The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-12-31
NEWS OF THE week.
FOREIGN NEWS.

France, Austria, Germany and Italy
have agreed 10 the proposal to arbitrate on
the Greek frontier question, provided all the
other European powers assent, and Greece and
Turkey pledge themselves to abide by the de-
csion Of the majority.
Diphtheria and typhus-fever are cpl
demio in some Of the Russian provinces. In
the Province of Khorokof ., 500people died OF
The frst-named disease in ten months.
The British garrison in Ireland num-
bers 10000 men, including ten batteries and
seven cavalry regiments.
MichaeloG, Russian Nihilist Of high
rank, has been arrested at Berlin.
A cable dispatch announces the death
In London at the age Of GO years, of George
Eliot the English novelist, who in May last was
married to John Walter Cross She was brill
liant conversationalst, and had thoroughly
mastered seven foreign languages. Her great
est works are "Adam Bede and Daniel De-
ronda, and her earnings by her pen were in
excess of $3.50. 0OO
The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland
has made arrangements TO enroll persons will
ing to proceed, when necessary, to any part Of
the country to work for "Boycotted" tenants.
The Norwegian ship Juno, while I'M
ioading cargo of arms on the banks Of Glare
river, in Ireland, was seized by the British
customs authoii les, and given in charge of a
force OF marines and artillery.
The British customs officers have
seized large quantity Of powder and shot,
which was beng shipped at Runcorn, on the
Mersey for Galway.
The Beers, IN proclaiming the Trans
gaal republic, announce q struggle to restore
treaties broken by British officers, and throw
upon the latter the onus Of an appeal to arms,
At such shall result. The reply of the British
authorities is proclamation Offering pardon to
oil who will withIraw from the revolutionary
scheme.
Viguaux, the Frenchman, defeated
slosson OF New York, for the worlds billiard
championship, in a 9OOO-points game In Paris.
Score 1900 to 2,055. There was great excite
ment in the French capital slosson and his
friends claim that be was robbed of the game
by the umpire.
A considerable number of Jews resid-
ing in Germany contemplate emigratng to
Belgium, France, and Italy, on account of the
manner in which they are prosecuted in their
present location
The London Times predicts that there
will be deficit in tine Spanish budget next
year of S4O,OO0,0O0. France seems to be the
only country in Europe which had not deficit
10 make up this year.
The British Government is preparing
for the wort IN Ireland.
The President of the Swiss Confedera-
ton ended his life by putting bullet through
hls head in public promenade at Berne.
The Home-Rule members Of the Brit
ish Parliament have organized for the coming
sessions work with Parnell as President and
Justin Mccarthy as Vice President. Resolu-
tions were adopted pledging the members to
abide by tho decision of the majority on all i'm
portant measures, and binding them to sit in
opposition TO any administration that should
islOtive independence.
An explosion of fire damp occurred in
g coal-pit at ST. Etienne, France, while the
miners were at work. A number Of them were
killed.
Gale, the English pedestrian, who I'M
d,rtook to walk 1850 miles in 1000 hours,
broke down ter having covered 2,23S miles.
BY the collapse of the roof of a crowd
ed church in France several persons we're
killed and fifty or more wounded.
The state trials opened at Dublin
last week, a dense crowd being in attendance.
Chief Justice May refused to take part, aud
Justice Fitzgerald took the chief scat. Eighteen
of the twenty-rour jurors called answered to
their names, from whom twelve we're selected,
eight being Catholics, three Professionals. and
one Quaker.