Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-23
The Eastern Hemisphere.

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS IN ENGLAND
LONDON, December, 23.--The Mincing Lane
markets, the London stock exchange and the
Liverpool Cotton exchange will be closed on
saturday and Monday, the oath and Goth and the
Liverpool Cotton exchange will also be closed
on the 31st inst. and I'd Of January.
MANCHESTER MARKET.
The Manchester Guardian i'm its commercial
article this morning says: BUYERS having few
orders in hand are inclined to do as little busi-
ness as possible. Prices are steady however
The demand for yarn for home CONSUMPTION
has fallen off.
DEFENCE OF PROPERTY IN IRELAND.
LONDON. December 23.-The Lord Mayors
fund for the defence of property in Ireland now
amounts to f7,OOO. The fund for the relief of
Irish ladies in distress has reached nearly the
sum of f10,000.
THE EMPEROR WILLIAMS BANQUET.
BERLIN, December 23.-The Emperor William
gave his annual banquet to the diplomatic body
last evening.
ITALIAN CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.
ROME, December 23-The chamber of depu-
ties has adjourned until the 10Th of January.
THE LORD MAYOR EXPLAINS.
LONDON. December 23.-The Daily Ne,cs pub
fishes copies of kilograms sent by Mr.. Gladstone
to the lord mayor at the time the fund for the
defence of property in Ireland was being inau-
gurated, in which the prime minister expressed
indicated would be justifiable movement but
that advice from the government as to English
aid involved many other considerations. and
would be likely to do more harm than good.
The same journal, in leading article, charges
the lord mayor with allowing false representa-
ton of the purport of the tefegrams to be used
by the tories and says the Mansion-hOuse fund
Is little more than party demonstration against
the government and that the lord mayor is more
anxious to damage the government than to help
la Thn lord has,
addressed letter to the governor of the bank
of England. stating that the object of the fund
is to uphold the rights of property against an
organized combination to defraud.
MR. PIGOTT ON FENIANIsM.
LONDON, December 23.-Mr. Pigott former
proprietor of the Dublin his1tnan. who recently
issued articles respecting the land league, pub
fishes letter further explaining his views, i'm
which he says he believes that Fenansm is prac-
tically extinct in America and in Ireland and
nearly so in Great Britain; that the mo rent
manifesto has caused such a run upon the re-
sources of the land league that they must soon
be exhausted, and that probably general adop-
tiOn OF the mo rent policy will lead to such eX-
asperation that there will be organized attacks
on the military and police, which attacks can be
effectually stamped out and the league with
them.
DEATH OF A JOURNALIST.
LONDON. December 23-The death is an
nOunced i'm Paris of Granville Murray. Journal
ist and author of " The Member for Paris
THE SILVER QUESTION.
LONDON, Dec. 23.-At a meeting of bankers
and merchants of London yesterday resolution
was passed in favor of the formation of an assO-
citation to consider the rehabilitation of silver
and MIR. Henry Hucks Gibbs. one of the direc-
tors of the Bank OF England, was chosen presi-
dent of the council.
NEW LINE OF OCEAN STEAMERS
LONDON. Dec. 23.-The Vienna correspondent
OF the DAILY Ne,os says: The AustrO- Hungarian
Lloyd will start direct steamship communica-
tion with the United States and Brazil The
first steamer will start on the 25th of January
for New York, and the second for Brazil in Feb
ruary.
A LARGE FRENCH COMMERCIAL HOUSE IN TROUBLE.
Paris dispatch to the Pal Mall Gazette this
evening says: "A large French house in the
Indian trade is in difficulties. Some French
credit establishments will lose heavily. One is
involved to the extent of 1OO, 600 pounds"
SECURITY OF THEATERS AGAINST FIRE.
BERLIN. December 23.-Herr Won Puttkam-
mer, minister Of the interior, has approved
stringent rules for the greater security of
theaters against fire, which are to take immedi-
ate effect.