The Portland daily press., 1881-03-31
FOREIGN.
Alarming Condition of Affairs in
Ireland.
THE AMBASSADORS ACCEPT THE
PORTE's PROPOSALS.
Preparations for the Trial of the Cars
AsSassinS.

says: 1t has transpired that the sudden calling
together of the British cabinet on Monday
afternoon was caused by, the iecebt of alarm
ing intellgenes from Ireland Two questions
were discussed by the ministers. One was the
Basuto war, and the other was confidential
report of the Irish government. Mr.. Forster
announced that the Intelligence from Ireland
was of most disquieting character, although
the attitude of the. people appeared to be
TRANQUIL on the surface. Mr.. Forster stated
that according to information in possession of
the Irish government the tranquility of the
people had increased the uneasiness of author
tiles, who regard it as lull before the storm.
Information in possession of the Dublin Castle
authorities caused them to believe that in
surreetionary outbreaks might be expected at
any moment. Mr.. Parnell's present attitude
was regarded with disquietude. His apparent
inactivity was thought to indicate that he an
ticipated the initiation OF movement of
different character from that which he had
been conducting His two visits to Paris are
regarded as inexplicable, the government not
having been able to discover any sufficient
ground for them
Opposition to Rent Paying.
DUBLIN, March 30-At a Land League
meeting on Tuesday the subscriptions re-
ceived during the week were announced as
amounting to E2399, all but e10O being from
America. Mr.. Dillon stated the organiza-
ton was Speeding rapidly, and there were now
larger number of strikes against the pay
ment OF rent than at any previous time.
The Porte's Proposals Acceptable to the
Ambassadors
CoNsTANTINOPLE, March 30.-The ambassa-
doris have decided to sign protocol declaring
that they regard the last offer of the Porte ac
ceptabe. Negotiations will be opened at
Athens to induce Greece to accept it.
Beaconsfeld's Condition.
LONDON, March 3O.-Beaconsfield passed a
good night and is somewhat improved though
there is still some danger.
Beaconsfeld passed favorable day and is
improving. He suffers less from exhaustion.
1880 P. M.-Beaconsfeld had several at
tacks OF spasmodic symptoms during the day
and is scarcely SO well as he was.
LONDON, March 31-1.30 A. M.-Beacons-
fields condition is unchanged. His condition
causes his friends much anxiety.
The Bank of France Paying Three Quar-
tiers Gold.
A dispatch from Paris, dated today says
the Bank of France in cashing its notes pays
three-fourths of the amount in gold and the
remainder in silver.
The above dispatch is in reply to an inquiry
whether it was true that the Bank of France
pays no gold. The privilege of redeeming its
notes either in gold OF silver is one which is
constantly exercised by the bank, both at Paris
and its provincial branches, according to the
exlgenceS OF the money market.
The Funeral Of Oscar de Lafayette.
de Lafayette was celebrated with great pomp
at Sainte Clothilde. 1t was attended by sew
eral ministers and number of prominent
members Of the legislature. The President Of
the Republic was represented. Gen. Noyes,
who was one of the pail bearers, made brief
but affecting speech at the tomb in. Pere la
Chaise.In a few telling phrases he recounted the
many personal virtues of the deceased Senator
and the o-be-forgotten services render
ed to America by his great progenitor The
assembled crowd of Frenchmen was much
grattied by the earnestness and appropriate
ness of this tribute on the part of our Minister.
NJ de Fre7cinet is likely to get the seat in
Senate which is left vacant by de Lafayettes
death.
The Decimal System in England,
In the House of Commons last night Ashton
W. Dixie advanced Liberal) moved the adop-
ton of the decimal system of coinage, weights
ard measures. Mr.. Anderson advanced Lib
era) moved as an amendment that a select
committee be appointed. The government
opposed The motion, and Mr.. Dixie withdrew
it in favor of Mr.. Anderson's amendment, but
the am endment was rejected, 10S to %.
Trial OF the Cars Assassin
LONDON, March 30.-The correspondent of
the Times at St. Petersburg says M. Unkoff
sky, President of the st. Petersburg bar, will
defend Russakoff. The trial is expected to
last four days. There will be sixty-two wit
nesses and eleven experts.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 30-The Minister
of Justice is overwhelmed with applications
for admission to the trial of the Nihilists. All
five prisoners will be charged with belonging
to secret society for subverting the existing
order of things and with completely in the as
sassination of the Emperor. Public curiosity
centers in the female prisoner, Sophie Picoff-
sky, whose connections, social position and Su-
perior education excite general wonder. She
is the daughter of a former provisional COVER
nor and niece of an officer of high rank of the
army. According to the confessions of Picoff-
sky and Telakoff they both knew and they
alone of the attempt to be made on the Cars
life, and the time and place. Their fellow con-
spirators in London and elsewhere only knew
in general way that another attempt would
be made. Russakoff was only informed of
what was required of him ON the day of the
murder. Jelaboff, the chief director in the
matter, having been arrested two days before
picoffsky, became the guiding spirit and sent
RussakOtf and the other murderer with bombs
to stations assigned them. Russakoff protests
he was not in any way admitted to the councils
of the conspirators, but was merely fellow
worker He asserts that the NihiliSts latterly
have had no money, that there was consdera-
BILE disagreement among them and they would
probably have dispersed had their last attempt
failed. Picoffsky and Jelaboff avow that the
object of their operations was to terrorize the
country, disarrange the machinery of the gov
eminent and bring about if possible socialis
tic republic after the pattern of the Paris
Commune. The ether two prisoners, Michael
off and the woman Helfmann, seem of less
Importance. Both refuse to answer charges
made against them.