Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-01-16
FOREIGN.

LONDON, Jan 6.-John Ruskin suggests
that the virtues OF the Irish people aud their
peculiartties be considered before arranging
any scheme for managing them. The irish, be
adds, are witty, and afIectionste, but can't
govern themselves.
LONDON, Jan. IA Paris dispatch an.
nounces that the French government will send
a reliable engineer to Panama 10 report upon
the work already done on the canal there. If
the report is favorable, tho government will
grant aloan; IL adverse, the enterprise Will be
allowed to collapse. The government will as
sumo The existing obligations OF the company.
DUBLIN, Jan. SID Saunderson, Loyal.et
member from county Armagh. speaking at a
LoyGlist meeting expressed fears that the
Radicals would concede home rule IN Ireland,
and urged the Loyalists 70 arm themselves
for such an emergency, otherwise their throats
would be cut.
LONDON, Jan. S.-The Radical papers are
making a hubbub which promises 20 prove ef-
fect!ye concerning a disgrecefui case of 'ius
tees j%ustice,'' which has just TRANSFERRED at
the army station OF Aldershot. It appears that
the food Ii Fl on the soldiers tables is sold to
q contractor for pigs swill. A couple Of
nights ago, while the remnants were being
carried out to the cart, Henry Smith, a hun
CRY %laborer, happened to pass along. His
furnishing appearance excited the pity OF 4
soldier, who emptied into his pockets the con-
tents Of one of the plates. But it happened
that George Squires, provost-corpcral Of the
medical staff corps. had bis eye on the scene,
cad scarcely had the food found d ~loigment in
the starving laborer's pocket when he found
himself under arrest for larceny. In clurt the
facts 81 given above were sworn to by all con-
cerned, but although the provOst.corporal ed
nitted that the value O! the food was not more
than three pence or SIX cents, the court, which
was composed OF lard owners aud country
gentlemen, not only administered a severe
reprimand to the prisoner and dilated upon
the wickedness Of stealing, but actually SEN
fenced him to a months hard labor In the
common jail.
LONDON, Jan. S.-A violent hurricane pre-
wallis throughout the northern portion of
Euglsnd. Much damage has been done by the
wind. Already q number OF casualties are
reported.
DUBLIN, Jan. So canvass C the Protes-
taut residents Of this city On the question #
home rule in Ireland finds many not opposed
to such legislation. Others declare themselves
in favor OF granting Ireland a government OF
it's own
VIENNA, Jan. IA Sofia dispatch states
that 2, 500 Bulgarian soldiers held as prisoners
by Servia have been CT corted across the from.
tier into Bulgaria, under guard Of Serv,an
troops.
LONDON, Jan. 1l.-Athens dis patches this
morning fatty contradict the statement Of yes
terdsy that Greece had assumed a more friend
ly attitude toward Turkey; on the contrary,
this morning. dispatches say the war feeling
throughout Greece is as ~virulent as ever.
Preparations for a conflict sre being pushed
forward with the greatest energy.
BERLIN, Jan. 9-Constantinople adviccs In
d!cate that the greatest discomfort prevails
among the Turkish troops stationed on the
frontier. Acts OF characterization are Of daily
occurrence, not only omong the rank and Gie,
but among officers. One colonel has been
Sent IA Para ia chains, charged with mutiDy.
Five generals are accused OF seditlons utter
auCes in the presence Of troops.