Foreign Fragments

The fatlier of the Ring of Portugal is dead. ]t is proj us.-il tu erect a hospital n Paris for hydropnob'a patients. French forces in Tonquin killed 100 piraten In a recent engagement. The Cau iliau minister oí (Inane wfll Increase the coal tax from 50 cents to -?1 per tOD. Daring the year 1SS5 the Scott act won 1 victories and met with 7 dcfeats lu the Domlnlon Jnsti Atnencans m St. l.ouis tiiat he üopes to rendd Ireland lurther service. Colon was swept by a dJsastroní storm on löth. Many vessels in the harbor were lost, umi a miinbir ut' persons wei e drowned. The pope rnis protested against the Frenen minister Of public iiistruction who l ipp d the salar.es of 85 prlests ior allcgcd Intcrventlon in tbe i ent. eiectloos. John and Sarah Magee of Kensington, Eng., are onder ■ it-.-t for wrltinfi tint ateulng letteri to the PrintO ol Wales. Mageedaims thathe hail been apnointed by a secret society to i;ill his royal hlghnes, luit woulil abandon tlie ;ob in consíai ratlon oí :i fixed mui. The London Times says: The Bastera dlfflculty may bc regarded tu vlrtnally settlcd. The powers have agreeJ to iccognize the ilnion ol the Bulgaria. A demaroatíon commíssion has be.-n appointed, whlch inspires an armistice oí a monta aud will bardly fail to secure pea u.' The BritMi government has decided to sc!:il a new espedlt.on to tbe Sondan, and it is beIng prepared f.i" Immedlate departute for The Iront'er lield forcé in Egypt consisUofalO.lt i,..(i(i men. uiuliT cominimil of Brig.-Gen. Grontleld, one-halí ol the torces being Britisii and tbe remainder Egyptlang.