Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-08-31
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.

A Summary of Important Events.
BOTH houses OF the British ParIla-
nent have adjourned until October "a.
The steamer Hope, commanded by
Sir Allen Young, which left London in June
last in search of the crew of the steamer
Ezra, has arrived at Peterhead with the en- =
tire crew Of the vessel. Leigh Smith, COM
mander of the Ezra, gives an interesting &C
count of his voyage.
PREPARATIONS for the approaching
transit of Venus are making ut the Naval
Observatory at Washington. The parties
of observation are now engaged In practic-
ing the operation Of photographing the sun,
in order to acquire expedition and famil-
farity with the apparatus.
The Governor of Texas has written a
letter to the Treasury Department asking
aid for yellow-fever sufferers. Assistant
Secretary French has replied that the de-
partment will take charge of hospitals and
quarantine stations. but that the State must
support all patients not in hospital.
A DISPATCH from Constantinople says
Lord Dufferin, ia an interview with Said
Pasha and Assim Pasha, on the Goth. de-
clared he was unable to accept the Turkish
proposals for military convention, even in
their new form. Said Pasha and Assim Pa
sha are understood to be strongly in favor of
an understanding with England.
THE situation in Roumania is becom-
fnor - 81,
along the Danube of Russian officers study
ing the strategic positions. Moldavia and
Dobrudschs are seats of Russian intrigue.
Disturbances have broken out in the Mon
tenegrin district Of Kalaschin and Pivox,
under the Indictment Of an ex-Russisn
staff officer.
SIR GARNET WoLsELEY has issued
proclamation to the people of Egypt, rep
resenting that the sole object Of the British
was to restore the authority. of the Khedive.
1t says that all peaceful Inhabitants will be
kindly treated. The mosques will be re-
spected and all supplies paid for. Gen.
Wolseley adds that he will be glad to receive
all the chiefs who are disposed to assist in
suppressing the rebellion.
DISPATCHES from Alexandria on the
Goth say the announced intention of the
British to lombard Aboukir was only
ruse. The men-of-war steamed up to the
forts, but sailed on to Port Said, where a
force was landed, the Egyptian soldiers all
disarmed, their commanders made prison.
ers, and the Government of the Khedive
reinstated. The canal was closed to mer-
chant vessels and the dredges seized.
Ismailia was also occupied.
AT meeting of the Suez Canal Com
pany in Paris on the Goth resolutions were
passed declaring it the duty Of the directors to
uphold the claims alre ady made in favor of
the neutrality of the canal, and to oppose the
warlike measures taken by England, acting
in her assumed character as supporter OF
the Khedive. The resolutions state that the
company's concession can not be disturbed
even by the Sultan, and that the company
reserves to itself the right to claim before
competent tribunal compensation from Eng
land eventually.
A CONFERENCE of delegates from the
Celtic Confederation was held in Dublin on
the 21st. Justin Mccarthy, member of
Parliament, presided. On motion of Mr..
Sexton, NJ. P, an Executive Committee was
formed, including representatives of the
Irish Parliamentary party and prominent
of the Land League. The confer
ence adopted an address to Parnell, express
ing determination to found an association
which would extend to different classes in
Ireland those efforts which hitherto have
proved so fruitful in the direction of land
reform.
Nnrc,,1 Mt
was attacked by mob of
Egyptians the other morning, and in all
probability would have been killed but for
the timely arrival of some British soldiers.
captured say they had been
waiting for an opportunity to kill Mr.. Long,
because he had ridden over and seriously
injured several persons who disregarded an
insolent order to get out Of the way. The
Consul explains that one day when his car
rage had been surrounded by rabble of
natives. he simply whipped up his horses as
the only means of escape from what he be-
lieved to be mortal danger.
AN informal meeting of the Cabinet
was held at President Arthur's house in
New York on the 21st. All the members,
except Secretary Teller and Postmaster
General Howe, were present. There was
no business transacted, and the session was
more of a social one than otherwise. The
cause of the meeting, as explained by Sec
rotary Folger and Acknowledgement Brew.
ster, was that as Secretaries Lincoln, Chan
dler and Folger and the President were in
New York, Secretary Frelinghuysen in
Newark and Attorney General Brewster at
Long Branch, it was thought best to meet
and inquire whether anything in any of
the departments required joint action.
Nothing of this .na,ure came before the
meeting. .,.4
OFFICIAL information received at
army headquarters in Omaha. Nebr., is to
the effect that an outbreak of the Sioux
Indians at Pine Ridge Agency is liable to
occur, and general war with the northern |
tribes is possible. DIR. McGillicuddy, agent
of the Red Cloud Indians, has been notified |
that unless he is removed by October they
will rise About I, 500 Indians are engaged !