The Mineral argus., 1883-10-04
FOREIGN NEWS GOSSIP.

itorlal review of the slump in American
securities and the outlook for the money
market, SAYS: The end of the crisis has
not as vet been reached. The giants Of the
market have not been brought down, nor
have the multitudes of pledged and perhaps
worthless stocks, with which the banks are
loaded, been as yet flung out into the street
to find their level. A renewal OF the down
ward course of prices Is therefore what we
should expect from the coolest possible Is
innate of the facts. The Americans are
threatened with a financial crisis of the hrst
magnitude and an excess Of currency, and
that being 80, the Importation Of gold from
Europe could do little to mitigate the Sc
verify of that crisis. Already our markets
are over-burdened with American wheat,
and there have been no anticipatory draw.
ings of bills against future shipments of
produce, for the reason that money has
been too Gear here for the operation to
pay.
The Propagation of parliament was done
by proxy, and the ceremony was a dull al
fair. The closing session was altogether
uninteresting. The government succeeded
in passing thirteen Of its promised meas
ures, and three Of these are of the utmost
importance. Toward the close Of the session
the government seemed to have become over
/ CAuLlOu6, anu DtLduot VI AnAoS ~ VI 10
hesitation to suppress the obstruction and
turbulency of the extreme radicals, many
charged il with having lost its grip. Ger
tainly If the government had taken strong
measures to quiet such radicals as Brad
laugh, either by quietly finding q way to
allow him to take his seat, OF, that priv
ilege being denied him, of suppressing the
great rebellious demonstration made by
him, IL would have received more oil the
respect if not of the support, OF the con-
servahves.
At the examination Of DR.. Connolly, and
Pat Connolly, brothers, at Limerick, arrest
ed at Bruh on the charge Of being concerned
in a murder conspiracy. a man named
Dinin testified that the COnnolys had COM
pelled him to swear that be would shoot
John Carroll. q rent warner OF the earl OF
Limerick, and promised him that the head
Z center would pay him ESQ for so doing:
He and prisoners had lain in wait several
times for Carroll, but the witness courage
! failed hin, and he did not shoot him. WIT
/ ness also swo e hat the Connollys had pro-
posed poisoning Carroll and his sister.
Pensacola, Aug, 2S.-Great excitement
was caused by a report that two cases OF vel
p low fever had been found in the city. Ev-
ervope who could possibly leave the city
, made prenaratiOns for SO doing, n the
? scene ~ the depot the night OF the 22d,
. hatfield d~escripuOu. tits estimated that coo
] people leh for different points, and about
100 got away this mOrnioe early. Tran
. guilty vas restored, howe ~, by an ON
: cial announcement that no case existed IN
Z the city.
Mr.. Parnell will proceed 70 Ireland
While there he will actively direct The
. work of perfecting the branch Organizs-
lions Of the national league ard use every
r. l., he nnEpr tn ngWFW ont his new
, progranme, even to the smallest detail. he
. Il greatly encouraged by the election Of Mr..
. lynch. who was returned undoubtedly be-
5 cause Of the discipline Of his supporters
: and rot by reason Of any particular Popu-
iarity or capacity o. bis OVID.
A dispatch from Hong Kong says .
e European tide waiter at Canton, in an al
tercation recently with some coolies, drew
a revolver and killed q boy and wounded
4 two men. He was arrested, and now awaits
trial. The outrage has an exasperating ef
: feet upon the %populace, who were already
excited by the action Of the French in Ton
quin.
: Patrick O'Dennel, who killed James Carey
! has arrived at Cape Town. He wishes to be
tried in Cape Town. Applications for a
writ Of habeas corpus will be made to q
supreme court. II is believed Mrs. Carey
will give important evidence which she mas
heretofore withheld on account OF her hus-
band.
l The North German Gazette, Bisn arck's
+ organ, replying to the attacks Of French iosr-
pals on Germany and their cry for revenge,
> declares that France threatens the peace
of Europe. II says such a state of affairs
cannot continue without serious dagger,
F.. and that the passions fomented by such az
! itation may burst the bonds of peace.
! A dispatch to the Times from Hong Kong
e recently says that Haidoung, Tonquin,
has been taken by tie French. They also
captured 100 cannon and 5000 in An
namese cash. The Annamites fed into the
D interior.
n A cable letter from London says the Sha.
/, pira manuscript OF Deuteronomy, which has
caused such lively controversy in literary
= circles is pronounced by DIR. Neubaues and
: Prof. Sayce a forgery, without any claim Of
: antiquity.
/, The French civil commissioner at Ton
{ ouin has gone to the capital of AMMAN to
negotiate with the Annamite court which
e is greatly alarmed by the movements Of
the French.
e At Winnipeg, Fred L. Garvin and Joseph
: Cameron went out in q boat. Garvin shook
the boat. which capsized, and Cameron was
\ drowned. Garvin was arrested.
Extensive -four mills near Killucani
West Meath. Ireland, were burned recently
Three persons persisted. Loss, fS5,0OO.
: Citizens of Montreal has appointed a com
I mittee 10 givea ball to the officers Of thu
United States steamer Vandalia.