Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-04-02
Foreign News.

From the text of an editorial in the London
Times concerning the United States and the
interoceanic canal it appears that British
public opinion is much exercised by the firm
position taken by the American government.
The Times aftooLs tho Monroe lUOtEiI anu
asserts that the United States ia ght to make
up its mind either to let M. de Lesseps build
the canal or to charge itself with the task.
The arrival of Mr.. Parnell the Irish land
agitator, in Queenstown from his trip to the
United States, was made the occasion OF a de-
monstration in his honor. large crowd,
with bands of music, tar barrels and torches,
accompanied him 10 the station on his de-
parture for Dublin.
By collision between two passenger trains
at the railroad station in Halle, Saxony, seven
persons were killed and a large number
wounded.
The Duchess of Marlborough has written a
letter to the Lord May or OF London stating
that there is now no fear OF famine in Ireland
but that there is dire restitution in the noun
famous parts and on the sea coast. There is
great need OF clothing and seed.
The annual eight-oared boat-race on the
Thames between crews representing Oxford
and Cambridge universities was won easily
this year by Oxford, who was four lengths
ahead at the finish.
Two persons " ere killed and twenty in
jured by railroad accident near Wakefield
England.
The emperor of Germany has just celebrated
his eghty-third birthday.
The grape crop in France has been seriously
injured by cold, and will PROBABLY be We y
poor again this year.
Inc queens speech announcing the disso-
luton OF parliament was read in the British
house OF lords by the lord high chancellor. Ii
formally announces that parliament is dis
solved and that writs for new general cleo
ton OF representatives have been issued. The
queen says that her foreign relations are
favorable to the maintenance of peace in
Europe and expresses confidence in the
speedy settlement OF affairs in Afghan.
istan. Referring to the measures for
the relief Of the distress in Ireland, she says
she trusts that they will be accepted by her
Irish subjects as proof of the ready sympathy
OF the imperial parliament.
The entire business part of the town of
SANTANA, in the West Indian island OF Santo
Domingo, as well as about fifty dwelling
houses, has been destroyed by fire, involving
an estimated loss OF $l50,000.
The Greek brigands who captured Colonel
Synge, the Englishman, have been paid the
$50, 900 which they demanded for his release.
An international dog show will be held at
HARLEM, in Holland, from the twenty sixth
to the twenty-eighth OF june
The ex-Emperor Eugene, travelling as the
Countess OF Pierretonds, and accompanied b.
a small suite, has left England Tor pilgrim
age to the scene OF her sons death at the
hands of the Zulus in South AT lea.
1t has been determined by Mr.. Parnell ant
bis associates to run for parliament in Count
Mayo, Ireland, one of the prisoners recent.
sentenced there to a term OF Imprisonment
for assaulting process servers.
While sitting in his office at Toronto
Ontario, Hon. George Brown, editor OF tn,
Globe, was shot in the thigh by one Bennett
a discharged employee, who was arrested.