Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1886 — FOREIGN. [ARTICLE]

FOREIGN.

Terrible cloudbursts and hailstorms are reported from Thuringia, in Germany. It is rumored that an interview between Emperor William and the Czar will take place in August. This is accepted as proof of tho restoration of friendship between Germany and Russia. Lord Salisbury, in the English House of Lords, severely criticised Mr. Blaine for his Portland speech, because of his attack on certain utterances attributed to him (Salisbury), which Mr. Blaine denounced. Lord Salisbury said 110 must denounce the language used by Mr. Blame, “who is canvassing for the exalted position of the Presidency of the United States,” He complained that Mr. Blaine misquoted him in reference to his utterances respecting Irish emigration, and added; “It used to be an admitted truth that assisting people to emigrate from a country where employment is scarce and wages! are low to another country where they can improve their condition was doing a beneficent act. There was nothing in my suggestion approaching an insult to the Irish people. Ido not mind Mr. Blaine abusing me if that will improve his prospects, but I do hope that in the future lie w 11 quote me correctly.” A Berlin dispatch says the committee on the spirit-tax bill rejected on the second reading the first paragraph of the bill, thus rendering the measure abortive. The British House of Commons has agreed to amend the liquor bill by providing for the closing 0:1 Sunday of every publichouse in England, except in London and its suburbs.

An Orange Catholic riot took place at Belfast,-Ireland, during the funeral of Curran. The Orangemen peltad stones at the procession, aud - the Catholics in retaliation made an assault ou the Orangemen and drove them awy. One man was stabbed and several wore cut in the head