Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-12-22
Foreign Intelligence.

On the 18th the Mayor of New Laredo,
Mex, was arrested for participation in the
recent train robbery on the Mexican Ma
tional Line, and other prominent officials
were said to be involved.
EIGHTEEN persons have been execu' ed in
Servia for completely in the late revolts.
Four of these were priests, four merchants,
one schoolmaster and nine peasants.
THE failure of Abbott, Page g. Co., Lon
don stock brokers, for $4,000 is an
nOunced.
FROM Hue, the Capital of AMMAN, advices
of the 18th confirm the correctness of the
report that Hiephma, the King of AMMAN,
is dead, and that he was poisoned by secret
enemies acting in the capacity of servants
in the royal household.
In the Province of Alicante, Spain, a
hurricane on the 18th Frustrated four hum
dred olive trees, demolished the auays at
Denia, inundated the town, and wrecked
fourteen vessels.
A CONSPIRACY to murder a landlord was
discovered by the police at Castlebar, Ire
land, on the 14th, and detectives had been
sent to England to make arrests.
In the northern coal districts of France
all the miners have been dismissed for be-
longing to workingmen's society.
OFF the English coast the Dutch steamer
AUX foundered in the recent gale, and the
crew of twenty -one persons perished.
DURING a fair on the 14th in a church at
Kingston, Ont, an easy-chair was voted
to the most popular politician, when
the friends of the defeated candidate seized
the ballot-box, stuffed it literally and gave
the prize to their favorite. The attorneys
of the victim threatened to bring suit for
the chair.
babitants of two provinces of the Argen-
tine Republic were suffering greatly from
famine.
AT Havana, Cuba, six deaths from vel
low fever occurred during the week ended
on the 10Th.
HEAVY earthquake shock was felt on
the 18th in Konia, in Asiatic Turkey.
A RIOT occurred a few days ago between
drunken soldiers and Jews at GarmalinZi, ,
Russia, and a rabbi was killed, and several
other Jews were wounded.
The execution of Patrick O'Donnell, who
shot James Carey, the informer, took place
in Newgate Prison, in London, at two min
utes past eight O'Clock on the morning OF
the 18th.
A FEW days ago cargo of American
wheat, the first ever imported into the
Austrian dominions, was unloaded at
Laube, i'll Bohemia.
OFF st. Ignace Island the schooner Mary
Ann Hubert, which carried fifteen rail
way laborers and crew of five men,
foundered on the night of tie 15tn, and all
on board were lost.
AT Halifax, n. s., business block was
DESTROYED by fire the other morning, and
one man was burned to death and two
| Young women were probably fatally in
| jured by jumping from an upper story to
! the ground.
GEORGE F. HOOD, of St. John, N. b., lum-
| Der dealer, has failed for $3.50 900.
NEAR Cataraquie, Ont, Il Grand Trunk
| express train few days ago demolished a
stage coach, killing three women and
| wounding the driver.
| THE trial of seven Invincibles, accused
of a murder conspiracy in County Mayo,
! began at Cork, Ireland, on the 18th. The
| Attorney General said it would be proven
| that the Land League subscribed money to
procure murders.
AT Rat Portage, Manitoba, fourteen
stores, valued at $l50,00), were burned a
| few days ago.