The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-25

AberCOlne, the Earl OF Pembroke and
Montgomery, the Earl of Donough-.
erie, the Earl of Dunraven and Mount
Earl, Earl Stanhope, the Earl of Clar-
endon, the Marquis of Waterford, the
Earl of Baristort and Lord Bradbourni
compose committee of inquiry into
the workings Of the land act
STEAMER WITH JEWISH REFUGEES AR
RIVED.
Philadelphia, February %. - The
steamship Illinois, with 325 Russian
Jewish refugees on board, arrived in
the river to-day. They bear marks of
hardship and tell distressful stories.
The relief committee met them at New
Castle, and informed them of plans for
their benefit. They are profoundly
impressed with what they have seen,
particularly of the offers of homes in
the south. Most of them are trades
men and small farmers.
STAR-ROUTE JUDGMENTS.
Philadelphia, February 25.-In the
United States district court this morn
ing, Judge Butler gave decisions for
the government in five civil suits
against LIE Grande Ensign and Chris
tan Price, sureties on the bonds of
Benz. B Wiley, star-route mail con-
tractor. Three judgments against En-
sign amounted to $500 and costs,
and two against Price to $1,000 and
costs.
THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN. ON MAR
London, February 24.-The Man.
chester Guardian, in its commercial
article, says the market is quiet, and
sales are small, with no increase in
business. For India and China. en-
quiry is unimproved. Little more was
done for smaller foreign markets, but
not sufficient to overcome the weak
ness of eastern business.
sKoBELOFF NOT WITHOUT HACKERS.
The Telegraph says there is nothing
astonishing in Gen. Skobelof's speech.
He only exercises the opinion of mil
lions of Russians.
STRUCTURES IN THE NIHILIsT PROSECU-
TON.
London, February "a. - The dis
patch from St. Petersburg, by way of
Tilsit, to the Times, says that no po-
litiCal trial in Russia has been con-
Quoted with such secrecy, severity and
disregard to the ordinary usages of le-
gal process as that which is in progress
now. The president of the court in
sisted that the prisoners should be
tried, separately or in groupes, or &C
cording TO their crimes. They are
forbidden to speak or write to each
other while together in the dock. At
the first even any communication be-
tween the prisoners and their counsel
was forbidden. Even the public prose-
Cutor protested against this decision,
which was ultimately withdrawn.
THE NIHILIST TRIAL.
London, February 24.--A St. Peters
burg dispatch says that at the nihist
trial yesterday, all the prisoners plead
ed guilty except Morrasof ond Arout-
schik, who pleaded an alibi
FIRED BY AN INTERNAL MACHINE.
Berlin, February 24.-A fire &C.
cured Tuesday night at the Berlin
terminus of the Stullin railway. 1t
was caused by the explosion of an in
fernal machine concealed in a box
which had been insured as containing
valuable dress goods. The sender of
the box has been arrested. ,
MIR. HEALY SATISFIED. "E
London, February 2s.-T. M. Hea-
ly, member of parliament for Wexford,
who has returned from America. where
he went in the interest of the land
league, speaks in the highest terms of
the success of his mission.
sERvIAN ARMS.
Belgrade, February 2S.-The Hun
garlan government has objected to
the delivery of Ioo, 900 rifles ordered
by Servia, because it apprehends that a
change in the government of Servia
would bring into power a party SYM
DathlZlnp with the BOSNIAN incuroentc