Cable Brevities

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 60, 8 November 1892, Page 3

Cable Brevities

■ -"♦ : The Rev. James Spurgeon and othe officers of the Baptist Tabernacle hay issued a circular declaring that only thos who accept the doctrine of baptism b; total immersion should, be considerei eligible for the position of permanon pastor of the Tabernacle, The Democrats claim that Grovner Cleve land is elected, haying secured 244 votes composed of the solid South vote, Nev York, Indiana, New Jersey, Connecticut and Wisconsin, with six Michigan votes The Republicans have collected 2,500, 000 dollars, and ■ the Democrat 2,600,000 dollars for election expenses. Lord Roseberry has appointed Colone Wauchope, who contested a seat with M: Gladstone, Deputy-Lieutenant of Mid lothian. The Marquis of Salisbury addresses t great meeting of the Non-conformists anc Liberal Unionists' Association in th< Memorial Hall, London, on Thursday. Admiral Fairfax refused the Spaniards offer of a pilot for H.M.S. Howe. Thi vessel struck in broad daylight. Diver! declare that repairs to the bottom are ma possible, but the Admiral asserts the bot torn keel is not pierced. Colonel Clibborn and his wife, of th< Salvation Army, have been expelled frorc Switzerland after being imprisoned for a night. . Mr Gardiner, of the LondoD Board ot of trade, has issued instructions prohibitine the importation of live cattle from Canaoa, fearing the introduction of pleuro-pneumonia. The decision has coused considerable excitement in Canada as it is feared it mil be the death blow to the cattle trade. Newspapers throughout Austria and Hungary continue to be greatly excited over Prince Bismarck's advice to Russia to seize Constantinople. The Kreuz Zeitung laments the spectacle of a states, man with a great past being lost to all sense of patriotic restraint. The Emperor is much annoyed at Bismarck's attitude, but refuses to take any action. The Sydney Government have instructed the Agent General to furnish a report on England as a market for butter, cheese and other dairy produce. It is proposed to await a report before appointing an expert to grade butter, Ac Neill, the Lambeth poisoner, in London, has been respited for a week, in order o enable the authorities to enquire into the American and Camdian evidence as to his insanity. ■