Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-09
FOREIGN NEWS.
Great Britain.
Great Britain.
ARCHBISHOP cRoKE AND THE LAND BILL
FURTHER ARRESTS,

ARCHBISHOP cRoKE AND THE LAND BILL
FURTHER ARRESTS,
DUBLIN. May Ssh.-Archbisho Croke, ir
| letter published yesterday, says: Let tbs
land bill have its second reading. Ii it can
| rot in committee be brought into such 8
| shape as will commend it to the good sense oil
| the country, or into harmony with tie views
OF the leaders of sound public opinion in Ire.
| land, both lay and ecclesiastical, let it be re-
! jected as inadequate to do what it preteuds,
and therefore unworthy of our approva!
and support"
The man supposed to be relative OF
O'Donovan Rosa arrested here yesterday i:
named John Learey, not Leroy. He is Ma.
| tionaIist, and an opponent OF the Land
League. It is said several other persons will
be arrested Monday, among them prominent
members of the Land League.
COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.
DUBLIN, May Sth-The maeisterial INQUIRY
held on Saturday at Galway resulted in the
coInmittal for trial at the Castelar, Assizes
of 2. J. Gordon, who is now in Kilmainham
Jail under the Coercion Act, on a charge OF
melting to murder two landed proprietors in
Mayo.
ANOTHER COERCION ACT ARREST.
DUBLIN, May Sth.-Michael Gibbons, Jas.
Gibbons and John Marum, farmers, living
near Rcscommon have been arrested under
the Coercion Act and taken to Galway.
Russia.
ITEMS FROM ST. PETERSBURG.
ST. PETERSBURG. May Sth.-The Gar and
Czarina have entertained at Gratzschina the
Turkish and Persian ENJOYS Extraordinary
sent to congratulate the Gar on his accession
to the throne.
General Skobeltf # and staff arrived ct
Kransnovotsk April 23d. and left the next
day for St. Petersburg via Astrachan.
The principal leader Of the Tekkes will
come to this city.
Twoyouths were arrested at Charkoff on
the 4th inst for distributing revolutionary
proclamations in q religious procession.
The Car has Informed the Senate officially
that hereafter his sanction will be required
for its laws only where they are of exeep-
tionsl Importance.
France.
GERMANY, ENGLAND AND THE MONETARY
CONFERENCE.
PARIS, May Shin the Monetary Con-
ference yesterday the German delegates de-
clared that Germany recognized the expe-
diency and necessity of arriving at an under
Standing with England, in view of the direct
and important relations between the two
countries, and the fact that the London mar
ket is the place where German accounts cur.
rent are Equidated.
NEW GENERAL TARIFF.
PARIS, May S.h.-The new general tariff
has been officially promulgated.
THnis.
THE FRENCH AND TUNIsIAss.
TUNIs, May Sth.-General H.egerotz has
visited General Forgmotz's headquarters,
L vr,fa I'D knN
advance has encountered little IL any resist
auce. His column has reached Fernandez,
in the Mersal district.
General Braismas column has arrived at
Sioux El Arba.
Eight thousand French troops have landed
at Bisorta. The commander has forbidden
for the time being all export trade from
Bisorta.
The Bey received on Friday a telegram
from the Sultan, saying that the Tunisian
question was occupying the attention of the
Powers, and France had given very explicit
assurances regarding the limitation CT hep.
the occupation of Bisorta. In the face ST
these assurances, it is considered improbable
that the Bey has conceded she demands of.
France
Very heavy rains continue
Africa.
NEW MINISTRY EoGMED.
CARE Town, May Sth-Scanlan, the leader
of the opposition to the llse Spriggs Govern
ment, has formed Ministry composed as
follows: Premier and Attorney g sneral,
Seaman; Colonial Secretary, Mslbeno
Treasurer, Hutton /; Commissioner Of Crown
Lands and Public Works, Merriam; Secre-
tary of Native Affairs, Sauer; Minister
without portfolio. Hoffmeyer.
Guba.
A CONSERVATIVE SUCCESS.
HAVANA, May Ssh.-The election held
Thursday for the partial renovation of the
municipality of the island resulted generally
in the success Of the Conservatives. OF the
fifteen members elected in Havana fourteen
are Conservatives. The PRONUNCIATION OF the
Oonsiitu.i ion caused great Subtraction, as q
preliminary step TO many refo, ms. Tbs press
law is now about the same As those in force
in all monarchial countries,