San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-21
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

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county, Ireland, are under martial law.
Hungarian floods have destroyed 3d.
600 acres OF crops, and two villages,
Crown Prince Frederick William rep
resented the empire Of Germany at King
Ludwig's funeral.
The general committee Of the Irish
Parliamentary fund in America has for
warded $4,000.
The tories will send 30 speakers to
stump Ireland against home rule.
A conservative meeting called in the
northern suburb of London to support
the anti-Gladstone candidates was
roughly handled by a mob, and some OF
the nobility severely shaken up.
Dement, survey or general of Utah, Is
being severely handled by the committee
on public lands.
Archibald Forbes, the English war
correspondent and Miss Lula Meigs,
daughter of General Meigs, U. S. A.,
were married in Washington Saturday.
The civil service examinations in this
state for department service in Wash
ington will be held as follows: Fort
Worth, July s; Austin, July 10; Houston,
July IL.
A call for 100000 8 per cent. bonds
will be issued this week.
In the third of the yacht race series
sailed in New York, to determine which
vessel should be entered against the
English Galatea, the Puritan beat the
Priscilla seven minutes. In the two
former races the Priscilla won.
The French brigantine, Meehall Tank,
sunk on Grand Banks, n. F., last Thurs
day, and nine OF her crew we're drowned.
Two unknown fishermen were found
dead floating about in dory 20 miles off
Cape Ballard, N. F.
The massacre of Frenchmen In New
Helrides has raised breeze which may
lead to new convention between France
ard England on that question.
Ludwig's suicide created a profound
sensation in Germany and nominated all
other events.
Justin McCarty, home rule memoer of
parliament for North Longford, will run
against Cencest, of Londonderry, in the
coming elections. In the last election
HcCarty, who also ran in Londonderry,
was beaten by the tory candidate by only
20 votes in total poll of 36l9 ballots. 1t
is believed that he can carry the district
this time.
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maintain the occupation of the New He
brides islands. 1t is reported that nego-
gotiations have already been begun be-
tween England and France for Il revi
sion Of the existing convention.
Weatherford has been hailstoned with
ice chunks as large as hens eggs. The
wind demolished Kebleman & Jones'
mill and damaged the M. 4. church be-
yond redemption.
The Dallas democracy made no decla-
ration on the governed question; the
Red River county democracy instruct
for Swain.
The district court at Laredo is wrest-
ling with the Sanche's impeachment
case. So far the sheriff seems to be
ahead.
Lampssas has all things in readiness
for her military guests and 5000 civilians
she expects.
The attempt to lug in enough money
under the pretext of an observatory
building at Washington to cover the
erection of costly villas for officers in
charge Of the observatory, did not sue
coed.
Judge Cox, of the United States cir
cult court New York, in the customs
case of Netterclift versus the collector of
the port, decides in favor Of the collec-
tor. His decision virtually is to the eff
feet that the treaty with San Domingo,
whereby sugars from that island were
imported free, was not intended to cover
the case of sugars dumped there for re-
shipment to this country.
Travis county dominates a clean Ter
rsll delegation to the state legislature.