, 1889-08-31

Demerar9 Medical Inspectors Report, the
Under Secretary of State for the Colonies
stated in the House of Commons that the
death rate was not excessive, but the san.
itary defects would be remedied, and the
matter practically dealt with.
The Post Office has publicly announced
that Plymouth cannot ,, selected for mails,
and that the subject requires much con.
sideratiOn.
New York, August 29th.-London news
states that the Prince and Princess Of
Wales are going to Greece to attend the
Wedding of the Grown Prince.
The London strike continues, and now
numbers 10000. The same trouble is
threatened in other large ports. Two hum
dred steamers are lying in the Docks
awaiting cargOeS, and factories are closing
for want of coal.
The CITY of Paris from Queenstown ar
rived i'm New York after a trip of D days
10 hours and Is minutes.
The collapse of the Magdeburg sugar
ayndicate is reported, which has affected
the S~tetting sugar refineries.
Paris dispatches state that President
Carnot has signed a decree fixing the date
for the general Elections on the 22nd
September.
At the Paris Exhibition the gold medal
has been awarded to the Boston Educa-
tional Exhibition.
Egyptian dispatches say that a famine
prevails at Khartoum aud other river
towns, where the survivors are said to be
feeding on the bodies of the dead. About
twenty deaths daily are reported from
Tokar.
A severe earthquake has occurred at
Athens causing sc rious damage in several
towns.
London, Aug. 30th.-The Baron do
Worms answering Mr.. Wilson explained
the reduction in the age clause of the
Barbados criminal act, and that Lord
Knutsford had seen the Solicitor Generals
statement hoping that the act would not
be enforced, but he'could not judge whether
the report was correct.
New York, Aug. 30th.-The r~aceIfOr the
great Yorkshire States resulted as follows,
ChitabOb, first; Pinzon, second; NunthOrpe,
third.
The Kings of Denmark and Greece
welcomed the Gear aud Czarina to COpen-3
hagen.
Paris dispatches state that NJ. Laguerre
is going to London to persuade General
Boulanger to return to Paris. Count
Dillon and NJ. Rochefort are however
opposed to his return.
London news states states that the
strike continues unchanged.
The proposition of the government to
establish and endOw a new University IN
Ireland is calculated to cause trouble
between the Parnellites who are favour
ing the motion and the Radicals who
oppose it.
The Berlin Post in a leading article de-
clarcs that Russia is The only bar to " re-
Cancellation between France and Germany.
A st. Petersburg paper says that Eng
lands practical annexation of Cashmere
compels Russia to adopt measures to
safeguard her interests i'll Tibet and
Afghanistan.
An earthquake has occurred on the
Russian frontier in the village Of Kkenionlk
in which 1919 persons were buried alive.
Plymouth, Aug. 3Oth.-The r. M: 5.
Midway from the West Indies arrived here
at 8 p. m. to-day
St. Thomas, 30th.-News from Haytl
arrived per German steamer to-day states
that a decisive battle had taken place at
Peti0nvilIe outside OfPort au Prince between
the Northern and Legitimc's forces. The
attack was made 10y the Northerners, anu
after 26 hours severe fighting resulted
in favor of the attacking party, who carried
the stronghold at thepOint OF bayonet.
A large quantity of ammunition was cap
tured, and many prisoners taken.