The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-15
FOREIGN.

The American bark Glide, from Boston
Nov. % for Madagascar, was totally wrecked
ut Tamatave during the hurricane on Feb. a.
The bodies of over 200 victims of the recent
avalanches in the Italian Alps have BEEN re-
covered.
The body of Stephen J. Meany arrived at
Queenstown on the steamer Wyoming from
New York, and was subsequently taken to
Ennis. The proceedings of the party accom-
panying the body were watched by detec-
Gves
Mr.. Frank Ash Yeo, member of Parlia-
nent for the Cover division of Glamorgan-
shire, Wales, is dead. He was an advanced
liberal, and an advocate of home rule
The members of the Roumanian cabinet
have rendered their designations.
Admiral Sir Ashley Cooper Key, dis.
tinguished officer Of the British navy, is
dead.
The hamlet Of Trasquera, at the foot of
the Simplon mountain, and another hamlet
in the Bini valley have been destroyed by
nvalanches. At the latter place five persons
were killed.
Sualsim was attacked by large force of
rebels. After four hours fighting the rebels
retired, leaving several hundred killed and
wounded on the field. On the British side
Col. Tap and five Egyptians were killed and
Ia wounded. The British gunboats Dolphin
md Albacore assisted the garrison and
poured deadly fire on tho retreating rebels
Mr.. Smelling, an English Home rule dele
gate, has been arrested at Limerick for
ofenses under the crimes uct.
John Daley's dwelling house at Cayuga.
Ont, was burned early yesterday morning'
Mrs. Daley and her two children were burned
to death.
Advices state that an emeute has occurred
In Eastern Roumelia, and that 40 officers
have have been arrested on the charge of
high treason
The earl of Pembroke conservative, in a
speech at Salisbury advocated the reform of
the house of lords in the direction of limiting
the hereditary landowner elements,
The French chamber of deputies has ac-
cepted the proposal of the minister Of war
to create five inspectors general.
A dispatch from Tangier says that Moor
ish officials there att cked the house of an
American protegc, who fled. The outer
members of tho family were violently
seized and taken away t, prison, and their
property was declared forfeited. An Ameri-
chh lnan-of-war is now on her way to Tangier
ano on her arrival it is expected the United
States consul will demand the restoration OF
the protege
Atty-Gen Martin and Premier Greenway
OF the Manitoba government who are at OF
tawa at the solicitation of Sir John Macdon-
aid, to endeavor to arrive at basis of settle
ment for the Manitoba trouble, state that. al
though the people of the province have no.
actually commenced drilling, preparations
for arming and organization are being made
to resist any armed force the Dominion
government may send up there to proven,
the construction of the Red River Valley
railway.
Tho shipment of frei2 ht by the subsidized
Black Sea Steamship company has been sus
pended, and orders have been given to i'm
niediately fit out the steamers of the line fol
war purposes.
The authorities Of the railways centring al
Kieff have received orders from St Peters
burg to hold all available trucks at the dis
posal of the government. Large bodies oil
troops will move to the southwest frontier
upon the breaking up of the severe weather.
The late emperors will has been opened
1t directs that his body shall be inferred
dressed in field uniform. with e ay military
cloak over the shoulders ard a field cap o.,
the head. Upon the body are to be placed
the decorations of the orders of the Black
Eagle and Iron Cross sec IN class, the cross
of the Russian order of st. George, the wal
medals of 1914, 1864 1866 and 1910, and the
Hobenzollern medal Of lSi9. Full dir ection.
for his funeral are given.
Sir Charles Tupp'r is to retire. from th'
finance ministry of Canada. He goes Il
London as high commissioner.