The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-07-12
FOREIGN,

Pasha) told Zobehrs messengers that. Il
pressed, lie would strike for Bahrgazelle
where the people are hostile to the Mahdi.
Official dispatches from st. Petersburg
state that M. do Giers, the Russian prime
minister, has informed Sir R. D. Morier, tho
British ambassador, that after Dec. II the
Bulgarians may do anything and everything
they please, from cutting each others
Threats to declaring their country an empire
The Paris Temps says: A Panama canal
syndicate has been definitely formed. The
Syndicate will deposit rente3 to an amount
sufficient to guarantee the payment of the
lottery loan prizes and the redemption of the
bonds.
An article in the Temps advocates an al.
lance between France and Austria to coun-
terpoise the power of Germany.
Emperor William of Germany, during his
stay here, will reside at the Peterhof palace.
His majesty will attend grand military
review, which is to be held at Krasnoe.
Szelo.
The trial of Herr Dietz, an Alsatian rail-
way official, Nine. Dietz, his wife, and a rail-
way assistant named Appel, who are
charged with selling to the French govern.
ment information relative to German mill.
tary arrangements, was concluded last week.
The crown counsel demanded sentence of
IA years for Dietz, seven for Mme Dietz and
eight for Appel.
The police have possession Of copies of a
letter written by the count of Paris to the
conservative mayors of France. in which he
says the republic has not only Tiled to give
the communes their promised liberty, but
there is danger of its depriving them of the
freedom they already enjoy. He declares
that monarchy alone can restore their
liberties and establish order in the COM
mu- es, as well as in the stat.
tits reported that the coming interview
between the Gar aud Emperor William will
result in the betrothal of Princess Margaret
to the tz rrevitch.
At mercantile conference at Birming-
ham, Eng, committee was appointed 10
investigate and report on the scheme for a
ship canal from Liverpool to Birmingham
The municipal council of Paris has grant
I'd si3, 800 for the erection of a pedestal on
presented to the city.
The steamer Durham City, which sailed
from Hamburg for Bottom collded with the
steamer Galert, from Hamburg for New
York. Both vessels were damaged above the
water line. The Gal ert returned to port
but the Durham City proceeded
The imperial yacht, which will convey
Emperor William to st. Petersburg, will be
commanded by Prince Henry. Admiral
knOfr VIII command Inc escort, winch Will
consist of the ironclads Baden, Bayern,
Friedrich der Crosse and Kaiser, and the
dispatch vessel Zielhen.
The steamer Vile de Brest, belonging to
the General Transatlantic company, collided
with and sunk the steamer Charles Quint
belonging to the same company. The cap
tain of the Quint and four of her crew were
drowned.
The members of the party Of the Right in
the chamber of deputies have decided to
postpone their Interpolation of the govern
ment respecting the seizure in the house Of
M. Dufeuile, the director of the Orleanist
press, Of copies of the letter written y the
Count of Paris advocating the establishment
of a monarchy.
An Irish. demonstration was Leld in Glas-
gov few days ago to protest against the
imprisonment of Mr.. John Dillon. Mr. Mi
chael Davitt who was one of the speakers,
challenged Atty.-Gen. Webster to Try Mr..
Parnell if the law officers of the crown te-
lieved him guilty of the grave crimes alleged
against him. He declared that the govern
ment were false to their oaths, recreant TO
their duties, AID TRAITORS to English law IL
they did not put himself and Mr.. Parneli in
the dock,