Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-02-12
BROAD.

OFFICIAL dispatches have been received giving
further details of the recent hurricane in the
Philippine islands. Twenty vessels Of various
classes were wrecked, including four foreign
frigates, and large number of other vessels
were damaged Forty-six persons were
drowned
WITH regard to the executions i'll Cabul,
Gen. Roberts biographies: "Before November
II, 1879, about seyenty-three young men were
executed, viz: The city kotwal, (magistrate, }
and six others convicted of dishonoring the
bodies OF officers OF the British embassy; seven
teen convicted for attacking escorts to the
embassy and having the property of the embassy
III their possession, and forty-nine for proved
murder of camp followers and implication in
the attack on the British residency. Since No.
yember 18th nine were executed on conviction
for attacking the resldency, and fifteen II ore
have been sentenced to death for killing
wounded soldiers and for implication i'll the
attack on the residency."
THE British parliament was tremendously
opened on the 9Th. There was the usual search
for Gay Iawkcs III the cellars of the house of
commons iii the morning.
The calamity which occurred on the Circular
railroad at Ciichy France, on the Sd WAS even
moro horrible than was estimated from first re-
ports. Eleven persons have already died, the
most notable among them being the Count de
Pryfaret The number of wounded is COM
puted at 90, and of these some are likely to die.
NJ. Maret. IT tho Place Veudome, an eminent
architect, was among the killed. He had insur-
ed his life for $4,000 few hours before he
took the train.
THE distress in Irelandis said to be appalling.
Three hundred thousand people are slowly
starving, and can only bo kept alive by super
human efforts on the part of their fellow crea-
lures. Some of them are living on one meal
daily, of turnips or of meal. Thousands more
are consuming their last potatoes.
By railway collision at Argenteuil, depart
mont of the Seine ct Loire, France, seven per-
sons were killed and twenty wounded.
THs force of the Russian expedition against
Tekko, is to be 100000 men,
A REGENT and terrible hurricane in the Phil
hppine islands did much damage on shore and
to shipping. A Spanish gunboat is reported
wrecked aud the crew all lost.
ANiES2A correspondent says trustworthy ac-
counts represent that the internal condition OF
Russia is becoming daily more critical Anum-
Der of officers high i'll command became dis
affected while those who were not promoted
after the late war with Turkey have with few
exceptions, joined the revolutionists.
A DISPATCH from Constantinoplo says thou
sands of Moslcm refugees are slowly perishing at
Philippopohs, from cold and starvation. They
are only aided by foreigners. The Bulgarans
will give nothing toward their relief, and say
the statements of misery are gotten up by Turkish
and English intrigue.
I Tar warehouse of the British and Foreign
steam wharf, Wrapping, England, burned.
/ Damages stated at E2O000O.
LoSpoS dispatch of the Slst says that a
rich land owner, near Barcelona, Italy, his wife,
three daughters. son and two women servants,
I have all been found murdered in their beds.
I The deed was apparently done with Ratchet.
/ The house WAS ransacked. swineherd and
his two sons were arrested.