Daily Republican., 1886-09-14
BULGAKlA AND Russia.
Meeting of the National AssembIy-The
Cars Reply Received.

SOFIA Sept 10 Tho National AS
semb!y met to-day. The Russian aaent
has received the Cars reply to Bull.
garia's propoaal. The Gar says Russia
will recognize the Bulgsrisn regency
and assist the union Of Bulgaria and
Eastern Roumelia on condition that no
aces of violence bs committed. Russia
ad vlses that public opinion il Bulgaria
ha allowed to oa!m down before new
prince be elected to the Bulgarian
throne. The Russian agent has not yet
communicated tho Cars reply TO the
Bulgarian Government because the re.
larions between him self and tho present
Bulgarian minifters are yer? strained.
emperor Francis Joseph yesterday
attended banquet given by the officers
OF the army participating in the maro-
uvr9s at the camp at Ludien and pro-
posed the health of the Gear, which was
responded to with cheers, which the
nand rt-,chned by playin the Russian
anthem. News OF this reaching tbs
Car at Brest Litovsk, in Poland, he at
once telegraphed his thanks, and the
telegram reached the Austrian EN- peror
during the night.
A BAILIFF BEATEN BY WOMEN,
raids took place last night, all OF them
Close to the adquartefs of Sir Redvers
Butler. William Cuffee, bailiff, who
uad made himself very obnoxious by
his CT uel treatment of woman whom
he had recently evicted, went early to
attend msRs In the Beicarra Chapel.
When the men and women of the con-
zregetion who vera in the chapel
Gn
very indignant aud the men dragged
hin from the building. When they
mad him outside they turned him over
the women, who were begging "for
\ chance at him." Among these women
we're twelve that Cuffee had evicted.
They were furious, and fell upon the
baihff and beat him numerically. 5ub-
stqueutly the priest, who Is also the
president of the local branch OF the
National League, admitted the battered
oaiiff to bear mass, and ;his mercy for
the unfortunate man has aim ost csueed
a rebellion against the priest.
"LoYAL" IRISH OUTLOOK.
LONDON, Sept. l3.-Tbe Irish Royal
and Patriotic Union has issued PAM
phi let Oh the Irish question for the use
of mernb ers of the Hvus3 of Commons
and the press. "Ths status OF The Irish
tenant farmer" 1t says, "hes within
.he pas; sixteen years undergone
marked amelioretion. There has been
fall in prices, but, everything consiG-
cred, there ia rOthing exceptionally
bad In Irish agriculture. Tho Irish en-
joy greater advantages of tenure than
other people. With improved methode
there is reason to look to the future With
confidence"
"in 1884 Irish holdings numbered
j65, 254. Evictions during the fist six
months of 1886 numbered only 2,007.
Carefully prepare d returns show that
there we're only $50 cases of absolute re-
moval. many having been readmitted.
ENGLISH VESSELS ssIzED.
LONDON, Sept. l3-The French
authorities at Havre have just seized
eleven English fish ing boats for infrinR-
'ng the international maritime and
fisheries laws In the channel. LIE Paris
avs tho boass were seized in reprisal
for the recent arrests by the British
authorities of French fishing boats off
Folkestone.
The boats were taken into custody
for infringing the law which forbids
foreign fishing vessels 10 enter French
potts except when compelled TO do so
by stress of weather or want of provie-
ions. Sir j. Ferguson, under foreign
secretary, stated in the House of ON.
mons this evening that the Government
had tent orders to Lord Lyons, the
British ambassador at Paris, TO use all
p ,ssible efforts to obtain the release OF
the boats.