The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-04-22
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

Vienna, April 2o.-The Allegene Zeitung
publishes an account received from the from
tier, which says that troops, previous to the
arrival of the governor of Padolia at Balta,
aided in plundering instead of protecting the
Jews. Forty persons were seriously injured
during the progress of the riots, some of whom
have since died. Fully thousand houses
were destroyed, and the damage done is esti-
mated at 4. 10000 roubles.
REGULATING THE RUSSIANS.
St. Petersburg, April 2o-An imperial
order has been promulgated prohibiting mill
tary men from publicly delivering political
speeches or expressing political opinions.
War department officials are prohibited from
publishing, without the sanction of their supe-
nors, documents referring to the internal and
external affairs Of foreign countries.
SUSTAINING DUTY LAW.
Madrid, April 2o.-In the chamber of depu-
ties the amendments to the commercial treaty
with France, abolishing the alcoholic scale
TOR wines and the duty upon dried raisins, were
rejected by large majority.
ITALIAN LOAN.
Paris, April 2o.-The Bourse SAYS: 1t is
reported that subscription for an installment
OF $50, ooo, 600 francs Of Italian loan will open
in London on May
FRENCH FINANCES.
Paris, April 2o.-The Bank of France
specie increase is ], 100, 900 francs gold, and
1891 200 francs silver.
NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT.
Washington, April 2o.-The president sent
tOlInV1nO IN
day: Alphonso Taft, of Ohio, to be envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary Of
the United States to Austria; VIM. l.. Dayton,
OF New Jersey, to be minister resident Of the
United States to the Netherlands; Nicholas
Fish, OF New York, to be minister resident to
Belgium; John M. Francis, Of New York, to
be charge d'affairs to Portugal J. P. Wicker
sham, of Pennsylvania, to be charge d'affairs
to Denmark; Adam Badeau, of New York, to
be consul general at Havana.
MAGELLAN ACQUITTED.
London, April 2o.-At Reading to-day
Lord Chief Justice Coleridge charged the
grand jury in the case of Maclean, who at
tempted to shoot Queen Victoria at Windsor
on the ed of March. His lordship said that
state trials in England have been few, but the
laws bearing on the case, though they were
500 years old, were moderated. The facts
narrated in dispositions Of witnesses of the as
sault clearly supported the charge.
Baron Huddleston was also on the bench.
Sir George Bowyer is foreman Of the grand
jury. The jury returned true bill for high
treason against the prisoner, who was at once
placed in the dock. He looked pale and
haggard. He pleaded guilty in firm but lew
voice. SIR Henry ames, attorney general,
opened the case for the prosecution. He said
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grave responsibility in determining the condl-
ton of the prisoners mind at the time he com
mitted the crime.
After the jury, in the case of Roderick Mac
lean, the queens assassin, had rendered their
verdict OF acquittal, on the ground of insanity,
it was ordered that Maclean be detained in
custody during her majesty'S pleasure The
deliberations of the jury occupied only FIVE
minutes.
GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Vicksburg, April 2o.-At a meeting of the
national cotton planters association, held here
to-day, letter was prepared and addressed to
President Arthur, gratefully thanking him in
behalf of half million people, occupying TO-
10000 acres of land submerged by the disas-
trous flood, for his timely and patriotic mes
sage urging congress to the adoption of meas
ures for the improvement Of navigation and
protection OF Its lower delta from floods. y.
THE STAR-ROUTERS.
Washington, April 2o-Judge Wylie to-day
overruled the motion of the star-route defend
ants for bid of particulars, holding that there
was enough other evidence set forth in the in
dictments to fulfill the requirements of the
law. Counsel for the defense then asked per-
mission to withdraw the plea of not guilty al
ready entered in the case of M. c. Kerrell,
Dorsey's clerk, and to be allowed to enter a
motion to quash the indictment. The Judge
took his motion under advisement until Satur-
day, to which time the cases were adjourned.
RELIEF FOR THE RODGERS CREW.
Washington, April 2o-It has been decided
not to send the steamer lroquois to the relief
OF the officers and crew of the Rodgers at
Trapika, but, instead, to use the revenue
steamer Corwin for that purpose. The Cor
win is now at San Francisco under orders to
sail on the 18TH instant for the crusier in Alas
khan waters. The plan is now that she shall
continue her cruise to Trapika as soon as the
condition OF the ice in the northern seas will
permit.
THE MEXICAN BOUNDARY.
Washington, April 2o--The letter Of the
secretary OF war, accompanying the message
OF the president, in regard to the United States
and Mexican boundary, states the views Of the
chief OF engineers as to the practicability, du-
ration and expense OF the undertaking He es-
Inmates that the work will occupy about two
years, and will cost about $I7S4Is.- He sug-
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