The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-03
ACROSS THE SEA.
LATEST REPORTS FROM 0THER LANDS
THAN OURS.
ALLEGED OUTRAGES on ANERI-
CAN CITIZENS N HAYTL
News and Flashes From Abroad.

LoNDoS, January 2-Mr John Henni-
ker HeatOn, VI. F., has accepted an inyi-
tation to visit the United States early
this year He expects while there TO
have the honor Of appearing before
Congress in advocacy OF ocean penny
postage, and much of the time of
bis visit will be devoted to the
furtherance of cheap postage His idea is
that as letters are now carried long
distances BY rail ~ the penny rate with
q profit 20 the Post Office Departments Of
England and the United States, penny
postage between England and America
would be perfectly feasible. Indeed
nOn-cOntract steamers actually carry
letters for the English postofice from
southampton 20 New York for about a
half penny each-that is, forty letters
60 TO the pound and the rate paid to
these nOn-contract steamers Is /
shilling pence per pound As 10 the
profits. Mr. Heaton calculates that the
English postofhce mokes from 100000 TO
$50 900 annually on the American mails
Twelve million Of letter and $500 900
pounds weight of newspapers, &c, were
sent 10 America i'm lssi, for which the
steamship companies received less than
100000 while the English postotlice re-
ceived more than fiS0,000 for stamps.
oUTRAGEs oN AMERICANS IN HAYTI
New YORK. january The MqH and
ElPy1ss. Ia an extra edition to-day, prints
dispatch from Portau-Prince dated
December 81 stating that the Hayticn
newspapers treat Mr. Thompson, the
United States Minister 10 iayti, in a
very violent manner, and that several
Americans have been placed under ar
rest The dispatch also states that the
American consulate is filled with reiu
gees
Legitime is said 10 have announced
that be will, if necessary, shoot foreign
ers who interfere with the politics of
HaytL
THE REPORT DIscREDITED.
No official adyices have been received
at the State Department from Hayti
about the reported insult 10 Mr Thomp-
SON, our minister there, or the arrest of
American citizens by sthe Legitime
and the truth of the pub
lished report is discredited by the De-
pariment officials.
LATEST FROM sUARM.
SUAK1I, January 2.-General Grenfcll
will shortly return to Cairo. A special
parade of troops took place here to-day
when the Egyptian officers and men We're
highly commended by the Khedive
through General Grenfen for their
bravery in the recent battle General
Grenfell addressed the troops and gave
the men gratuites A deserter from the
Arab camp says, that Osman attempted
TO send the women of his Harem
To- Suakim, fearing trouble with
lervishes The women were start
ad. but were stopped by the Arab scouts |
and sent back TO Handoub. The der |
wishes are very suspicious of Osman, |
whom they accuse of treachery.
Arab scouts mounted on camels and |
spoarmen on foot were observed to-day !
from an outlying fort
EXCITEMENT AT An EVICTION
DuRL1S, J.Ruary "A series of very |
exciting scenes attended an eviction from /
The Olpert estate, in County Donegal, !
to-day \ blacksmith, named O'Dennel. |
bad strongly barricaded his house. and !
the bailiIs and police, attempting to ef-
feet an entrance by storm were several /
times repulsed In one of the at
.empts Sergeant NcC0mb received /
severe pitchfork wounds in the /
cheek and leg, and serious injuries /
about the head from the stones with /
which the attacking party were pelted /
He was carried away entirely disabled .
Tor further duty Ringing cheers from I
me bystanders greeted each successive .
-epulse of the police and bailifls Finally, (
when the soldiers were ordered to fire I
lpon the house, the besieged party were /
advised by Father Stephens to surrender,
and they did so.
Ten persons were arrested, including
Father McFadden, amid tho cheers of
he crowd