Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-08
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.


LONDON. April S.-Eighteen hundred pit men
Of the South HeltOn and Murton collieries. in
Durham, have struck in consequence OF the re-
fusal OF the managers TO put out the usual aver
age BOARD, showing each man s earnings as the
men have been restricting their labor for the
past fortnight. so that their earnings went
below the county average.
The u. =. Steamer Enterprise.
The L. s. steamer Enterprise sailed from Glib
raltar March 18th for Langier, Morocco and
Hampton Roads.
The ex-Empress Eugenie.
The eX-EmpreSS Eugene before starting for
ZuZuland presented her imperial crown to the
church OF Notre Dame deS Victories, Paris. 1t
is OF great value on account OF its artistic COM
position and the number OF precious stones it
contains
Something i'm a Name.
PARIS, April S.-The bishops at the head OF
the Paris Catholic niyersity have decided TO
conform to the law as embodied In NJ. Jules
FeITy'S educational bill by altering the name OF
the institution to that of 1.-The Catholic Insti-
tute."
A Students PunisbMcnt.
A medical student of the Queens College at
Cork has been rusticcated for year for having
got up amongst the students the address TO Mr.
ChaS. s. Parnell On his return from America.
Alleged Parliamentary DisquaIifi-
cation.
DUBLIN, April s,-The tories intend to attempt
to unseat III. Lyons liberaD, who has been
elected for Dublin city, on the ground that he
physician to the house OF industry hospital the
salary for which is included in the estimates OF
the House OF Commons.
The Surprising Liberal Successes i'm
Great Britain.
LONDON, April S.-Mr. Samuel Holland 0ib-
eraD, for MerionethShire, has been reelected.
The liberal successes In English and Scotch
counties increase the surprise occa5ioned by
pendeEtly of the home rulers is now assured.
SPECIFIC charges of pressure, intimidation and
undue influence by sub agents among Lord
Derbys tenantTy in favor of the liberal candi-
dates, are published.
Parnell and His Candidates.
1t is stated that Mr. Charles $. ParnelI Will
retain his seat for Cork city, for which he has
been returned in conjunction with Mr. John
DAILY. Major A. German (home ruler who was
defeated for Waterford City. will stand as a
candidate for Medth county, for which conStit-
uency Mr.. Parnell had been nominated Bitter
contests are wagtng in counties May and Cork
where Mr.. P2rnell'S candidates brought for
ward at the last moment are opposing the nod
crate home rulers. The ParnelliteS already
elected for other constituencies are stumpng
these counties, and iDtammatory placards and
broad sides are being distributed bitterly at
tacking the moderateS.
Not Elected.
LONDON. April o.-A dispatch from Dublin to
the Dodg Netcs says: Neither Messrs Davitt,
Daily, killen nor Brennan, the Irish agitatorS
indicted for sedit1On, are likely TO be returned
to Parliament Neither Of them have ever been
The New Bulgarian Ministry.
LONDON. April S.-A Bucharest dispatch 10 the
Times says: The new Bulgarian Ministry is
satisfactory to all who desire peace and order
premier, and Nj. karayaloff, the minister OF
finance cannot secure good administration in
Bulgaria the task Is hopeless one without
foreign aid.
Bismarck,s ResignatiOn.
The Berlin correspondent OF the Times COM
menting on Prince Bismarck's resignation says:
THE chancellor seems TO have formed and init
mated his resolution 10 the emperor with great
secrecy. few line published in the North
German G0zette formed the sole intimation OF
the fact, and so little were the readers of that
Journal on the lookout for what was coming
That several OF the morning papers actually ap-
peared without seeming to have noticed and
commented upon the paragraph.
British Election Returns.
LONDON, April S.-The following have been re-
turned: Col. Frederick S. BaTne and Lord
both reelected Lord Frederick c. Cavendish
and Sir Matthew Wilson Qiberalsl for York.
shire Westriding, north division; both re-elect-
w. II. X. Powell liberaD, for Carmarthenshire:
the former reelected A liberal gain. Messrs
VIM. Gantham and James Watney Jr., (conser-
MessIs. T. j. Paget diberaD ana Albert Peli
(conSerVatfveS), for LeiceSterShire. south: the
latter reelected. liberal again. Mr.. Pell
visited the United States in capacity OF CON-
missioner on agricultural depression. Mr..
j. ID. Peddie QiberaD, for kilwarnock district
MessrS. VIM. ii. n. Broadley and Christopher
Sykes, conservatives for Yorkshire, East Rid
ing: both reelected. Viscount CaStlereagh aud
Lord Arthur E. Hill-Trevor, (conServatiyeS.) for
County Down. both reelected. Major Francis
O'Beirne. (home rulel and Mr.. Lotus Totem
nam: conservative for Leitrfm, the former re-
elected-a conservative gain. Lord Eustis c.
Cfcil and Sir Henry j. SelwinIbbetson fiuan-
cial secretary of the treasury, (conservatiyes)
for Essex, west; both reelected. Messrs. Ken
near and Thomas Lea (liberal) for Donegal: the
latter re-elected-a liberal gain. Up 10 this
time there have been elected 300 liberals. I91