The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-15
FOREIGN.
The Irish Situation.

DUBLIN, Dec. 14.-The treasurer of the La
dies Land League announces that the receipts
for ,the past week for the prisoners fund,
amount to Gi ,150, and for the general fund to
f264 Mr. Kelly, town councillor of Tralee,
was arrested yesterday, after leaving the meet
ing in aid of the suspects" maintenance fund
at the Rotunda. The charge sgainst him is in
timidation. Mr.. Kelly had been previously
imprisoned for holding Land League court at
his house.
Democracy in Italy.
ROME, Dec. 14-During the debate ON the
electoral reform bill in the Senate yesterday,
Senior FINAL declared that the measure would
be productive of dangerous consequences. as it
would give preponderance to the section OF
the Democracy, which is most discontented.
The Marquis Alfieri remarked that it was in
dispensibe that the ruling classes place them
selves at the head of the Democracy in order
TO direct its course into proper channels.
Depretis' Assailant Sentenced.
ROME, Dec IA -Maccaluso, who, the 21st
ultimo, threw revolver at Depretis, Prime
prisonment and years internment in the ISL
and of Ischia, with fine oil 200 francs. not
WithstandiDg the public prosecutor had asked
for seven years imprisonment
Missing Ocean Steamers.
LONDON, Dec. 15.-Fifty guineass premium
has been paid on the British steamer City OF
London, from London Nov. 18th, for New
York, and sixty gnneas premium on the Brit
ish steamer Bath City, from Bristol, Nov. 10,
for New York.
New York, Dec. 14-Willsm I'll. Thomp-
son, owner of the overdue steamer City of
London, said to-day that the vessel is about 16
GAYS overdue, but that he had no fears what
ever about her safety.
James Arkell of the firm of Arkell q Co.,
agents of the steamer City of Bath, said to-day
that no news had been received of the YES
sci later than the Both OF November, when she
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southeast of St. Johns. She then had a leak,
caused by an accident to her rudder, and the
foremast was gone. Arkell fears the vessel
foundered in hurricane, which passed over
ST. Johns the I'd inst. She was used only for
carving freight, and was commanded by Capt
Ivory.
The Vienna Calamity.
VIENNA, Dec 14.-At yesterdays sitting of
the Budget committee of the Reichsrath, the
Prime Minister and President of Police being
present., the circumstances of the Ring theatre
fire were discussed and complaints made OF
slowness, incom potency and jealousy by which
the management of the theatre was enabled to
neglect the observance of proper precautions
against disaster.
VIENNA, Dec Il The ruins of the burned
theatre have been thoroughly disinfected.
There were fresh outbreaks of fire last night
and To-day, but they were speedily extinguish-
ed. A number of additional corpes and frag
m ents Of bodies have been recovered to-day.
King Humbert and Queen Margherita of
Italy, subscribed $1,000, and members of the
Italian Embassy have $500 for the relief OF the
survivors.
The Swiss Confederation.
BERNIE, Dec. 1.-THE Federal Assembly re-
elected all the former members of the Federal
Council. M Baver, present vice president of
the confederation was reelected president, and
M Ruohonet vice president Of the confedera-
ton for 1882.
Suit gainst NJ Rochefort's Journal.
PARIS, Dec. 14-In the action of M. Roustan
the French minister to Tunis, against the
manager and editor OF the Intransgeant, M
Rochefort's journal, for SANDER, the principal
point of the evidence for the defence was that
M. Roustan engaged in financial transactions
with doubtful characters. M. Rarthelmy st.
Hilaire, late minister of foreign affairs, who,
on behalf of M. Roustan, instituted the prose-
cution. denied that Nj. Roustan was the cause
of the war, and declared that he was zeal
GUS and upright agent. M. Bariheimy St Hi
laire further declared that he utterly disbe-
lieyed nj. Rofhefort's accusations.
Italy and France in the Tunis Affair.
LONDON, Dec 1.-THE correspondent of the
Times at Tunis teleeraphs as follows: Italy
has approved the conduct of the Italian consul
in protesting against the French occupation
of Tunis, and has refused to withdraw the
protest The Italian authorities continue 10
ignore the French protectorate, and have sent
a man-of-war to Susa.
The Pope Proposing to Leave Rome.
PARIS, Dec 14.-Tbe question of the Pope's
departure from Rome is seriously mooted 1t
is said His Holiness has consulted the Bishops
who came to Rome to attend the canonization
ceremony with reference to his quitting the
city.
Bismarck Seriously Ill.
BERLIN, Dec. 14.-Bismarck is seriously ILL