National Republican., 1882-12-29
CABJE CATCHES.

The German railways to the Russian from
tier will soon be completed.
NJ Gambetta passed o good night. His
fever has entirely disappeared.
A proclamation published in the London
Gazette summons parliament to meet on Feb
ruary 10.
There will be great meeting in Mallow on
Sunday, at which Messrs. Sexton, Healy, and
OBrien will speak.
Her maiesty's ship Undinc has captured
eight slave dhows of the ComsorO islands on
the east coast of Africa
A dispatch from Rome to the Times autbori-
tatively contradicts the statement that Eng
land will appoint minister to the Vatican.
The chamber of French deputies has al
most unanimously adopted the vote of
credit for the expedition of M. De Brazza to
Africa.
The French senate has adopted the ordi-
nary and extraordinary budgets, and voted a
grant Of 25y0OO,000 francs to meet the cost of
the French occupation of Tunis.
Mr.. Gladstone has had slight attack of
lumbago, owing to a chill, consequent upon
! exposure while telling tree on Tuesday. He
was much improved last evening.
! A scientific commission is about to estab-
| lish an observatory in order to fix the longi-
tude of Valparaiso by means of a telegraph
between Buenos Ayres and Callao.
| A recent rain fall has caused floods in the
midland counties. There is great mortality
among the hocks of sheep in Northampton
shire, Nottinghamshire, and Leicestershire.
King Alphonso, in replying to the congratu-
lations of the cortes, said he hoped that Spain
would soon win the position among great
nations which belonged to her from her
history.
The fact that NJ. Gambetta has an abscess is
established. Four physicians went to his
residence at Vile d'Avray yesterday to ex-
anime whether it can be lanced, so as to per-
NIT an external discharge.
man threw stone at the Austrian am
bassador to the vatican yesterday near the
castle of st. Angelo. He was arrested and
alleged that he was starving, aud was unaware
of the ambassadors identity.
NJ. De Sabouroff, Russian ambassador at
Berlin, and Prince OrlOi, Russian ambassa:
dor at Paris, have been summoned to st.
| Petersburg. 1t is reported that the latter
during his return journey will visit Prince
| Bismarck.
The Golos newspaper of ST. Petersburg has
received second warning for publishing
| forbidden matter The Moscow Courier has
been suspended for three months, and the
sale of single numbers of the Moscow Telegraph
has been prohibited.
! 4 st. Petersburg dispatch TO the Exchange
| telegraph company says: Tho chief of
ordnance has ordered of Herr Won Krupp, of
Essen, all the guns required by the artillery
reserves. The German government raised no
/ objection to the execution of the order
| 4 Paris dispatch in the second edition OF
the Times says :" Notwithstanding NJ. Gam
betta's good night, his friends seem more
troubled about him than at any time since he
was wounded, M. Gambetta's spirits are
good but his physicians fear the formation
of abcesses in the stomach
Mr. Davitt last night addressed a meeting
ut Limehouse, London, on the social and po-
litical condition of Ireland. A resolution
was carried declaring that self government,
with resumption of the land for the benefit
of the people, were the only means Of restor'
ing peace and cOntentment in ireland.
The United ireland was yesterday issued fol
the first time since its seizure. 1t has car.
toon depicting Earl Spencer, the lord lieuten'
ant, and the crown officers drinking long life
to the inquisitiou. and whether II is to stimu'
late outrage that government cXRsprratCs the
people by prosecuting everybody whom The
people trust.