The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-04-22
FOREIGN.

says the Duchess of Newcastle has been
married to Tom Hohler, the sin ger, at
the church of st. Vincent de Paul.
The British revenues tor March were
published April 10th. The reports show
an increase of e2, 2,681 ,532, or 61< per cent.
The imports show an increase Of 81, ,798,-
344, or 291I per cent.
MADRID, adyices of April 10th, says
congress has adopted article II of the
Cuban budget, providing for the liqui-
dation of all debts owing by the Cuban
treasury. The liquidation accounts will
be submitted to the Cortes.
| A DISPATCH from Constantinople, of
April 18th, reports that great floods have
occurred in the neighborhood Of Ismid.
Adabagar has been submerged, and the
people are in great distress.
| A DUBLIN cablegram of the 10th says
the tories intend to attempt to unseat Dr.
Lyons Qiberal), elected for Dublin city,
on the ground that he is disqualified by
holding the Office of visiting physician to
the house Of industry hospital, the salary
for which is included in the estimates Of
the house of commons
The London Daily Neps OF the 10th, in
leader says there can be no doubt that
the country has declared not only in favor
of the liberals, but for Gladstone as chief
of the government. If the queen does
not send for Gladstone, the first thing
Lord Granville or the marquis of Har-
tington, or whoever receives the royal
commission must do, is to wait on Glad.
stone.
A LONDON dispatch of April 18th says
that among various suggestions made,
one has m t with considerable favor in
important quarters, viz: That Gladstone
be called to the house of lords and as.
sumo the premiership as first lord of the
treasury; that Lord Harrington be leader
in the house of commons and minister
of war and Lord Granville minister Of
foreign affairs.
A telegram from the Russian consul at
Van, Armenia, of April 18th, appeals for
aid to save the Inhabitants of that dis
trict from annihilation. The famine is
increasing. One hundred and fifty per-
sons have died Of starvation at Agbak.
In the villages the girls are dying. One
hundred have died at Van, The Russian
authorities at Restoff have forwarded
$4,000 pounds of flour to Van.
A BERLIN special Of April 10th, says
the emperor has replied by the following
cabinet order to Bismark's request for
permission to retire from office: II Ger
tainly do not ignore the difficulties in
which you may be placed by the con-
ffict between the duties imposed upon
you by the constitution and your respon.
sibility. I do not feel induced to relieve
you of your Office because you believe
yourself unable in particular case to
carry out the task allotted to you by the
constitution. must, on the contrary,
leave it to you to submit to me, and sub.
sequently to the bundesrath proposals
calculated to bring abouta constitutional
solution of the conflict of duties of this
description.
| A TELKGRAM from London of April
10th says, it is stated that Parnel will
retain his seat tor Cork city, for which
he has been returned, in conjunction
with John DAILY. Maj. O'Gorlan (home-
ruler), defeated for Waterford city, will
stand as candidate for Meath county,
for which constituency Parnell h had been
nominated. Bitter contests are waging
in the counties of Mayo and Cork, where
Parnell's candidates, brought forward at
the last moment, are opposing the mod
crate home.rulers. The Parnelities all
ready elected for other constituencies are
stumping these counties and in1amma-
tory placards and broadsides are being
distributed, bitterly attacking the moder-
ates. Neither Davitt, DAILY, Killen, nor
Brennan, the Irish agitators, indicted for
sedition, is likely to be returned to par.
lament. Neither of them has ever been
seriously proposed as a candidate.
1nTELL1eExcE by cable, of the 18th
inst. ia "A follows: .f@t -
Ensgland-aA, ibarony will be conferred 4 r ID
dron has been ordered to cruise to the
Azores, thence to Bantry Bay, in search
of the training-ship Atalanta. The net
liberal gain is now 100 seats. The