Connecticut western news., 1885-10-21
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-Cardir al Newman, in an address, said the Protestant Church of England was the great bulwark of that country against Atheism. He said he wished all success to those defending the Church, and that he and his friends would join in defending it. Cardinal Newman's views are important in connection with the forthcoming elections for members of Parlla- ment, and they will be likely to influence many votes in favor of the Conservative can didates #@
 The attempt to boycott the Cork Steam ship Company by the cattle dealers has failed.
 The Cattle-Dealers' Association has resumed the shipping of cattle by the packets of that company The failure of the attempt has ! spurred tho Loyalists to increased energy In their fight against the Nationalists, and they
 intend to contest every Parliamentary seat In Ireland at the coming election, 30 as to give | the Parnelites greater trouble and expense in | electing their candidates.
 A heavy shock of earthquake occurred at l Parlemo. The seismic disturbance caused three story house to fall and it's occupants
 were buried in the ruins. Eight corpses were recovered from the scene of the disaster.
 Cholera is diminishing in Sicily and Spain, but has appeared at Tunis-
 -Itls said that the Selvian Premier has ! informed the Turkish Minister that Servia proposed to attack Bulgaria.
 According to cable despatches the Indian | government has cided to annex Upper Bur
 mah, and has massed large force on the | frontier. .a-...-. -.a ..
 Greek consuls throughout Turkey have
 been instructed to maintain friendly relations
 with the authorities.
 A conspiracy has been discovered to de- throne the present Sultan in favor of the ex- Mourad whose insanity has been cured. ] Mourad and Said, the last Grand Vizer, have been exiled. "A fatal collision occurred on the Corinth
 and Kiata Railway, in Greece. The killed and
 wounded number fifty. -Ras Alula announces great defeat of the | followers of Fl Mahdi near Amideb. It is now believed that it will not be necessary to relieve ! Kassala.
 1 HAVANA, Oct. 5.-Donato Vergez, the last of
 the Sanchez party, has been shot, A notice was posted at the gates of Mrs
 Morgan OConnels homestead at Kildysart, Ireland, ordering members Of the League to shun her at mass, and not to sit in the same
 gallery with her. Mrs. OConnen attended mass, and was the sole occupant of the gallery. A dispatch from Alexandria states that
 the Egyptian cotton crop is slowly coming into
 market. The crop amounts to 5000, 900 can
 tars, instead of 4,000, 900, as has been esti-
 mated. MT. Hertert Gladstone, speaking at Leeds said that al Liberals were agreed that the
 office of the Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland should be abolished He thought that in time England would voluntarily yield home rule to
 Ireland, maintaining, however, the rights of the Grown.
 A dispatch from Tangiers says that Ser geant McHugh. a retired British artilleryman, living there, has just committed murder. He first killed the woman he was living with and then ran amuck in the streets, stabbing many
 persons, and fatally wounding two. He was ! finally captured, and is now in jail awaiting | trial for murder. s..-E
 A boly of ''Moonlighters' raided 8 farm
 in County Kerry, Ireland, from which a tenant i had been eyicted. They slit the care-taker'S s
 ears and cropped his hair.
 Cholera broke out on the United States
 ship Ossipee, in Japan waters, during August,
 and five OF the crew died.
 | Dispatches from Constantinople say that ! vigorous war preparations by Turkey are al ! ready well advanced. Two powerful armies | are now in advant tageous positions for ad- | vance into both Bulgaria and Eastern Rou- ! melia, and at the same time to check any at i tack from other Balkan States. At the same
 time, it is still hoped that peace will be main- | tained.
 | Paris dispatches explain the cause of the ! conservative success in the recent French
 elections. France wishes to be republican and ! voted for the conservatives not from desire of
 monarchal restoration but as 8 rebuke to recent errors. The monarchy can be brought
 back only by radical excesses.