Prince Alexander, of Bulgaria, has
telegraphed to the Porte that Servia
has no light to select the piace for con
ducting negotiations for peace between
Servia and Hu Igaria. He declares that
if King Milan insists on Bucharest
being chosen, he, the prince, will as
strongly insist that Solia should be
selected.
Tint Right Hon. William Henry Smith
Chief Secretary of Ireland, has prepar
ed for the government a bill, having
for its object the carrying out of Salis
bury's plan for buying out the landlords
of Ireland. He lias come out strongly
against any revival of coercion in Ire
land. The headquarters of the execu
tive committee of the National Land
League will ion be removed to Liver
pool.
Mr. Stead, editor of the Pall Mall
Gazette, who in November last was sen
tenced to three months’ imprisonment
for his connection with the Eliza Arm
strong abduction case, was released
from prison Monday. Mr. Stead is
well, and will speak at a meeting f his
friends and sympathizers to-night. He
will then take a fortnightly holiday.
Turning to internal affairs,the vjueen
said: “Gentlemen of the House of
Commons, My Lords and Gentlemen: I
regret to say that no material improve
ment c m be noted in ihe condition of
trade or agriculture. I feel the deepest
sympathy for the gre t Numbers of per
son* in many avocations of life who are
suffering under a pressure, which, I
trust, will prove transient.”
ACCIDENTS.
Herman Koehler Jt CV brewery at
New York, was damaged $30,000 by tire
Wednesday afternoon.
Firk at Ames, lowa, destroyed the
clothing store of W. K. Brown, the mil
linery stock of Miss Dix, and dry goods
store of Thomas Bros. Loss, $12,000: !
insured fr SIO,OOO.
