The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-15
Miscellaneous Foreign News.


MARsEILLEs, March H.-De Lesseps has
embarked for Tunis to direct surveys in
the PROJECT to convert the Desert of Sahara
into connection with an inland sea.
NOT A PARNELL PROPOSAL.
LONDON, March IA meeting of Irish,
Scotch and English members of parliament
was held yesterday, at which it was de-
cided TO form Il polite | committee with
the view of informing public opinion in re-
gard to Irish reform. The committee is
quite an impartial one. No Parnelites con-
nected with it
ARRESTED.
ST. PETERSBURG, March IA woman
named Figusr an important nihilist, who
was arraigned for the murder of General
Strelnikoti, at Odessa, in 1882, has been ar
rested.
To BE AEALYZED.
The intss,ines of Prince GortschakoiT
have been sent to Freiberg to be analysed
The prince died at the villa of his German
mistress, with whom he become acquainted
during the sitting of the Berlin congress.
THE BLACK HAND.
LISBON, March 1.-THE existence of q
branch of the Black Hand society has been
discovered in the northern part of Portugal
several members were arrested and impor-
liant papers seized. Troops have been sent
to the locality.
sEMI-ofFICIALLY DENIED.
PARIS, March li.-The report that Presi-
Dent Grevy intended to resign the presi-
dency Is semi-otliCially denied.
PARNELL's BILL.
LONDON, March ii In the commons to-
day, Parnell moved the second reading OF
ms bill amend ny the land act. He said
agitation in Ireland must continue to in
crease unit the act is amended.
LONDON, March IA Chaplin, conserya-
live, moved the rejection OF Parnell's bill.
Thomas Dickson, liberal, suggested the
measure, because it embodied the pro-
Sramme adopted by conference OF Ulster
tenants
GLADSTONE sad the land bill was far more
efficient than Parnell had described. He
shri ParnelPs bill amounted virtually to re-
modelling the act.
Gladstone strongly denounced ParnelPs
Statement that the courts imposed rack
rents. He insisted tenants were wiling &c
pay the rents fixed by the courts. He hoped
Parnel would give assurance that the new
crusade would be conducted in q strictly
legal manner. 1t would be in violation Of
The duty Of the government TO demand
further sacrifices from landlords. Glad
stones remarks were repeatedly checrec
ny lhe tory members, Inc SeCOnu retulnp
OF farnelts bill was then rejected by vot'
OF S ayes to 20 nays
OF COURSE
PARIS, March l4-Count dc Chambord
answering an address presented by iO
working men OF Lyons, said the republic
was intnilibly leading France to ruin.
SllIILlsTs
ST PETERSBURG, March i.--Several per
sous suspected of being nihilists have beet
captured on Nasui Island The suicide Q
Makaii, president of the committee Tor reg
ulatin, the social condition of Russian
Jews was connected with monetar,
default.
ENINfHTLY CORRECT.
BERNG, March li.-rhe Federal connse
has intimate to DR.. Cramer, United
States charge d. affairs, that he is credited.t
the federation, not 10 the cantons. This
III connection with Cramer's recent de
mand on the project Of Berne for the pun
lshmeat OF some persons who created
disturbance in y Methodist church OF whic
he is patron.
RUSSIAN STUPIDITY.
BERLIN, March 1i.-Bismarck has write
the bundesrath, recommending that to pre-
vent all invasion Of the law, that hog prod
ucts be only admitted into the country o
sttested proof that they are not from Amel