Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-22
Over the ocean,

BUSINESS FAILURE IN LONDON.
LONDON, August 22.-The bills Of Judah Lee
Slmmonds Co., commission merchants of Lon
don, have been returned. The firm is chiefly en-
gagged In the Central American trade. and has
sustained considerable losses for some time past
SHIP MASTER FINED.
LIMERICK. August 22-Capt. Graham. master
OF the British bark Wildwood. has been fined
f100 on the prosecution of the customs author
ltles here, for neglecting to report within three
days after the arrival of the vessel from New
York on May 10th last. the fact he shipped
quantity OF merchandise, received from a Nor
wegian vessel he fell in with on the passage
he reported having taken two boats aboard.
out did not report the goods. His defence was
that the goods were of little value The defen-
dant was fined to the full penalty of the law.
because the act leaves no option for the imposi-
ton of a less penalty.
ROYAL MEETING
LONDON. August 22.-The king and queen of
Denmark have arrived at Cronstadt They were
met by the Car the CZarina and the grand
dukes, and proceeded to Peterlof with them.
DISPATCH FROM TUNIs
to the Times says the departure of the Bey's
troops was fixed for yesterday. They number
2,oo0. mostly irregulars. The heir apparent is
IN command of the force. which will march on
hairWan He will be supported by column of
French troops.
THE INTERNATIONAL LAW CONGRESS-
COLOGNE. August 22-At SATURDAYS sitting
OF the international law conference Mr. Henry
Richard. member of the British parliament. read
a paper on the recent progress of arbitration
Hon. David Dudley Field said he hoped the time
would come when clause providing for inter
national arbitration would be introduced into
all treaties Mr.. Law, of the Japanese embassy
said he feared that such wars as the late civil
war in America and that between France and
Germany could not have been settled by arbi-
tration.
SOCIALIST THREATS
LONDON, August 22.-Special dispatches from
EnlVa report that the socialists have addressed
threatening letter to the federal tribunal in re-
gard 10 their appeal from the decision of the
grand council ofZurick. prohibtingthe socialist
congress there in September. The letter warns
the Judges Of the tribunal that they will be the
hrst TO be blown up, and states that the socia-
lists have enough dynamite to blow up half of
switzerland and that it is at Switzerland that
conf1agration will begin that will burn up the
world
BELIEVES THE REPORT WAS FALSE
CONSTANTINoPLE, August 22.-Iord Dufferin
the BIltsh Ambassador. i'm reply to an inquiry hy
Earl Granville in regard TO the reported attack
on the British member of the Defamation COM
mission by brigands near the frontier in
Eplrus, says he had no information on the sub.
Ject, and that he believes the report was false.
THE FRENCH ELECTIONS
PARIS. August 22.-The following have also
been reelected members of the chamber of
uCpulfco ioI Tile uetbdTtincnl OF the SEINE: Nm.
Brelay, Herson. Frebault, Cantagiel and Man.
nottan. all of the republican union. NJ Clemen-
ceau of the extreme left has been elected i'm both
divi isions of Montmartre
The general result of the elections in Paris
shows the return of one moderate candidate. Is
advanced republicans. and 8 irreconcilables
Four second ballots will be necessary Ayowed
socialist and revolutionary candidates generally
received only handful of votes They are sus-
pected in many cases of being started only for
the purpose of causing di isions.
There will be a second ballot i'm Lesparre. de-
partment Of GirOnde, none of the candidates
having obtained a ma iOrity Baron Haussmann.
the Bonapartist candidate there, polled the
lowest number Of votes.
The general result up to the present time
shows return of 219 republicans and 50 eppo-
sltionists. The former gained Is seats of which
the moderate republicans secured 81 the repub-
llcan union .. the extreme left and the intran-
sigeants2. Forty-siX second ballots will be neces-
sary. The great feature of the elections is the
defeat of the Bonapartists