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Show NIGHT REPORT. j . j FOREIGN. Eicaped from Prison. Lonjorj, Sept. 1?L It is reported ! that Keiley, accased of the mnrdei ol iTa.bot, the head ormablo of Cork, has escaped from prison where he was awaiting trial. Thtera Metsage to tlie Aiitmbl) . Paris, 1. Thiers seat to the Assembly Assem-bly to-day his first message since the prolongation of his powers. He thanks the A.sembly for its espresso of confidence, con-fidence, repeats his protestations of devotion de-votion to the country and hopes to succeed suc-ceed in tne re-habitation of 1'racce. British Arbitrator. London, 1. Tho Right Hon. Sir Aleiander Cockbtirn is gazetted to-day as the British member of the board ol arbitration, which is to meet at Geneva under the Treaty of Washington. Cholera and famine in Peril. New York, I. Foreign advices report re-port that io Persia the cholera and t'amiae are still making fearful ravage among people. On August 5th, a telegram tel-egram received by the Gallatin Board of Trade from Tatraz, reports therajiid spread of cholera in that city. During the previous week the deaths from the epidemic averaged J00 a day; and when the telegram was dispatched the inhabitants in-habitants were flying in thousand?. Intelligence In-telligence at Tabnez at the same date was that the famine in the southern provinces instead of abating was orse than ever. The Levant Herald publishes pub-lishes a statement, that in Korasan one third of the whole population have perished from starvation, on pilgrimage to Kerbeia. Cholera, lyphus, small pox, famine and cattle plague have combined to ruin the eountry. Russia anil Auitrla. Berlin, 1. Tho Vom Gazette says it was agreed at Gastien that Prussia should make representations to Russia, calculated to lead to the restoration of a good understanding between Russia and Austria. Scull Knee. Halifax, N. S., 1. Six boats started this morning in the single scull race. The course was three and two-hTihs miles. At n signal to make ready, Sadler, Hagna Coul-tor, Coul-tor, Keiley, Brown aud Lovett, took up positions, and at tho word, go, all got off well and together except Ivelley, , who made a poor beginning and lost i about a length. Before half the course was gone over tho contest was narrowed down to a strngglo between Sadler and Brown. After a splendid finish Sadler won by about a length and a half, time twenty-live minutes and three seconds. Brown's rowing astonished even his friends, and had his course been longer it is thought , his chances would have beeu excelleut. |
