Daily globe., 1883-10-29

land on franchise equality with England.
A section of the cabinet proposed to post
pone the question until the session of 1885,
involving a prolongation of the existing
parliament. It is understood that Mr..
Gladstone overruled the proposal, wishing
to conclude the franchise question next
session and then retire from Office.
Since the cabinet meeting, Granville,
the foreign secretary, has sent a commu-
nication to the French government insist
ing upon an apology for the behavior of
Admiral Pierre toward Commodore John
ston of the British man of
war Dryad at Tamatave. The ques-
tion of Mr.. Shaw was treated of
separately. The cabinet agreed also to in
struct Mr.. West, British minister at Wash
ington, to ask the United States govern
ment to revise the extradition treaty 30 as
to cover cases of embezzlement such as
that of Waddell. an accountant who es-
capped to America.
Jacob Schaeffer and Maurice DAILY, the
American billiardists, who are now in
Paris, have issued challenges to all the
players in France fora series of champion
contests. Vignaux and others have de-
clared their acceptance, and series of
billiard games is being arranged.
Gen. Roger A. Pryor, the American
counsel for O'Donnell, is suffering from a
severe attack of neuralgia contracted
while living at the Royal hotel situated on
- ~ LonJr of ha T6op,ao Ha hoe Don n
to the craven, further removed from the
original, for Gen. Pryor has been in al
most constant consultation during the last
week with A. NJ Sullivan and Mr.. Guy,
the London counsel for UDonnell. Mr..
Charles Russell, @. c., the fourth lawyer
engaged for the defense, arrived from
America to-day. He will have confer
ence with his colleagues Monday. The
| five Capetown witnesses upon whom the de-
fense Will rely for the proof that O'Donnell
killed Carey in self-defense during the
alteration following O'Donnelrs discov-
cry of the informer's identity have been
found. Dispositions have already been
received from all of them. Their testi-
mony corroborates the statements already
made by O'Donuell, especially his claim
that Francis Carey was not present at the
shooting, and that in the fatal quarrel
Carey attacked O'Donnell, when the latter
openly accused him of being the informer.
These five witnesses will leave Cspetown
next Tuesday. Solicitor Guy says he is
confident that the prisoner will be &C
quilted.
LONDON, Oct. 2S.-The secretary of the
Steamship Owners association has written
letter to Earle Granville, the British for
eign secretary, urging that fresh action be
taken, with concurrence of the association,
looking to cutting second canal across
the Isthmas of Suez.
Messrs Earle & Go, United States dele
gates to the International Fisheries Exhib-
ition have completed the list of United
States exhibitors that received awards at
the exhibition. The United States receives
48 gold medals,1S of which goes to the fish
commission; mostly on collective exhibits,
At silver medals, 20 bronze medals, 20 di-
plomas and special prizes. Among the
awards were the following: Professor D.
s. Jordan, Bloomington, ILL.,, for a
work ION Ichthyology, gold medal;
Alaska Commercial company, San Fran
cisco, for collection of seal skins, silver
medal. Oregon Packing company, Port
land, Oregon, for general exhibit of canned
fish, silver medal. J. G. Megler & Co.,
Brookield, W. T., for salmon in cans, sill
yer medal. A. Booth, Chicago, for oys-
ters in glass, oysters in tin and canned
salmon, silver medal. Frank W. Clark,
Worthwhile, Mich, for Matching apparatus
for adhesive fish eggs, silver medal. Cut
ting Packing company, San Francisco, for
general exhibit of prepared fish. bronze
medal. Mr.. Bower, Worthwhile, Mich, for
trough for semi-buoyant eggs, bronze
medal. N, A. Osgood, Battle Greek, Mich,
for portable boat, diploma. Frank N.
Clark, Worthwhile, Mich, ova, ETC., diploma.
A special prize of five pounds was award
ed to same for best coarse fish Matching
apparatus.
BELFAST, Oct. 2S.-There is every reason
for conflict to take place at Belleck,
county Fernaugh, if the nationalists
carry ont the intention of holding meet
ing at that place. 1t will he extremely
difficult for the police and military to keep
the orangemen off as they did during the
recent meeting at Roslea. Two Thousand
orangemen have been armed with revolv-
ers, but the nationalists have made no
preparation for protecting themselves.