The Portland daily press., 1880-12-23
EUROPE.
More Soldiers Ordered to Ireland.
TERRIBLE RAvAGES OF DIPHTHERIA
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DUBLIN, Dec. 22.-At a meeting of the Land
league the contributions of Bence Jones to the
English press were denounced as ISLANDERS.
Mr.. Davitt stated that if the government
prohibited all league meetings the executive
would summon all its branches to meet every
fortnight, and as that would mean 400 meet
ings every second week, it would be interest
ing to calculate how many troops would be re-
quired to suppress these gatherings. Davitt
condemned indiscriminate "Boycotting.'
LONDON, Dec 22.-The Daily Telegraph un.
derstands that the course of action adopted by
the government which resulted in dispensing
the meeting at Cullohill is directed solely
against meetings convened with personal hos
tility against individuals.
battalion of foot has been ordered to get
ready to proceed to Ireland from Aldershott.
A land meeting at perrygonelly was held
to-day as announced and protected by strong
force of police and infantry. The opposi ton
but some fighting occurred after the meeting.
Fearful Ravages OF Diphtheria in Khar-
koff.
ODESSA, Dec. 22.-The Governor General of
Kharkoff states that during last year 1000
inhabitants of that province died of diph-
liberia, and $500 during the first ten months of
1880 Typhus fever is increasing in the south
of Russia.
The Foot and Mouth Disease Spreading
in England.
LONDON, Dec 22.-The spread of foot and
mouth disease throughout England is causing
very great alarm Cattle are everywhere suf-
fering from it in large numbers. Additional
farms are infected and the celebrated Hereford
herds have been attacked by it,
Failure of an English House at Constan-
tinople.
The liabilities of Hanson & Co., bankers, of
ConstantinOple, who have suspended payment,
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due to advances made to the Porte. The fail
ure principally affects Manchester. The asso-
clated London house of Henry Hanson, Great
Winchester street, has also failed.
The British Minister at Constantinople.
A despatch from Paris to the Times says:
Letters hero from good source in Constants
nople say it is generally believed there that
Goschen' British ambassador, has decided not
10 return to ConStantinOple unless permitted
10 back up his Intervention in the Greek ques-
tlon by something more forcible than nersua-
sion, and as it is highly probable he will be re-
fused the means he deems necessary for sue
cess, it is generally expected that he will not
return
Another Attempt on the Cars Life
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 22.-The Herald
states that before the Gar left Livadia the
police found newly dug tunnel running to a
barn near the railway. The owner Of the
barn, who has a son exiled in Siberia, shot
himself on the discovery.
Bad News for Greece.
1t is stated on good authority tn at the recent
deliberations of the ministerial council estab-
lished the fact that Russia is prepared to sup
port any policy calculated to preserve peace
between Greece and Turkey, and is disposed to
meet the proposals of China in conciliatory
spirit
LONDON. Dec. GA correspondent at Ath-
ems says: The idea of arbitration has produced
very disheartening impression on the Greeks.
Nobody here believes it will lead to any prac-
tical result.
Emile de Girardin Disguised with Politics.
PARIS, Dec. 22.-Emile de Girardin de-
clares he is so disguised with French politics
and with Rochefort and Lainsant and that he
will resign the editorship of La France and Fre-
tire to private life.I
Foreign Notes.
The Legistim Tunnel, near Wason. the first
spiral tunnel on the St. Gothard line, is COM
pleted. 1t is 1000 metres long and has been
bored through granite entirely by hand.
The Moscow University authorities have re-
solved, in consequence of agitation among the
students, and in view of the approach Of the
holidays, to suspend all lectures.
The Austrian ambassador has demanded of
the Porte the release and reinstatement of
Prince Miridites, who was recently arrested
with the chief Of the Albanian League.