The Portland daily press., 1881-10-07

LONDON, Oct. GA despatch from PETER
maritZburg, Natal, says orders to stop all
movements of troops have been renewed.
General Wood will stop transports at Slmors
Bay.
Perils of the Press in Germany.
BERLIN, Oct 6-Great interest was mani
tested in the trial yesterday of the chief edi-
tors and reporter of the Vossische Zeitung
and the National Zeitung, on charge OF insult
ing the police commissioner who attended the
anti-Jewish meeting the end of last year. and
declined to interfere when a section OF the
audience attacked the Jews. The reporter and
editor commenting thereon accused the COM
missioner of neglecting his duty. The editor OF
the National Zeitung and reporter were acqult-
ted, but the editor of the Vossische Zeitung
was fined 80 marks.
Egyptian Affairs.
CAIRO, Oct 6.-Araby Bey with regiment
left to-day for II Ousdy The crowd witness
ing the departure was large, but comparatively
undenlonstrative.
A Land League to be Reorganized.
LONDON, Oct. 6.-Tne hungarian, County
Waterford, branch of the Land League, which,
in spite of instructions of Mr.. Parnel support
ed Mr. Thomas A. Dickson the Liberal and
successful candidate at the Tyrone Parliament
tary election, is to be dissolved and reerganiz.
ed with new President, by order OF the Exec
utive of the Land League.
The Land Bill for Scotland.
A private meeting of the Directors of the
Scottish Chamber of Agriculture yesterday.
formally approved the draft of the Land bill
for Scotland, providing for an adjustment OF
rents by arbitrator, a re-valuation OF farms
and giving power to the tenant to sell his hold
ing, except clause for re-valuation by the
sheriff. The meeting also approved the draft
of bill for the abolition of primogeniture and
entail.
a Canadian Regency.
To,,no.r DOT Thu Standard etatas that
Gen. Sir Patrick L. McDougall, commander OF
the troops at Halifax, n. S., will go to OTTAWA
on the departure of the Marquis OF Lorne for
England and be sworn in as administrator OF
the government of Canada during the Governor
Generals absence.
Social Science Congress at Dublin.
DUBLIN, Oct Elm the Social Science Con-
gress today the international and municipal
law section discussed tRe settlement OF disput-
ed international questions by means OF arbltra-
ton at periodical meetings of representatives
of the various States Mr. David Dudly Field
regarded the scheme hopefully, and pointed
out the growing public opinion in its favor.
The Free Trade Question.
In the Social Science Congress yesterday,
the Economic Section discussed the free trade
question. but nearly every speaker, lncludlng
Professors Bonamy Price and Goodwin Smith,
the eminent political economists maintained
the thorough soundness of free trade princl-
pies.
LONDON, Oct. cat the meeting of Associ-
ated Chambers of Commerce. which is now
sitting at Plymouth, the great bulk of the del
egates have shown determined adherence to
free trade
MINOR KILOGRAMS.
Minister Morton writes to the Department of
State that the harvest in France this year will
be inferior to that of last but in advance of
the three years previous.
The pastors of the churches in Washington
will visit the President in a body to-day
The tobacco crop IN North Carolina has
been badly injured by frost.
The Garfield fund now amounts to $780,
566.16.
The London Post publishes warmly con-
gratulatory leading article on the Yorktown
| celebration.