Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-13
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0YEARY.WESTON WALKING MATCH
AN OCEAN STEAMER ASHORE.
ENGLISH SPORTING MATTERS,
EUROPEAN POLITICS.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

An ocean steamer ON the Rocks
LONDON, March ls.-A dispatch from Holy
nead 10 LloydS says that the Gu1on line steamer
Montana nom New York. which arrived at
Queenstown yesterday ana proceeded for Liver
pool, is on the rocks in Church bay. Some OF
the crew and passengers have landed at Holy
bead.
LONDON, March 1880 p. m.-The mails, pas
seDgers and crew OF the steamer Montana have
all been saved. The steamer Is ashore on the
mainland with list to port of about % degrees.
The forward compartments OF the ship are full
OF water. She is afioat aft, but there is not
much prospect or saving the vessel. The pas
sergers will proceed TO Liverpool In a tug.
LIVERPOOL, March 13-4 p. m.-The steamer
Montana struck about O'Clock this morning.
II is understood that dense fog prevailed az
the time. The passengers and mails LETT for
Liverpool at II O'Clock p. m. The captain and
crew remain by the ship, which is reported to
An American Member of the Turf
LONDON, March lathe Sportsman this
morning says Mr.. Rowland Robbins who has
Just arrived from New York. has been elected
was proposed by Hon. Captain o. Montagu and
seconded by the Viscount Vaudeville.
Sir Garnet WOlseley Accepts.
The Standard says we understand that Sir
termaster general at the Horse Guards, White
hall. He will return to England from the cape
in the beginning OF the month OF July.
Bismarck Better.
BERLIN, March 13.-The health of Prince Bis
marck is improved. He had an audience with
the Emperor William on the 18th inst. The
scheme for uniting by canal the German ocean
and the Baltic Is so far matured that Herr Dahl
strom, Hamburg engineer, has been furnished
with concession to commence preparatory
operations In accordance with plan submitted
by him to the government.
Betting OH the University BOat
Race.
LONDON, March 13.-The betting on the Uni
yersty boat race, which will take place on the
mr. of hp inst Ia fN =
the oxford crew.
LOrillard's Horses i'm the Coming
Race.
In the race for the Lincolnshire handicap,
which Is to take place at the Lincoln spring
meeting, on Wednesday, the nth instant, the
betting now Is 30 TO l against Mr.. p. LorillardS
three-year old chestnut colt Wallenstein. and s3
tol against the same owners brown gelding
Parole This change Of places fn the betting Is
In consequence OF report that Wallenstein
beat Parole in trial.
AUstria,s Railway Necessity.
VIENNA, March 13.-The lower house OF the
Reichsrath has decided by large majority to
discuss the clauses OF the bill for the conStruc-
ton OF railway through the Arlberg Mour-
tain. During the debate preceding this de-
ciSon the minister OF commerce declared that
the construction OF this railway by the state
was a necessity In order that by the completion
OF network OF railways the country might be
able to protect home production in competition
with the enormous productions of America and
Russia.
The TurcO- Greek Boundary Ques-
ton.
LONDON, March l3.-Al the powers having
accepted the plan of technical commission for
the settlement OF the Turco-Greek boundary
question, Sir Austen Layard, the British am
bassador at Constantinople, this week submit
ted the scheme to the Porte. 1t is reported that
the plan finds no favor with the Turks, and that
! SavaS PaSha, the Turkish minister Of foreign
affairs, told the British ambassador that such a
| commission was unnecessary, as the hope of a
| direct agreement between Turkey and Greece
was not yet abandoned. He further stated that
| commission during its operations. II, however,
| he said, Europe should insist on the scheme,
| Turkey ought to be represented on the commits
| sion. 1t Is believed that the Porte is now pre-
| pairing formal reply to the powers In the
| above sense,