The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1880-01-10 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

FOREIGN ITENIS. Yellow fever is on the increase at Rio de Janeiro,' and vessels from Brazil are subjected to 15 days quarantine at Monte Video. The floods on the Rhine have not increased, but, on the other hand, Vienna is threatened with inundation, and the lower parts of the city are already flooded. The King and Queen of Spain continue to receive the warm congratulations of various bodies on their escape from death. The bullets fired by the would-be assassin (stem have not been found. There seems to have been nothing intended in the significant reference to his son and heir whi h the Czar made in a recent speech at a regimental review. The idea of a regency is officially repudiated. Telegrams from Vienna and Odessa speak of preparations being carried out on a gigantic scale for another Russian expedition against Merv, this time under the command of the Czar's favourite, General Kauffman. A despatch from Buenos Ayres completely confirms the news of the Chilian victory at the battle of Tarapaca. The Peruvians and Bolivians were completely routed. The battle was a desperate one, the Chilians losing 700 men, and the allies double that number. The latest phase of the Ang,lo-Turkish imbrolio is so far sati-factory that direct diplomatic communication between the British embassy at Constantinople and the Porte has been resumed. This amicable settlement of a difficulty which certainly assumed at one time a grave aspect is attributed greatly to the friendly intervention of Germany and Austria. Evidence is coming to light of widespread disaffection in the Russian army. The ramification of Nihili-tie propagar.da have been traced in many regiments in different p irts of the country, and the military authorities at St. Petersburg are adopting " thorough " measures for stamping out the disease. Time will show how far such measures will prove I successful. Otero Gonzales, the would-be regicide, shows no sign of repentance. The witnesses who have bean examined depose that for some time previous to the , attempt on the King's life the prisoner had ceased I to work for his living, and was frequently intoxicated. It is believed that during this period he had secret connections, but he has not at present made any disclosure respecting his accomplices. Judging from the report of fhe United States Iron and teel Institute on the state of trade in 1879, and the prospects for 1880, there is much to be thankful for. The post year showed signs of I renewed activity, and the current year will be even 1 more bright, if too roseate a view of the prospective • trade has not been taken. Home manufacturers will be inrerested in learning that the United States is likely to import 500,000 tons of iron ore this year.  MURDER NEAR BELFAST --A horrible murder has been committed at Castendall, county Antrim. A woman named Jamiesen, sister of the baronial high constable, was murdered by her daughter, the motive being to obtain po.session of a large sum of money which deceased had received on the death of a relative in Australia. The daughter, a young woman of preposst smug appearance, but of weak intellect, has been arrested.