, 1880-04-22

declined similarly IN consequence OF larger
supply. Wheat for shipment, in conse-
arence Of larger offerings from America de.
clined 2s. Maize is quiet and cd to Cd
lower. Sales OF English wheat last week,
"a, 900 quarters at 45s / per quarter, against
43,S56 quarters at 4Us lid per quarter for
the corresponding week of last year.
Imports into United Kingdom for the week
ending March 9th were 469,9SS cwt of
wheat and so. 242 cwt OF -four.
A Traffic i'm Passports.
ST.. PETERsDURo, April 9.-The courier OF
Prince DeLieven, one OF the secretaries of
State, was arrested for forgery. lie has fab
ricsted fourteen thousand passports during
the past eight years, and from their sale had
accumulated 92, 600 roubles.
Russian Troops Ordered 10 the Chinese
.. "a Frontier.
"A correspondent. at Vienna learns from
st, Petersburg that the Russian troops i'll
South Siberia have been ordered to march
to the Chinese frontier. ......
Dying by Hundreds.
ST.. PETERsDuRG, April ga telegram
from the Russian consul at Van Armenia,
appeals for aid to save the inhabitants Of
that district from annihilaton, The famine
is increasing; $50 persons died of starvatioN
at Agbak in the villages. Girls are dying
by the hundred at Van. The Russian au'
thorities at Rastotf have forwarded $4,000
pounds OF flour to Van. .......
Famine i'm Turkey.
CoNsTASTINoPLE. April ga terrible fam
inc is raging at Mosul, in Turkish kooris-
dan. Four thousand inhabitants fled to
Bagdad and hundreds are on the road. 900
The Demands sofsuperstition.
Small. pox is raging at Mandalay and the
heir apparent has died from the disease.
Astrologers maintain that in order to remove
evil influences, great propitiatory sacrifice
is requisite. Victims will be taken from
all ranks to the number of 400. The priests
contribute 100, the remainder are to be
made up Of men, women and children.
Many arrests have heen made to secure
sufficient number OF victims. The priests,
who have hitherto enjoyed immunity from
sacrifices, are quitting Mandalay in great
numbers. A Catholic convent was entered
to procure victims from among the girls
there but the attempt was frustrated. The
condition of the country is most unsatis-
factory. ...l l.-...-.li ..-i' O. ,nu.
Great Floods.
CoSsTANTINopIE r, April 12.-Great foods
have occurred in the neiRhborhood of Ismid.
Adabazar has been submerged and the
people are in great distress. . ,.an
The Spanish RegicIde Doomed.
MADRID, April 12.-Otero. the regicide,
will be executed on v ednesday. He will be
placed in the pillory twenty four hours pre-
vious to execution, according to custom.
.s. sr. ert iParmeII, M, II. ....4
l LONDON, April 13.-Parnell, speaking at
Ballina, said he had bound himself by no
pledge to sit for Cork or Meath, but was de-
,termined if elected to sit for Mayo. Nearly
o thousand constabulary left Dublin to
maintain order during the coming struggle
between Parnell and the priests.
Irish Members Elect.
VIVA. II. Gladstone, son CT W. z. Glad
stone, has been elected to Parliament for
Worcestershire east; John O'Connor Power
and Charles Stewart Parnell, home rulers
have been elected for county Mayo. Power
received 1920 votes and Parnell 1918. G.
E. Brown, Liberal. who sat for Mayo in last
house. and who also stood at this election,
was defeated, receiving 555 votes.
q" Military and Naval Matters.
ST. PETERsBuHG, April 13.-Gen. Skobeloff
started yesterday for Minske in consequence
OF alarms on the Chinese frontier. The
commander of the Russian Pacific squadron
has been recalled. His successor will start
in few days. .
The Grim Chancellor Triumphs.
BERLIN, April 13.-The Bundesrath has
adopted q resolution proposed by repre-.
sentative of Bavaria, declaring that receipts
for post ofite remittances shall be liable to
stamp duty, thus reversing the vote of March
Sd, which led to the resignation OF Bismarck.
fWf Leaving FaderIRnd. u't't
o From the 4th to the l1th 5000 persons left
Bremen for England and the United States.
These emigrants come from all parts OF
Germany and include many skilled work
men. This increase Of emigration is evil
IDENTIFY connected with the new army bill
and entails heavy loss on the country.