The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-10
FOREIGN.

Dry weather since Wednesday OF last week
enabled the English farmers to get in theil
crops, though they are badly damaged. Nearly
all the new wheat is sprouted and Is unfit foI
making -four. The crop is estimated at abou,
GO per cent. of an average. Such farmers
however, as have wheat to sell are getting high
prices, which in some measure compensates
for the deficiency.
The protection, or rather fair trade" move
ment seems to be making steady Roadway in
England. At an election Ia North Durham
to ill vacancy in parliament Lowther, con.
sentative or protectonist, was returned over
Tomline, liberal, though the district had been
represented by liberal. The Obseprer re-
marks in reference to the election: Until the
government shall have succeeded IN preserv.
ing our export trade with France and in break.
ing down the hostile tariffs Of Spain and Por.
tugal, they have no chance of stemming the
current which Is setting so strongly toward the
old and disuscd channels of protection"
Disorder, more or less Serious continues IN
Ireland On Monday conflict took place in
George street, Dublin, between the police aud
public, caused by some soldiers making insult.
ing remarks about the pope. The police fired
upon some persons throwing stones, and fifteen
were wounded, some dangerously The PEG.
pie afterwards armed themselves and attempt.
ed to decoy the police from the barracks by
false report. Several persons were killed. The
AIR fatl Al IL
Gus bloodshed A letter from Munster declares
that all law has ceased there, and people evi.
IDENTIFY feel that they have only to continue
system OF terrorism to obtain further conccs.
sions.
On Tuesday an attempt was made to blow
up the magazine Of the Infantry barracks at
Ca'uebar canister Of gunpowder was drop.
ped over the wall, but the lighted fuse fell out.
Eight cartridges marked ~. s." have been
discovered in bale of cotton at the Abbey
Spinning company's works, near Oldham. Ii
IS believed that they were placed there with
the design of setting fire to the mill. The usu.
al Fenian reports are current
The Methodist Ecumencal Conference met
in London on Wednesday and seems to be
largely attended, especially by leading Me,ho.
dists from America, such as Bishop Simpson,
Bishop Mcintyre of Nashville, Bishop War.
rem of Atlanta, who take prominent part IN
the proceedings. There is also quite q sprink-
ling of colored delegates present from the Uni.
ted States
The Emperor William Of Germany and the
czar Alexander of Russia visit Dantzig on
Friday Of this week, and Of course the locality
Is wild with the excitement of preparation.
The Emperor Joseph of Austria declined to
JOIN the other emperors In the visit.
One hundred and fifty Mormoms sailed on
Monday from Liverpool for Utah, principally
from Switzerland and Germany. Two thous.
and Mormons have left Liverpool this sum.
mer.
Vesuvius has been in lively state of erup.
ton since Saturday, sending streams of lava
down the northern slopes
The sad news comes from Cape Town. the
capital of the English Cape Colony in Africa
OF the laundering Of the Union Nam Steam.
ship Company's vessel, the Teuton, off Quoin
Point, near Algoa Bay or the $50 or more
persons on board, including passengers and
crew, it is believed that only about so were
saved, placing the calamity among the great
ones Of recent years in its terrible loss of life.