Milford chronicle., 1883-12-14
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
SENATE.


Senator FRYE introduced bill to remove GER
tain burdens on the American merchant ma
rine, to encourage the American foreign carry
ing trade and to amend the laws relating to the
shipment and discharge of seamen.
Senator Logan introduced bounty land bill
which provides that every person, either in the
army or navy who has been honorably dis
charged therefrom is entitled to eighty acres Of
public land either for himself or his heirs for
service Of between one and two years, 120
acres, and for over two years of service, 100
acres.
Senator Cullom, of Illinois, introduced a bill
to reorganize the legislative power of the Terri
tory OF Utah. which provides that the legisla-
tive power of the Territory shall be vested in
the Governor, and a legislative council, COM
posed Of nine members, to be appointed by the
President
HOUSE.
Fx-Clerk of the House Mcpherson has pre-
pared an exact tabular statement of the mem
bership of the House, showing that it is COM
posed of 1876 Democl ats 118 Republicans, 5
Readjustcrs, ndependants-Messrs. Lyman,
of Massachusetts,; York, Of North Carolina, and
Ochiltree, Of Texas-and 1 Observation-Disclosures.
There are two vacancies in the second Mis- is.
sippi and Seventh Virginia districts.
The Virginia contested election case was re-
ferred to the Committee on Elections, when ap-
pointed, with instructions to report on the
legal question involved.
FOREIGN ITEMS.
News has reached Alden that a great
force of hill tribes attacked five COM
panies of Egyptian troops which were re-
connoitering outside of Suakim on the
9th inst, and that severe fighting en-
sued, in which the Egyptians were COM
pletely annihilated and their artillery
captured. The Egyptian force consisted
OF 700 picked troops. The natives num-
bered several thousand.
Diplomatic negotiations between
France and China still drag. Sontay
has been reconnoitered by the French
and preparations made for assault.
England makes no objection to the
presence of a Turkish feet in the Red
Sea, provided it acts in concert with the
British feet.
The French Tribunal of Commerce
has sentenced Sarah Bernhardt and her
husband jointly to pay 125,0O0f. to the
gentleman who stood part security to
Mr.. Mayer, of the Gaiety Theatre, Lon
don, Sarah Bernhardt having broken her
contract.
M. Emile Welti NiberaD, now Vice
President, has been elected President of
Switzerland, and DR.. K. Schenck (Radi-
cali, Minister of the Interior, has been
chosen Vice President.
"A Nihilist prisoner publishes an ap-
palling account of the dirt, cruelty and
wickedness of Russian prisons.
The Pope congratulates Archbishop
nTaCo1,o he Io4ko,. Ior,or,,,aSr,r. 81,
secret societies.
The French expect to march inland
in Madagascar in February.
"A Hong Kong correspondent gives
an account of the burning of a church
by a mob at Canton. The residents of
the foreign quarter, Shameen, are safe.
England and Spain are about to re-
new negotiations for commercial treaty.
The boys employed in several col
ieries in South and West Yorkshire,
England, have struck for increased
wages. Owing to this action nearly
five thousand men are compelled to
cease work.
The Palace of the Belgian Legisla-
tive Chambers at Brussels has been
burned.
Fifteen men have been indicted for
the murder of Mrs. Smythe, in Ireland.
The fire in the Haskieni quarter of
Constantinople, which broke out Thurs
day, was subdued after raging eight
hours. The government is relieving
the sufferers. The fire destroyed 600
houses, a Greek church and four Jewish
synagogues. A snow storm was pre-
Vailing at the time Of the fire, which
added greatly to the sufferings of the
people rendered homeless by the con-