National Republican., 1883-06-28
FROM OYER THE OCEAN.
The American Rifle Team Arrive Safely at
Queenstown.
The Rayages Of Cholera Creating a
Panic in Egypt
Conclusion Of the Correspondence Between Russia and
the yadcan-The Pope and President Grovy.
Fest Rent Case Decided which Settles
Forty Thousand Others.

QUEENSTOWN, juno 27..-Tho American
rifle team, which arrived here this morning,
are in excellent health and spirits. They
will proceed to Liverpool and will bo accom-
panied by Sir Henry Halford and Mr.. Waller
of the British team, who met them here.
warm reception will be given them on their
arrival at Liverpool bya committee of citizens
headed by the mayor.
ALEXANDRIA, June 27.-Thc panic over
the cholera in Egypt is increasing. The
flight of Europeans continues. commission
has been formed to devise means to protect
Alexandria from the dreaded malady. The
festivals usually held on the anniversary of
the khedivo's accession TO the throne will be
stopped. All the ministers havo been recalled
TO Cairo. Forty-scven deaths occurred at
DamicttI yesterday, thirty-scyen of which
arc known TO have been from cholera. In
Mansurah thus far there have been seven
cases Of the disease. two of which have proved
fatal. Two cases have occurred ut Port Said,
one Of them fatal.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 27.-'The govern
ment announces that the negotiations boz
tween Russia and the vatican have been CON
cluded. Tho hierarchy will be allowed free
dom in matters of faith, but interference in
questions in regard to the temporal power is
forbidden. Tho government retain tho right
of inspecting the seminarics. Tho curia rec
ognzes the right of the government TO cx-
erciso control over the education of Catholic
children in the Russian language, Literature,
and history. Appointments OF teachers arc
to be first submitted for the approval Of the
government. In regard to the instruction in
the canonical branches. the rights of the bish-
ops remain untouched. The power is re-
stored to the bishops Of removing clergymcn.
The government intend to abrogate the ex-
ceptional measures against the Catholics is
sued in 1864.
LONDON Juno 27--ln tho house of com
ons to-day NJ. Joseph Cowen, radical, gave
notice that he would submit question rs to
whether IL was true that Irish paupers had
been sent to America with the knowledge and
consent of the government.
The Times correspondent at Paris says the
pope, in his letter TO President Grevy regard
ing church affairs in France complains of the
expulsions of religious orders, the suspension
of the salaries of curates, the army bill, which
initiates against the supply Of priests and the
arbitrary changes proposed before the con-
cordatc commission, thus rendering the
church unable to defend its rights against the
usurpations of the state.
The government have decided that Prosi
dent Groyy shall answer the popcs letter per-
sonally. In connection with this correspond
enco between NJ. Grevy and the pope a pro-
test entered by tho archbishop Of Paris against
the suppression of chaplainces in the Paris
hospitals is interesting. The archbishop says
the measure is one of cruel intolerance, but
notwithstanding the priests must continue TO
do every thing possible for tho sick. The de-
cree permits a patient TO summon parish
priest, and tho archbishop says tho latter
should stipulate for liberty to visit all pro-
Tossing Catholics.
DUBLIN, juno 97-Mr. Parnell, in his
speech at Monaghan yesterday in the interest
of Mr.. uealy's candidacy for the house Of
commons, said his party intended to en-
deavor to amend tho land act so as to make
the reduced rents date from tho time of ap
plcation therefor to the court, to provide
that tenants shall be allowed for improve
ments made within thirty or forty years, and
that lcaseholders shall be admitted to the
benefits of the act.
The court of appeals has rendered q docis
ion in tho important test case of Chaine vs.
Nelson, on which 10000 other cases depended
The court held that the new rents became
payable from the first gale day after the nc
was passed, and not from the day whcu they
were fixed by the commissioners. Ear
Spencer, tho lord lieutenant, speaking a
Limerick, said he saw signs of better fu
ture for Ireland He advocated technica
training leading to an improved style o
farming before the people entered upon tn
task of reclaiming waste lands. Ho main
tained that the land act worked well, an'
asked all classes to cooperate for the mate
rial advancement of Ireland.
YOKOHAMA June lS,-All tne poppy pant
in the Temposan district have been destroye,
by Il tornado. The prospects for the now sill
crop are looking much brighter. The noN
rules for the regulation of the press arc tn
occasion of great dissatisfaction.
The publication of eleven journals has bee
discontinued In the Osaka district the cdi
tor of the Pchiki ThimbUn has been sentenced I
live years Imprisonment, with hard labor, AN
fined 200 yen for publishing an articl
hooded "Sympathy for the Unfortunat
Emperor of Japan"
The people of Smonosaki are petitionin
the government to appropriate the money II
funded by the United Safes for local improve
monts
The tea trade is in al unsatisfactory cond
tion and prices are 80 per cent lower tina
last years figures. 1t has been decided
hold II competitive exhibition of teas at Kob'
in September under the auspices of the burea
of agriculture, in the hope of improving Il
quality of the plant. In the ldsongo distr
the depreciation in the value of rice is eau
ing much suffering while in YukuOha Il
ravages of smallpox are causing widesprel
desolation