The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-21
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COTTON MILL DESTROYED.

COTTON MILL DESTROYED.
London. October 2o.-The Oak Bank cot
ton mills. situated near Maccles6eld, has been
destroyed by fire. Loss, 4 $1,000.
VESSEL IN A DANGEROUS FIX.
Tn. steamer Louise, which has returned
from an attempt to reach the Yenesei river in
Siberia. reports that the steamer Yarna, oil
the Danish Arctic expedition, is beset by ice
about eighty miles from the mainland. Their
situation is dangerous rs they are likely 10
have to pass the winter in the moving pack.
A WARM WELCOME.
London, October 20. - The Household
Guards, who have just returned from Egypt,
marched through the city to-day, and were
everywhere welcomed with great enthusiasm
STRIKE THREATENED.
Barnsley, October 2o.-Re:urns received
by the Miners association here to-day show
that 70, 600 miners, in south and west York.
shire, have given notice of strike if they fail
to receive an increase Of wages.
SENTENCE COMMITTED.
Dublin, October 2o.-Earl Spencer, lord
lieutenant. has commuted the death sentence
az Walsh. who was convicted as an accessory
to the murder of Constable Cavanaugh, to
penal seryitude for life.
APPOINTMENTS.
Dublin, October 2o.--Messrs. Healy, Bren-
nan and Harrington have been appointed hon
orary secretaries, and Messrs. Biggar and
Webb treasurer, Of the Irish national league.
Mr., PARNnlL ISSUES AN INVITATION TO HIS
SUPPORTERS.
Dublin, October 2o.-Mr. Parnell has is
sued an invitation 10 his supporters, inviting
them to meet in the conference room OF the
house of commons previous to the re-as-
sembling of parliament, when business OF
great importance, including the imprisonment
Of Mr.. E. Dwyer Gray, will be discussed.
ALLOWED TO VISIT ARAB PASHA.
Cairo, October 2o.-The government has
given permission to Messrs. Broadly and
Napier, Arab Fasha's counsel, to visit their
client to-day. 1t has been decided that the
method of procedure at the trial shall be sub
ject to written agreement.
THE ARMY REORGANIZATION.
Cairo. October 20 1.-THE council Of minis
tiers has adopted the preliminary scheme OF
Baker Pasha for the reorganization Of the
Egyptian army. Baker Pasha recommends
that the field officers Of one-half Of the regi-
uaents, battalions, batteries, etc., be British,
and the other half Egyptian, and that other
officers, from the rank of captain downward,
be selected from the Egyptians, Albanians
and others already in the service of the khe-
dive. The army will number 10000 men.
ELECTION RETURNS.
Berlin, October 2o.-In all the great towns
where Catholics do not predominant, the cleo
tons have resulted in favor Of the liberals.
The liberals gain thirty votes in the diet from
the conservatives in several new districts. In
the vicinity of Berlin and Potsdam, the con-
servatives have been victorious. No one
party will have a majority in the new chamber.
la order to obtain a majority, it would be
necessary for the government to enter into an
alliance with the clericals and conservatives.
ATTRMPT TO DESTROY PRIESTS HOUSE.
Paris. October ao.-A dispatch received
from Mcntceau les Mines reports that rotous
miners made an unsuccessful attempt on
Thursday to blow up priests house with
dynamite.
The whole coinage Of the United States
from the beginning amounts 10 about ST. ,6oo,-