Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-06-19
FOREIGN NEWS.

Hon. J. }. G. Abbott has been called upon
by the goyernor-gcneral to form cabinet
and to supCrintcnd the general affairs OF
Canada.
The Senaputty second brother OF the
Maharaiah and commander-in-Ch ef IL the
Manipuri forCesl has been convicted for re-
bclling against the Empress OF India and Of
abcttng the massacre of chief commissioner
James W. Quinon, Political Agent +. =.
c GrimwoOd aud other British officers in
March last, has been condemned to be
hanged.
The Dublin Gazette contains n procama,
ton removing the crimes act from operation
in the counties promised by Chief Secretary
BalfOur.
The eruption Of Mt, Nesuyus continues.
The flowing lava now threatens to attain
the observatory. The principal crater is
throwing showers OF ashes
The admission that the Prince Of Vale,
has been involved in gambling scandal is
the principal topic OF conversation ut Berlin
At all the militar, casinos and clubs the
action OF the prince iv the atftir is cmphati.
cally condemned. The newspaper p!eN'
draws comparisons between the habits OF
the Prince of Wales and those OF Emperor
William, whose strong condemnation OF
gambling in the German army has greatly
assisted to check the practice Of playing fol-
high stakes.
The Scottish Leader of Edinburgh says that
ut the time of the financial crisis known as
the Argentine or Barring Bros crisis, several
tnanCiers who had loaned large sums OF
money to the Prince of Vale, were Obliged
to ask for the return of the money they had
advanced. These sudden demands put the
Prince OF Wales in serious fix for time
until Mr.. Arthur Wilson, at whose house the
now world famous games OF haCCarat wcrC
| played, came to the assistance OF the heir ap'
parent and loaned him Sl,O1, 900, with which
the prince paid back some Of the money
loaned him 10y other tinancer1.
III 4 story is being told In Paris about Mrs
Langtry and her most recent admirer, John
Baird, the young Scotch rullin and million
airc, who Is known on the turf as "Abing-
don" and j. one Of the best gentleman
riders and boxers in England. Mrs. Lang
try is said to have displcasci Baird by pay.
ing too much attention to one Of his rivals
| He, according to the story, taxed her with
| this, and she resented his language, where
| upon he struck her twice, and as a result OF
| the encounter she is wearing two black ewes
| Baird was expelled from tho Pelican Clnt
for hiring gang of ruttans TO queer the
Smith-Savin prize fight at Bruges Is month,
| or so ago.
irlHate advlcCS from London say that
Rudyard Kipling, the novelist, is dying Of
consumptiRl, and he has been ordered from
London to Italy.
A Vienna dispatch says that IN the Gucar
| storms % persons were killed.
| Feuerhccrd May & Co., wine merchants
of London, have failed, with liabilities 0
E250,0O0.
Queen Victoria has invited Mrs. Grim
wood, the widow Of the British agent al
| Manipur who was killed In the recent re
belliOD, to visit Windsor.
The strike Of the London cabmen has beer
declared off.
Owing to the decreased demard from
America, 43 Welsh tin plate works will Shu
| down during the whole of the month O.
July, locking out $4,000 men.
| The Dublin council If the Catholic Union
has pettioned the council Of the Academ!
not to allow Calderon's nude "St. Eliza
beth" to go to the national collection. Thu
Academy declines to grant the petition.
The Irish bishops, finding that the cost o
maintaining members of Parliament Is
heavy paroChial drain, are working to sc
cure the return Of wealthy candidates at thu
next general election, who will form thu
nucleus of a new Catholic party.