Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-30
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THE Italian government is making pre-
sparations 70 resume specie payment.
PARNELL will revisit the United States
in July for an extended tour.
WIN. RoUCICAULT, brother of the dra-
matist, died suddenly in railway carri-
age, near London.
UNLESS previously disposed of the
steamship Great Eastern will be sold at
auction in October.
FATHER SHEEHY, one of the victims of
the coercion act, has been transferred
from Mas to Kilmainham Jail.
LANANp, French artillery captain, has
been sentenced to five years imprison-
ment for continuous pilfering from the
military chest.
IT took two armed policemen and forty
lancers to carry the Rev. Father Sheehv
from Mas to Kilmainham jail A rescue
was feared.
The British house of commons has re-
iected the bill for the abolition of capital
punishment by vote of Us to SO. John
Bright voted with the minority.
WESTON, with rare fidelity to his record,
dropped out OF the pedestrian contest at
London in the middle of the week. Rowell
made $50 miles and Weston POI.
NOLAN, home-rrle member for Galway,
was granted leave to introduce in the
house of commons bill TO suspend evic-
tions in Ireland for a limited period. on
payment of six months rent.
LARGE bodies of Russian troops are
being massed near Kasbgar, and conflict
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suit. Strange that Russia, a country sleep
ing over volcano, should seek foreign
war to add to it's complications.
AT Quebec a mob of laborers made a
riotous demonstration against men who
we're working in the burnt district for less
than dollar day. They were dispersed
by the police.
THE steward of tho Bey Of Tunis has
taken refuge at the English consulate in
that city with securities and jewels valued
at one million francs, and there is great
surprise at the consul giving the thief his
protection.
THE Irish executive has proclaimed the
city and county of Waterford under the
protection act, and prohibited the importa-
ton of arms except at thirteen designated
points. The Land league expended e2.700
in legal costs and relief to evicted fami-
lies. ~.
The London Times Dublin correspond
ent says that the Land league has had a
series of heavy blows, and it is tractable
and tolerant The anti-rent strike is
checked and the landlords who had left the
country are returning.
BENEATH bridge over the Catherine
canal at St. Petersburg were found two
rubber bags, twenty-one inches in diane
ter, containing one hundred and fifty
pounds of dynamite. Each bag was pro-
vided with fuse.
THE proposal to change the course of
the river Nagas, in Mexico, to cause it to
flow through Durango. caused a large
body of citizens of Coahulia to invade
Durango, and destroy property and STAN
pede the inhabitants. President Gonzales
has sent agents to make investigation.
MARsEILLEs was the scene of several
fights between parties of French and Ital-
ians, growing out of Kissing bestowed
by the latter upon the soldiers returning
from Tunis. Three persons have been
killed and many wounded. All the cafes
have been closed, and the streets are pa
trolled by troops.
RELIGIOUS professions having recently
been prohibited at Nantes, France. an i'm
mense crowd made its protest by marching
through the principal streets, singing
hymns and stopping before. various
churches. Another party sang the Mar
s.illaise" before the Church of St. Nicho
las. creating a riot, in which the police
made several arrests.
THE Italian ambassador in France has
been instructed to demand protection for
his countrymen at Marselles. A deputa-
ton of FIVE French workmen demanded of
a tanner of the latter city the dismissal
of the Italian EN- ployes, threatening
visit by six hundred Frenchmen if he re-
fused to comply. The police have made
l25 arrests.
The Italians have held demonstrations
at Naples, Turin and Genoa to protest
against tie proceedings at Marseilles. In
the latter city rioters of both nationalities
have been sentenced to Imprisonment.
After the demonstration at Naples, a
Frenchman gave insult to some students
and crowd went to the French clubhouse
smashed the windows. and tore down the
signs.