The Newtown bee., 1880-03-03

Of commissioners, to consist of the commis- sioner of agriculture, the secretary of the treasury and the secretary of state- The board shall appoint a secretary and veterin- ary su. geon to superintend all measures for the suppression of infectious and contagious diseases of domesticated animals. The board shall adopt rules and regulations for the SUD- precision of an outbreak, which rules shall be certified for acceptance to the governor of the State wherein the disease prevails. Such sum as may be necessary for the purchase and slaughter of all diseased or infected animals shall be awarded from the fund appropriated for this purpose. The sum of S100, GOO is appropriated for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the act. All measures for the suppression of infectious and contagious diseases of domesticated animals shall be de- termined by the veterinary surgeon of the national board of commissioners and the vet erlnary surgeon appointed by the governor of the State. They may prepare such rules and regulations as they may deem expedient for the most speedy suppression of the disease, with such penalties as will compel a faithful compliance with the same, and on approval by the governor of State, said rules and regulations shall have all the binding force oi law.
 At a meeting of the Democratic national committee, held in Washington a few days ago, it was resolved to hold the national con- vention to select @ presidential candidate at Cincinnati on June 9.
 
 H. V. Boynton, Washington correspondent, against General Sherman, the President has directed that a court martial be not allowed, and refers Mir. Boynton to the civil courts as afording an ample remedy for the acts com plained of. .- General Carlos Butterfeld, veteran of the Mexican war, died at the capital the other day, aged sixty years.
 The President has approved the joint reso- lution authorizing the secretary of the navy to transport contributions for the relief of the suffering poor of Ireland.
 A batch of 150 colored emigrants from North Carolina, destined for Indianapolis, Ind. arrived at Washington a few days since
 Foreign Eews- 1. It is said that General Skobeleff will com mand the Russian main army of invasion, numbering 10000 troops, marching from Tashkend across Bokha1a to Merv, with the view of operating in the rear of the Fur comans, while two other armies, starting from Tchikislar and Krasnovodsk respectively, will form a junction with him before the end of May.
 A number of persons employed in the Win ter palace at St. Petersburg have been arrested for compIicity in the attempt to kill the i'm perial family. The city council of London, by vote of 72 to 45, refused to send an address of reorganization to the czar. Four Oalllf1S WnO aIteHpteu to seZe cdlIIe for rent on a farm occupied by widow in the county of Waterford, Ireland, were over powered by a crowd of 800 persons and com pelled to give up the cattle.
 Martial law has been proclaimed in Con- stantinople with view to preventing dis turbances in carrying out proposed military reforms.
 Professor Nevel Story -NIaskelyne, of the mineral department of the British museum, | writes to the London Times announcing the | entire success of Nil. J. Ballantyne Hannay, of Glasgow, fellow of the Chemical society | ot London, in producing diamonds. He says MT. Hannay sent him some crystalized par | ticles presenting exactly the appearance of | fragments of a broken diamond, and these fragments easily scored deep grooves in the polished surface of a sapphire. His letter concludes as follows: "There is no doubt whatever that MT. J. Ballantyne Hannay has succeeded in solving the problem and remov- | ing trom scientific chemistry the opprobrum so long adhering to it. His process for effect | ing this transmutation is hardly less moment | ous to the arts than to the possessors of a wealth of jewelry. It is on the eve of being announced to the royal society,"" Hanlan, the Canadian oarsman, offers to bet g., 900 that he can beat any man in the world five seconds in a five-mile race on Toronto bay
 The alliance between Peru and Bolivia, | who joined forces in the war against Chili, has been broken of.
 From eight to ten persons are dying every 1 day at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, of yellow fever. By an explosion of shells in the arsenal at | Valparaiso, Chili, twenty persons were killed. Colonel George Charles Sypge and his wife, whom Sir Austen Layard, the British minister at Constantinople, had sent to distribute relief | among the starving Mussulmans of Eastern Roumelia, have been captured by Greek brigands, who threaten to kill them If an armed force IS sent to their rescue. England sent the man. ot-war Invincible to look after her captured subjects.
 The distress in the interior of Russia result. ing from bad crops and sickness is reported to be hearlrending Famine and dir hlheria are destroying the population. In the Caucasus the famine is so great that people are com mitting suicide and selling their children for food.
 General Grants arrival in the city of Mexico from Cuba was made the occasion oi a demon- stration in his honor by our Mexican neigh. bors. There was procession and an illumina- ton of the streets and buildings.
 The six-day go-as-you-please pedestrian match for the championship ot England was won by "Blower" Brown, who made the biggest score on record, covering 553 miles to 4S0 miles for Hazael, the second man.
 The Academy of Forest Culture at Moscow, Russia, capable of Accommodating 800 students and containing museum of valuable collec- tions, has been destroyed by fire. u selor, has committed suicide, his mind having been affected by the recent attempt to blow up the czar's Winter palace. The Russian troops operating in Central Asia have won a victory over the Turcomans.
 Seven coolies were killed and four injured by recent railroad accident in India. Fifteen hundred houses have been destroyed by floods in Tripoi, North Africa.
 Dean Stanley the other day received an ad- dress with S,200 signatures, and gave audience to & deputation protesting against the pro- Abbey to the memory of the late French prince imperial, but refused to alter his de- cision in the matter.
 Further earthquake shocks have been felt in Cuba.
 A cable dispatch says that large tenant right meeting in County Armagh was dis persed by 5000 Orangemen, armed with bud geons, and that twenty of the tenant-rignt men were seriously injured. The 0rangemen considered the meeting to be of seditious character.
 Twelve hundred people have been arre: ted in St. Petersburg alone for alleged =complicity in the plot to blow up the czar's Winter palace.
 Five persons were killed and sixteen injured by the fall of house in London. An aide-de-camp to the sultan has been taken into custody in Constantinople for com- plicity with Greek who was arrested for having an internal machine in his possession. The affair appears to have been a conspiracy against the sultan's life.
 The recently-discovered gold mines in Canada are doing well. Three weeks work at Montague returned 2S0 ounces of gold. A portion of the parliament buildings at Fredericton, N. B., have been destroyed by