The National tribune., 1882-11-30
THE OLD WORLD.
Something About What is Goirg Oh ip Other Lsads
Than Ours.

The italian parliament is nowin session.
The new American Minister to Italy, Mr.
w. w. AstOr, was received with great ceremony
by King Humbert.-The zteamer Winston
laden with grain from the Black Sea, foundered
off the coast of Ushaut, France, and thirty
lives were lOst.-The students OF the Uni
versity at st. Petersburg intended to make o
grand demonstration but they wero forestalled
by the occupation Of tho buildings by the city
poiice.-The new Egyptian police corps so far
consists of 400 natives, and dstachments of
Turks, Swiss, Austrians and Italians numbering
200 men each.-The French Chamber Of Dep
utes has passed bill prolonging the exist
ence Of the tribunal 70 settle claims Of French
and American citizens arising out Of the
trGnco-PrussiaD war.-The Spanish govern
ment is taking measures to suppress the social
ist movement-The Danish polar expedition
steamer is enclosed in ice near Waigatz, Russia
Mfr. Gladstone asserts that the arrears Of
rent act is not failure-The eleventh and
twelfth rules-tho final ones-of the cloture
were passed in the House Of Commons Nov.
24th.-Seven workmen were killed by the
falling of railway bridge at Bromley near
L0ndon.-Montenegro insists upon the acqui-
sition Of Kolatchin.-A lot Of relics were
stolen from the Cathedral of st. Denis, at
Paris-A train on the North Scotland Rail
way fell through the bridge at Fyvie, November
9th, and fourteen persons were killed.
Fourteen lives were lost by collision Of the
French steamer Cambronne IN the Bristol
channel.-Sergeant Ballentine is coming to
the United States.-M. Gambetta last Mon
day accidentally shot himself in the hand
while holding a revolver-A bill has been
distributed in the French Chamber Of Deputies
providing that all persons may determine
whether their bodies shall be buried or cre-
mated.-The Madagascar ambassadors have
refused to recognize French protsctorate.-
Turkey refuses to recognize the cession Of any
territory on the Red Sea.-Assym Pasha has
been appointed minister of foreign Affairs
Prince Bismarck has rejected the draft Of the
bill abolishing the four lowest grades Of class
tax.-Mr. Wiifred Blunt has written q letter
asking for help TO defray the cost of AraJi's
trial.-Clevedon Hall, the residence Of Sir
Arthur Elton, near Bristol, has been destroyed
by fire. A portion Of the library, which was
considered enc of the most valuable in England,
was also burned.-The Egyptian government
intend to supervise all the press kilograms sent
to England and the continent.--The Russian
Court viii shortly remove to St. Petersburg for
the winter.-The eldest son Of Prince Leo
pold, of Hohenzollern, viii shortly take up his
residence in Roumania, where be succeeds to
the throne.-The railway carriage works of
the London and Northwestern Railway Com
pauy, at WolvertOn, were burned November
18th. The loss is 100000. Three hundred
persons are thrown out Of employment by the
fre.-A detective, named Cox, while watch
ing for some Fenians in Dublin, was shot and
instantly killed. Theman who shot him was also
shot and he and two others arrestcd.-it IS
reported that IN consequence of several weeks
Of heavy rain the Rio coffee crop viii be much
less than the previous y~ar.--it is stated
that the violent uttcTa..,Ees Of Mr.. Davitt at
Navauon have been brought TO the notice Of
the govorDmont.--TheA Archbishop Of Cuntor-
bury is reported to be Sinking Gladstone
said in the House Of Commons that the Egypt
i,n war had cost about E3, 3,502010.-Arabi
Pasha's trial has been SET for Dec. z, and it IS
reported that Lord DuGagin viii recommend the
Egyptian government not to proceed with tie
charges against Arabi.-Ityo letter bags Of
Prince Bismarck's dispatches have been stolen
while on their way TO Berlin.--Iha floods
along the rivers Rhine and Main are increasing.
M. De Lessaps is confident that the Paua-
ma canal VIII be finished III l553.-AdIitiona
arrests of socialists have been made in Spain,
III. Zancoti and one hundred Of his partj-
cans have been arrested in Bucharest.