The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-05-03
FOREIGN.

The revolt Of the peasants at Bucharest
has been suppre sed Wholesale arrests have
been made, and the prisons overflow with
prisoners, the majority of whom will be lib
Grated Enormous quantities Of grain arc
being distributed among the starving peas
antry by the military.
A new Servian ministry has been formed,
with NJ Nicola Ristics as prime minister
and minister Of the interior.
Prince Bismarck has declined the title Of
duke on the ground that he is not in posi-
tion to support the dignity.
The Gatlin Gun company, with a capital
of eS00,000, subscribed in London, has been
formed with the object of transacting the
business of the gun Il ust in the eastern hem
isphere. Earl de Grey has been elected
chairman Of the company.
In the parliamentary election in the Mid
Lanarkshire division, Phillips (Gladstonian)
received 3S47 votes Bonsfield Conservative,
29l7, and Hardie Qabor) GIT At the last
election the home rule candidate received
3779 and the liberal-unionist, 1909.
In the French Chamber of Deputies the
Panama canal loan was the subject OF a
spirited debate. The committee accepted
the amendment forbidding the company to
state the amount of bonds the government
had guaranteed toward completing the un.
dertaking, and a division will be taken on
the main question tomorrow.
Prince Bismarck had an hours interview
recently with the emperor. The grand
duke and grand duchess of Baden, and
Prince Alexander of Prussia afterwerd paid
visit to the emperor
Dr. Mackenzie, in letter to Dr. Michaele
of Hamburg, defends his treatment Of the
emperor's case, and says that, having OBJ
served the result of the relatively simple
operation of tracheotomy, he is convinced
that the emperor would have succumbed to
any radical operation on his larynx.
A dispatch from Rome to the Times says:
Tho papal letter has already been sent to
the Irish bishops, and will be published in
few days. The versions hitherto printed are
more or less conjectural The pope forbids
Catholics to adopt the plan OF campaign, or
to engage in boycotting, and enJoins obedi-
ence to the laws Other questions are In
allegiance"
In duel in the Bots de Boulogne between
Dupuis and HabeTt, art critics, the former
WAS killed.
The ship Smyrna was sunk in collision
with the steamer Mato off the Isle of Wight
Thirteen persons were drowned.
The Wesser Zeitung reports that Muntz
and Tappenbeck's expedition to the interior
Of Cameroons was recently attacked by
natives, and that two officers were severely
wounded.
Sir Arthur Barclay Walker, who is re-
ported TO have offered to give 81, 80, 900 to
build cathedral in Liverpool, denies that
he will defray the sole cost OF the building.
Presumably be is large subscriber.
1t is semi officially stated that no reference
was made TO the betrothal question In the
interview between Prince Bismark and
Queen Victoria. The Post asserts that the
discussion between them was mainly on the
Brunswick succession question,
At a dejeuner given in his honor by the
Bordeaux council general, President Carnot
said that policy characterized by sangfroid.
wisdom, prudence and lii erty was necessary
to insure respec ct for the laws Such q policy
would guarantee peace both abroad and at
home. and such was the policy bs intended
to follow,