Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-02-04

Mr.. Blaine says there Is no foundation
In truth for the statement that the in
structions to Mr.. Prescott, signed by
him, were drafted or committed to Mr..
Trescott without the knowledge of
President Arthur. The instructions
were twice read to the President for crit
icism and change. The change of policy
recently made, Mr.. Blaine accounts as
none of his business, and makes no at
tempt to explain it. Mr.. Blaine also
says that he instructed Mr.. Hurlbut not
to use the influence of his position in mid
of the Credit industrial or the Cochet
clam, but to ask for the Landreau claim
hearing before the proper tribunal.
The Treasury Department IS in
formed of the embezzlement of $50, 900
in the Twelfth Light house District of
California by John T. Best, who is in
custody.
FOREIGN ITEMS.
A heavy snow-storm prevailed dur
ing the whole of Sunday in North
Wales. and considerable snow fell in
some parts of England and Scotland.
The st. Petersburg correspondent
of the London Times says that Engi-
neer Melville will form five separate
parties to search for Commander De
Long.
A reservoir suddenly burst at Ca
lais, France, on Monday. The torrent
destroyed school house and two other
buildings which were occupied at the
time. Few of the inmates escaped.
The number lost is unknown, but up to
the present time twenty-seven bodies
have been recovered from the ruins.
According to all accounts, the
Ameer of Afghanistan is developing a
ferocity worthy of his most blood
stained predecessor.
"A reign of terror prevails at Cabul,
where eleven hundred persons are i'm
prisoned for political offenses.
1t is feared that 600 Astrakhan fish
ermen have been lost in late gales.
The Jews in England have been
asked to raise SIS, 900, 900 to aid their
suffering brethren in Russia to emigrate
to the United States.
Mr.. Gladstone's refusal to remon-
strate with the Russian Government
touching the persecution of the Jews in
Russia causes great dissatisfaction. Mr..
Jennings says the German residents of
Russia will suffer next.
Ten gendarmes were recently sur.
prised and mastered by Herzegovinian
insurgents.
M. Leon Say will be the new French
Minister of Finance.
The bodies of Huddy, the County
Mayo prCcess-server, and his nephew
have been found in Tough Mask.
A plot against the life of the King
of Greece has been discovered. 1t was
to have been carried out while the King
was journoying from Athens to pireus.
More troops are being sent to Ire,
land.
The trial of thirty-six Nihilists be.
longing to the Terrorist faction will take
place at St Petersburg on February 81,
before special court sitting with closed
doors.
The London papers approve of the
verdict in the Guiteau case, but add
that the trial has disgraced American
procedure.
The Belgian chamber has adopted
by vote of 66 to 10 the treaty of COM
merce with France.
The census returns show that the
population of Rome and its suburbs i;
300, 1872, an increase since 1871 Of
IS, sos.
1t is believed the Egyptian troubles
will be settled at once, England and
France having explained the joint note.
The Herzegovinian insurgents oc
cupy the mountain passes. The Aus
TRANS admit that the situation is grave
one.
Riordan, captain of the Cork White
boys, has been remanded to the spring
assizes. Other members of the body
have been sentenced to from one to sever
years imprisonment on the evidence o.
| Connell, the informer.