The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-02-14
rNrENEsrlNG rOnEICN Norrs.

An eruption Of Mt Vesuvlus began on sat.
urdav.
The Very Rov. Henry Hamilton, Dean OF
Salisbury. is dead,
G 3neral ActlIr JI, S Norm is dead, at PARIS,
at the age OF s5.
Sunday was the anniversary of tho death
OF Polo Pms IN.
The Natal Legislative Council has ad opted
a resolution IN fayor of responsible govern.
meut.
OF 9lO,733 contributed to the Duchess Of
MaTlborOugh's IRISH relief fund but 2l3jSO has
been expended.
Tie Austrian Crown Prince Rudolf and
Princess Mathllde, daughter Of Prince George
OF saNony, are betrothed
"A scarcity of food is reported at Jcllalabd
Manomed Jams omissaries are stopping sup.
Plies destined for Cabul.
The London "1imes" has advices from Can.
dahar OF Il second and more bloody fieht be.
tween the local troops and the Cabulis at Her.
at The CabIls deleaGed their assaiants with
great slaughter.
Tho London "Sandard's" ST. Petersburg
dispatch says one OF the ships of the Russian
volunteer feet wall be sent, vita oommis.
sloner TO gather Information for the develop.
ment of trade with China Japan and the
! United states.
The Russian commission on the revision Of
the metal tarT has reported to the Council OF
! state, recommending the importation of pig
! itOn tTCe OF Cuty. and the imposition OF a duty
of thirty-fve oOpecks on assorted iron, fifty co.
/ pechs on sheet iron, one rOuble on machines
and thirty cOpeClSs on agricultural implements
| per pOOd
-GOnzales, the would-bc- assassin of King
Alfonso, has been sentenced to death by the
/ garrOto, but the sentence goes to an appeal
court
Tho Memnonites, hitherto exempt from
military service IN Russia on account of their
religion wiI thus year furnish a contingent OF
| lSO men.
Sky houses have been burned down at
Ayet, near TuN, IN the Department OF Ariege.
/ France, and the sufferers by the fire are in
| great distress.
AN Official trial OF the Italian double-turet,
cd iIon'clad DuiiO, fully armed ana carrying II
complete cargo ot ammunition ana coal, has
I been made at Spezz.a, ana was thoroughly sue
cessfull.
The st, Petersburg "Galos" has mtelllgenc
] from the Trans-Caucasus that the condition of
the Inhabitants OF the Shatur.Dalogez district
is terrible. quantity OF breads,ufls has been
seized by the hungry stricken people
DIR. Benjamin Aptsorp Gould, Director OF
the National Observatory at COIdova, IN the
Argentine Republic, has telegraphed Professor
Peters Of Kiel. editor of the ''As roLomischc
NachrohteH, that great comet il passing the
sun in a northTard direction.
Isaac Adoldhe C,emieux, Republican sena
toi of France, is dead, a. e.
The police have seized a quantity of arms
In farmers houses near LougGUea, county Of
galway, LELAND.
Tho Board OF Trade OF London Hesday
awarded piece OF plate 10 Captain BOnifgcio
OF tue Italian bark Glaconino. for saving elev
en- Of tho crew oi the wrecked steamer Borus
sia.
Tho London sportsman" announces that
Boyd positively refuses TO challenge HanIan al
present On account Of the reqUuments of Ina
business. Ir, Barruss accordingly withdraws
the challenge published on Monday.
In the match race, which is TO be roWed OIL
the Tyne on saturday next. for $500, between
Robert W. Boyd the winner of the race witt
Elliott on Monday, and John IIawden. tn,
former viii give latter a start of four lengths.
sir Austin Layard, Lady LaYard and tn
members OF the Fngllsh Embassy have beer
very cordially entertained at dinner by the Sui
tan OF Turkey.
The grand jury ofthe Bristol Assizes Ia
returned true bill or fraud and conspiracy
against the directors aud the Manager of tn
late West OF England Bank.
The Burnley weavers, representing 5000
looms IN sixty English cotton mills have give
J nOuoe Of a strike ON the 25th inst. unless thei
} wages are maoe satisfactory By that date.
ID ,FouFni' f. French Ambassador at Con