, 1880-08-27

LIVERPOOL, Aug. l7.-Ihe steamers Lam
ford and Baltic collided in the Mersey to-
day. The Baltic was bound for New York.
She was forced to lay up for repairs.
d, Double Dealing.
Lon DON, Aug. 17--It is discovered that
large quantities of printed matter intended
to excite Indian Musselmans against the
British Government have been sent from
Peru to India with the knowledge Of the
porte. ....
stranGIed.
11 BERLIN, Aug. ia lady of the Sultan's
harem, who took refuge in the British EN-.
bassy at Constantinople, and who was sub-
sequently given mp TO Turkish authorities,
has been strangled as an sccomplice in the
palace conspiracy.
Bad Crops.
BERLIN, Aug. l7,--There has been a re.
newal of agitation for the prohibition of ex-
port OF corn, IN consequence OF general bad
crops throughout the country.
..1 Riot i'm DnngAnnOn, Ireland. ..
LONDON, Aug. lS.--A terrible riot occurred
in Dungannon on Sunday. Many police
men were wounded and their ranks broken.
The police fired bpckshot into the crowd.
Tho firing was returned from revolvers and
showers Of stones, The rioters were fierce
in their attack, rushing at times on the
p oints OF the bayouets. Many were wounded
and one man had his head riddltd with buck-
shot. ..l .fr .l.l
Riot as Down Patrick.
y" DUBLIN, Aug. Sat Down Patrick, in a
fight between Catholics and OrangemeD,
fire. arms We're used necessarily from / p,
NJ. Sunday, until o'clock Monday morn
ing. Several persons were badly wounded,
=. .. Lr,,., Riot NJ Belfast.
Rioting was renewed at Belfast yesterday.
Mounted police charged tae mob and twenty
persons were arrested EI,F ...9. ...
.r.l sewiOus Trouble Anticipated.
LONDON, Aug. 19.--Right Hon. z. w For
ster, chief secretary for Ireland, received
telegram which called for his return to Ire
land Immediately, as serious trouble is an.
there.
Coal and From workers Strike. ..
The iron workers strike is spreading 10
Ayershire. Great inconvenience ls caused
by the golfers strike in consequence Of the
scarcity of coal. ~ .al FJa
British Forces tn AGxhanisEan.
LONDON, Aug. l6.--The total strength Of
the British force in Afghanistun. including
dativss, ia 55, $40. i3 b. s .,,
..{ The rorte has Decided.
CoYsrAYr1NcrLg Aug. 18.-Tho Porte has
decided to cede Dulcigno to Montenegro.
..s Death of the Great viOIiniss. ..
BREsBEReEs, Norway, Aug. l8.-Ole Bull,
the Violinist is dead.
,Ia' :" An Officer Suspended. ..
The Colonel of the Sixty-fourth regiment
of the territorial army of France was sus-
pended one year by tie minister Of war, be-
cause, when the flag was presented to the
regiment he expressed hope that it would
soon Be constituted like the flag of the
United States OF America. and made to rep
resent the United States of Europe
Miss Nelson's DEATH.
New YORK, Aug. ia dispatch to the
Herald says 1.-THE remains of Nelson are
on the way to England. There is no doubt
but that she died Of dropsy of the heart.
Both doctors who attended her agree on this
% oint. A strange suspicion was gratuitously
aroused by Doctor Pancela. Much indigna.
ton is felt at his action. DR.. Monnier says
that when he first called on Nelson lie
found her whole system thoroughly upset,
no pulse perceptible. with great internal cir.
cuations and sitting sensations. He ap-
piled a hot brick to her chest, es we'll as
poultices, and gave infusion of tillenl con-
tanning few drops Of landanum, after
which she rallied for o short time, but was
taken i'll again and shortly afterward ex-
pred" .-u
H. Devastation I'm Germany.
BERLIN, Aug. l9.--It is estimated that the
damage done by the late food in one dis
trict OF Silesia will amountto loo, 900 marks,
while 200, 600 acres OF arabic and pasture
land were inundated by the overflow OF the
Oder. Three thousand acres of potato land
are covered with water. The river Neisse
rose six feet in few hours through the 7io.
lent and incessaht rains. Posen has been
completely inundated, and parts of east and
and west Prussia are impsssable, the roads
being completely washed away. The har
vest prospects have been greatly lowered.
The potato loss is the most serious.
Catholic Church appointments.
RoMR,sAug. l9.--The following appoint
ments will be announced tomorrow by the
Pope p. Manogue, Virginid City. New,
bishop in partibus, with full succession 10
bishop; o. Uonnell, Grass Valley, Cal, Rev.
Portfolio. bishop in parhbus and vicar
apostolic OF Lower California; James Laird
Patterson, bishop in partibus. @ .aI
herman Harvest Prospects.
BERLIN, Aug l9.-The papers are again
full OF dishearten ingreports OF the harvest in
selosia. Poser and East and West Prussia.
Many districts have been completely inun--
dated and the crops entirely destroyed.
Many lives have been lost. railroads and
river entertainments destroyed. bridges swept