The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-31
OLD WORLD.


The cholera epidemic is gradually making Its
way toward Portugal, and there IS apparently
nothing to impede its course. The sanitary
cordons have proved Intellectual, and the
scourge has appeared at Cordoya, Corona and
Lerda.
A fire at Reshs Persia, has burned ~ shops.
Two persons persisted IN the flames.
An earthquake has occurred in the Rungpur
district, in Bengal. A village near Nattore was
\sngulfed.
There has been a terrific storm at Tore ca.
Je.aAt in Italy. Thirteen persons were killed
ana q injured by lightning.
Two huildings in Cologne, Germany, occu-
pied by sixteen families, collapsed Friday.
several persons were killed and many injured.
HOT FAVE IN GREAT BRITAIN.
A fearful wave of heat now extends over the
whole of the United Kingdom. In London the
j effects OF the long spell of torrid weather are
keppalling. Children are dying by the hun
keds, scores OF men are prostrateG by sun
" * each Jay, and Ine r0aus are often block
ca by horses suddenly falling dead. A new
bia. The streets are absolutely unsafe, owing
to the number of mad dogs running at large
| and many persons who never carried weapons,
before are now buying revolvers.
THE COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY TO REPORT NEXT
| WEEK.
( The committee of inquiry into the revelations
| of immortality made by the Pail Mall Gazette
! sat four hours at London Friday sitting the
4 evidence offered by the. staff on that paper.
| The commttee'adiou until next week. when
\ they will publicly make their report.
4 CHARGES AGAINST THE AUSTRIAN CONSUL AT
TANGIER.
4 The accusation is made that DR. Schmidt, the
4 Austrian consul at Tangier has been guilty OF
4 defrauding and extorting lands and money
from number Of Moors. The doctor had in
| his residence dungeon and in this were found
iroa neck collars, hand letters and chainsIwhich
| had been used to torture his victims. The
matter has been referred to the Austrian gov
| rnment. The AustrianS residing at Tangire
| have prepared petition. which they have tor.
warded to Vienna, asking for the dismissal OF
DR. Schmidt.
The great brick layers strike at Berlin Is prac-
ticslly over. The strikers have secured val
| liable concessions. The building trade Is nearly
| SUSPENDED in Berlin 5000 bricklayers having lett
the city.
| A LoNDos BARONET ACCUSED OF ABDUCTION.
1 The London baronet who his charged by Mrs
wilkinson, a widow, with having abducted and
| ruined her daughter when the latter was only
| ID Years old, is Sir George Orby Wombwell, 30
| wears. old, the husband of the daughter OF the
| Earl OF Jersey and the father of q good-sized
| family. Mrs Wilkinson went on the witness
! stand and repeated her testimony that Sir
George Wombwef had daily tracked her dangn-
ter to and from school, had finally inveigled her
into 4 carriage, and taking her TO "a secluded
| bousc. where he fOrcibly effected her ruin. Mrs
| Wilkinson however, became confused III der
| cross e Examination, and the magistrate decideo
that he could not hold the baronet upon her
testimony. 1t is understood that private III
quiry is to be made by the government.
copExHAGEN's PUBLIC SCANDAL.
The Berlinske Tidente and Dagsanen, con-
servative Journals of Copenhagen, refer to a
| public scandal Involving professor IN the
University, the president Of 3 leading sciennhc
| society. 4 most eminent author OF Denmark,
| several wealthy merchants and some members
of the masisracy. They are accused OF nav
ing criminal practices Ia the London Mlho-
taur. Ten culprts have been arrested ana TWO
have committed suicide. The exposure result
ed from an attempt to extort money, wnicn
was resisted.
An explosion occurred in one OF the GOLFER
les at st Etienne, Paris, Monday, and mum.
Der of miners we're imprisoned. 80 Iar e'en'
dead bodies have been recovered.
rNcRSDIARIsM BELIEVED TO BE THE WORN of
| NIHILIsTs.
Incendiarv fires have become very common
in Russis, four occurring in Moscow SATURDAY
with enormous loss. 1t is Impossible 10 nno
, | anv clue to the incendiaries bat officials are
|. convinced that this wholesale arson is new
| terroriziug movement by the nIhiists, Anu s9s'
r they have invented new combustiols whlcl
will spread fire quickly. The police say tnt
pihilists have adopted this new plan because J
is attended with less danger to the culprits thar
their old plan Of murder, and is equally enect
| | i've in spreading terror among the people.
|, Within an hour after the marriage ceremon,
: | of Princess Beatrice tumultuous mob enlere'
. the church and stripped it Of its decorations
The police were powerisss TO stop II.
Sir Moses Montefore, the venerable Hebrew
phIlanrbropist, died at Ramsgate, Eng, wednes
i day.
e A special agent of Mshdi who has often bee
4 sent on confidential missions TO the Egyptia
4 government, has arrived al Cairo, and mas iu
! ~ confirmed the report that FL Ashdi died G
e disease on June ~. The agsst says, howevel
v thar the warfare will lie carried on as vigorous
v ly as ever, and will reach Upper Egypt oy 10
: end Of this year.
!. 1HH EXPULSION OF RUSSIAN roLHs-
Il The Prussian decree ordering the expuls,o
y of Rnssis, Poles from Prussian territory col
Times 70 he Vigorously enforced. Those VIII
r have aeopired properly ard business are BEN
alloved rcssonal,le time TO sell out. bu; all %
"a Pussian Poles found without regular ousines
IA or employment or without titles TO properly -
H. ruthIessly arrested and conveyed across u
= frontier. A large number OF this latter ca
have already been driven out Of Tie more cas-