The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-10
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FOREIGN GOSSIP.
FIouquet Cannot Form a Ministry.


PARIS, December 9.--M Floquet, Presi-
dent of the Chamber of Deputies, who
Wednesday undertook to form Ministry,
has advised President Grevy to summon
NJ. Goblet to form new Ministry. II
NJ. Goblet refuses, as it is believed he
will, NJ. Floquet will again undertake the
task.
Under pressure from President Grevy,.
M. Goblet has consented to form Cabi-
net
The "MikadO" Abroad.
BERLIN, December 9.-D'Oyley Carte's.
"Mikado " Company has returned to Ber-
lin and is meeting with crowded houses.
Crown Prince Frederick William has
taken box for the whole season Of thir-
ty-ive nights.
Banqueting the Bulgarian Delegates.
VIENNA, December 9.-ITerr Won Szo-
gyenyi, chief. secretary in the imperial
foreign office, has given banquet TO the
deputation sent by the Bulgarian regency
to visit the various capitals to explain
the Bulgarian situation.
DUBLIN, Dec. S.-Archbishop Walsh,
in a letter published yesterday, warns the
government that the difficulties in Ireland,
already appalling, will be immensely in
creased if they persist in their attempts
to convict prisoners by picked or packed
iuries, as was done in Sligo.
DUBLIN, December 9.-The Catholics
of Lurgan, county Armagh, formed in
procession Wednesday night and marched
through the streets to show their Joy at
the acquittal of some of their number
who had been tried on charges of rioting.
The Orangemen of the town resisted the
demonstration and attacked the paraders.
A fierce riot ensued, and sticks, stones
and revovers were used. The fighting
lasted several hours and was finally
quelled in the early morning by troop
of dragons which had to be called upon.
A score of persons were wounded and
several houses were partly wrecked
LONDON, December 9.-David Nero,
the colored religious imposter who pro-
fessed to have been sent by the directors
of "A Missouri college, of which he said
he was principal, to raise funds for an
expedition to evangelize the natives OF
Southern Africa has been convicted at
Stafford of the charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses and sentenced to
six months imprisonment at hard labor.
Nero preached at Glasgow, Edinburg,
London and other places and was ex-
tremely popular, particularly with the
female sex, until he was exposed.
ROME, December THE Vatican budg
ct shows receipts of f240,O0O, of which
f1s0000 is revenue from the capital left
by Pope Plus * Peters pence during
the past year amounted to only $1,000.
The budget for the coming year shows a
deficit of 100000 The Pope has resolved
to adopt further measures of retrench-
ment The budget is regarded as a neat
appeal to the Catholic world for financial
support.
LONDON, December "a terrific gale,
accompanied by lightning and thunder,
prevailed Wednesday night and yesterday
morning in the southern counties Of En-
gland and in the channel, where num-
ber of vessels were wrecked. Through
out the United Kingdom rain and hail
fell The gale was of unprecedented
violence At Liverpool and on the Isle
of Man the barometer sank to the lowest
point within memory. Off all the coasts
were seen ships flying signals Of distress.
1t is feared that there has been a great
loss Of life.