Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-31
FOREIGN.


BFead and the Bakers.
PANS, Oct. 30.-There 10 an agita-
ton IN progress against the price of
bread. A meeting Of bakers Was held
yesterday TO consider a request of the
Project that they should reduce the
price. They refused, by vote Of 34l
20 2o4.
a General Movement Up the Nile.
CArRo. Oct. 30.-rhere will be gen.
eral movement Of the British forces mp
the Nile next week. II IL reported that
two steam launches have been wrecked
In the Cataracts-
They Think tt Absurd.
RoME, Oct. 29.-rhe 0sserrafore Ro-
s,aao describes a. absurd the story Of
Bishop O'Farrell. OF Trenton, who said
that the Pope assured him Of bis sym
patty with the Irish. and had expressed
a hope of their speedy liberation from
English rule. The Osserrafore says 10 ia
impossible 10 suppose that the Pope ex-
pressed himself in such q manner cen
corning government wherewith the
Vatican desires to maintain the best
relations.
The Lsndsn Sewss ON Hugh Me-
CuIIeeh.
LONDON, Oct. 9.-rhe Duty Neses'
financial article says that Hugh McCul-
loch, the New American Secretary of
the Treasury, was some years ago a
familiar figure in Lombard street. Ii
says il 10 TO be hoped that the next
American Administration will find a
successor equally sound on banking
matters.
saeeess OF the Socialists
BERLIN, Got. "a feature of the
elections i'm Germany has been the
enormous Increase OF the Socialist vots
In Berlin and other cities. The strength
OF that party In the next German Par
lament will probably be double that in
the last. Ii shows the complete failure
Of the progressive measures undertaken
for splitting the Rsichssag into many
sections, and renders the hopes of the
Government Of attaining any greater
majority more improbable.
skirmishcs In renauin.
PARIs, Oct. 30.--An official dispatch
from General Brisn DsIIisle, dated
Hanoi, October %, says the garrison Of
Tuyen Guam repulsed several attacks of
Chinese on the 18th and 18th instants.
without loss. The enemy withdrew dis
Outraged. The Governors of Yum Ma
and Louvinc Phoc have only 1000 men
ON the upper Red river. No Chinese ara
before Kept Chu. Our columns scanr-
ing the country near Yen, are doing
their best TO suppress piracy.
Lsrd James Russell Lowell Accepts q
Collection.
A -. A..
day of the subscribers to the Egyptian
exploration fund. the secretary made
grateful illusions TO the contributions
received from America, through Rev.
Mr.. Wilson, of Boston. A resolution
was adopted presenting collection OF
antiquities 90 the museum OF Boston.
Jas. Russell Lowell accepted the collec-
ton In behalf Of the museum.
A Fatal Nine accident.
HALrrAx, Oct. 29.--This afternoon Q
cage being lowered in the west mine OF
the Canada steel Company's works,
near Londonderry. which contained the
following men, Il. II. Perry, Thos. vi.
pond, Nathaniel Rushton. Oliver Rash
ton, Daniel Chisholm and John Meln
mes, when the gearing broke. As tbs
cage fell il was caught down the shaft
and overturned, throwing out the men,
whe fell q distance OF 400 feet. The
three first named were killed outright,
Two sthsrs we're fatally injured, and
one other seriously injured. An inqaesi
has begun.
small feN.
CAIRo, Oct. s.-The small pax is rag.
ing among the natives at Merowie and
numbers are dying from tbs disease.
Pickle tribes.
Several OF the tribes nc Saakem, hear
inc OF the successes of General Gordon,
are manifessing an inclination 20 desert
Osnan Digman. Everything is qsiei al
Kassoula.