Connecticut western news., 1884-05-28
FOREIGN ITEMS.

 Odessa district in the most virulent form. The greater portion of the town of Akyab, 1 in British Burmah, struck on Wednesday by terrific cyclone, was destroyed. The French are throwing troops into Madagascar and making other preparations to crush the Hoyas. At the close of the Wycliffe celebration the Earl of Shaftesbury delivered eulogistic speech on the life of the great reformer. MT. Foster. NJ. P. for Bradford, refused to attend the Bradford demonstration in favor of | the Franchise bill The English government has no intention l of proposing revival of the dual control over | Egypt.
 The Anchor line steamer CastaIa went | aground off Denia, Spain. Seventy coolies were drowned in the wreck l of the Syria at the Fiji Islands. A reward has beer offered for the discov- | cry of the authors of tho trc in the Liverpool | cotton warehouses. The death of Solomon louis Hyman, the distinguished Belgian litteraseur and pnblicist, is announced from Brussels. The wool spinners of Liegnitz, in Prussian Silesia, have brought their strike to & success full termination, but the strike among the building trades in Leipsic still continues.
 A large flowing well of petroleum has just been struck at Swantow Pomerania which
  of this locality to the Baltic sea affords cheap and abundant transportation. The statements that the Prince of Wales is receiving the close attention of the Fenians during his stay in Paris are declared to be un- true.
 Fourteen Spanish officers have been tried l by court-martial for desertion. I A London correspondent has interviewed Mr. W. H. Vanderbilt, who said he was not surprised at the Wall street panic and that it was merely the result of overdoing business. | Boxing is to form part of the gymnastIc exercises of French and English soldiers | Cairo advices state that the preparations | for the Khartoum expedition for Gen Gordons | relief include equipments for +, 900 men, 40 steam launches, 400 shallow draught boats and several thousand camels. It is doubtful whether the expedition will be ready to start before the end of August The officers of the army of Egypt are getting furloughs until the end of July.
 King Leopold gave grand banquet We'd nesday night to King William and Queen | Emma of Holland. The King of the BelgIans drank to the health of the royal guests. King | William, returning the compliment, drank to | the greatness of Belgium. He said 1t was the | first time the two kings, who were born in the same city, had met in their birthplace and ex- changed good wishes. 1 -Messrs Mines wood yards at Aberdeen, Scotland, were destroyed by fire Wednesday. The loss is e50,000. | The Spanish Chamber of Deputies elected Count Toreno President by vote of 249 to 10
 A definite rupture is said to have occurred | between Prince Jerome and Prince Victor Ma poleon.
 French grain duties, with the exception oi | wheat, are to be increased, and the duty on cattle and sheep is doubled
 A terrific cyclone has occurred at Akyab | Raaf 1T 1rrht hoe disappeared Several vessels were driven ashore, but American insurers are not sup. posed to be interested. Immense damage to property is reported.
 Emancipation is progressing in Rio Janeiro, Inc city wards, one after another, voting to abolish slavery.
 Severe shocks of earthquake were fell throughout the Peninsula of Cyziens, Asia Minor Several villages were damaged. Many houses were destroyed and twenty persons were killed.
 | It is believed that the recent warehouse fires i'll Liverpool were of incendiary origin.
 Two anarchists were expelled on Sunday from France. One was a Pole, the other al Italian.
 The quarrel between Nepaul and Thibe has now become so embittered that war is i'm minent.
 The American Lacrosse team scored victory over their British opponents, the gam, being played near Liverpool
 The town of Bei-Bazar, in Asia Minor wa burned down.
 Two hundred rebels bombarded Suakim the attack lasting one hour. Two inhabitant were wounded, and the rebels succeeded il
 stealing 1000 sheep.