The Portland daily press., 1881-03-26
FOREIGN.
A Reign of Terror in Madrid.
TRIAL OF THE CzAR'S ASSASSINS.

LONDON, March 25.-The News states that
the information that the Gear had ordered the
advance on Merv stopped was conveyed to the
government by Germany.
The Home Rulers are considering the ex-
pedlency OF calling the attention of the House
of Commons to the recent utterances of several
Irish judges, and asking their dismissal.
Death Of the Pope's Brother.
A dispatch to the News from Rome reports
that Count Pecci, the Pope's brother, is dead
Terms of Peace with the Beers.
The Telegraph asserts that number of
Liberals in the House of Commons are con-
sldering proposed motion condemning the
terms OF peace with the Beers.
Excitement at Madrid
MADRID, March 25.-Every evening for six
consecutive days Madrid has been kept in a
state of alarm by explosions of petards Some
were fired in the busiest streets, others in the
doors of churches and threatres, causing the
breakage of glass and some burns. No often
ders have as yet been caught, though the police
and detectives are trebled after dusk 1t is
supposed that the keepers of gambling houses
have created this scare as mark of their dis
pleasure against the civil governor, who con-
tlnues his active repression Of gambling,
hardly dare go out on foot in the evening.
Last night five petards were fired.
Protestant Church in Paris
LONDON, March PA dispatch from Paris
to the Times says: Bishop Littlejohn of Long
Island yesterday laid the corner stone of the
new American Protestants Episcopal church
in Avenue de Palma, to supersede the Rue
Bayard building Many .English-speaking
Protestants were present. 1t will be the finest
Protestant church in Paris. 1t will have
lofty Gothic spire and be capable of seating
800 persons. Various documents and coins
were placed under the stone. In his address
Bishop Littleiohn touched on the friendship
OF the American republic for its honored
French sister. The offertory reached 10000
francs.
Mr.. Gladstone Not to Take Sea-Trip.
Mr.. Gladstone denies that he intends taking
sea-trip during the Easter recess.
Branches OF Land League Replacing
Home Rule Confederation.
Mr.. Parnell has issued circular addressed
to the leading members of the Home Rule
Confederation of Great Britain, asking them
to contribute funds toward clearing off the
debts OF the confederation. A meeting is to
be held in London tonight, when all the
Parne,Iltes will attend, and over which Mr..
ParneD is to preside, to organize a plan for
the establishment of branches of the Land
League throughout the country, and to replace
the Home Rule Confederation by league or
ganization.
Geneva and the Assassinat ion of the
Gear.
The Geneva correspondent of the News
transigeant, purporting to come from Geneva,
aud giving the particulars of the assassination
OF the Gar. was amplifcation of a tele-
gram from st. Petersburg to Paris worded in
such manner as to escape the notice of the
police.
The Beers and the British
New CASTLE, March 26.-The Beers hoisted
the flag of Transvaal amid loud reclamation
before they dispersed. Paul Kruger will as.
sist Gen. Wood in governing the Transyaal
until commission has concluded its labors
LONDON, March ga Durham correspon-
dent says that Gen. Wood has been appointed
high commissioner of Southeastern Africa
and governor of the British possessions.
Trial Of the Cars Assassins.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 25-The trial of
the assassins of the Gear will commence the
S0th inst. It is decided to proceed against
Sophie Picoffsky separately
Gen. Melikof has ordered proceedings taken
against the ST. Petersburg Gazette.
LONDON, March ga St. Petersburg cor
respondent announces that the Nihilst prison.
ers will be charged with direct completely in
the murder of the Gar and various other State
crimes. Sophie Picoffsky is believed to have
carried the bomb which caused the death of
the Gar.
Invasion of the Kurds.
TEHERAN, March ga Kurdish attack on
Urumiah is daily expected and the EPersians
are wholly unprepared for it.