The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-01-26
Foreign News.

The queens gpeech, read at the opening oil
the British parliament, is devoted largely TO
Irish affairs. It promises land reforms in Ire
land, but intimates that c~oercive measures
will be promptly put into effect.
The British ship Indian Chief was wrecked al
the mouth OF the Thames, and eighteen men
out of t~wenty-nine persons on board we're
drowned.
A BRITISH and a Spanish steamer collided
off the coast OF Portugal and both were sunk,
Forty-Hve persons are reported Lost.
ALoNDoS dispatch reports fearful disasters
at sea during a recent storm. The ships Cape
Sable and Wild Rose have both toundered at
sea, with their crews, numbering eighty-lve
men, and a large steamer was seen to 60
down, with all hands, on the Goodwin Sands.
AT q fire in Havana a large cigar manutac-
tory was destroyed, seven persons were
burned to death and damage amounting to
$3.50, 900 was caused.
DURING a debate in the British parliament
on Irish affairs MIR. Forster, chiet secretary
Tor Ireland, stated that LOB persons we've
under police protection in Ireland and there
had been 2,673 a~grarian oulragcs during last
year.
A RUSSIAN imperial decree declares the
Princess Dolkoruki, whom the emperor mar.
ried shortly after the death OF the empress, to
be a " Serene Highness."
AN American bark has been sunk in tie
strait of Dover and six men on board have
beon drowned.
IuE failure OF the Kuldja treaty has given
rise to the belief that hostilities may break
out any moment on the Chinese border bs.
tween China and Russia. China has made e1-
tensive preparations for war, but will suffer
greatly through lack of discipline and want OF
organization.
A JAPANESE Judge has been assassinated in
tie streets of Toxic in revenge for the death
OF the assassin's father fifteen years ago.
A SERIOUS split has occurred in the ranks
Of the C~arlists, a large section OF whom have
abandoned the cause OF Don Carlos, the
claimant to the throne Of Spain.
A JAPANESE coasting steamer, with sixty
passengers and q crew OF twenty-five, foun.
de1ed in the Japanese Inland sea, and sixty
four lives were lost.
TIE Republicans were successful in most oil
the municipal elections in France.
Mr.. WILLIAM sHAw, home-rule member Of
parliament tor Cork, who was one Of the COM
missioners appointed by the British govern.
ment to investigate and report on the agricul-
tural condition Of Ireland, has made q speech
in the house OF common which created q
great sensation. Mr.. Shaw said that the Irish
land league was the salvation OF Ireland ami
gavo a startling account of the condition Of
the peasants in the west Of Irelani. Some oil
tho Connaught farmers, he said, were rotting
on their farms.
MANY deaths have occurred from q terrible
outbreak OF fever at Tanderagee, Ireland.
FIFTEEN PERSONS we're seriously injured By
the tall OF O staircase in a church at Palermo
during rejoicings on the occasion OF the visit
OF the king and queen Of Italy to Sicily.
SIR DONALD STEWART has been appointed
to the supreme command of the British troops
in India.
THERE was an increase OF ST. 800, 900 in the
postoficc slvirgs bank deposits in Canada in
the past fiscal year.
A TRIPLE alliance has been formed between
the emperors OF Germany, Austria and Rus
s:a.
TURKEY has q new minister OF war-Ghazi
0aroan Paaba-