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13
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April
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1883
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Spiritalism is said tobespreadingrapdly in Bohemia. The National Thcatre in Bcrlin was destroyed by flre on the 4th inst. The property s a total loss. No live were lost. During the recent socialistic congress at Copenhagen, telegraphic Communications were exchanged with the leaders of the Irish oarty in New ïork. The Spanish government authorities have decided not to enlargc the liberty already allowed to Maceo, the Cuban refugee, as they are in possession ol Information thatheintends o return to Cuba when he is liberated. The trial of the conspiracy prisoners, which was set for the lOth inst., has been post3oned owing to lack of funds to conduct the lefense of the priseners. It is the intention of ;he accused raen to request that they be [urnished with counsel. Michael Davitt has writton a vigorous letter to the Young Ireland society of Glasgow, In which he says the dynamite pollcy can only have the effect of exasperating the Engli6h democracy. He declares it would be far better to work and walt for another 20 years than to play Into the hands of Ireland's enemies by gifIng rein to despair and revenge. Italy and Austria have signed a treaty each guaranteeiirg to the other complete integrity of territory. Owing to the great excitement which prevalls throughout, England, extra precautions are being taken at Windsor Öastle. It is now deünitelysettledlhatneither Parnell nor any of the Irish parliamentary party will attend the Philadelphia convention. A large mine has been discovered in Moscow, connecting with the Kremlin palace, where the coronation of the cïar is to take place. The St, Petersburg pólice, and all othere who in any way contributed to the comfort of the crews of the Rodge,rs and Jeannette have been decorated by the czar. Serious riots are reported in Panama along the line of the canal works, origlnaüng in the race hatred between Jamaicans and Carthagenians. Arms are being indiscriminatelj purchased, and as work has ben abandoned, there are about 8,000 men drinking frcely. Further trouble is anticipated. Fire ín Peru destroyed ten blocks and íill I UI 1UIU iM ili i.i. i ni inunuj vm.tj %. - - , but the workshops were eaved. The club ee;aped, but churches were dstroyed. The flre dtd not extend west oí the ehurchee. About 1,000 houses were destroyed, dolng daraage estimated at L2,000,000 Bterltng. Jamleson'e, Dawson'e, Glldemeister's, Blair's aDd Leslie's Btores were destroyed. Cable communtcation with Ixulaue was cut off at one time. lt is stated a Hawaiian law prohibitIng thedireetimportation oi Chinainen from Hong Kong to Honolulú has been repealed, and preparations are belng made for a Chínese heglra írom Asta tothe Hawaiian islands. The regular steamer, Oceanlc, on the next voyage will go to Honolulú direct {rom Hong Kong beíoro reaching San Francisco, and carry nearly 1,000 Chinese laborers. Over 3,000 have already coutracted lor passage, and tho noxt ftve steamers will take thern to the islands. The socialist eonveution in session at Copenhagen, was treated te an unwelcome surprise from the Danish government on the fourth day. While in the midst of ite session the prefect of pólice, having held full conference with the king and secured hls approval, sent to Herr Tiebknccht, one of the most outspoken delegates, who is looked upon as a leader In the congres6, and served hlm with an order to close the congres forthwith. Those members who carne from foreigu countries were informed it was desircd by the Danish authorlties that they leave Denmark at once. Great excitement was occasionod in Birmingham, England, on the 5th inst. by the discoYery of a Fenian nitro-glycerine factory in full operation, with apparatus for preparing and mixluc explosivo compounds constructed on scientiflc principies and with all cunning and craft, whieh clearly showed its inventor to be not only a thorough Bcholar in cuemistry and inaehinery, but alaoan adept for expedienta for avoiding notoriety and prevent ing discovery. Amona noteworthy features of the place was a shrewdly devised method for carrjing the fumes up the chiinney and consuming dors. It is learned that the premisos in Ledsam Btreet were taken two months ago by a man named VVhitehcad, an Irish-American, whu had a sign Lung out in front of hls place iudicatlng hi business as that of a paper-hanger. Whitehead himself was taken into custody when the pólice made the descent on the den and is now in close confinement. A considerable quantity of nitroglycerine was seized by the officers at the same time. Information now in the hands of the detectives tends to demónstrate that this place is the central mauufactory of explosives and the most important depot of all infernal contrivances in the kingdom. Whitehead, who is described as a man of about 25 years of age, of dark complexion, and with a raarked Ainerimn mrat. has been in the habit of purchasing eupplies of nitro-glycerine and acids which are necessary to run the business. The prisoner Whiteheail was arraigned and remanded for one week. Among the other exclting evects of thls dav In Englaud, was the arrest of a man in Loudoñ who had threatened to blow up the eovernment offices, and tho arrest of a man in Newry, Ireland, whlle attempting to scale the walls near the powder magazine of the Rovernraent barracKs there A bilí is to be introdueed in eommons looking to the punishraent of persona found with eïploslves in thelr posossion. Notwithstanding tho numerous protest the Germán government will enforce the law against the importation of American pork. Tho Vístula river in Prussia has overflowed, causing great sufferiDg. The suddennes of the rlse prevented the unfortanate tnhabitants f rom escaping. An appeal has been made to the authorlties for aid. The stock of explosivos discovered by the pólice at Whitehead's manufactory in Blrmineham hae been examtned by a government inspector who reports that he found, among other anieles for the detructlon of Hfe and property, 170 pounds of nltro-glyeerine. An explosión of a powder depot occnrred at Moncane. a small village just ont of 1) inwaan {n Ttalr Twil HlTinii'd WOiffht OI Taseo Córese in Itaiy. Two hundí ed wcight of powder were stored, to bc used in blasting preflminary to the constrm'tlon oí an aquaduct, in the cellar of a tenement, In which Blxty workmen had quarters. One of these men having occasion to go tnto the cellar, ltghted a match, and as it was burning threw it down. A terrific explosión followed. The whole house was blown into the air, and the concu6Bin broke all the Windows In the neighborhood. The few in the house at the time escaped with thelr lives, but all were badly mangled. In the case of Norman, one of the men arrested in Liverpool, for complidty in the dynamite exploits, it is understood that his counsel will base the defense on the plea that he was an innocent agent and was employed In the capacity of clerk for a llmited time by a man f rom the United States who is not yet arrestad. It wiU br held that Norman was in enttre Ignorance of the fact that the box contalned terrible exploslves. It is alleged by parttes who claim to have ome knowledge of Norman that he is of respectable birth and educatton and came to England expecting to flnd employment. The trial of the nihilista has begun in St. Petersburg. Startling developments are looked for. Hugh Gladstone, an eminent lawyer of Liverpool, and 8 cousln of the prime minister, committed suïcide the other day in Liverpool. In the case of Bradlaugh, the English radicil, in the matter of ille;ally taking bis eeat in the house of commons, iudgment has teen reversed. Tho personi charged with the PhoenLx Park murdere have been arraigned, and truc bilis for murder iound against them. All held for trial. Brady's wlll be commenced first. By the arrests made in London last week, a plot to place quantities of nitroglycerinc in different locilities in that city, andexplode it simultaneously, was fru6trated. A farmer named Harte, in the Crushen district, concerned in the murder consplracy for which eigut young men were arrested, wa captured while attempting to escape to America, Every steamer arriving at London or Cork are thoroughly 6earched for explosives. The authorities seized two cases of explosives on a barge ín the Thames. They were. shlpp(i from Hainburg. but the consignéis and con6ignee8 were unknown. Conrad, murderer of his wife and four children, whose sentence of death Emperor William refused to commute, has been bc headed in the court yard of the prison at Berlln. Forty-three persons witneseed the execution. Conrad protested hls innoeenee to the end. Bishop Herzog of the Old Catholic church, conflrmed six young Jadíes in the American Episcopal church at Rome. He came from Berne, Switzerland, especially for the purpose. Thls is the flrst lnstance of an Old Cathojlc bishop having visited Rome in an official capactty. He was delegated by American eclesiastieal authority to officiate as there was no English or American bishop in Italy. Many prominent citizens of the United States were present at the impressive ceremony, including the American minister. To the surprise of all, parliament made quick work wlth the anti-explosion act, introduced a few days since, the bill havlng passed within a few hours after its introductlon. The bilí provides that the maximum penalty for causing an explosión by whieh loss of life or property is entailed, shall be life-long servitude. The attempt to cause an explosión, or the making or keeping of explosivee with intent to cause an explosión wlll be punishable by imprisonment for 20 years. and the unlawf ül making or kecping of expiosives under suspicious circumstances will be punishable by 14 years' imprisoument. All acccssorie6 to such crimes are to be treated as principáis. Provisión is made tn the bill for ordering official iuquiries into the crimes speeified, for the arrest of absconding witnesses, and for searching for ixplo6ives, penalties to be infilcted irrespective of the damage done by the explosives. The bill also empowers the master of any vessel to break open any packages to search for explosives. The act applies ooth to explosives proper and materials for making them, or to any machine or part thereof connected with them. The bil) is not retroactive. The royal assent to the bilt was received the day following its passage, and thp hill hppnmp a lflw at, CtTirp.. A dispatch from Dublin states that ne of the men actually particlpating in the nurdcr oí Cavendish and Burke has deelined ,o be defended, declaring hls intention to picad tuilty. He has no hope of eseapiug conviction. the name of the man Is withheld. Hls statenent regarding partieipation In the crime will ie made in the doek, where he prcviously inswered for a murderons offense. The man ¦eferred to is obviously Patrick Delaney. In the Conimons the other da}', O'Connor Power, member.from Mayo, moved i resolution for the relief of distress in Ireland. The scheme proposes the expenditure of L5,000,000 for promoting home colouizatiun. The sum will be advanced by the treasury and repayment fall primarily on the laud &ettled under the scheme and then by way of security on the accessible property of Jreland in sueh a nay that the treasury shall lose nothing. Provisión is also made lor optional emigration. Trevelyan, Chief Secretary for Irelund, said the distress was notUiug like that in 1847. Ile declared Power's plan impracticable. Many persons were taking advantage of the facilities now offered for emigration. If tue motion was adopted a 6crious blow would be dealt at the (vorli the government was carrying on. Power's motion wae rcjected. NATIONAL CAPITAL. ïreasurer Wyman ha paid tho salaries of members of the house of reproseutatives for the month ending the 4th inst. Payment was made upon certilicates iesued by the speaker. Among those paid was Representative Üchiltree, the flrst cimptroller haviug withdrawn his prohibition in this case. Paymeut wa, however, rofused in the case of Delegates Raymond and Singistcr, the comptroller having nótifled the treasurer that uucli payment would be charged against his own account. It is supposed the account of these delegates will be settled in a short time. There were $163,499 standard silver dollars coined at the United States mints last week. Senator VanWyok has been ui-ging the interior department to order the immediate sale of the Otoe Indian lands in Kansas and Nebraska, notwithstandtng the hou6e of repre8cntativ8 neglected to pa6 the sen ate bilí whicb. was deemed necessary to complete the sale. The. appraisers have flnished their task, and value the lands at from $4 to $10 per acre. Secretary Teller is satisned that ha can protect all interests, and the sale will bc made about Lll lIHcrcölö, auu uc piu hui uv, uum tuuuu tfay 1. The United States supremo court has endered an important decisión in the case of ;he Cook county National bank of Chicago ïgainet the Uuited States. The principal juestlon in controversy was whether, the bank aeing insolvent, the claim of the United State for money deposited for the postmaster 3Í Chicago is a prelerred claim or not. This court hold that the provielons of fche national banking act, 6ectlon 5326, rerlsed statutee, have the effect of witbdrawing uational banks that have failed from the class of insolvent persons out of whose estates the demands of the United States are to be paid in prcference to claims of other credttors. The claims of the United States, therefore, against an insolvent national bank are nt entitled to priority of payment out of lts assets. The following general order has been issued from the postoffice department, thereby annulling the order issued Jauuary 13. 1883: Section S71. postal lawa and regulations of 1ST9, is amcnded so as to rcad as f ollows : Postal cards and prepaid letters to be forwarded if requested. Prepaid letters 6hali be forwarded from one postoifico to another at the request of the party addressed without additional charge for postage. All letters upon which one full rate of postage ha9 been Drepald, and all postal cards shall be forwarded from the office to which they are addressed to any other office at the request of the persou addressed or of the party whose card may be upon the envelope, or whose name may be signed to the postal card, without additional charge for postage. Such forwarding must be continued until the party addressed is reached. FRANK HATTON, Actlng PoBtmaster Geueral. Considerable exeitement was occasioneel in Washington the other day by the report that Capt. Howgate, the ex signal officier, wtao escaped f rom cuetody nearly a year ago, had been Been on the streets oí that city. It has been decided to grant the request of tbc Ilawalian government to have lts silver coined at the United States mints. This arrangement will be entered tnto at once, and the mint at San Francisco bas been selected as tre place of coinage. The denominations to be coined are, one dollar, half-dollar, quarter-dollar, and eighth-dollar. The first case under the Bowman act, passed at the last eesslon of Congress, bas been iied in the courtof claims baviug been refirred to tbis court by the secretan of war. Tliis was a claim for 2C,6Ot, made by Ma-Gen. John Pope. U. 8. A., for the differeuce in pay between Brigadier-General and Major-Geneml while he was on duty by aisifjnment ol the President, according to bis brevet rank, frora April 1, Í.S67, to Octooer 28, 18S2. Minister West has laid before Secretan- Frelintrhuysen a eommuniciition from the Brftith Govi ruineiit to the effect that Euglbh Bgeuts or di teetives have been sent to this country to watcli the movi-meuts of Irish agitators and to discover, if possible, whativcr iliipmtut of explosive matcrials may be made f rom American porta íor F.ngland. Secretary Frellnghuysen has assured Mr. West that tbis eommünication would be brought to the attenlion of the President and the Cabinet on Arthur's return from Florida. President Arthur has received a memorial from the President and Board of Direetors of the National Labor Party, askinïthat an extra session of Congress be calk-d as early as pos6ibk', to eonsider the relations between labor and capital. The petition reminds the executive that almo sí a ycar hasclapíed sinco a resolution was adoptêd authorizing au investigation into tuis question, and that no report has ever been receired from the committee to whom it was referred. The petilion doses with these words: It appears to your memorialists an absurdity for a commission of grave senators to go arouud the country on a junketing feast at public expense, to gather cumulafive testimony in tupport of evident facts patent to all who read, and it is trifling with th6 feelings of workmen, who are the agrieved parties. They request the President, therefore, if he feels hampered by the conflicting opinions of his prlvv councilors, tocall logether the ropresentatives of the pcople, eleeted last fall, aud submit to their adjudkatiou tuis problem of remedial legislat ion in the interests of the oppressed wage workmen.

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