Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-18
Foreign Events and TOpics.

| LONDON. July lS-The Dasly Ntars saws: .'One
ot the rules of the House of Commons provide.
that petition may be brought into the House
10y deputatien of ten persons and it is bclieved
that when Mr.. Bradlaugh paws his threatened
| visit TO the House to demand his pairliameatar
| rights fe Will be accompanied by large number
! Of populations. each bearing one or more peti-
lions Several hundreds may thus consider that
! ihey are entitled to enter the precincts of Par
Lament. The whole subject is now under con-
slderation 10y the officers of the House."
DEAN STANLEY DYING,
LONDON. july 1S-Dean Staney's condition is
precarious-the erysipclas, which was at first
! local. having spread rapidly Canon Farrar ad.
ministered the sacrament to the patient early
this morning. bulletin dated at $50 o'clock
| this morning announces that Dean Stanley had
! two hours sleep this morning and has some in
| crease of strength.
CORNELL on THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE DANUBE
LONDON July 1S.-The Sportsman saws: The
impending contest between the Cornell Uniyer-
s1ty crew and the Vienna crew which is to be
roWed August 5th on the Danube is exciting
very much attention i'm Vienna. and there can be
no doubt that the COrnells will be enthusiastic
caliy welcomed. The match will he over a three
mile course for mile and a-half against the
stream, which is rather powerful: then round
buoys and back TO the starting post The prize
Is a handsome trophy valued at $50 pounds
Each member of the winning crew is to receive
beautifully designed gold commemorative
medal The Austrian crew has been selected
from the four rowing clubs at Vienna They are
sfrong stalWart men and possess plenty stayinp
power but are rather rough in execution with
imperfect knowledge of the slide seat Their
names and weights are: Leopold Frey l3S bs.:
Louis Thomas, Isl lbs; Victor Spanraft. ia lbs:
Joseph Schmidt. Isl lbs. This crew will use the
boat In which the London Rowing Club crew
won at the Henley regatta.
ENGLAND AND FRANCE
LONDON July lS.-The Repubhqe Francaise
Ey,trla nd hsak,l
pri.eiple of specific duties, demands the re-
sumpl en OF treaty negotiations which will take
place i'm .HarlS
A dispatch from Calcutta to the Times: News
has reached India: that AyOOb Khan has arrived
at Hyderabad. on the bank of the Helmaud
river where he crosse. last year. The Ameer is
energetically pushing forward histrOops towards
Candahar; thence to Girishk-
THE HARVEST IN HuEGeRY.
LONDON July 1S.-The Vienna correspondent
OF the Standard says the latest estimates of the
harvest In Hungary agree that the yield of wheat
Will be much larger and of better quality t,, an
last year: Reports from Russia state that the
yleld Will be excellent. The ROumanian grain
crops are much damaged by spring rains and
storms. Reports from France show that the
harvest, with lew exceptions will be excellent.
IL Is believed that she will have no need to inn
port any wheat.
EUROPE SCORCHTNG.
LONDON. July 1S.-Thc excessive heat con.
tinues here and on the continent. The French
chambers are expected to adjourn on the 9th
Instant ten days earlier than was intended. on
the heat at La Granja, the summer residence of
the Spanish court, is almost unbearable. and
that Madrid is like a fiery furnace
WAR ON THE PAPACY AT ROME.
The DAILY Ne,cs correspondent at Rome SAWS
The ahti-clerical ferment continues No night
n with OFT tod
which is instantly suppressed by the police.
committee has been formed to confer gold
medals on the six men convicted of riotinp dur-
ing the removal of the body Of Pope Plus TX.
Inc Legd De"d le'aocrdzad expresses regret that
the carcass of Plus TX was not flung into the
Tiber, and says that anti-clerical clubs are form
ing TO promote the perpetual expulsion of
papacy from Rome.
HORRIBLE OCCURRENCE
LONDON, July 1S-The Paris correspondent of
renee near ClermOnt Ferrand. A lieutenant of
the third chasseurs, named Reige, affected by
sunstr0ke at the camp at Chalons. was walking /
through neighboring village anjnsked his way
OF woman, who frightened at his disorderly /
appearance neasontr ran away screaming number
the officer with their sickles
ana ne drew his revolver fired several shots |
that were harmless, and then ran into a field.
Two men armed with guns joined the peasants.
ana shot Reige down. One of the peasants then
Drained the officer with pickaxe.
BETTING ON THE ST. LEGER STAKES
The betting in the race for the st. Leger stakes
is now 5 to against Lorillards IrOquois. and
to against the Duke OF Westminsters Peregine.
Fire fin New Jersey.
RED BANK, NJ, July ia destructive fire
this morning swept away "a business block on /
the river front Nine buildings In all were de-
stroyed, including the Red Bank Register build
Ing and the Western Union Telegraph once.
Assistant Foreman VIM. Conroy, Of the fre de-
partment, died from heart disease while assist
ing at the fze. The estimated lon Is 10000
P0uGHKERPsIE, NY, July 18-The body of
ex-County Clerk John ". vincent was found in
Wappingers creek this morning. He had been |
missing since Friday night. He committed /