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Show FOREIGN BRIEFS. Famine prevails in Eastern Russia. Bayard Taylor has arrived in Berlin. General Grant and bis party have left Turin for Dijon and Paris. The Quebec legislature has been summoned for the 4tb of June. An epidemic in Medlellin, Central America, is depopulating towns. Count Aodractty was to leave Vienna on Monday on a Bhootipg excursion. Hobart Piisba dinod with Queen Victoria at Windsor GmsIIo on Situr.-day. Situr.-day. An incendiary fire at Manchester, England, on Monday, caused a loss of 50,000. Grand Duke Nicholas was eutbu-iasticaly eutbu-iasticaly received in St. Petersburg on riunday. "Prepartions are being male to disembark Indian troops at Port Said and Suez. Todleban has granted bi i days' delay in tbe evacuation of Scbumla ud Varna. A recent earthquako at M.in'nles, Central America, did considerable damage to houses. Continued fighting is reported about Haskoi, the. scene of tbe Poroak insurrection. The British Government- has ordered 1,000.000 pounds weight of lint and other appliances for wounded. A RiiaRO-Turkidb convention b&B been oouoiuded arranging for tbe return of Turkish refugees to their iioinea i Tbe Costa RTean olenmer Ioazu, has arrived at Puma Arn te.bui will hav-to hav-to be si-i.t to Now York or San Fran-cisi'O Fran-cisi'O lor rppairs. Count ScbouvalofJ, Rusuiun amb-is-Hador a;. London, is expected at St. Petersburg ibis week. Importance is attached Li bis visit, Ten thous.ini Iriah Natoual8 at teuded tbe ruoeral in Montreal, on Sunday, of Juh.i Calligbao, shot at the Orange oonceit riot, ou XhuradHy I Tbe Eastern situ.tiinn is creating great exitment in Eypt. t is believed arrangements hbire been ooq eluded to laud Indian troops there Russia has proposed a new military convention by which she will be , empowered to construct camp at :Plojestiand Fokscbani. Romani h.i? refused assent. |