Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-12

Stephens has been amicably settled Gordon
has written to Stephens, apologizing, and the
latter has accepted the apology, though in
the return letter he reads Gordon sharp
lesson on good manners.
FOREIGN NEWS.
House of Commons.
LONDON, February 11th.-John P. Nolan's
Home Rule member for Galway seed potato
bill authorizes the poor law officers to bor-
row money without interest from the Com.
missioners of Public Works for the purchase
OF seed potatoes to sell tenants solely for
planting, at cost, or under, on credit or not,
with or without security, as the authorities
may think fit. The Treasury will be en-
powered to issue half million from the con.
solidated fund, if required, for the purpose of
this measure. 1t will be operative one year
after its passage.
LONDON, February 11th.-In the House of
Commons Henry Fawcett Niberal lmoved an
amendment to the report upon the address in
reply to the speech from the throne. He ex.
pressed regret that no assurance had been
given that the cost of a renewal of the war
in Afghanistan would not be wholly betrayed
from the revenues of India.
The Under Secretary for India declined to
pledge the Government, but at the proper
time he said the question must come before
the House.
Upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer
promising to bring the question of the ex-
penditure in Afghanistan before the House.
Fawcett withdrew his amendment.
O'Donnell Home Rule member for Dun
garvan) then moved his amendment, calling
attention to the systematic neglect of Irish
affairs, and also to the factious misrepresenta-
tion of the acts of the Irish members of Par
Lament by the Government and their agents,
the concluding words of which stigmatize the
abuses practiced by the Government as worse
than treason.
0'Donnell having prolonged his remarks
till 5:45 P. NJ, the debate stood adjourned till
tomorrow.
O'Donnell became very much excited, and
wept when describing Parnelfs service to
his country. He denied that Parnell and his
followers had intended to promote agitation.
Their object was to call attention to the mis-
cries of the starving people to which the Gov
ernment was apparently Indifferent. There
was, he said, natural law which overrode
legal rights. They only protested against the
exaction of rents by threats of ejectment.
The Distress in Ireland.
LONDON, February 11th. = Archbishop
Croke, of Cashel, acknowledging 1000 francs
from the Paris Univers for the relief of the
distress in his diocese, writes to the editor,
Louis Venillot: 81 am more proud to re-
ceive this sum from France through Monsieur
Venillot and the UniVers than to receive
twenty times that amount from any other
country or through any other medium" !"
LONDON, February 11th.-The Standard
announced that deputation, consisting Of
VIM. Shaw and other members of Parlia-
ment, representing constituencies in tine South
of Ireland, will wait to-day on Sir Henry
Selwin Ibbetson. Joint Secretary Of the
Treasury, to solicit a grant for the prosecu-
ton of the public works in connection with
the improvement of some harbors on the
south coast.
The Home Rule members of Parliament
will meet to-day to consider the distress bill
and the advisability of prolonging the de-
bate.
The Post says: The announcement of the
munifcent donation to Ireland from Baroness
Burdett Coutts was exaggerated. Only 20, GOO
were given, with promise of other acts OF
relief when necessary.
seeking Information The Irish Land
Question.
LONDON, February 11th.-Davitt and Kill
len, the Irish agitators, have visited France
and Belgium to collect information with re-
gard to the land systems of those countries
In a month a deputation of the Irish Land
League, including Davitt, will visit the chief
places in France, Germany, Belgium, Italy
and Spain, where committees are being organ
lied to receive them, to enlist support for
the land movement and the relief of the dis
tress in Ireland. Deputations from the
League have held conference with leading
Irish and English members OF popular organ
izations, when negotiations were entered into
for series of popular demonstrations through
out Great Britain ON the land question.
The DonneIIy Massacre = Coroner's In
quest.
LUcAN (Ont.), February 11th.-The in
quest in the Donnelly murder case began to-
day.
The physician who made the post-mortem
testified that the bodies were so burned that
he could not distinguish male from female,
and was unable to say positively what was
the cause of death.
John Connors, the boy who was in the
house at the time of the murder, testified
that James Carroll, Constable, called at the
house between II and 2 o'clock to arrest old
man Donnelly; besides Carroll he saw
Thomas Ryder and John Purtell in the house
at the time of the murders. He was sure of
those three, having seen their faces.
The Restitution of Heraf to Persia.
ST. PETERSBURG, February 11th The
Journal des st. Petersburg says: The resti-
tuition of Herat to Persia has been tradition
in the policy of Russia for the past half CEN
tury The cession has always been opposed
by England, who now abandons her former
views out of jealousy of Russia. The latter
will not allow herself to be turned from the
loyal, rational policy she has hitherto pur-
sued, which is based upon her good relations
with Persia, and if Persia despises her friend
ship she does so at her peril. The Golos OBJ
serves that the friendship of Russia is of vital
Importance to Persia.
German Opinion OF the Attitude OF the
Irish Catholic Members OF the British
Parliament.
BERLIN, February 11th.-The North Ger
aaGn Gazette draws attention to the attitude of
the Irish Catholic members of the British
Parliament. 1t says: "The matter has be-
come serious, and remedy must be sought
against the proceedings of this party" The
foregoing is regarded here as an indirect
reference to the attitude which the Center
party of the German Parliament is expected
to assume.
Chief OF staff OF German Army Corps.
PARIS, February 11th.-Le .Soir announces
that General Deburg, commander of the Six
teenth Brigade, German Infantry, has been
appointed Chief of Staff of the Fifteenth
Army Corps, stationed at Strasbourg, and
adds The foregoing is very significant, as
General Deburg is intimately acquainted
with the French army"
The Socialist Act.
BERLIN, February 11th.-Prussia has SUBJ
mitted proposal to the Bundesrath to pro.
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March 81, 1886.
Passage OF the Seed Potatoes Eli.
LONDON, February 11th.-Nolan's seed po-
tatoes bill passed in committee of the House
of Commons to-day.
The Greek Negotiations.
LONDON, February 11th.-A Paris corre-
spondent on the subject of the Greek negotia-
tions says: The British Foreign Secretary,
on the 18th of January. proposed meditation
between Greece and Turkey by technical
Commission, who would decideupon reasonable
and military delineation. The French Cab
met did not object to this proposal, but
to know exactly what basis and
would be adopted. The other
Powers adhered to the proposition, with
similar reservations.
The Grant Party.
HAVANA, February 11th.-General Grant
and party sail for Vera Cruz Friday.
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