Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-25
Telegrams to The Star.
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
The New American r. T.. Church AT

LONDON, March 25.--A dispatch from Paris to
me Times says: Bishop Littlejohn. OF Long
lslano, New YORK, yesterday laid the corner
stone Of the new American Protestant Episco-
pal church In the avenue de rAlma 10 super
seoe the Rue Bayard building. Many English
epeaking Frotestants were present. 1t Will be
the finest Protestant church In Paris. Ii will
have lofty Gothic spire, and be capable OF
seating eight hundred persons. Various docu.
ments and coins were placed under the stone.
In his address Bishop littlejohn touched on the
friendship OF the American republic for its hon.
ored French sister The 0ffertory reached
ll6.000 francs.
MIR. Gladstone Not Going TO Sea.
Mr. Gladstone denies the statement that he
intends taking sea trip during the Easter re-
cess OF Parliament.
MIR. ParneIl's Appeal for Funds.
Mr. ParneD has issued a circIlar addressed
TO the leading members OF the home rule con
federation CT Great Britain asking them to con
tribute iunds towards clearing off the debts OF
The confe deraiion.
Land Leagues TO SuppIant Home
meeting viii be held In London to o-night,
when all the Parnellites will attend, and over
which Mr.. Parnen will preside 10 organize q
plan for the establishment OF branches OF the
land league Throughout the country. and to
replace the home rule confederation by league
organization.
Manchester Markets.
LONDON, March 25.-Thc Manchester Guar
ot0n In It's commercial article this morning
says: Although prices are unchanged, the
some little demand for china, but the other
departments show uninterrupted dullness. In
the home trade the demand for cloth is scarcely
SO good as 1t was last week.
Liverpool Races to-day.
LONDON, March % This is the second day OF
the Liverpool spring meeting. The race for the
grand national steeple-chase came OFF and was
won by Captain Kirkwood's aged chestnut
gelding, Woodbrook. The second place was
secured by Captain Machelrs aged Regal, and
the third place by Mr.. Leopold De Rotnschild's
5 years Old Thornileld. Thirteen ran. The
betting just before the race was Il TO against
WoodbICok, S TO / against Regal and 8 TO (
against ThOTnfeld.
Geneva News OF the Czar,s Assassi-
nation.
LONDON, March 25.-The Geneva correspond
ent OF the DGNy Ne,rS says he hears on the
best authority that the first letter 10 the Paris
Ha5TGnStlednt, puFporting 10 come from Gen
eva, and giving the particulars OF the aSsassi-
nation OF the Gar, was an amplincaJion OF q
telegram sent from St Petersburg 10 Paris
WoTGed in such manner rs 10 escape the no.
tice OF the police.
The CZar's EIlnera. Program.
ST. PETERSBURG JAhxCh 2J-The following is
the program of tlHfHnerai ceremonies of the
late Car: The pefa6nS Invited to attend will
assemble at lG:3G O'Clock In the morning In the
Cathedral OF st. Peter and st. Paul. The coffin
Will De carried 10 the vault IN the cathedral by
the emperor, the grand dukes, the members
present OF foreign families ana the chief court
dignitartes. 4 salute Will be fired at the mo-
uent the coffin is lowered into the grave. At
ter the ceremony the imperial insignia win be
conveyed back TO the Winter Palace.
Attempt to Assassinate Another
Ruler.
LONDON, March PA dispatch from St.
Petersburg to the Daily Teieg,0ph says a tele-
gram from TifliS states that an attempt has
been made to assasSinate the governor OF Baku
an Individual having fired revolver through a
window in his residence.
MIR. Gladstone Rs q Witness.
In the Lawson -Laboucbere libel case this
morning, Mr.. Gladstone, who occupied seat
on the bench, deposed that the account
Which appeared In the DGily telegraph OF what
passed between himself and Negroponte was
altogether false. He had hoped TO receive
some explanation or apology from Mr. Lawson,
but cid not receive any frank statement on the
subject. He had told Mr.. Lawson that he did
not believe that he (Mr. LaWsoD) was actuated
by sordiG motives. IL is to be noted that dis
patch from the Daily Teie9rdpbs CONSTANT
nople correspondent accuded Nj. Gladstone or
having, during the Russo Turkish war, written
TO person named Negroponte, advising The
Greeks to attack Turkey