Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-11-07
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County Clare, owing to the failure o.
the potato crop, epidemic among pigs
and the dear prices asked for all arti
cles of food which are caused by th,
enormous tax levied on farmers BY tn,
crimes act, and which has proved q yer,
heavy burden. The county presents
pearance, fields and meadows are deluees
with water, men, women. children, pigs
calves, COWS, dogs, horses, chickens
etc, all are herded together in misera
bic dwellings,, unfit for the hsbitatior
OF any human beings. The parish prizes
at McLoun writes gloomy letter L
the Dublin Freen'dn's Journal. statins
that before a month has passed at leas
one hundred families Of the poorest II
his parish will be destitute and com
PEELED to call on charity for subsistence
DE appeals for aid to prevent them
from starving.
Arctic Disaster.
CoPKSHAaEN, Nov. 6.-Report has
reached here that the Danish Arctic ex
Ploring expedition met with q serious
disaster by the wreck of their steamer
on the Siberian Coast.
Disabled steamer.
LONDON, Nov. 6.-The French steam.
ship Rousn, from Havre to New York
put In at Falmouth with her cylinder
broken.
The Cloture Bill.
LONDON, Nov. Cat a meeting of the
Irish Parliamentary party, held today, il
was agreed to support Sir Stafford North
oote's amendment to the ClOture bill.
Parnell made an urgent appeal that all
the party be present In the House of
Commons when the division ON the bill
was taken.
To Ship Carpenters.
CLYDE, Nov. 6.-The Ship Joiners who
have been on strike met this morning,
and listened to the reading of letter
from Sir Donald Carrie, who previously
made some suggestions to employees for
the settlement of their differences. At
the meeting a resolution was passed re-
posing confidence in Currie.
Overdlid IL.
PHILLIPoLI5, Nov. 6.-The Russi an
consul at this point having entered into
the intrigue and thereby secured, by the
aid OF some malcontentS, the election of
a candidate for president of the assem-
bly, who held strongly pro- Russian
views, public feeling became strongly
excited over the matter, and SO much
Indignation was expressed that the ma
tional party took steps to bring the
manager of the election before the as
sembly.
Angry Frenchmen.
PARIS, Nov. 6.-Socialist workincmen
yesterday, at Montmare, adopted reso-
lutions denouncing M. Clemencin for
deserving the cause of the people. A
resolution was also passed censuring and
admsnishing him to change his course
in future.
Treaty with England.
The King CT Corea has concluded a
treaty of commerce with England upon
the same basis as the present COrean-
American treaty.
Trollope Sick.
LONDON, Nov. 6.-AnthOay Trollope,
the novelist 8, illness is not anything in
the nature of a fit, but paralysis Of the
head. This morning he was better, and
hopes are entertained of his complete
recovery.
Egyptian Affairs.
CAIRO, Nov. 6.-The Committee for
the prosecution of the rebels are holding
dali y sessions here, and have tried $50
prisoners, of whom so we're found guilty.
They will have a trial by court martial
as soon rs it can be convened.
Eight thousand troops are ON the point
OF starting to Zitakim to oppose the new
insurrection. A reserve foros of 5000
has been retained to remain at Keroska,
and guard that point.
Wlntry.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 6.-The weather
is extremely cold, and navigation is
closed. The river Neva is blocked with
ice.
1fr1tated.
PARIS, Nov. 6.-Parisian papers are
much irritated at the state Of affairs in
Egypt, and urge the government to
carefully guard the interest of France
against the rapacity Of the British.