Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-05-09
FOREIGN NEWS.
of the Action Of the Irish
Party.
An American Missionary Attacked by
CiFcassians.
Change in English Anbassadorships.
Gladstoue's Health Improving.

LONDON, May Z. A letter from Rev.
Thomas W. Coke, Archbishop OF easel. says,
I cannot approve the action which the Irish
party is said to contemplate, to exhibit their
sense of loyalty to Dillon and apprehension
for his arrest. An overwhelming majority OF
the Irish people are in favor of giving gov
eminent a fair chance of passing the land
bill.
CoxsrAxrIxoPLE, May Z. Intelligence
has been received here that party Of eight
Circassians have attacked Mr.. Pears, an
American missionary, and maltreated his es-
cort. Consul General Heap has complained
to the Porte.
LONDON. MAY :. Goschen leaves Con-
stantinople as soon as convenient after the
settlement of the Greek frontier is signed,
and Lord Dufferin will succeed Goschen. Sir
Edward Thornton will succeed Dufierin a. st.
Petersburg.
LONDON, MAY Z. DIR. Andrew Clark Wis
tied Gladstone this forenoon. He says the
Premier has not been well for some time,
and that application to business brought
on sharp attact of indisposition, from which,
however, he is now convalscent. 1t is nee
essary Gladstone should have rest in the
country. Gladstone to-day will go to Lord
Roseberry's home at Epson, to remain until
Monday.
LONDON, May S-Midnight. Gladstone is
thoroughly convalescent.
PARIS. MAY Z. In the Monetary Confer
ence Yesterday, the German delegates de-
clared that Germany recognized the exped-
iency and necessity of arriving at an under
standing with England in view of direct and
important relations between the two coun-
tries, and the fact that the London market is
the place where the German accounts cur
rent liquidated.
settles which left Dieppe for New Haven, is
aground eight miles from Dieppe in fog.
The crew and passengers, numbering l2O,
are saved. They returned to Dieppe on foot
GIBRALTAR, MAY Z. The U. S man of
war Nepsic arrived here yesterday from
Messina. She will leave next week for Vile
Franchi.
CONsTANTINoPLE, May Z. The Porte will
not recognize the railway arrangements made
between Austria. Servia and Bulgaria, which,
according to the treaty of Berlin, require the
concurrence of Turkey.
BERLIN, May On the second reading of
the government bill to increase various ex-
listing taxes the Reichstag to-day unanimous
ly rejected the first clause, thus throwing out
tne DILL he Ulll WIS very unpopular. he
Prussian Minister of Agriculture. DIR. Lucius,
voted against it, and Count Won Moltke
walked out before the vote was taken.
VIENNA, May Z. The Prince of Wales ar
rivedthis morning, and the Prince and Princess
William Of Prussia. to be present at the mar
riage ceremony of Prince Rudolph and
Princess Stephanie.
COPENHAGEN, May I. The falkething is
Dissolved because of the deadlock on the ap-
preparation bill. Elections are to be held
May oath, and the new falkething will meet
the 9th.
DUBLIN, Nav 8. Archbishop Croak in his
letter published yesterday, says: LET the
land bill have its second reading. If is can
not in committee be brought into such shape
as will commend it to the good sense of the
country or in harmony with the views of the
leaders of sound public opinion in Ireland,
both lay and ecclesiastical, let it be rejected as
inadequate to what it pretends, and therefore
unworthy of our approval and support
RIGA, May 8. This port is now open for
sailing vessels.
ST.. PETERSBURG, May 8. The Gar has
informed the Senate of Finland that hereafter
his sanction will be required for its laws only
when they are of exceptional Importance.
BERLIN, Mas 8. The Grand Duke Mich
olas, son of the Grand Duke Constantine,
and cousin of the present Gar has been sent
to the Fortress of Dunabough for an indef-
mite period.