The Dillon tribune., 1884-12-06
CURRENT NEWS NOTES.
tBoilcd Down from the Late kilograms.

Bands of Bedouins are robbing caravans
Of pilgrims to Mecca.
Diaz was quietly inauguratcd President
Of Mexico last Monday.
The United States Soutl, American com.
mission has arrived in Mexico.
~ telegram from Gondola reasscr.s that
General Gordon has taken Shendy.
The Colonial Society banqueted Henry
NJ. Stanley in Berlin last Monday night.
In the city election at New Haven,
Conn, the Democrats made a clean sweep.
Both England and Germany have rec
ognized the International African A>socia-
ton.
The Science Hall of the University nf'
Wisconsin was totally destroyed by fire;
loss $:soooo.
Partisan papers say Miss Mackcy is
going to marry Don Fernando Colonna,
Prince OF Galatro.
The decrease Of the public debt during
November was $7e7,1.4; decrease since
June 80, 1854, $3:,r43c49.
A fire in ]. & G. Fishers piano factory,
New York, destroyed property valued at
$1::.ooo; partially insured.
John O'Connor, Parncl'ite, has be N
elected Mayor Of Dublin, and Madden,
Nationalist, Mayor of Cork.
Recorder Thomas J. Ford shot nd
killed a. ]. Murphy, Captain in charge of
the workhouse, at New Orleaus.
NJ. lioesse' was elected President and
NJ. Bezzeia Vice President Of the National
Council Of Switzerland. Both are radicals.
During the week Electoral Colleges
have met in a number of States, and cast
their votes in accordance with the popular
vote at the Presidential election.
The Congo committee to which was re-
TERED the proposed navigation laws for the
Congo river placed them for revision in
the hands Of a sub. committee, representing
England, France, Germany, Portugal and
Belgium.
1t is estimated that the decrease in the
public debt for November will not b. much
over $I,ooo,ooo. The decrease is due to
the reduction in revenues for the month,
and heavy payments on account Of pen.
sions, aggregating $S,ooo,ooo.
The Frankfort Gazette states that the
Chinese Embassy in Berlin are Of the opin.
ion that Earl Granville, British Foreign
Minister, in his negotiations as mediator
between France and China, is conducting
mere Platonic discussion.
A Danville, Pa, special says: Two
men digging roots on an island in the Sus-
quehanna river, struck a metal box con.
tanning coin amounting to $4,000, includ.
ing $4,000 in Mexican silver dollars,
| 100000 in gold dubl"ons and nearly $1,000
In small silver coin.
There will he no further diplomatic ne.
gotiations witt, China, nor any futher mill.
tarv or naval operations in the East unit
a full force Of $4,000 men have arrived or
the field Of operations. IL the carly spring
an attack will be made an Canton by thu
French land and naval forces.
! A dispatch from Shanghai to the Lon
don Times says: Chinese tactics appear te
be to retire and allow the French to follow
them into the deadly passes Of Tonquin
thus weakening their heightened line. TIL.
native press is ce, tain the Chinese will sue
coed in recapturing Tonquin.
The French Chamber Of Deputies, by 3
vote Of 372 to 1875, carried an amendment
placing Senators on the same footing as
Deputies regarding inco,npatibility be-
tween membership Of Parliament and
holding other public offices. Anothc,
amendment was adopted by s6o to FAC. pro-
viding for the election of Senators BY uni
versal suffrage.
At New ORLEANS Georsiana and lose
phine Conway, sisters, aged 20 and ,.
years, nieces Of ex. Mayor Conway, shot
Two Young men on Canal street. Georyi
ana shot john l.. Logan, son of x-Aleer
man M. ID. Logan, and Josephine sho
Joseph a. Devonshirr, United States Dep
utv Marshal. The Young women claim t.
have been seduced by the men they sho,
: Logan WAS shot in the hack and face prob
ably fatally. Devonshire was slight,
wounded in the hack.