The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-04-24
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A DISTURBANCE took place at Mallow
junction, County Cork, on the arrival of the
train bearing tho Prince and Princess of
Wales from Dublin. A large crowd broke
through the police lines and were driven back
at the point of the bayonet. Messrs. O'Brien,
Redmond and Harrington, Irish mem
bers Of parliament, were in the crowd and
were badly mauled. The demonstration
against the royal party was organized by
William o. Brien, the Irish editor and MEM
Der of parliament. In an interview he said:
My object is accomplished. l have shown
the special reporters who accompany the
Prince of Wales the true Irish view of his
visit and have indicated Ireland's name"
ALEJUDoRA SINIvALDY has been declared
provisional president of Guatemala as sue
cessor of the late General Barrios
THE Chinese forces in Tonquin have re-
ceived orders to cease hostilities.
THE death is announced of Admiral Sir
George Rose Sartorius, X. c. B., of the Brit
ish navy, at the advanced age of nearly
ninety-five years, more than eighty of which
were passed in the service of his country.
The Russians were reported on the 18th to
be advancing their lines toward Herat
THE British government has decided to
purchase four more steamers similar to the
America, and to equip them as armed cruis-
ers The number of British men-of-war
now being prepared for service is SO great
that it is believed that active officers cannot
be found for them all, and that it will be
necessary to resort to the retired list
On their way to Cork from Dublin the
Prince and Princess of Wales generally met
with an enthusiastic reception. At kilmac-
thomas, when the royal party went by, a
black flag was hoisted over a hall.
THE Afghans estimate their casualties in
the fight at Penjdeh at 200.
SEVENTY thousand animals for the trans
port service of the Indian army are proceed
Ing to Pishn. The harbor of Bombay has
been lined with torpedoes so as to prevent a
Russian fleet from entering it, and 1900, 900
cartridges have been landed at bombay.
THE terms of peace with Salvador have
been accepted by Guatemala, hostiities have
ceased and a definite treaty of peace is being
arranged.
THE Sixty-fifth Montreal regiment of
volunteers refused to proceed against Riel,
the Manitoba insurgent, on the plea that they
needed equipments This is the only French
Canadian regiment of Montreal, and its refusal
to proceed Is generally supposed to be due to
unwillngness to be led against the French
half breeds under Riel.
NJ ALFAssA. noted Paris Spectator, has
failed with liabilities OF 50, 400 00J.
FIFTY persons were burned to death in
fire which destroyed several houses in the
town of Meleeg, few miles north Of Cairo,
Egypt.
ALL Paris is talking about a sensational
crime in that city, the victim being the wife
of a wealthy cotton manufacturer and the
motive being robbery. The lady was found
in room of her house with her head entirely
severed. man servant, supposed to lie the
murderer, had disappeared.
A FORCE of 900 Chinese troops, unaware
of the peace negotiations attacked the French
at Keep in Tonqun, but were repulsed. Adj
miral Courbet also captured Chinese YES
sci with 80 men and three mandarins before
he heard of the cessation of hostllities.
THE second batch of United States marines
sent to Panama have arrived at Aspinwall
Everything was reported quiet at the 18th
mus.
IT was announced that the emperors of Ger
many, Russia and Austria would soon meet
at the castle of the Galcian noble on the
Russian frontier, in Austrian territory, to
confer as to the political situation.
DISPATCHES received in London state that
the Russians had stopped their advance mo re-
lnent into Afghan territory and that G,n-
eral kamarof had also left Penjdeh.