Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1886 — FOREIGN. [ARTICLE]

FOREIGN.

The municipal council of Paris is considering a scheme to make the city a seaport, at an expenso of $290,000,000, by converting tho Seine into a canal. Novoe Vremya, of St. Petersburg, voices the sentiment of Russia toward Germany by declaring that “if there iB one thing upon which Russia will rejoice to exhaust her last blood it is to uphold her independence against tho Germans.” John Bright, in a letter approving of the erection of a statue to Cobden at Stockport, denies that free trade is imperiled, and says that protection will not return in England until the United States restore s slavery. The heirs of the late Baron Kotlaschild are to erect a public museum in Frankfort and exhibit the richest art collection in the world.

Orrin Skinner, formerly a reputable lawyer in Chicago, lias boon sentenced by a London Judge to five years’ penal servitude for defrauding a banking firm by means of a forged letter of credit from a Chicago bank. The action for divorce brought by Lady Colin Campbell against her husband, Lord Colin Campbell, fifth son of the Duke of Argyll, came up for hearing in London last week. So great was the interest in the case that the officials had to barricade the corridors in order to prevent a dangerous jam. Kussia has a debt of three billion three hundred and sixty million dollars. The United States Minister at Paris has boen requested by the Municipal Council to intercede with the Governor of Illinois in behalf of the condemned anarchists of Chicago. The British Government has decided to prosecute the Nationalist leaders, and also to re-enforce the troops in Ireland by four thousand men. A dispatch from Sligo, Ireland, says:

The excitement here is intense. The streets are guarded by police and cavalry. A private me ting of the Nationalist chiefs was held at the town hall Sunday, at which their future course of action was discussed. Commoner Tanner commenced a speech in a field near town, when a body of police ajipeared and dispersed tho meeting with bayonets. Messrs. O’Brien and O’Kelley, members of Parliament. went to liiverstown, where Mr. O’Brien made a speech denouncing the Government and dtcl iring that the Irish would bo able to overcome tho unworthy schemes for repressing opinion. The police threatened to arrest him, but, though ho defied them, he was not molest d. Mr. O’Brien then went to Ballygote, where a pr’ost advised him not to talk. He persisted, however, and the meeting was dispersed by the police, A meeting at Tally, County Mayo, was addressod by .John Deasey. He said that if Billon and O'Brien wero imprisoned the Irish people would not be witho it fri nds. Tho landlords were entitled to only five years’ purchase. Mr. Thomas Mavne, member for Tipperary, defended boycotting. A Government reporter, guarded by constables, was present, and noted tho proceedings of the meeting. Commoners Maurice Hoaly, Hooper, Lane, Fox, and Shea spoke at a meeting at Ivilleagh. Thev all declared that the Government could not terrify them, but theii speeches were generally moderate and guarded. Russia has stepped somewhat back from her aggressive position, and will endeavor to absorb Bulgaria in some other way. Ail the European nations are now enlarging their armies in the belief that war will cercertain.y come in the - sprang. In Germany the feeling s eema to be that war is near at hand.