The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-12-04
Nuggets Of Foreign News.

Blaine's plurality in Iowa was 1875; his
majority S,232 ,, :;
Prominent Catholics expect Bishop Feehau
to succeed Cardinal McCloshey:
Sir Moses Montifore had relapse, and ia
confined to his bed He recently received a
Life pass over railway, to add to his comforts
Sir John Mcdonald very closely much re-
sembles the late Earl Beaconsfeld, and by his
manner and dress loses no opportunity of en-.
forcing the ikness.
At a parliamentary election in County Down,
Ireland, the Conservatives elected their candi.
date, Kerr. He received 4;3S7 votes. 6raW:
ford, Liberal, polled $685.
.Leopie Dare, the trapeze performer who ere.
ajed asensaton in Valencia, Spain, recently
was formerly waiter in a Tennessee hotei:
and afterward married young Greenebaum in
Chicago. They went to Austria where the
father of Greenebaum refused to receive them,
and not only disinhcrited his son, but had him
drafted in the Austrian army.
London Cable: The government of Swift
erland is initiating the example of its Austrian
neighbor and waging war against Mormon
propagandists. The federal council at Bale
has formally resolved that the work of the
Mormon missionaries in Switzerland is great
and growing evil, and that their converts OF
dupes are plundered and outraged after being
decoyed from home. Strict repressiYe; laws
against the Molm sectares have been enact
3D. and their first results have just appeared
Vanity Fair quotes from private letters from
officials Of India stating that there is danger
GUS condition of affairs in that country. The
feelings Of the natives were never excited
against England as at present; and foreign
emissaries are at work among them stirring
them up to strife and preparing them to maka
an explosion. Officers in high command have
sent to England urgent demand for the authori;
ties to form camps of refuge for women and
children, in order to be ready in case OF
mutiny The government has been warned
that it is on the eve Of great trial
An attempt was made at Tralee, ireland.
which nearly proved successful, to destroy
with dynamite the residence Of Samuel Hussey;
known as the Edlnburn house. Many windowa
and a portion Of, the eastean wall was badly
shattered, but no one was hurt. 1t is believed
the explosive was placed in the sewer under
the back part of the house After the explo-
sion the house looked as though it had been
bombarded. A split several inches wide was
made in the main wall and reached from the
ground to the roof. Great excitement prevails
in Cork, where Hussey is one Of the largest
land agents in Ireland, and it has been known
that plot existed against his life.
A tragedy which caused a great sensation
occurred in Paris, Wednesday, The wife Of
Deputy Clovis Hughes with revolver shot
and killed NORM, commission agent at the
palais de justice, because he had slandered
her. She fred six shots at her victim, four OF
which lodged in his chest Hughes, who ap-
proves his wife's action, together with Madame
Hughes, was arrested. Last year Hughes and
wife prosecuted NORM for defamation of char
acter, and secured sentence of two years
imprisonment NORM, however, by system
of dilatory motions, carried the case from
court to court Madame Hughes became an
gry and to-day hearing that the assize court
of the Seine wonld grant another adjournment
of fortnight, proceeded there, and killed
him.
The German reichstag-18O to 97-adopted a
resolution in favor Of the payment of it's men,
bers for their services as legislators. The
resolution was strongly opposed by Bismarck.
The result is considered signal defeat foI
Bismarck. Bismarck said he considered the
new Liberals, Socialists and Peoples Party
we're all republicans He admitted his former
misgivings that the action of federal govern
ments might jeopardize the unity of the EN-.
pire had proven unfounded but for the last
ten years he had not seen reichstag which
could be called national body He strongly
disapproved Of the principles of the new liber-
ais, and pointed out that the affairs of the
country will remain at a stand still unless the
government is IN accord with the reichstag and
bundesrath, which latter is the more important
body.