G500,000 to the amelioration of the distress
IL Ireland IS trne. 4 contradiction has been
made in most of the London daily papers,
but the fact is incontrovertlble. The money
will be used for buying land in the district
of Connemara, county Galway, to be after
wards let TO snail tenants at long leases and
moderate rents. A company of Irish gentle
men interested in agriculture IS associated
IL the scheme.
AUSTRIAN CABINET CHANGES.
LONDON, Feb. 1i.-A Vienna correspond
ent says: The Austrian liberal ministers,
DR.. Won Stremayer, minister of justice,
Baron ]. Ronhorst, minister OF national de-
fense, and Baron Won Karfweidenheim, min
ister of fnanc5, persist in their intention to
resign. Count Taafe, president, has opened
negotiations with Besatzug for the ministry
of finance and Conrad for minister of in
struction. Both, however, refuse to enter
reactionary cabinet.
LITTLE ITEMS.
LONDON, Feb. 1f.-The election at South
Yark for member of Parliament resulted as
follows: Edward Clarke, Conservative.
1858. Andrew Barn, Liberal, $3.50. Geo.
Shyden, Workingmen's representative, 749.
The match between Boyd and Hawdon
over the Tyne championship course to-day
for the 200 purse was won by Boyd by
twelve lengths; time, 20:52. Boyd allowed
Hawdon four lengths start.
BUCHAREST, Feb. I4.-England, France
and Germany will probably recognize Rou-
manian Independence simultaneously in a
few days.
FRENCH AMNESTY VOTE.
PARIS, Feb. 13.-In the division IN the
Chamber OF Deputies yesterday, plenary
amnesty was supported by all the extreme
Left, seventy y-three mem hers of the advanced
Left, i've OF the pure Loft, ons of the Left
Center, and four Bonapartists. 1t was op-
posed by the pure Left and Left Center.
numbering together 1Sl; by forty-ssven of
the advanced Left, forty y-seYen Royaiists and
thirty seven Bonapartists. Twenty three of
the advanced Left, eight of the pure Left.
and forty five Royalists and Bonapertists
did not vote.
THE GOVERNMENTS CHOICE.
BERLIN, Feb. 14.-Count Won Arnim
Boystenburg, elected president of the cham
Der in the reichsiag, was the candidate of
the ministerial conservatives and clericals
The government did not support Won Ben
nigsen, although the latter's frequent inter
views with Bismarck before the opening of
parliament gave an impression that that
would be the case.
THE PRANOo-AMERICAN AGREEMENT.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE substance of the
treaty between the United States and France
signed al Washington on the 18th of Jan
uary, for the settlement of claims of French
citizens, resulting from the war of secession,
has been published here. The treaty pro-
vides that commission of three members,
one appointed by France, one by the United
States, and the third by the emperor of Bra
zil, shall meet six months after the exchange
of the ratification, and arbitrate Gefnitive on
the claims of French subjects and on any
sustained losses under like circumstances.
The treaty applies solely to demands for in
demnity, originating from acts of injury
committed with the COS nizanc of the fede-
raj authorities of the United States, that
government having absolutely refused to ac-
cept the responsibility for the acts of the
confederation or for any loss arising from
losses by the emancipation of slaves.
ENGLISH HOSTILITY TO RUSSIA.
BRUSSELS, Feb. 14.-The Russian organ
LIE Nord says the system of Indictment of
provocation in respect to Russia has never had
such full play as now. In London every
thing seems to bs done that is calculated to
harrass Russia and stir public opinion against
her, both by covert official denunciations and
by sensational kilograms, the inventions of
journals.
MISCELLANEOUS.
BERLIN, Feb. 14.-The treaty with the
Hawarn government has been presented to
the federal council.
Sabouroff. the newly appointed Russian
ambassador here, has gone to St. Peters
burg to give an account of his reception.
Wheat at Duluth.