The Russellville Democrat., 1881-05-26
Foreign.

THE Liberal party iR the Russian Cabinet have been compelled to resign.
 MORAN, thessolicitor, and one of the most energetic members of the Limerick Land League was arrested under tle coercion bill,
 GRANTS railroad contract has been ap- proved by the Chamber of Deputies, with one slight amendment, and now goes to the Senate.
 THE electric railway from Litchfield Prus- sia, was opened with perfect success. A number of noted scientists and officials were present.
 THE Nihilists have accepted the recent manifesto of the Czar of Russia as a de- claration of war. They have responded by making a counter declaration.
 Our of 156 persons on board the British war sloop Dotorel, whice blew up last week in the Straits of Mangelian. only eleven es- capped to tell the terrible story. A DISPATCH from Yale, B. O., says Saturday several hundred Chinese mobbed the rail- road company's warehouse wrecking it. Two hundred are on strike against the railroad company, and more trouble is ex- pected.
 THE Mexican Government has given per mission to the central railroad to begin work at El Paso del Notre and paid thesubvention due the Sonora Railway. Gen. Grant has appointed engineers to make preliminary surveys of the Mexican Southern. THE Paris Liberte announces that Colonel Flatters' Trans Sahara mission will be taken up, and the murder of Col. Flatters and his followers avenged The new expedition will consist of 700 men mounted on camels.
 TIE London News, in leading article says: "If, some day, General Boards tri- umphs should result in France having on her hands at the same time an inter national war and an African rising, she will have herself to thank.
 FIFTY-FoUR arrests under the coercion act have been made, but the agitation is not checked. A warrant for the arrest of Dillon states that he is reasonably suspected of in- citing forcible resistance to the execution and process of the law for giving possession of lands, and to riot and assault.
 THE Jewish riots in Russia continue The whole Jewish quarter in Kieff has been destroyed. Disturbances also occurred at Bayarki and Vasalkof. The mob threw stones at train bearing Jewish refugees and the engineer declined to proceed, fearing the train would be upset. Reinforcements of infantry and dragoons have arrived in the disturbed districts. Most neeessaries of life have risen to high prices.
 IN the Monetary Conference in Paris, Hoe and Vodlik spoke in favor of Nihilism. Louis Mallet, representing India, pointed to the evils the depreciation of silver had brought upon India, and declared his readi- ness to support any measure tending to in- crease the value of silver. The next sitting of the Conference will be Thursday, when | Evarts, Dumas and Piremes will speak, and | it is expected the general discussion of the monetary question will be closed. Mir. Mallet also stated that India would engage not to change her system of free mintage of silver during period to be afterwards | fixed, provided certain rumber of the principal States would undertake to main | tain free mintage for the same period at a l ratio of ibl to l. If the fall in silver con l tinued India might on the discovery of | fresh gold mines or some other opportunity, reluctantly enter into struggle of sup pression of only one metal having firm | international basis. He exhorted France and America not to be deterred from per 1 severing in an effort which, like all great l reforms, require courage and patience. ! Howe's speech was devoted to proving the | disinterestedness of the United States in entering into the conference. America, he