Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-09-26
FOREIGN NEWS.

The attempt to CLOSE the Pelican Club on
the ground that the glove fights that fire.
| quently occur within its precinct are a nui.
sance, has failed.
Not only have the reports of the preva.
lence OF cholera at Massowah been con.
trmed, but its appearance at Toka and
Aleppo have been reported. Toka IL q town
In India, In the MANS dominions, about
20 miles from Aurungabad, much resorted to
by pilgrims, among whom the disease has
| broken out.
The steamship City OF Rio Janeiro, arrived
lt San Francisco from Hong Kong and Yo-
kohama, via Victoria, u. c., brings Chinese
advices TO Aug. q, and japanese advices to
Aug. 20. The Yellow river flood and other
foods continue to absorb attention in China.
In the province OF Chilli 4 ,000, 900 peop pie are
homeless and the misery in Shantung Is
almost as great. Cholera Is prevalent in
Shanghai aud also in the northern districts.
several Europeans have succumbed TO it.
AT socialist meeting held in Berlin, Herr
Voghtherr, one ~ the municipal officers, de.
manded that the socialists secedc from the
National church. During the discussion q
mention OF Christ caused great disorder.
The meeting was forcibIy dispersed by the
police.
Italy has sent troops 10 the frontier to pro.
tect the ST. Gothard Railway. 4 second fed.
cral commissioner has been sent to Ticino 10
assist Col. Kuenzli.
! The striking bakers at Cork have become
violent. Their pickcts have been hootlng at
and mOlesting persons who have made pur.
| ehases at the stores, aud IN some cases have
stolcn bread from them. Several arrests
have been made.
The Austrian warship Taurus, which was
reported to have founded in the Black Sea,
has arrived at ConstantinopIc.
| The dredging of the bar at the mouth Of
lhe Merscy, that has proved so serious an
| impeachment to navigation, and whereon
more than one OF the Transatlantic liners
have received serious injury, has com
| menced.
Official circles and the German government
newspapers take the toue OF the Post In re.
| Sard to the slavery qucs ion in Afric1. The
| liberal press on the other hand, loudly con.
femns the act on Of the German authorities
Al Bagamoyo.
An earthquake shock wa, felt In E,kdale-
muir, DumfrIes, night or two ago.
family OF eight persons, consisting Of
father, mother and six children has been
KILLED Mt Presburg, Hungary. by ignorantIy
s"tlng the fruit Of the nightshade plant.
Mile. Samary, an actress of the Theatre
Franchise, Paris, is dead.
| The Empress OF Austria has arrived at
rangier aboard the yacht Chazalie from
Gibraltar.
The merchants OF Belfast are placing As
much linen as possible In the United States
before the Mckinley tarin bill goes into ef.
Iect The steamer Majestic, Liverpool for
New York, has one of the largest cIrgocs Of
linen ever known TO have been shipped.
Many shippers were unable TO secure freight
space.
| The Trottlng Union Of Great Britain pro.
poses TO pass new rule, which will 20 Into
epect IN January next, providing that no
American horses shall be permitted 10 enter
for the races of the union, excepting those
that have already raced in this country. This
important step, 1t is said, will be taken also
by Germany aud other trotting countries Cd
| The continent.
The editor Of the Paris Cocardc, the Bou-
langst organ, has been imprisoned for In.
tringing the press law.
Typhus fever aud dysentery prevail to an
alarming extent In east Prussia and upper
Silesia. There have been many deaths.
A panic occurred at Genoa in consequence
OF several recent strong earthquake shocks
| The people left their houses and assembled
In the squares, but no further disturbances
| occurred.
| Inv St' e.elsoulB NOFh NTeGnYh says The
government has decided to create special
ministry of agriculture.
The members of the expelled government
1t Bellinzona have been allowed to re-enteT
their Offices, the federal commits sion in the
meantime retaining supremacy In the adj
| ministration.
Warrants have been issued at Dublin for
The arrest of the following members OF
Parliament: Patrick O'Brien, representing
Monaghan; David Sheehy, Galway, and
Thomas j. Congdon, Tprerary. Rev. David
Humphreys of Tipperary is also wanted by
.he police, as well as John Cullinane and