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cause he had alienated his wife's affections,
and he intended to have killed him.
FOREIGN.
Threats bx Ell lMahdi.

Threats by Ell Mahdi.
1 CAIRO, June 20th-El Mahdi has again
written to the Mudir of Dongola, summon
ing him to espouse his cause. If he &C
quieSceS he will be made Governor of the
provinces, and allowed to keep all taxes.
II he refuses, the Lieutenant of Mahdi will
XII Nudir and ali belonging to him.
Pilgrims from Berber.
SuARIM, June 20th-Twenty-o -one pilgrims
| arrived who left Berber on May 18th.
Sensational Fenian Story.
LONDON, June 20th-The Paris CORE
spondent of the Times says: Stephens eX-
Head Center of the Fenians, has forwarded
to an active member of the Brotherhood at
Chicago manuscript circular summoning
an early meeting al Chicago. Prominent
lrlsh-Americans willing 10 join the new
movement favor military organization on
the line proposed by the late John INA
honey. Stephens emphatically declares
that the services of several distinguished
European officers have already been placed
al his disposal He is sanguine that he
can secure others. No definite plan of ac-
ton will be proposed until after the Con
Yentlon OF Irish patriots which il is pro-
posed to soon hold at Paris. To this
Convention the Chicago Conference will be
invited to elect delegates After the Con-
yention an address will be issued to the
Irish at home and abroad expounding the
aim of the new movement. Among the
plans of operations mooted is a scheme to
dispatch balloons, manned with despera-
does, over England, to drop explosives upon
the townsites below. Captain McCafertv
has been commissioned to examine the
plans of the apparatus. Several Fenians
in Paris have volunteered for the aerial ex-
peditions.
Communication with General Gordon.
LONDON, June 20th.-In the House of
Commons to-day, the Under Foreign Sec
retary stated that last news from General
Gordon was of the date of April 18th. He
said twenty messengers had been sent to
General Gordon by different routes. One
messenger, who went up the Nile by boat,
succeeded in entering Khartoum. On his
return, bearing General Gordon's answer To
the Government, the messenger was pur-
sued by the rebels and killed.
Divorce in France.
PARIS, June 20th.-The Senate adopted
to-day-S7 to S2-the amendment to the
bill re-establishing divorce, permitting a
wife to demand divorce on proof of adultery
by her husband, even if the act is not COM
mitted under the cOnjugal roof, and re-
jected the amendment-136 to l31-de-
manding that cruelty only constitutes a
cause for separation, not for divorce
Canada and the Cattle Trade.
OTTAWA, June 2Oth.-On behalf of the
cattle ranchers of Montana, the Canadian
Pacific Railway authorities have represented
to the Minister of Customs the propriety
of allowing the cattle of the Western States
to be carried through Canadian territory in
bond for export Montana ranchers pro-
pose entering stock at Fort Walsh, and
driving them through to the Canadian Pa
cifc Railroad for shipment. The effect will
be to make Montreal the cattle market for
Montana and other Western States. The
Minister agreed TO a relaxation of Customs
so as to bring this trade to the
Canadian ports.