Evening star., 1881-12-28
kilograms to The Star.
SOME DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.
CURRENT OLD WORLD TOPICS
SMALL Pox PLAGUE IN The WEST,


| DUGToR.
| MONTREAL. December 2S-Albert Burch. Pull
man car conductor who was caught smuoglin
jewelry for Paterson. Of Boston was charge,
with the offence at the police court yesterday
admitted his guilt and was sentenced to eigh
| days imprisonment and 800 fine.
THE PROPOSED NEW BRIDGE AT MONTREAL
Borings for the new bridge at this point fo
the Atlantic and Northwest railway are proceed
| ing satisfactorily. The longest stretch is 3 OO
| feet and the shortest $500 feet.
TO BE HANGED JANUARY 18TH
| QUEBEC, December 20.-The minister Of jus
| tice has refused to commute the death sentenc,
of Morean ThermOuski, the wife murderer Til,
execution will take place January 18th.
Busin ess Failure i'm ST. Louis.
ST. LOUIS December 2S.-James ID. Faulkner
dealer in boots and Shoes made an assignment
yesterday to Samuel B. Bum Assets abou,
$1,000; liabilities not stated. Faulkner sold or
commission for several eastern manufacturers
as well as on his own account and his liabilities
may be serious.
Latest Happenings Abroad.
A LIGHT-sHIP RUN DOWN BY AN AMERICAN
VESSEL.
LONDON. December 2S-The South Arklow
nght-ship, on the coast of Ireland has been run
down by fOur-masted vessel believed to be
American. The men belonging to the light
ship are supposed to have been saved. Three
steamers have lett Queenstown in chase of the
vessel tn at caused the accident
PARIS NOTES.
PARIS Dec. 2S.-The death is announced OF
NJ. Sallard. republican, member of the chamber
OF deputies for the department of Seine ct
Marne.
A decree is gazetted abolishing the post of
Dtrec'eur des Cuhes at the ministry of worship.
PROPOSED EXHIBITION OF IRISH MANUFACTURES.
DUBLIN, December 2S.-A meeting of the
,f,a \
a resolution to communicate with Messrs GRAY
and Dawson and other members OF the late in
uustrlal exhibition committee with the view of
having an exhibition of Irish manufactures i'm
1882.
THE LADIES' LEAGUE.
The circular of the Ladies League. summon
ing all branches of that organization to meet on
Sunday. is issued for the purpose of testing the
legality of the ladies meeting
THE CREW OF THE JEANETTE.
ST. PETERSBURG. December 2S-The Geo
graphical Society has resolved to do all possi-
ble TO assist the crew of the Jeanette.
THE FRENCH IN TUNIs.
LONDON. December 2S.-The correspondent of
the Times at Tunis saws: The practical results
of Gen. Forgemers march are apparently indie
clsIve, as column is to be formed at Tebessa
Algeria. which will center the Tunisian re-
gency In February by the way of Nepta."
RUSSIAN NOTES
ODESSA. December 2S-A military tribunal has
sentenced COssack, convicted of political
crime, to ten years transportation with hard
labor.
1t is calculated that the Odessa magazines
contain a million and a-haf quarters of grain
ready for expectation and the other Black sea
ports an equal quantity. The total is valued at
81. 100000 roubles. The business is quiet be-
cause OF low prices in England and France
SHIPwRECKS.
LONDON. December 2S-Bark McGilyery. from
Huelva, for Philadelphia, before reported at
Gibraltar relOading after repairing a leak, is
ashore near the latter place, and will probably
become a total wreck.
SUBMARINE CABLE REPAIRED.
The submarine telegraph cables between
France and England have been repaired.
GERMANY AND THE PAPACY
LONDON, December 2S-In consequence of the
newspaper reports that Prince Bismarck is about
to appeal to the powers to consider the Pope's
proposition, it is semi-oficially stated from
Berlin that Germany will take no action in re-
gard to the papacy which can be construed as
encroaching upon the rights Of Italy.
DEFENCE OF PROPERTY IN IRELAND.
LONDON, December 28.-The lord MAYOR con-
tlnues to energetically advocate the fund for de-
fence of property in Ireland. which has now
reached the sum of 100000. The lord mayor
publishes letter from Mr.. Gladstone dated on
Saturday last, generating him from party mo-
tlves in his promotion of the fund.