The Portland daily press., 1882-02-10
Fears of More Failures in France.

LONDON, Feb.-The parliamentary return
show 81 outrages reported to the Irish police
in January 479 Agrarian, being an increase OF
$40 over January, 1881.
More Troubles in South Africa.
Advices from Cape Town to-day say the stu
alton in Basutoland is grave. All the chiefs
are reported as in favor of joining the rebel
Masupha.
A despatch from Durham says the Beers
crossed the border and attacked Chief Mont
sine on Jan. 10th but were repulsed with some
loss The fighting was still proceeding on the
31st of January.
The London Times and the Isthmus Canal
The London Times suggests that the United
States should invite the maritime powers gen.
orally to accede to the stipulations of neutrali-
ty for interoceanie communications which now,
by the Clayton ulwer treaty, binds Great
Britain and the United States. 1t considers
that the American people would view such ac-
ton favorably.
Another Revolt in Afghanistan.
A despatch from Lahore says intelligence has
been received there from Cabul that Herat is
again in revolt, led thereto by the action of its
Governor, Kudas, who refused to vacate his
post land accept instead the Governorship OF
Candahar. The Amer is reported to have re-
taliated by beheading Kudas' brother in Cabul
Proceedings in Parliament.
Mr.. Forster, speaking upon an amendment
proposed by Justin MCCARTHY to the address in
reply to the Queens speech in the House of
Commons, said the Government had tried the
effect of releasing the imprisoned suspects.
He referred particularly to the release of Faith
or Sheehy, and asked what had been the re-
suit He commended that public sentiment in
America favored the policy of the British Gov
eminent, but said the no rent movement had
received its chief support from that country.
He said fair rent according to Parneil practi-
cally amounted to no rent at all. He quoted
the Chicago convention kilograms as proving
this, and referred to speech recently deliver
ed by Healey at New Oaleans. The farmers.
he said, had discovered that the Land Leagues
promises were unreliable. Notwithstanding
the signs of improvement the Government, he
said, would not relax their vigilance.
The French SPECTATORS.
The correspondent of the Times at Paris says
the efforts made at the late settlement to pre-
vent collapse, though they averted general
tightening of overladed accounts, cannot save
many spectators from liquidation sooner or
later.
PARIS, Feb On. Goblet, Minister of the
Interior, replying to a deputation OF licensed
stock brokers who waited on him to urge the
expediency of introducing in the Chamber oil
Deputies bill for the Prohibition OF time bar,
| gains said the Government is disposed to lend
| its aid in support of any measure not interior
ing with private enterprise, which would pre-,
vent it from straying into courses full OF peril
| and contrary to republican spirit.
A German Warning to Russia.
| BERLIN, Feb. German papers are harping
| on the Pan Slavist ideas of Gen. Skobeleh
| They warn Russia not to 60 too far, saying that
| it is mistake for nation afflicted with inter
nal troubles to try to smother then with com
| plications abroad
The Egyptian Cabinet.
CAIRO, Feb 9-The British and French
| Controller General protested to Mahomed Ba.
rodi, Prime Minister, against the terms in
which the ministerial programme mentions
| Enrnnaan control