Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-04-09

city of Tashkend by its own desire became
n part of the empire. Some serfs still re-
manned "under obligation in 1866, and to
that date $4,000 have been freed. The
classification of Poland was this year still
more vigorously prosecuted. In this year the
Polish exiles in Siberin organized nu insur-
rection under Dombrowsk but the move.
ment was suppressed. In this year also the
Gar broke oil nil relations with the church
Of Rome, and all affairs relating to the
Catholics were again placed under control
of the authorities. In 1867 the Russlfca-
ton of the Baltic provinces was entered
upon with great vigor, creating much ox-
element throughout Germany. The Gar
also patronized the panslavonian movement,
which meant the union of all Slavoninn
population of Austria. and out of this grew
unIrendly relations between those countries,
and RUSSIA MT once espoused the cnose of
the Canadian insurgents and Christian
provinces generally against Turkey. The
Provincial Assemblies this year dispensing
tho Government, the Gar closed that of
St. Petersburg ns opposed TO the Govern
ment. Prince Dadian of Mingrella coded
his sovereign right to Russia, and the Gar
abolished seridom in Mingreln. Diplomatic
intercourse with Rome was this year re.
established. Rnilways under the Cars
rule were rapidly extending in 1867. In
1868 decree declared Poland completely as
simulated with Russia, and ten Governments
established in place of the former Kingdom
The Gar introduced the movement,
which succeeded, to have the great natious
by treaty, consent to the non.usc of expio-
slve missiles in war, on the ground that tho
object of war is to place as many men
horS dc combat as possible. and not to ag-
gravate wounds or give those that entail
death. In 1868 the Car went to war with
the Amer of Bokhara, resulting III the an.
nexation of Samarcand. In 1869 Alex
ander abolished the hereditary character of
the Russian priesthood, deemed most i'm
portant reform, the priests and their
families numbered 100000. Military service
he also reduced from seven to five years
for all men under 20 who entered as volun.
teers, and added further reduction of one
year for good conduct. Russia continued
to advance in ASIA, industries were greatly
encouraged at the same time, railway build
ing pushed forward and army efficiency
cultivated. In March ls70, Russia had
1913 miles of railway in operation, and III
October 1903 miles more. When Alexander
came to the throne Russia had but !, 437
miles of railroad. February, 1870, Burln-
game and the Chinese ambassadors were
presented to the Gar, and the Russo
Chinese boundary question was settled and
new commercial treaty for five years
concluded. The classification of the Baltic
provinces were pushed in 1870 to the ex.
clusion Of the German language. Russitica-
ton in Poland created trouble in 1870, but
| the Cars troops put it down. Rebellion
broke out also in Kirgheez, and was sup
pressed after severe struggles. England
began in 1870 to look with doubt upon the
advance of Alexander in Central Asia, and
fears were entertained that he would at
tempt the annexation of the Caspian prov
inces of Persia. In the German French
war the Gar did not conceal his strong
| sympathy for Germany, and taking adj
vantage of the troubles of France, demand
ed modification of the treaty of Paris of
| 1856. This complicated matters and an
Eastern war was feared, but was averted
by the convocation of conference at Lon
don, and the stipulatious of the treaty re-
lative to the number Of ships of war per-
missibe in the Black Sea were abrogated
Turkey and Russia became friendly in 1871,
and the Sultan and the Car exchanged
couresies by comforting on each other I'M
perial orders. An imperial ukase was is.
sued that all addresses to the Government
| from provinces must be in the Russian
! language, and that all DEGREES and laws, in
courts and churches, must be in that
tongue, and that language alone should be
used in the schools of Poland From this
point the chief events in the reign of Alex
ander are familiar TO our readers, and it is
not necessary to enter into any detail re
garding them, or more than barely refer to
the late war with Turkey, the conplca-
tons regarding the Eastern question, the
conferences and stipulatons of the Powers,
the rise of Nihilism, the frequent attempts
upon the life of the Emperor, the death of
the Czarina, the rumored second marriage
of the Gar within few months and the
recent complications and final treaty with
China.
CApErowN, March llth.-Major Caring.
ton has again advanced, but the Basutos
have barred further progress.
A Calcutta dispatch says that Mahomed
Jan, the noted Afghan leader, has been muir.
dered.
LONDON, March l7th.-In the Committee
of Supply, the vote for $4,000 men for
the Army for the coming year was agreed
to. Great precautions have been taken
for the safety of the House of Parliament,
since the discovery of the plot to blow up
the Mansion House. The police in aud
around the buildings have been reinforced,
and the cellars have been examined. There
was disturbance among the Irish solcier
in the camp at Aldershot, on st. Patrick
Day. Many arrests were made.
AT midnight, policeman on duty at the
Mansion House, London, observed fir,
on the ground near the wall of the Lord
Mayors official residence, and found a
wooden box with fuse connected, to which
some lighted paper had been recently APP,
piled. The officer extinguished the fir,
and took the box to the police station
when it was found to contain about fort,
pounds of gunpowder, with fuse in tn,
midst of it. No arrests or clue to tn,
perpetrators.
New York, March l7th.-The CONNER.
c'ai says it is stated by persons very close