Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-07-14
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IT is reported that the khedive of Egypt
will soon decree the abolition of slavery
| in his domain.
A BROTHER of Mrs Langtry, the famous
English beauty, was killed by tiger in
India.
A FRENCH iron-clad passed Tripoli on
her way to Tunis, and exchanged salutes
with the Turkish vessels.
| THE Cornell and Dublin university
crews will have race at Putney for an
international college cup.
THE Turks predict, from the movements
Of the Austrians at Novi Bazar, that a
march will be made againit Salonica.
EIGHT large bags of gunpowder have
been found in ditch in the village of
Calus, Russia. which the car visited two
weeks ago.
| THE president of the English board of
trade will make an effort to combine with
america IN putting stop 70 The practice
| of crlmping seamen.
| MISS AUGUSTA BRYANT, Of England, has
challenged any lady rider in the United
States to a twenty-mile race for $500, and
an acceptance in behalf of an unknown
has been forwarded.
PRIVATE kilograms announce that the
French commenced Smelling Sfax on
Tuesday, and that the fire was returned
-Four battalions of the Lyons CARR ison are
about to sail to participate in the struggle.
AN English journal, in reviewing the
| crops, says wheat has passed favorably
through the critical blossoming period.
The plant appears healthy, though thin
on the ground and stunted in growth.
On Saturday next, in the great park at
Windsor, Queen Victoria will review IA
regiments of all arms, in command of the
Duke of Cambridge. The prince of Wales
will lead the artillery.
In receivir deputation Of Irish farm
laborers, Cardinal Manning expressed the
hope that, under the guidance of the Irish
bishops and clergy, the Land league would
be directed into safe path.
LARGE quantities of telegraph wire are
being imported into Tien-tsin to connect
that city with the southern towns of
Europe The work is to be done by a
Danish company.
THE Dominion Government has notified
the Dominion bankers that after the lst of
July they will not be permitted to issue
any bills Of any denomination under So.
All bills under that figure will be issued
by the government.
The French courts have condemned NJ.
Asselin, who killed st. Victor in a duel in
May. to Imprisonment for four moHths
and to pay TO the family of his victim
damages to the amaunt of 100, 900 francs.
In consequence of letter from Brad
laugh, stating his disregard of the o.de
of the house of commons expelhng him,
the speaker announced that the agitator
would be excluded from the corridors until
he promised not t. further disturb pro-
ceedinSs.
DURING a sham battle at Aldershot
| England, four soldiers died from the effects
of the sun, and several others are still in a
critical condition. The mercury has
risen to % degrees in Paris, it is suggested
that the chamber of deputies meet after
sunset.
LORD GRANVILLE stated in the English
House of Lords that he had very good red
son to believe that the report that Presi-
dent Garfield had sent his secretary, Mr..
| Brown. on a secret mission TO Eng land,
was totally unfcunded although of course
he did not absolutely know that such was
not the case.
THE review of the English volunteers by
Queen Victoria in the great park at Wind
sor was brilliant spectacle. Among one
hundred thousand spectators were the
crown prince and princess of Prussia.
About sixty thousand soldiers were on the
ground. who marched to the railway sta
ton at dusk.
| THE striking 'longshoremen of Montreal,
to the number of FIVE hundred. marched
from their mass meeting to Donnelly' 5
wharf, where several revolvers were fired
at party of men engaged in unloading a
steamer. At another dock the laborers
were ordered to desist, but force of po-
lice appeared on the scene and sent some
bullets after the mob
AN English journal announces that
France intends to mobilize 10000 men
and dispatch them for three months to
northern Africa to secure tranquility, in
Frerch possessions in that quarter. 1t is
said that the relations between France
and Turkey have been strained to the ut
most, Five small Turkish iron-clads have
been sent to Tripoli to make an armed
protest against French invasion.
! A FLYING column, composed of infantry,
cavalry, and policemen. assisted the sheriff
of Cork, in collecting rent in the vicinity
of Mitchellstown. No eviction took place
as all the parties against whom writs were
pending paid their rents at the last mo
ment. The progress of the military and
police was barred by trees, carts, and other
Instructions placed across the roads. The
flying column" charged the crowd, iniur-
| ing thirty persons.
| From the Capital.