Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-11
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THE RAILROAD MEETING IN NEW YORK.
ACCIDENT TO AN OCEAN STEAMER.
FRENCH ATTACK ON EselAKos EGYPTIAN
POLICY.
THE POLAR WAVE srRrxEs EUROPE


General Foreign News by Cable
Mr. PARSRLL's PETITION
DUBLIN, Dec. l1.-Mr. Parnen has lodged pets-
IN the county or Wicklow
A conditional order for the sale OF Mr.. Parneil's
f ,p Was entered on November " The extent
Total membranes as ff3,o00
LORD aoUHGroN PlRaLyzEp
LONDON, Dec 1I.-Lord Houghtnn has had fro
STROKES OF paralysis within the past few dsys
TROUBLE ExfEcTEp AT THE FUNERAL OF uours
BLANC. q
Paris, Dec ll.-Thes ehate, by i3S in the afYirm.
atise TO 81 In the negative. has passed vote OF
le,eo francs for the expenses OF the funeral of
n LOUIS Bianc, which takes place Tomorrow. An
archists threaten TO make hostile demonstration
at the funeral
DAhAGE TO AN ocRAN STEAMER
toNpoS, Dec, 1.-THE British steamer Mnanese.
from Liverpool for Boston, has Returned 10 the
Mersey, having sustained slight damage to her
machinery.
BLoopLEss DUEL
PEsTH. Dec 1.-THE duel arranged between
Herr Hieronymi, minister OF public works, aud
Herr RohoncZy, member or the Hungarian diet.
,ook TOO, place this morning. Each fired two shots,
but without result
A FRENCH PAPER ATTACKS ESGLAYp's POLICY I'M
EGNPT.
PARIS, Dec. 1.-THE RelublfQise FrancafSe asctn
Egypt The P2s prce oG Goncuaes a Fss ss sSSs
Egypt is too big morsel to be swallowed even oy
England, and this she will ind out"
THE TARIPF QUESTION IN GERMANY.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE Times correspo ndent AT
Berlin says; "Durfng the discussion OF the budget
i1rona, In tne reehstag on saturday, Herr RlchtAf
that the interdictton or the importation OF Amerf-
can can Rork was much less sanitary than protec-
Is no doubt that the fate or the biennial scheme n
already sealed.
ANOTHER FIRE IN LONDON
LoNDoN, Dec IA fresh outbreak at the scene
on t6e recent great fire ip Wood street occurred
on saturday night, and warehouse hitherto 10.
stroyed.
AN OBSTINATE DUBLIN JUROR
DUBLIN, Dec. lit is understood that the oao
Juror who refused 10 concur with the other mend.
the case of Patrick higgins the alleged nrincina
In the murder OF the Hufdys, is the same NAH |
who disagreed with the other jurors In the arson
clearly guilty. Counsel for Patrick higgins elic-
ited on The trial the fact that the Ladies' Land
League supplied money weekly 10 the informer,
kerrigan, whom counsel claim was the real mur.
derer
SEVERE SNOW STORM
MADRID, Dec. 11.-A heavy snow storm, accoma
panied by gales, has prevailed I'm this section
number OF shipwrecks are reported on the coast
AN ENGLISH NEWSPAPER AT ST. PETERSBURG.
LONDON, Dec IA telegram from st. Peters,
burg says the Minister OF the Interior has author
Ized the publication OF an English newspaper
there.
ICE AND FoGs IN LONDON
LONDON, Dec. 11.-Exceptionally dense fops pra,,
vailed yesterday and to-day. Traffc in the Streets
d.
and In some cases suspended. Five persons have
been drowned by breaking through the ice while
skating. The thermometer registers seven depre0a
below the freezing point.
THE AccIDKNT TO THE STEAMER orRASTe
LONDON, Dec 1.-THE steamer Orranto. fromHuu
Tor New York, before reported on the Lizard with
ner machinery disabled, has arrived at Plymouth .
She has bursted her cylinder. She will probably
return to Hull
SECOND TRIAL OF PATRICK HIGGINS
DUBLIN, Dec. 1.-THE second trial or Patrick
Higgins began to-day.
NINcENNEs, lSD., Dec ia fire In Petersburg
yesterday destroyed number OF stores aud resi-
believed to be the work Of am incendiary ;,
LINCOLN, NEB., Dec. 11.-Hon. c. G. Burr's ele-
CANT mansion was @ burned yesterday. Loss, $4,000:
NEWARK Nj, Dec Il.-Terrence McManus' dry
goods store, on Broad street. took nre this morn.
ing, and was completely gutted before the flames
were eXtinguShed. The building belongs 10 Thos !
Ayers, whose loss will not exceed g 500. McManus
had large stock OF goods, and his loss is esti-
s25 GOO.
The Sturtevant IHouse Fire I'm New
York.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE loss by fire In the Stur.
tevAnt house last night IS 5000.
Not His Wife. (,
NEWARK, Nj, Dec. l1.-Charles E. Poucher jun,
ON warrant OF ID. Mccarthy Co., for obtaining
goods under false pretences, was arraigned this
pea o5 mot guilty
warrants are to be issued against HIM on the same
charge IN each case Poucher claims "a at he had
no intention to defraud. lie has sent for friends
to settle the charges The woman who Travelled
With him is not his wife he says
The Railroad Conference in New York.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE committee OF north.
western railroad managers met at the Windsor
hotel this morning. Mr.. Cable, OF the Rock Island
road, says that the subcommittee appointed ON
Saturday to arrange basis OF settlement will
probably not report to the committee until to-
morrow.
The cmihittee adjourned until 800 O'Clock this
afternoon. Mr.. Cable says that they VIII then re-
a days more time with he view of accompi fshinr
result. President Riddle, OF the Rock Island
railroad. said TO reporter today 81 really think
that we shall come to an understanding prior 70
leaving New York. II may take a week or
month, but these questions must be settled ano
some concessions will have TO be made"
Nominations by the President To-day.
The President sent the following nominations 10
the Senate to-day:
John p Baker, OF Illinois, major and paymaster.
Joseph W. Davis justice OF the peace for the
District OF Columbia ito be located in Tenley-
Chandler B. Watson, to be collector of Gu stoms
for the southern district OF Oregon.
Work ON the New Pension Office.
GEN. NJ. c. MEIGS REPORTS PROGRESS.
Gen. Meigs has submitted TO the Secretary OF the
Interior a report showing the progress made DUR
Ing the past month upon the foundation work OF
the new Pension Office building In judiciary
square. The work, he says, has been prosecuted
with vlgor. the weather having been favorable.
The excavation is through made earth, filled In
within the last twenty-four years, but so much OF
IL caved into the trenches that it was found neces
sary TO excayate along nearly the whole OF the
south front and build the foundation walls in the
open space, instead or digging out separate
trenches for the inner walls, originally contem-
al m rod far
building cellars; but while this will add TO the
cost of the work, Gen. Mefgs thinks the cellar
vaults Will IN some degree compensate for the in.
creased cost by their usefulness places stOr.
age for records and 1les Large quantities or
broken stone gravel, sand and cement for concrete
foundation and rubbe-stone for foundation have