Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-08-07

ence in session here decideu TO appoint a
committee to consider the proposition to
hold an ecumenical conference IN the United
States in 1891. The American church will
be asked to appoint committees.
MIR. Howard Vincent OF London has writ
ten letter to the newspapers, IN which he
quotes from his early reports while director
of criminal investigations, in order to prove
that the urgent necessity OF an extradition
with the United States not directed espe-
cially against Fenians and dynamiters. Mr..
Vincent concludes his letter by saying that
the whole civilized world is watching the
United States senate.
A crisis is prevailing in the German iron
trade.
France will not allow Madagascar to
raise a loan in London.
Forty privates of the Royal Irish Rifles
at Halifax, y. S., have deserted during July.
Sir Charles Dixie resigned as privy coun-
cillor and dropped out OF London.
-Bimarck's organ, the Cologne Gazette,
is pleased at the restoration OF Salisbury
to power.
Forty persons were killed by the ex-
plosion OF a Government magazine at Con
stantinople recently.
The final auction sale of the art treas
ures Of Blenhelm Palace has begun at Lon
don.
The funeral of Hobart Pssha took place
with great ceremony at Constantlnople,
Turkey, Saturday. The services were held
in the English Church.
Tristan and Ysolde" was performed a t
| the Wagnerian festival at Bayreuth, Ger
| many, before an immense audience and was
| a grand success.
The Porte has instructed the Turkish
Governors to enforce the laws against the
recognition in Turkey Of naturalized Turk
J ish subjects of other countries. This Ia a
direct thrust Mt the American Armenians.
| At "a performance Of Hamlet" at a
| London theater Saturday night by Wilson
| Barrett, the Prince of Wales, from his box,
| introduced to the actor the real Prince o'
| Denmark, to the great delight OF the audi
ence.
| Lord Salisbury announces that Hon.
| W. II. Smith has been agreed upon as chic
Secretary for Ireland.
| 1t is thought that twenty persons were
killed and eighty wounded during the riots
| at Amsterdam on Sunday.
| There is great rejoicing in Australia
| over the stand taken by the home govern
ment on the New Hebrides question.
| Cardinal Taschereau conferred the Pal
lium upon Archbishop Fabre at Montrea
amid great pomp and splendor.
The Waterford, ireland, municipal
council resolved to remove the royal por
traits to make way for that OF Gen. Thoma
Francis Meagher.
| The schooner Barrett put in at st
Johns, New Foundland, with five familie
on board from Labrador. II is estimates
that $500 persons have diedof hunger an
cold in that region.
A large meeting of the Conservativ
party, held at the Carleton Club buildin,
London, was addressed by the new premier
who congratulated them on their succes
in the recent elections.
Il Mr.. Killen from New York, bearing re
, les and portrait OF Gen. Thomas Meagi
J er. was welcomed by thousands OF NatioI
alists at Waterford, Ireland. The portra
will be unveiled soon.
The office OF Burgomaster OF Stran
: burg, Germany, vacant since 1873, hs
been filled by the appointment OF Her
Bach, president of the district OF Low
Alsace.
A meeting to oppose Pasteurs hydr
| phobia-cure claims was held by Paris do
tors, and the savants incubation theol
was held up to u great deal of ridicule.
, During wake over the corpse OF q
aunt of Joseph Godenua at Ottawa, Ont
n fash of lightning incinerated the body ar
9 killed two walkers, +. Y. Bauvin and Eugel
Gareau.
J. king Humbert of Italy has given sevt
nj hundred dollars to the cholera sufferer
eI The crofters of Three, Scotland, a
3 arming to resist the military.
Gen. Baron Wilson, Military Govern
Of Berlin, Germany, liz dead.
An anonymous attack in pamhlet ior
has been published in Paris against the Ia
3 anna Canal.
England has informed France that t
E latter must respect the independence oil
New Hebrides.