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Tis has been an eventful year. Even the auiet of ourown Province has beer disturbed. by several thrilling incidents. The first of these is widely known as “The Capes Disaster.” Oaoa Jowering Saturday morning, January 28, twenty- one men,with three ice boats set out from Cape Traverse. The wind was blowing from the Northeast at the time, aad suow was beginning to fall. As they proceeded, the storm increased, and, the wind veeving to the Northwest, the weather became bitterly cold. On they trudged only to fiad, as night began to fatl, that land was not in sight, and that none of the company knew where they were. To proceed further would be a useless expendituré of the force required for successful exeriion on the morrow. So the boats were drawn up on a large cake of ice and preparations were made to pass the night upon it. Two of the boats were placed to windward, while the third was broken up and used for firewood. Hy means of a match and silk handkerchief in skilful hands a fire was lighted, though a terrible gale pre- vailed. Aod so under the lea of the boats, with their feet to the wretched fire, and their eyes almost blinded by smoke, or pacing about on the ice to keep their blood from freezing, the twenty-one men passed the whole of that awful night and nearly the whole of the -ucceeding awful day. During most of the time the thermometer registered not

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less than sixteen degrees below zero; and the storm was so severe that many

persons did not ventare outside of their

Towards evening land was The toats were made ready as quickly as possib!e, and shortly after nightfall the. party landed at Argyle Shore and reached shelter in the hospi- table houses of the neighborhood. Some of the men were afterwards removed to the City Hospital, and were compelled to undergo amputation of the feet and haods. But all, providentially, escaped with theirlives. The incident—the only one of the kind within a period of about thirty years—drew forth an outburst ot sympathy and commiseration, and made a sensation at Otiawa and all over the Continent, which has moved the atten- tion of the authorities to the wants in the means of communication between this Proviace and the Mainland during winter. As a result, the mail service at the Capes has been placed under the im- mediate control of officers of the Govern- ment, avd the men employed in the service will be required to sign articles and be subject to control, while the boats will, in future, be fitted out and supplied with a view to any contingency which may arise during the passage of the straits by the ice-beats. Perhaps, the very great interest the public now have in Senator Howlan’s Subway Scheme, is, also, due in part to the Capes Disaster,

The barbarous murder of the old man Callaghan, aud the slanghter of the poor boy Fitzpatrick stain the record of the year; and tho outbreak of smallpox at Charlottetown and several other places, will render 1885 remarkable in the annais of Prince Edward Island. The scourge found us all unprepared ; but the promptitude and courage which our physicians avd Boards of Health dis- played in grappling with it, rendered its eflects comparatively light. Only for the immediate isolation of the infected houses and the rush made by the populace to the vaecinators, thousands would, in al probability, have fallen before it in-

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tead of fifty-one ; and, instead of being uader complete control within three weeks of its attack, it would now be holding high carnival in town and country. Yet, thankful as we are and

ought to be for the success of our efforts iu crushing it out, we must ever lament infatuation and carelessness which kept us from preparing for its

the mad

attack, aud bitterly regret the loss of many valuable citizens who might be living aud we'l to-day, if we had only

taken the precautions suggested by common prudence—and THe EXAMINER.

Apart from the smallpox, death has been very busy in our midst. Among the public men whom we mourn at the close of the year, are Admiral Bayfield, who passed away full of years, and honored by his sovereiga; Lawrence Kickham and Lauchlan McMillav, mem- bers of the Legislative Council; the Hon. John Longworth, Prothonotary of the Supreme Court and Clerk of the Crowno; the Hon. James C. Pope, for many years the successful and powerful Leader of tee Liberal-Conservative Party iu the Province; Dr. Mackieson, an amiable and venerable citizen, and the Rev. Gcorge W. Hodgson, of whom it may be said that “the law of truth was in his mouth and urightecusness was not found in bis lips: he walked iu peace and uprightuess,and did turn many away frem iniquity.”

Looking beck upon the year from an- other and brighter point of view, it will be seen (hat we have much to be thank- ful for, The summer season was un-

sualiy fine; a large crop was harvested iu good order; and our trade, if some- what dall, has been healthy. No -busi- ness manof any consequence has failed, and the continued increase of the deposits ju the Savings Banks shows that many of our farmers and tradespeople cou- tinue to be prosperous aud economical. Many, too, have made their homes more

comfortable and convenient. Indeed, it is doubtful if in any previous year so

_ ‘many houses and barns were erected IBER 31, 1885. - }

and so many improvements made throughout the Province. The new Government Post Office and Custom Louse is certainly the best building the city has yet seen; and it is pleasing to pote that quite a critical taste for archi- tecture and landscape gardening has been awakened in the town. In the country, too, the homesteads are being made much more sightly, aud we may hope soon to be able to ge about the country without being compelled at every step to regret that such naturally beautiful landscapes are marred by the barbarous taste of those who own them.

Bishop Mclotyre celebrated on the 12th of August last the twenty-fifth anuiversary of bis accession to the See of Charlottctown. The occasion was dignified by the preseuce of most of the Roman Catholic Hierarchy of Canada, and reudered thoroughly enjoyable by the hearty outburst of love and enthusi- asm it drew forth, particularly from those who acknowledge the ecclesiastical authority of the venerable Bishop.

Politically, the quiet of the Province has only been disturbed by the Logisla- tive Council election, which resulted in the return of the Hon. Charles Mec- Eachen, and the abortive attempts of Mr. L. H. Davies to create dissatisfac- tiou with the Dominion Government on account of the passage of the Franchise Act. The people of the Island still evjoy the distinction of being entirely free from the burden of direct taxation, though it is feared by many that such a satisfactory condition of affairs is too good to last. At the beginoing of the last session, a memorial to the Queen was passed by both branches of the Legislature, setting forth our claims upon the Domiaion Government for improved means of commuvication with the mainland and indemnity for the loss sustained by the Province by reason of the non-fulfilment of the Terms of Union

in this regard. The memorial has since ‘beea forwarded to Her Moajesty in Council; but the result is not yet known.

As we Write, the telephone connects Charlottetown with Summerside and intermediate points, as well as the lead- ing basisess establishments of both towns, briuging all within speaking div- tance; aud the electric lamps shed a bright and penetrating light about our city’s streets. Yetthere still live per- sons who say that we are not pro- gressing !

CANADA.

In Canada, the Riel Rebellion was the most exciting event of the year. It was entirely unexpected by the mass of the people of Canada. The Meiis and [Indians had their grievances of course—no Province in Canada, no country in the world, is without some just cause for discontent. But, while, as now appears, they peti- tioned the Government, they failed to agitate the country for redress; and the people of Carada were quite ignorant of their case uniil after they had yielded to the incitemenis of Riel and were iv open rebellion.

The first fight with rebels took place at Dunek Lake on the 26th of March. The vews of this eneounter was followed by a hearty and general outburst of National feeling. The militia of Canada sprang to arms with alacrity and enthusiasm. Fortunately the section of the Canadian Pacific Railway north of Lake Superior was well nigh corapleted ; and it was therefore unneces- sary to ask the Government of the United States for leave to transport our troops by means of their railways. We had the satisfaction of seeing our men sent out to the scene of the rebel- lion over our own road; and in an incredibly short space of time—within a month—a strong detachment ot militia- men, under General Middleton, were ready to meet and beat the rebels on their own well chosen ground. The affair at Fish Creek was fought on the 24th of April. It was a baptism of fire for most of the men engaged on our side. The rebels shot from under cover. They skulked behind stumps, trees, hillocks and ravines. There was nothing whatever to stimulate the geuerous ardor which flames up naturally iu the bosoms of all brave soldiers, when man meets man in the shock of open combat. Yet ourraw militizamea nobly stood this terrible test of bravery. Not a mao flinched. Too many, indeed, exposed themselves unnecessarily, and paid the forfeit with their Jives. All doubt as to the stuff Canadian militiamen are made of vanished after the fight at Duck Lake. The rebels were driven from their cover and retreated, as fast as their legs could carry them, upon the entreuchments they had thrown up at Batoche’s Landing. Thither they were followed in due time by Geveral Middle- ton and his force; and after three days’ of skirmishing, in which Gabriel Dumont, as military leader, displayed the white man’s skill and the Indian’s craft, they were driven from their works at the point of the bayonet. Two days alterwards Riel was made prisoner by scouts who were iu search of him. Poundmaker at ovce capitulated; and thongh Big Bear he!d out tor some time longer, the Riel Rebellion was practically | at anend The affair was, from many points of view, deplorable. Yet it proved two things which are most satisfactory ; (1) that there is a stroug National spirit (throughout Canada, and (2) that our | militia force is an effective force no! to ; be despised. General Middleton be- haved throughout the campaign with

circumspection as well as bravery, and well deserved the special marks of appreciation afterwards bestowed upon him by his sovereign aud the parliament of Canada.

Riel was, after his capture, taken to the Geaeral’s headquarters, and sub- sequently transferred to the custody of the civil authorities and conveyed to Regina’ There he was, according to the law of the Northwest, duly tried, found guilty, sentenced to death, and after unsuccessful appeals to the Supreme Court of Manitoba, to the Privy Council of the Empire, to the Governor-General and to the Queen herself, was finally hanged on the 16th of November.

Since that date, an agitation has taken place in the Province of Quebec under the mistaken notion that Riel was executed, uot because he was a rebel, but beeause he was a French Cavadian. The agitation will, of course, subside as soon as the mistake is fuund out, though it seems probable that the Government will lose the support of fifteen or sixteen members of Parliament who, yielding too hastily to the demands of popular fury, pledged themselves to go iuto opposition. The defection will, froma party point of view, be regretted by the Government. Yet the Government will be strong enough to live aud do good service after it occurs. Last session they had a majority of 76 on division; and in the meantime they have been well sustained in the elections held at West Northumberland, South Granville, Hast Durham, Cardwell and St. John City, while they have won from the Oppo- sition the seats for Antigonish and for St. John County by handsome majorities. Apart from Quebec they are therefore stronger than ever; and it may be possible that neither the Goverument por the country will be materially in- jured by the withdrawal of « section of the Quebee contingent. It has been whispered that Sir John was apt to be a little more favorable to Quebec than strict justice to the other Provinces would per- mit, on account of the almost unanimous support he received from ler representa- tives; and the contemplated deiection will, all events, remove the cause for that imputation.

But the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway in August Jast—five years sooner than the Government at first anticipated — was by far the most im- portant event of the year for Canada and the British Empire, if not for the world. By this great railway the Provinces and Territories of Canada have been bound together by a band of iron extending from Halifax to Port Moody—the great value of which bas already been proved in the case of the Riel Rebellion. It affords to Great Britain the shortest pos- sible way of communicating with its East- ern Dominions, the Islands of Japan, and all the strategie points of the Pacific ocean. Passengers from all parts of Canada and from all the New England States, includ- ing the cities of Portland, Boston and New York, can, by taking advantage of its trains, save almost five hundred miles in every trip to the Pacific coast, or nearly a thousand miles in every round trip. The distance from Montreal to Port Moody is 2870 miles; the distance from New York to San Francisco by the shortest of the United States lines is 3331 miles, Its great superiority to them is therefore appurent,and with its con- tionally inereasipg profits, affords a sufficient explanation of the ease and celerity with which its bonds were lately disposed of in the British markets, The amount of the loan ($5,500,000) obtained by the Company from the Goveroment in the early part of the year, has already been repaid, and it is stated that the Company will, as soon as possible, refund the $30,000,000 they obtained two years axo—because they can obtain the money on better terms. Such marvellous dis- ptch as was shown in building the rail- way, isa wouderfu!l triumph of modern skili and organization, reflecting infinite credit upon the engineers, directors and managers of the Company, and upon Canada.

Parliament met on the 29th January and was prorogued on the 23rd July.

The session is the longest on record;| by the news that Russia had quietly ob- | export trade, Gre

and, apart from ordinary routive, ita chief work was the passage of the Fran- chise Act. Hitherto, members of Par- liament have been elected under the frauchise existing in each of the Pro- vinces; and as every Province had a franchise different from all the others, and as each Province was from time to time changing its franchise laws to meet the exigencies of its political situation, here was neither uniformity nor stubility in the trauchises of the electors of Domision representatives. It was foreseen, when the Confederation Act was passed, that this was not fair and would not work. Last session the} Dominion Franchise Act was for the third time submitted ty Sir John Mac- donald. It was more liberal in its pro- visions than that of any Province except British Columbia and Prince Edward island. Yet, strange to say. it was so violently opyosed by the Liberal party, | so called, that fifty-six days were occupied in passing it.. For the time thus uselessly frittered away, honorable members took good care to claim an indemnity of $500 each, in addition to their sessional allowance of $1,000.

In sympathy with the rest of the world, the trade of Canada was dull— thouch the country geverally was pros. perous—ihronghout the year; and a deficit ia the Dominion exchequer is the result. But for the Riel Rebellion the deficit wou!d have been litle more than nominal; but the Rebellion expenditures swelled it to $2,857,469.80. This is

regretted, but is not likely to materially

affect the public credit, which reached its” highest point duriug the year. After negotiating his most successful loan, Sic Leonard Tilley was unable to attend to) his duties as Finance Minister; and, broken in health, he has again retired to the Government House of his native Proviuee. The portfolio of Minister of Finance has lately been taken by the

been strengthened by the promotion of the Hon. Thomas White as Minister of the Interior, Hon. J. S. D. Thompson as Minister of Justice, and Hon. George Foster as Minister of Marine and Fisheries, GREAT BRITAIN.

Foreign Affairs absorbed attention in the first part of the year; Domestic Affairs in the last. The result of Mr. Gladstone's weak concession to the popular demand for the relief of the Egyptian Garrisons and the despatch of General Gordon to the Soudan supported only by his walking cave, was the most costly and inglorious campaign that Great Britain has eugaged in for many years. Assisted by the Canadian Voy- ageurs, the Relief Force, headed by General Wolsely, had toiled ap the Nile and arrived at Korti. There it was divided into three detachments. One under General Stewart was to proceed with all possible despatch direct to Khartoum; the second under General Eyre marched to Dulka Island, where its commander was killed while bravely leading his gallant troops ip'o action ;

self, remained at Korti. To General Stewart’s column was assigned the im- portant and dangerous duty of relieviag Gordon, The march was through the desert; the troops though filted out regardless of expense, were parched by thirst and the hot desert’s sands, the way

numbers only were overwhelming.

desperate engagement was fought at

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bravery, and discipline of the tittle banc

but proved superior to the rude and reckless valor of the Mahdi’s innumerab!e hordes. The victory was with General cost of the life of the hero ot the ride to paratively British soldiers. the wells, General Stewart pushed on to- wards Khartoum. At Gabul, however, his progress was agaiu challeaged, and inthe action that took place he received

large pumber of

afew weeks afterwards,

ed with his somewhat shattered column at Metemma, whence be proceeded in steamers provided by General Gordon to the point of destination,

proaching Khartoum he found it in the hands of the Mahdi! He had to makea hasty retreat to avoid falling himself into the Mahdi’s clutches. Thus the expedition io which so much treasure and life were expended, was all in vain.

Genera] Gordon’s fate is still involved ina mystery. Some sanguine persons believe he succeeded in affecting his escape and is atill alive. But it is alto- gether improbable that one so brave and so careless about death would hide away and sku.k out of the town,even though he kuew that he was the victim of treachery. It is much more likely that he fell tight- iug, everwheluined by savage foes. His was a high, pure spirit. Though ‘per- haps, not quite a hero, he was a man cast in a heroic mould, and though un- fortunate at the last, he will ever be one of the number of those of her sons whom Britain delights to honor. After endur- ing untold miseries and sufferings in the hot desert, those of the troops who re- mained were withdrawn in the prospect of a struggke with Russia; and so ended the campaignin “the black country.”

At this time war

able. upon the Indiau Empire was renewed.

tained by negeciation ant important part | of the country North of Afghanistan, and | was infact at the gate of Pendjeh and’ threatening Herat. A Commission to fix ! the boundary lise between the two. the | frontier under General Komaroff. | Many vexatious delays, ascribed to

Rassian duplicity, occirred before the. Commission began its work, and ia the. meantime the Russian troops were, cautiously and secretly but surely, ad- | vancing. Ai last, after a bloody battle in which the Atghans were defeated, | Russia took possession of Peudjch. This | act roused the British. Preparations for an appeal to the arbitrament of the sword had already been begun, and were now pushed forward with the utmost possible despatch. A special war grant of £11,000,000 ($55,000,000) was grant- ed by Parliament, ‘aud an immediate declaration of war was believed to be inevitable. All the world felt that the two great nations would soon be up and | atit. ‘The prices of flour and oats” advanced even here. But explanations | and an agreement satisfactory to Mr. Gladstone and Lord Granville were made, and war was, for the time, averted. | That the peace between the two countries | will be lasting no one believes. Not long since the King of made some wrongful demands upon | British merchants trading in his couutry. | The merchants appealed to the - Brilish | Government for protection and justice.

Remonstrances were daly forwarded to

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Hon. Mr. McLelan ; and the Cabinet has |

the other under General Wolsiey him |} orror or regret ~as Archbishop McCabe |

;./ among them, and the Sp cians who addressed public meetings at | beer: wont to include the Gilhe

was beset by enemies who in point of

Abu Klea Wells, in which the coolness, |

Stewart ; but it was dearly beught at the Khiva Coeloacl Burnaby—and a com-!

After refreshing his troops at|

the wound which ended his valuable life He was sue- ceeded in the command by Colonel Sir Charles Wiison, who in due time arrivy-

What was his astonishment and regret whea on ap-

between Great! Britain and Russia seemed to be unavoid-} saries The old fear of Russian designs |

His Majesty of Burmah, But Thebaw coutinned his exactions. Ao expeditiou was fitted out under General Pendergast, and now His Majesty’s persoa and c»pital are in possession of the British,

will ia future form a part of the Empire of India, and be governed from Calcutta. ! The relations of Great Britain with} ‘other foreign powers continue to be ' friendly, and since Lord Salisbury be-! came head of the Government a better. understanding prevails.

Do-nestic affairs have throughott the year, been greatly disturbed by reason of the agitation ou account of Ireland. 5 sme | diabolical wretches thought they could | best serve that uufortunate part of the United Kingdom by blowing up the British Parliament Building and the Tower of London with dynamite, They were only partially successful. But ove! or two persons were killed, and the; buildings were not damaged beyond repair. The principal resnl's were to | arouse feelings of alarm and horror in| the breasis of the British people, and to | intensify the prejudices of all who are prejudiced agaiust the cause of Treland. Mr. Parcell’s conduct, at the time, was littl to his credit, and cal- culated io give rise to the wrong suspicion that the dynamiters were in secret league with the Nationalists. Though he spoke at several meetings held immediately after the outrages were

liament and brave d glory; 1nd that the With the poor aad lowly,

Sha‘tesbury, The sincere regret exp-esse! by the assembled at their obdsequies, there are meuns of winuiag ¢ gard apart from brilliant efforts ¢ ced3 ov the | practical 7 has a Or: ou earth as well as ip BF,

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EVROPEAN, Having uvited and en n)} Kingdoms and Prineipatir Fatherland, Prince Bismarek | looking abroad, Some months em German flag war, quite ynesne oisted over the Caroliue Islands, | @ Islands were discovered by navigators in the year 1525, apa , since they have been regarded sions of the Spanish Crowp, ae trush to say, the Spa ish Crowg gi towards colonizing or civiligins Ths seizure was a | igh-handed » ; avd ces ed a great Commotion hs out Spain. The Spanish Kipggit with Bismarck, representing thers Islands were held by Germany aey be compelled to abdicate or decle —aud he was very reluctant either alternative. The g peror liked Alfonso, and B considered the metter, negotiating an amicable was concluded, under which Gow withdrew from the Carolings ay the neighboring Marshall and @ Islands instead. The

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committed, he never donouneed the per- |petrators of them, por expressed either

and his priesis did, aad os othpr polit

the same time ‘felt constrained to do. On other poinis his tactics were-not so bad. When Gladstone, in accordance with the demands of Evrl Spencer, wis about to re-enact the Crimes Act, Parnell | availed himself of the first favorable | opportunity to oust the Liberals trom | power, by uniting his forces with those On the 8th of June,

of the Opposition.

J? ‘| while the Liberal benches were far from * me syste ae on the throne tat of British troops were severely tested, | ful!, the Gladstone Admiuistration was, | #8 bees so mightily strenghtened sig

| with the aid of the Parnellites, defeated on @ petty question as to whether duties should be raised on whiskey or on sugar ; | ~- and the Crimes Act was not renewed! ' Lord Salisbury succeeded to the position jof Premier on the resignation of Mr. |Gledstone, and by the favor of the Lib: rals was enabied to proceed with the legislation required by the country before appealing io the electors. In the elcction contest lately held, Mr. Parnell had the good taci to array his followers against the Liberal Party. allowed them their freedom inthis res- peet, Mr. G'ladstove would have had such a large majority in the next Parlia- ment that ire could have afforded to treat the claims of the Irish members as he might, when they were preferred, please to do. Bat the result is ‘hat the Liberals will probably form a very large minority of the House of Commons, with the Con- servatives and Parnellites combined against them; and Parneil holds the baisnce of power. Both parties are now bidding for the support of his con- tingent ; *‘ Home Rule” is now the ab- |sorbing topic; and if he acts prudently, he may succeed in obtaining the passage of a measure of local self-government for Ireland, and materially improving the position of his country. ‘This is a con- summation devoutly to be wished, though itis very doubtiul whether any

of the evils which Ireland hes inherited from the unrighteous past.

have hed a good year, but the tide of | mavufactures and commerce has been at} low ebb. The discontent prevailing has | again given conntetance to the fair rade. heresy. All the foreign naticas and | most of the colonies continue to levy} Protective duties, and iu spite of their | theory thatit is the importer who pays) jthese taxe*, th exporters are com- |pelled to fecl that they suffer in conse-

Obliged to import the neces- | of lile and most of the raw ‘materials required by her industries, and | every point in her} at Britain is just now | ina bad way. What car she do about } it? Ifshe could but be convinced that | she can easily obtain from her own pos-| sessions most of what she requires {o |

maintain her industiies, she might per- |

quence,

hampered at almest

countries had been appointed, and Russia! haps, fied revenge, if not relief by con-! sent a strong military force to ;

tinuing to admit their products free of} duty while she burdens the trade of other | nations as they have burdened hers. | But she is not yet convinced. Perhaps | the Colonie] and Indian Exhibition, to be held in London next year, may have the effect of opening her eyes to the ability of | her possessions, and be fo!lowed by com- | mercial union with them, if not by | Imperial Federation. |

In tae warm months of summer, the! social atmosphere of London was made foul by the revelations of the Pall Mall Gazette. It is somewhat re- assuring to koow that the revelations created a projound sensation, show-'! ing that the conscience of England | heartily condemns the vicious practices exposed, and that the English nation, as a whole, is still morally sound. Sir! Charles Dilke was for a time compelled to hide his diminished head in conse- quence of some judiscretions, and not- withsiauding his recent marriage has | evidently lost caste—his election having | heen secured by a very narrow majority. |

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| I: is very satisfactory to knew thatto be more exciting than the inad Buriah | popular and successful in England at tbe Fresident Cleveland, and @

present day a public man mnst not allow! hispame to be mixed up in affairs of doubtful morality. Among those prom- ioent in Britain who have passed away

are Archbishop McCabe and the Earl of

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mere political change will cure the worst |

The farmers of the United Kingdom |

, disturbed, are makin

scarcely distinguishable from 9) lines, Ponrpe and Nolan

‘the Caroline archipelege, Bow 'seera now to be satisfied: and it res ‘be had for the Isthmus of Papa: {Marshall aud Gilbert Islands “more convenient for Germany, GF. ‘disturbing rumors have been publish jyespeciing the Emperor's health, ost ‘though he carries his years ef well, he cannot, in the onture of th

he bepaa to reign.

| France has just re elected 'Grevy, “ni for the want of a betters /wishes Premier Brisson to retah position at the head of the Ad |tion, Sivce the death of Gambe ' French s'at-smau hs risen to theletel of /medivcrity, and the grand nati ir glory in a time when great eveuts transpiring, is beginuing to fret i ‘the unvar:ing tameness of Repgbl ‘rule. The war carried on in Tong

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| only because it is contemptible; ‘surrender of the chimps Madagascar is anything to high-spirited and sgeressive men—mavy of whom are beginning t9 thiok that it’s «bout time they bad au other revolution. ee ee

Spain, saffering from the results ofthe alarm and loss oceasioned by { aod several disastrous earthqtales, bat lost her brave aud popular young King; and with ambitious Carlist Prine trigning for the Spauish crown, wil probably not log remaiu in the Kegping of the Queen Regent. Of Switzerland: we hear very little, except that, agde | fee liquor law, her people are becoming: |votorious for their druvkenpess, Det | mark has had a change of govermmeal (and radical changes are threatened ithe bulk of her people phil icaliy feoutinue to nake good butter. dyuamiters have giveu Czar Alex rest, and he has been devoting some attention to the ex'ension ol his Epi. and the strengtheniog of his arma Greece and Turkey have had thet equilibrinm disinrbed by the violats the Treaty of Berlin, in the case of the revolt of Knistern Roumelia agglilt Prince Milan, of Servia, and in favorél Prince Alexauder, of Buigaria, 7 revolt is a s'riking example of the truth that * the best laid schemes of mi men gang aft aglee.”

To preseive the equilibrium ia the Bak kar Pepinsula, the framers of the Trea of Berlin set apart Kastern placed it uuder the same Government # that of old Ronmelia, with Torker # Suzerain. Eastero Roamelia isidivettly sonth of Bulgaria, and its people ars Sulgarian iv race aod sympathies. ‘They didu’t like the arrangement,though it was made at a conferen: e of the “wisestmen @ Europe,” aod was “eminently socqrenesl as well as “necessary tothe maintenance the balance of power.” They at once beg'2 to prepare to break it up; ead all things being resdy, they seized the Governor one fice morning avd conveyed over the border, while Piicee A at of Bulgaria quietly entered in aod

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possession, It was called a revolution, Bat several bloody bartles between the Bulgarians spd Servians

have been fought on the bead of tt with varying success — though the — alvantage gained is decidedly it favor the Bulgarians. The victorious Alexander is, however, unwilling -

conclude a peace before he

guarantees for the payment of « ban some indemuity, while Crreece Turkey, having bad their equ

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AMERICAN AND AUSTRALIA® In the United States there has deed

progress io many direction’, eat

trade bas been exceedingly dull

tioual politics have presente nothing weak &

tempt to reform the Civil Service

accordance with his agreement 0%

the President has recommend

gress the appointment of a to investigate aud report upon