The Portland daily press., 1883-03-30
FOREIGN.
Charges of Official Bribery in Tur-
key.
A Horrible Murder in Hungary.
The Alleged Dixie Outrage Pure
Inven ton.

LONDON, March 29.-In The House OF Com
mons this afternoon Sir VIM. Harcourt in re-
ply 10 questions asked said that enquiry BY the
police into the alleged attack upon Lady Flor.
ence Dixie had been futile
A motion offered by Cameron in favor Of six
penny kilograms was adopted. Government
opposed the motion
Etna Again Threatening
CATANIA, March 29.--Craters of Mount Etna
are again in state OF activity, ,rumblings of the
volcano are frequent and signs ofan earthquake
are becoming more evident
Charges OF Official Bribery in Turkey
The Daily News correspondent at Varna SAYS
secret report has been presented to the Sultan
IN which II is charged that several OF the Tur
kish ministers and high officials OF the govern
ment had entered into an arrangement by
which they were to receive bribes In connec-
tion with the collection OF the tobacco taxes
the ministers accused have rendered their res
ignaiions, but the Sultan has refused to accept
them. Much uneasiness exists in regard to the
matter.
Horrible Murder ia Hungary.
PEsTH, March 29.-Count Won Mailath Won
Szekbely, President Of the Court OF Cessation,
has been found murdered at his residence at
Ofen. He bad been strangled and his tongue
cut ont. His hands were bound tightly toqeth-
or with ropes. The body was lying on the bed
In the Counts room when discovered, but the
bed clothes we're not disturbed and the Count
was uot undressed. A thin rope was hanging
from window of the apartment 10 the street
below. The Counts house had been robbed by
the murderers.
More Floods in Hungary.
The rivers Hernad, Grau and Waag are ris-
ing rapidly. Railway embankments have been
demolished and number OF villages are
threatened
An Irish Informer Shot Dead.
MARLBOROUGH, March 29.-David Whelan,
an inIormer, was shot dead here today. One
arrest was made.
An American Arrested In Cork.
Cork, March 29.-An American named
ParDellite, have been arrested here charged
with conspiracy to murder. IL is supposed they
are connected with the man who was arrested
at Liverpool to-day on his arrival from this
city. The post office here is occupied by
force Of police as threats have been made to
blow up the building
The explosive material contained in the box
carried by the man arrested in Liverpool, was
nitro-glycerine.
PARCEL Coming TO America in April.
LONDON, March 29.--The Daily News says
Parnel has finally arranged TO 60 to America
clded 10 accept the invitation TO the Philadel-
phia convention.
Florence Dixie's Put-up Job.
A gentleman from Elton, from high posi-
ton. has deposed that he saw Lady Florence
Dixie the whole time she was standing on the
spot whom the alleged outrage was committed
and saw Lady Dixie walk away without
anybody accosting her.
Foreign Notes.
A man who carried box containing explos-
i've and internal machines has been arrested at
Liverpool. He had just arrived from Cork
Autodio Luis Schultz & Co. OF London. gen.
eral merchandise and cigar importers, have
failed. Their liabilities are eS2, 600.
Rev. Derwent Coleridge, son of the celebra.-
ed poet, is dead.
Lezeu Diefenbach. the eminent scholar, is
dead.