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Pros* L«iot C. ( |..ni.il Pnpm. GENERAL BOUIANGEH. ABBIVAL IN IX)NDON. Loxoox, April 21. Extensive preparation* were made to receive General Boulnng«r tt OharfaurOroea station. He was provided wfift especial steamer and alao with a *f*cbl train,. M. Henri Rochofnrt a«4 pOQOt Dillon accompany the Gen- •**•!» Woo has already been inundated wttfc invitations. The Government hate remained neutral in the matter. IRISH EMIGRANTS TO A USTRALIA, Loxdox, April 24. Ill* proposed In divert Imh emigration in the way of Queensland mid Westoru Austroli...
THE KING OF HOLLAND. The Haoit,, April 24. Ktag William of Holland has so sufficiently recovered from his severe illness that it is expected ho will readme the functions of sovereign on tho 30th. inst. THE VIENNA RIOT?. Vjexxa, April 25. The Socialis's joined in the tramway riots at tho heggining of. the w«-ek end drenched the soldiers with filthy liquids. - Tho tro»p.» wero with difficulty restrained from firing on them. A,«earmitteo of the Town Council has decided to fine tho Tramway Company fiO t OOo florin*, on the ground of irregularity in traffic. Tho city is now qaietoning down.
GERMANY AND SAMOA. Merlin, April 20. The Mugdeburg Otttung domunili the punislnnent of tho Saiuonus, on the lines followed by England in Egypt, as the only means of permanently pacifying the group. A SEW NIAGARA. A MAGNIFICENT WATERFALL. LoxpO.y, April 25, Lord Lonsdale, who h.i» rpacbod «!»•■ coast of Alaska on his wnlkitigtourto the Arctto region*, ;Ii rjiiro- that tli« Alaska cataract, «n tho Uulv River, surpasses the Nia-um Fulls in beauty. Tl»e rivt-r ut the falls is it miUMtnd a half aid*, Mini desronds .1 precipice over 20u feet dofp. GENERAL tfOULANGEB.
HIS lU9CKPNOX IX LONDON. London, Apiil 25. M. M. Itnrhf i and Nucjur-: nnd Count Dillon ,14't'unipuiiiml General Boulanger tt» Loudon. They worn mot at Gbaring Cross tenninu* by largcrowds alio received them with mingled cheors and hi-s«s. General Bou laager does not iutnid lu isMUna manifesto itc pre»ent.aud will not romiiiii in England beyond October. lie expresses himself satisfied with tho heartiuess of his reception. Paris, April 2.i. M. Prevwt, deputy for tho Seine etMaine, referring to tl e ehargo mnde •gainst General Boulanger in connection with the Australian tinned meat coutrnct, declares tlut the contract was gubliely adjudged to M. Digion, not ount Dillon, who being iu want of capital asked M. Prevet to co-operate. Jy.NDO.v, April 25. Lord Randolph Churchill had a halt hour's interview with General Boulanger si the Bristol Hotel to-day. General Boulanger asserts otnphaticolly that his party will be victorious at the next general elections iu France. The reason of M. Henri Roobefort coming to London was owing to his presauco bciug forbidden in Brussels.
PRINCE ALFRED. THE CRttJIS OVER Lojiucx, April 25. The Duke of Edioburgh ha« passed over the crisis of his itluess. i BAMOAN CONFERENCE. [ APPOINTMENT OF BRITISH I Nxw Yobk. April 25. I Mr. Bales, on* of the Uuitod States ■slant** to the Samoan Conference at ■eraa, eontributee an articls to the ■ay number of the CmsWy Magatine ■ wbieh-h* wprsssss strong antiJwm' tendencies in respect to ■ . JRnuor,AprflM.
St'tVESS OF A IiKIIMI EXPEDITION. GtfMrn». April t5. Tli" Mriiii.li fX|i<xliti-'ii t-> tbn Sulymah l.'i.<t dotm\i-l \VunUh, theeeidtul, nml released t'loo priaoneta. SAMOAN CONEERENCE. ! PRINCE BISMiRCK AND THE i AMERICAN DELEGATES. Hkkun. April it). The American delegates tu the Saj moan Conference yesterday pnid hj ! formal visit to Priuci Bismarck who ) received them with charming courtesy. Welcoming them, he said ho was delighted to moet Mr. lhuos. in whom ' ho recognised a man poswuing the most intimate knowledge o( Sannm. Mr Rates explained to ('-Mint Jlrr- ' l>ert Bismarck tint, the aiticlt-i on : affairs at Samoa, which have appeared i in his name, were written before the I German white Books on tho subject I were published, ami when it was not : likely ho would he appoiuted mi the , present commission, lie has desired i U> suppress tle-m. hut it was too late. ! He rogretted that ho had given any ' annoyance to Germany. Count Bismarck w«* cordial in his ; uianiior, «iid hoped tho Conference would nut last long. GENERAL BOULANGER. London, April 28. ] General Uoulauger is closely watche 1 i by French spios. I Lord Salisbury has informod Generlal of the conditions on j which his presence in England will he | tolerated. Tho refugee General dined I with Lord Randolph Churchill yesterday.
THE OZAR AFRAID. NIHILIST PLOTS. St. PtTEHSiu'iio. April 28. Muny Nihilist- huvo been aTreated . for plotting against tliu Czar, who in nfraiil to Appear at military or public . parades. RUSSIA'S POLICY NAVAL AND MILITARY MEASURES. St. PBTKBSBtmo, April 28. It ii reported that Riism.i is about I to estaMUh it coaling station a', Dour ' Island (Corrit). The Hitroo uowspapar »»ativ« th.it l Russia is hargnitiiiig with Roumnoi 1 to securo a right-of-way tliroujjli the : Dobrudsclm (near thu month of the ; Danube) for RiiSMinn troops.
AX KXGLIftII CAPTAIN DECORATED. Loxhon, April 'in. Captain' Murrell, of the English ship Midsittiri. Imx !»••«=■ tt cioiit'J n Knight <it the Order nf Dannobioy l»y the Danish authorities in recognition of hia rescue of thu Maniah vesxol Atlnnta and (iOO Parma emigrants some day* ngo. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH. London, April 29. The Duke of Edinburgh has arrived at Portsmouth, but i« too ill to lnnd before Monday. Ho is recovering from the attack of fever. VICTORIA AND THE 'FRISCO SERVICE. Mklboubkb, April 29. Mr. Milis, manager of .the Union Steamship Company, has hod an interview with tho Premier on the sul»j»ot of the Frisco service. Ho asked Mr. Gillies if there was any dispooitiou on the part of Victoria to assist in establishing ntoro frequent communication with America, but tho Premier in reply held out no oncouragemont that such should be tho case.
TYPHOID IN MELBOURNE. MzLßOtnure, April 29, Typhoid (over is incroasiug. One thousand eases were reported during the last three weeks, of which 120 proved fatal THE FIRST AMERICAN PRESIDENT Nxw York, April 30. In conntotion with the ceremonies of the Washington Centennial, a stately procession of three hundred warships and merchantmen escorted Oenersl Harrison in a steamer round New York and Brooklyn Harbors. The display was intended to reproduce Washington' arrival at New York, after the first election in 1780, and was witnessed by a million people, who displayed immense enthusiasm. Tha ally was splendidly decorated, aiid the illdminstions at night were on a grand seals. Tb* ceremony to-day is Intended to lepvottaae Washington's ieauguratioo toWfmlsWiaroJats, Tberele to be ajsjtyiM mkw in the eHy. and W trSSI* 1 t SStfff£Sr?
row there will b« large parade* of civic uud industrial bodies. The centennial ceremonies to-day «er* rtmraetnoratlvo of the iuaugurnlion of Washington on April 30, 1789, t. rh« nffioo of Prcident. Mr. he pew delivered hj splendid open-air oration, in the course of which ho said that tho prosporty of the States surpassed th« wildest creation* of romancers, acd assarted that it would ho a menace to mankind if the virtues and intelligence of the people were not sufficient to vi rnly prevent abuses. General Harrison briefly replied, and in tin* comae of hiaurntion wurmly eulojjised General Washington. The military |>nrnile lasted for six hour.4. The cheering for Or.iver ('leveluii i, «"c-President,ext:ocdod t'ut given for General Harrison. . Three million visitors from other States iiml Canada have arrived in the city to take purt in nud witness th» cetttonuial demonstration.
AWFUL CATASTROPHE. EXCURSION TRAIN WRECKED. OUTBREAK OF FIRE. PASSENGERS BURNED toDEATIt Ottawa, April 2-1. A terrible rnilwny accident is reported an having owurrod utdlumil- , ton, si mated nt tho western extremity of Like Ou'ario. Tho lafoft new* to hand respecting , the ocnurrouce states that an exouraien , traiit was thrown off-the line. The carriages were telescoped, nud almost immediately flames broke out in tho j wrecked train. An awful Hpeiio ensued, iu conse- , r,uonce of the great number of excursionists travelling by tho tram. Many wor* killed nnd bicued. No fewer than eighteen bodies,' each burnt almost to n cinder, have been recovered. Twelve passengers sustained severe injun'oa.
DINIZULi/'S FATE. TEN' YEARS' IMPRISONMENT. Capbmown, April 29. Diiiizulu, son i.f < 'etownyo, who rvso ,ig.»i'J*c ill" English last year, has been tijod miri (»r*iis of murder nirl rebi Ilion. Fort«eii i ■lmrgofcbl murder were witlidr iwti, but mi other counts the Zulu chief whs /mind guilty, and soniciiioil to ton years' imprisonment. • CANADA AN!) AMI -'RICA. i>rr.\WA, Afivii 29. The political |.|.-()<iil:iii!lll( O of tllO Unionist parry in Canada in Parliament ha* reMiltwl in Jli« n«B*ige of mi Extradition Bill, iintl'T which criminal absconders from ilie United Status will be [uev. mod taking refuge in Oanadit. THE CAPE uOVKEXORSniP. Loxdox. April '2' J. Tho appointment of Governor for the Cape has proved a difficult matter Fifteen men havo refused to accept the position, as tho tclonist* are threaten, ing 'o claim tho right to seloct for themselves. THE CAPE COLONY. FAREWELL BANQUET TO THE OOVERNOR. THE MINIBTRY AND THE COLONIAL OFFICE.
London, April 30. Sir. H. Robiuson has receive,! a faiowf 11 enti'vtninment at the Capo Lord KnuUford being unaMe to find a successor has requested him to assume the Governorship for another term, but Sir Hercules has not yet made up his mind. Sir J. 0. Sprigg, Premier <f the Cape Colony, has intimated to Mm Colonial Oflloe, on behalf of the Ministry, that the colonists intend to decide the future of the Cape regardless of Dorrniug-strset. Oaprowv, April 30. Replying to the toast of his health at a farewell banquet tended to him prior to his departure for Europe, Sir Hercules Robinson said that he was willing to tesuino office as Governor for another term if assured that a firm and consistent support would be given him in carrying oat his views respect*, ing colonial expansion through the Colonial Office, which he was con* vinced was tho true British policy, and the beet in the interests of South Africa. A ROYAL MARRIAGE ABANDONED. * Bnossiu, Msy 1. The proposed marriage of the Prinoses Clementios, daughtet of the King of Belgium, to Victor Binsuael, Prince Bovai of Italy, has been abandoned, Wu to the opposition of Belgian TBS OOMPXOIS D'ISCOMPTE. Pahs, Aoril *>.
day, wo* attainted by two thousand persona. The directors of the concern decided to go into liquidation, and form a hew company. The meeting broke up in extreme confusion, in the < midst of which the liquidators appointed wore mobbed. PRINCE ALFRED'S ILLNESS. Lojtdox, April 3u. Tho Duke of Edinburgh is now sleeping well, and is making fair progress towards recovery. STEAMERS IN COLLISION. Lommx. April 30. News has h«en received that the Paciiiu Steam Navigation Company's s.a. Cotopaxi, NO7 ton*, of Liverpool, collided with tho Uerman steamer Olyniyhin, 1055 tons, iu th« Straits of, Magellan. The Cotopaxi was sunk, but fortunately the erew and passeng«i» were all saved.
RIOT IN MEXICO. Mexico, May 2. A Mexican mob made au attempt to release five Jesuit priests who had been committed to gaol at Guanajuato, for preaching seditious sermons. The troops were called out to protect the gaol, an;? w*ro compelled'to fire on the mob. 200 of the Utter were killed. MR. IRVING AN T D KNIGHTHOOD. LoxDoSr, May 2. The report is again current to the effect that Henry living, tho wellJcnown actor, is to be afagh&Bjl.,. SAMOAN CONFERENCE. llkru.n, May 2. It is expected.that tho Conference wiU reiurtatft Malietoa iu tho sovereignty of Samoa. A committee is eng'lged drafting a plan for tho government of the islands under native rule. and nlso settling the constitution of tho tribunals.-- The Conference will apporajai Council of three to adme the King. In some quarters it is feared tho coinpluisauuv which England is showing to the wishes of Oermany may offo.nd Amuiica.
THE LAWS AGAINST THE OHINERF.. Mkukji'iim., May 4. The ilritiali Government hare ititiii<a:ad to the Government of Yictoriu Ihut hj protest ha* been received from the Chinese authorities against the colonial meHSurea restricting tho ittioii-K.-tiiion of Chinese, Mr. Gillie* state* that the objections miula Uy Chin* to tho proposed colonial legislation on the subject are tintso serious as at rim anticipated they Would i.e. and lie be liuves tltey will' be overcome by conceited m tion of the colonies. t.niXA AND THE COLONIES. SvnvKV, May 5. In the course of an iuterviuwyes'er day, Mr. Qnnng Tart, the well-known Sydney merchant, wild that returned Chinese emigrants si iff* re I destitution end he appealed to theii countrymen for sympathy anil assistance. He said in rofe.ring to his recent visit to China, that the stories of imprisonment of ships carrying Chinese to Sydney had inflamsdtliepopuhvang-rof a 11 Chinamen, and this sentiment was smouideting mid ready to break out nt any moiiiout iu a innnner unpleasant to tho English residents in Chiun, pnrticularl.v tho.-e in.the employ of the Chinese Government, Mr. Tart asserts that had it not been for the Mandarins there would hare been something approach* ing an open revolt in China, bat those gentlemen had kept the people quiet by stating that the English Government would suppress the policy of the the colonial government regarding the Chinese.
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