The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-12-21
Miscellaneous Foreign News.
THE CABINET CHANGES.

LONDON, Dec 16.-The changes in the
cabinet are completed, the following named
ministers having taken the oath OF office
before the queen in the council to-day:
Lord Derby, secretary of state for the coio'
MES; Lord Kimberly, secretary of state tor
India; Lord Harrington, secretary OF
war; Rt. Hon. Hugh G. Childers, chan
cellor Of the exchequer.
AFFAIRS IN FRANCE.
PARIS, Dec. 16.-Le Temps officially an
nounces the refusal of France to accept the
presidency of the Egypt public debt COM
mission. The cabinet has decided to post
pone the bringing forward of the
credit bill for the expedition
to Tonquln at the present.
imports into France during the last IL
months increased 1O6O00,000 francs, COM
pared with the same period last year. The
increase was principally in manufactured
goods. The increase of exports during the
same period was 147, 100000 francs, COM
pared with the corresponding period OF last
year.
LIKE PHIL sHERIDAN-NpT AFRAID.
CoNsTANTtNoPLE, Dec. 16.tThe sultan in
conversation with political parsonage to-
day denied all rumors OF dissensions in the
government He said the report OF con-
spiracies against himself were false.
He lived in feat of no
such dangers. The blood df the Ottoman
ran in his veins, and he hadl his share OF the
well-known courage of his race. he knew
the wants and miSeries OF hts people. he
had ordered rigorous suppression of cor
ruption, and measures to restore prosperity,
Justice and order.
A BLOWHARD.
LONDON, Dec. 16.-A letter signed Rory
Hills was received at the home Office last
night, threatening that within the next few
days one or more of the general offices, or
some other large building, would be set on
fire in retribution for the execution of the
three men in Galway yesterday, for the
murder OF the Joyce family. The police in
all the government offices have conse-
quently been doubled.
WENT DowN.
LONDON, Dec. 16-The British bark,
Longrigg. from Hull. struck on Tuskar
Rock of the coast of Wexford. Twenty-four
of the crew were drowned, only two being
saved. The British ship Glad Iidings, from
Calcutta, for Falmouth went ashore nj
Prawce Point yesterday. She caught fire
afterwards and was totally destroyed. Two
Of the crew were drowned.
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
PARIS. Dec. 16-A dispatch from Mont
ceau les mine, saws: A lot el dynamite
cartridges were exploded last evening, dam
aging the front OF the house occupied by a
man by the name of Martin, whose bust
ness it is to register the output of coal by
individual miners.
IN DISTRESS.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 6-The steamer Clan
der. of New Orleans, for Bremen, is ashore
at Beten, coast of Holland, Assistance has
been sent to her. The Chandler had been
reported, apparently incorrectly, to have
arrived at Bremen.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE,
CALCUTTA, Dec. l6.--rhe Chitpore ny
daulic press was partially destroyed by fire
and the great jute presses were partially
burned.yeste rday.
LONDON, Dec. l6-J. Morris Saunders
who sent Gladstone letter threate ming hls
life, was acquitted on the ground OF in
sanity.
PROHIBITED,
DUBLIN, Dec. l6.-The importation OF She
irish World, published in New York, is IL
be prohibited.
MUST SWING.
DUBLIN, Dec. 1G.-rhomas Higgins was
convicted and sentenced to the death
penalty for participation in the murder oi
the two Hudnys.
EGYPT ANN AMERICA.
CAIRO. Dec. 10 The United States diplo-
matte agent presented his credentials TO the
khedive to-day. Friendly assurances were
exchanged.
RATIFIED.
CRY OF MEXICO, Dec. l6.-The senate has
ratified the treaty OF conn zee and amity
between Mexico aud Germany.