The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-04-05
FOREIGN.

THIRTEEN tenants were evicted from their
holdings at Clongorey, Ireland, on the Nth
ult, and after the tenants had been driven
from the houses twelve of the buildings
were destroyed by the agent
THE French Cabinet decided on the Goth
ult by q unanimous vote of its members to
prosecute General Boulanger.
DISPATCHES of the Goth ult from Samoa
say that the American men-of-war Trenton
Vandalia and Nipstc, and the German men,
of-war Adler, Olga and Eber were driven on
reef during "a violent storm and totally
wrecked or the American crews four
officers and forty-six men were drowned,
and OF the German crews nine officers ana
eighty-seven men lost their lives.
THE President of Mexico said on the Goth
ult. that the dispatch about the alleged
error in the boundary line between the
United States and Lower California was G.
"canard unworthy of attention
COLLISION occurred off Dunkirk, Bel
GUM, on the 30th ult between the steamer
Countess of Flanders and the Belgian
mail-boat Henrietta The captain. first
lieutenant, nine sailors and three passen-
gers of tho former vessel were drowned
Prince Jerome Bonaparte was among the
rescued.
The Board of Health of the City of Mex
leo having declared all American lard to DO
adulterated, the Mexican Government on
the 30th ult. declared that the entrance of
that product into the country would be pro-
hibited
ADvICEs of the 3Oth ult from Samoa con-
firm the report of the loss of the American
ships of war vandalia, Nipsic and Trenton,
and the German naval vessels Eber, Adler
and Olga in recent hurricane. The Van
dalia lost four officers and thirty-nine men,
and the Nipsic lost seven men. All on board
the Trenton were saved Ninety-six Ger
man officers and sailors were drowned.
In the annual boat race between the
Cambridge and Oxford teams in London on
the 30th ult. the former defeated the latter
by four boat lengths The course was four
miles and two furlongs
A MEASURE passed the French Chamber
OfDeputies on the Both ult providing that
slanderous and insulting press attacks on
public officials shall be summarily dealt
with by police tribunal.
THE great Eiffel tower, which will be one
of the principal features of the Paris Expo
sition, was opened officially on the 30th
ult 1t is the talest structure in the world.
The cruiser Sperber and the corvet Alex
andrine left Berlin on the 1st for Samoa to
replace the German war-ships recently
wrecked at Apia
PRINCE BISMARCK celebrated the seventy
fourth anniversary of his birthday on the
LIST at Berlin. He received numerous con-
CALCULATIONS and presents
A LETTER from Henry NJ. Stanley, dated
September 4, reached q friend of the ex-
plorer in Edinburgh on the LIST The letter
contained nothing of startling nature.
IT was announced on the LIST that many
families in the Canadian counties of Perth,
Huron and Oxford had left for the United
States, and that many more were preparing
to follow them.
JOHN HENRY POPE, Minister of Railways
and Canals, died on the LIST at Ottawa, Ont,
of general debility after long illnesI He
entered Parliament thirty-two years ago.
THE Mexican Congress opened on the I'd
in the City of Mexico. The President in his
message said that Meyico's relations with
the United States were excellent
WALTER PIERCE, who was convicted of
indecent assault on girl six years of age,
received twenty lashes on the 2d at Milton,
Ont He tainted after his punishment.
THE Orangemen in mass meeting ut OF
tawa Ont, on the I'd resolved to form q
Protestant league in every municipality in
the Dominion.
THE Parnell Commission resumed its sit
ting in London on the 2d Sir Charles Rus
sell opened the case for the Parnellites.
MANY Nihilists were arrested at Wilma
Russia, on the 2d. 1t was learned that the
bombs discovered at Zurich were intended
to be used during the Cars visit to Berlin.