The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-01-19
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
FRENCH ESSAYIST DEAD.

~ FRENCH ESSAYIST DEAD. ..af
Paris, January TN. Auguste
Alexandria PHILIPPE Charles Blanc,
distinguished writer on the fine arts, is
dead. ..-s e
DEATH OF A FAMOUS GUNsMITH. .l
Berlin, January 1.-THE death is
announced of Herr Mauser, gunsmith
of Wurtemberg, who, in 1911, invented
the Mauser rifle.
ST. GoTHARD RAILWAY LINE.
Genoa, January ia conference
of railway managers has fixed the time
for opening the entire St. Gothard rail-
way line on the 1st Of July.
BEy's BROTHER ARRESTED.
Tunis, January 17.-Taib, a brother
of the hey of Tunis, was arrested in
his own palace last evening, by the
minister of war and marine, and con-
veyed to Bardo palace to-day, where
he is kept close prisoner. He is
of conspiring against the
hey. The arrest has caused a great
sensation.
London, January 17.-In the pigeon
shooting match at the Union Gun
Club ground, Herndon, between Car
yer and Mr.. Bingham, at the end of
to-day's shooting, scores for both days
were as follows: Carver, 247 birds !;
Bingham, 244 birds. To.day's shoot
ing closes the match, the, number of
birds having been reduced from 500
to 900 by mutual consent.
AUSTRIAN TROUBLES.
Vienna, January ia dispatch
from New Esinje to the Express an
nounces that the insurgents who over
powered the military posts near that
town subsequently released their pris-
oners, those of the gems d'armes, who
are natives of the province, joining the
rebels, while those who came from
ustna-Hungary were forced to retire.
London, January TIA Vienna
dispatch to the Standard says the ris-
ing the Balkan peninsula that began
in Herzegovina, extends to the bor-
der districts of Dalmatia, Bosnia, Al
bania, and, probably, Montenegro. 1t
has been determined to dispatch an
army corps to crush the nsurrection.
AVienna dispatch to the Daily Tel
egraph says it is reported that Russian
engineer officers had an interview with
the insurgent chief, Peter Samaradjie,
at Catturo, that the conference was
held in a hut, and lasted throughout
the night. -,. So
London, January 1.-THE Vienna
correspondent of the Times telegraphs
as follows: The alarming accounts
of the instruction are from sensational
newspapers here. There seems to be
no doubt that Sclav agitstors are en-
deavoring to organize resistance to the
CONSUMPTION, and great uneasiness ex-
lists. A vote to be asked for from the
Austro-H Hungarian delegation is for
precautionary measures, and is only
for 5000, 900 forms.
FRENCH POLITICS.
Paris, January 17.-In the chamber
of deputies yesterday. it was decided
that the commission to examine the
bill for the revision of the constitution
should be composed of thirty-three
members, and the chamber adjourned
until Thursday.
In the senate, M. Leon Say was re.
elected president by al votes.
Eighty-fve senators abstained from
voting.
Paris. January 1.-THE committee
of thirty-three to examine the bill for
the revision of the constitution con-
sists of three members from each bu-
reau ofthe chamber of deputies, instead
of one as usual. The innovation was
made in accordance with a motion
from the extreme left, and it is thought
that the largeness Of the committee
will be likely to cause delay. It is q
check to, the government, which de-
sired a committee of the usual number
of nine to be appointed.
Paris. January 1.-THE proposed
Spanish pilgrimage to Rome has as