River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-10
Foreign News summary.

Foreign News Summary.
At Dublin the grand jury have found true
koilIs against Lawrence Haulan, James ard
Joseph Mullett and Daniel Delaney, on q
charge OF attempting to murder Juror Den
MS Field. They have also found true bills
for conspiracy to murder against the two
Mullets, Lawrence Hanlsn, Edward McJdf
frey, Edward O Brien, G Jrge Smith, Peter
DOYLE Thomas Doyle, William Maroney
and Daniel Delanev. The grand jury
were sent back to reconsider the case
of Thomas Martin, the bill against whom
they had rejected, and after again deliberat-
ing for some time returned true bill against
him. They have also found true bills
agai nst Edward 0'Brien and Thomas Nc
Caffrey, for participation 4 the murder of
Cavendish and Burke.
In the Dominion commons at Ottawa, Sir
Charles Upper made his annual statement
reg arding the proaress of the construction of
the Canadian Pacific railroad. He said he
had been assured by the company that the
| inc would be completed and trains running
, from Montreal to Port Moody, British Col
umbia, over Canadian territory, by the end
of 1886. The total length of the line be-
tween these points is 2ST5 miles. OF this
| 1,479 is completed. Total cash paid the
company by the government to date, $685.
London cable: Authoritive information
from the foreign Office says the state epart-
ment of Washington, without any solicita-
I. on on the part of the English government
expressed willingness to te9t by state or
national law the possibility OF bringing
charges ofconspiracy against some OF the
dynamite plotters. The test case will prob
ably be brought in New York. 1T is the
opinion of our own foreign Office that any.
thing like formal demand at present would
be likely TO hamper the executive depart
ments at Washington.
United States Minister Morton, at pri
vate interview with Pre- 3ident Greyy, pre-
scented with complimentary speech an al
bum forwarded by citizens OF Providence,
r. l., az a souvenir of the Frenchmen who
died at Yorktown, fighting for American
independence. The president was deeply
touched, both at the lift and the manner Of
presentation and requested Morton to con-
vey to the citizens of Providence his kindly
regards and thanks for TIE patriotic giit.
1t is understood that on the occasion of
the enthronement of the archbishop of Can
terbury the police of that town closely
watched the movements of certain Irish
Americans who were acting in a suspicious
manner and who became alarmed and
Quilted town. 1t is believed that one OF
these men was Wilson, one of the dynamite
COZ ORATORS in whose cases hearings are
, row proceeding at the Bow street police
eourt.
Gregory Perdicardis, who died recently
in Tangiers, Africa, was notable man
He was born in Greece was sentenced to
death for his republioanism, escaped to
America ard held tutorship in Yale col
lege when Beecher took a part in the course
there. He married wealthy and embarked
in the manufacture of gas outfits, by which
he became very rich. He was living with
a son, Anarhet, when he died.
Gen. Merritt, the eminently trustworthy
American consul general at London, has ir-
vestigajed the distress in Ireland. He finds
hat there is general restitution in the poorer
agricultural districts, and says that it is
nothing remarkable. The poverty of the
Irish is the general rule, and the govern
ment offers but two alternatives for its relief
the poorhouse and emigration.
At a conference Of the Irish Nationalist
party in London it was resolved to organize
fund for the relief of families and persons
WHO have fled from the country or been ar
res ed in connection with the murder trials
in Ireland, and generally under the crimes
been rendered destitute by the flight OF incar-
ceration of their bread-win 1ers.
John Pendeg, the great English patron of
the telegraph, gave banquet in London 10
DR.. Norvin Greer president of The Western
Union Telegraph company, at which were
present a large number of the titled and emf
8ent men of The realm. In the course of
his speech Sir John said the Western Union
had the best in the world.
The tax bill, recently made out to the
pope by the authorities, bore the usual legal
descriptive form: ITO Citizen Joachim
Pecci; by trade or profession, Pope; con-
Quoting business at the Vatican Palace,
Rome.n The taxes were duly paid, and the
receipt made out Citizen Joachim Pecei.'
Arrangements ofexhibits in the American
department of the unive. sal fisheries exhibit
ton is nearly completed. Eight hundred
cases from the United States have arrived
in excellent condition. The perishable ex-
hibits are not yet unpacked. The Canadian
department is very backward.
During the month of April the labor bu-
reau at Castle Garden found employment for
8, 422 immigrants. The average pay for ag-
riculturists WIS $3.50 and for servant girls
$40.
The German Reichstag wants military
workshops to refuse to fill private orders,
and Bismarck wants the reichstag - let the
army alone.
An Italian royal decree recognizes as a
national campaign the expedition of Carl
baldi against Rome, involving the battle of
Mentani
Queen Victoria's birthday is to be ce'e-
brated in Great Britain outside OF London
on the oath of May and in London on the
Goth.
The government of New South Wales,
Victoria and South Australia have approved
the annexation of New Guinea to Queenland.
Remorg, an Antwerp corn dealer, has
failed for $500, 000 A lady, whose husband
is ruined by he failure has suicided.
at Hamburg five socialists have been
sentenced to imprisonment for circulating
pamphlets slandering Bismarck.
The corporation of Montreal voted 2 to 1
against allowing female taxpayers to vote.
An effort is to be made 70 prorogue the
Dominion parliament on the ut inst.
The.greater part of Koniganhoff, Bohemia,
has been destroyed by fire.
GOING TO The GALLONS.