, 1883-01-06

prsrH OF GANBErrA.

pEAfh VI tAHfEkaA-
Gambet.a died at an early hour on
the morning of Jan. lst. At o'clock
Gambe,ta had been much worse, and an
immediate crisis was feared. Sauneloaue,
who left Ga.nbetta at : o'clock in the
evening, was recalled at o'clock, =
change for the worse having occurred
Gambetta passed good night Saturday,
but he suffered from fatigue arising from
confinement to his bed for 50 long time.
Exterior Inflammation showed tendency
to disappear, nevertheless an operation
was believed to be necessary. Few even
of Gambet.a's intimate friends expected
his death. Ii was known a. half past 2
A. NJ. that he was dying. He was sur
rounded by despairing friends and his case
was helpless and hopeless.
The Secretary of State has received the
following from Minister Morton, Paris:
'.The death of Gambetta caused pro-
found sensation in France. In his death
the government and people of the United
States lose devoted friend, whose great
admiration for our country and its insti-
tutions we're expressed on all occasions.
HIS death is, TO the members of this lega-
tion, great loss and personal sorrow
PROMINENT MORMON DIES
December 3lst, at s O'elock 4. NJ, Cap
tain VIM Hooper, formerly Mormon
delegate to congress from Utah, died in
Salt Lake City after lingering illness,
from asthma. He was one of the wealth
lest and most influential Mormons in the
city, but never went into polygamy.
THE HAWAIIAN MINISTER DROPS DEAD.
New Years reception at the White
House was brought to an abrupt termina-
ton by a most painful accident AT the
conclusion of the reception to diplomatic
corps, Hon Elisha Allen, minister from
the Hawaiian Islands, dropped dead Of
heart disease Mr. Allen was the doyer
or dean Of the diplomatic corps, He had
conducted the presentation of members of
the corps TO the President, and when the
ceremony was concluded walked to the
cloak room and asked for his wraps
While waiting for a servant to bring them
he suddenly fell and instantly expired
He did not utter word or groan. DR.
Norris, of the navy, was Immediately
summoned from among the visitors, and
he pronounced death to have been instant
and heart disease the cause.
RUSSIAN PROHIBIT.
The Russian Consul General OF San
Francisco has issued orders prohibiting
foreign vessels, under pam of confiscation,
from trading, hunting or fishing on the
Russian coast or islands in OkhOrsk and
Bering seas, without special permit from
the Governor General of eastern Siberia.
Vessels of all nationalities, principally
American, have been in the habit, while
in northern latitudes, OF stopping at
islands referred to in the prohibition, and
il appears TO create dissatisfaction on the
part of the home government that skins,
furs and ivory have been purchased by
the natives. 1t is suspected that the OBJ
ject of the Russian Government IS to pre-
vent any traffic with the islands, other
than through its own subjects.
|, PITIFuI CONDITION OF THE IRISH.
The most tangible thing in Ireland is
the distress and misery of the people in
the western districts, and particularly
III places where there are hundreds Of
erIcted fanatics without shelter and
starving The information about these is
derived chiefly from the Catholic priests,
whose own resources are all exhausted
and about whose dwellings the unfortu-
nate creatures are gathering, begging pit
eously for a Otaio or for pound of corn
meal. There are no members Of the
human race whose condition Is SO wretch
ed as that of the starving people in the
west of Ireland