The National tribune., 1883-05-24
THE OLD WORLD.
Something About What is Going ON in Other Lands
Than Ours


James Mullett, Edward 0'Brien, Edward
Mccartney, Daniel Delaney, William Moroney
and Thomas Doyle, all of whom had pleaded
guilty to the charge of conspiracy to murder,
were arraigned in court in Dublin for sentence
ON the 18th inst. The first five mentioned
were each sentenced to ten years penal servi-
tude. The Crown decided to drop the criminal
charge against Mccartney of having partici-
pated in the murder of Mr.. Burke. Matthias
Brady, who was charged with threatening the
foreman of the jury which convicted his brother,
Joe Brady, pleaded guilty to the charge, but
the Crown and the person threatened assented
to his discharge.-Daniel Curley, the second
man convicted of participation in the murder
of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr.. Burke
on the 9th of last May, was hanged in Kilmain-
ham Jail, Dublin, on the 18th inst. Curley
walked to the scaffold with but little assist
ance. He seemed to be resigned to his fate,
but was hardly firm. He declined to make
any statement touching his connection with
the crime for which he was executed. Death
was instantaneous.-Fitz has been con-
victed of being accessory to the murder of Lord
Cavendish, and sentenced to penal servitude
for life.-While the King of Belgium was
riding, on the 18th inst, near the Bots in Brus-
sels his horse was run against by bicyclist.
The horse reared, and the King was thrown to
the ground, but he was not hurt.-The Paris
Figaro publishes a letter from Count de Les
seps, stating that the Suez Canal Company pro-
pose to cut second canal across the isthmus.
Mr.. Morton, the United States Minister at
Paris, will give ball on the 25th inst. He
has invited the prominent members of the Eng
fish colony to attend.-Iord Dufferin will
visit Vienna and Paris on his way to England
from ConstantinOple to exchange views with
the Austrian and French governments on the
Egyptian question. - Prince Napoleon, of
Paris, has gone to England to pay visit to ex-
ImnrpSS EHppmIp L TlT tl-a
German field marshal, has gone to France.-
1t is stated that Prince Bismarck is afflicted
with catarrh of the stonaeh.-At a meeting
of the National League in Dublin on the 10th
inst, the Pope's recent circular to the bishops
was denounced as insulting TO priests and peo-
pie The Pope on hearing of the meeting in
Dublin in which his recent action was con-
demned, sent for Cardinals Jacobini and Sim
eoni, and insisted that his letter to the Irish
bishops be strictly obeyed.-The Gar and
Czarina arrived in Moscow, Russia, on the goth
inst. and proceeded to the Petroffsky Palace
The city IS decorated with flags in honor of the
approaching ceremony of the coronation of the
Gar. The streets are crowded with people.
Perfect order prevails. The Car was received
st the depot by number of grand dukes,
princes and generals. The national anthem
was played as he drove in an open carriage to the
palace, and great crowds eheered him along the
route.-Cetewayo has again been defeated :;
TINS time with great slaughter.-Mr w. II.
Vanderbilt is visiting in Edinburgh-A
monument has been placed in position over
the grave of Secretary Burke, who was assas-
sinated at Phoenix Park, DubIin--The Par
nell fund now amounts to S45.000.-The
Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh have arrived
at Moscow to attend the coronation of the Car
The Emperor and Empress have given re-
ception to the special foreign embassies The
city presents a brilliant and picturesque scene
Many delegations have arrived from countries
IN Asia The special embassy which viii rep
resent France at the coronation of the Car has
arrived. The windows, from which a view may
be had of the principal ceremony on the day of
the coronation are being rented at prices rang
ing from 100 to LOCO roubles each. The police
require the persons hiring them to give salts
factory evidence as to their character, and will
permit no one to occupy window on the day
of the coronation until proof has been furnished
that they have no suspicious articles on their
persons. They have even forbidden the carry
ing of oranges into the buildings from which a
view may be obtained, as they fear sham articles
containing dynamite and intended for use as
bombs may get into the houses and be used
against the Czari