HOME AND FOREIGN.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume X, Issue 2343, 31 March 1891, Page 2

HOME AND FOREIGN.

[per press association.] London, Match 29. Further assaults have been made on Mrs Jackson, who was recently abducted by her husband. Shortly after her abduction, her friends obtained a writ at habeas Corpus compelling Jackson to reltwe her, and as.she was pawng through the streets to-day she was set upon by a disorderly mob, who were apparently instigated by her husband. The spot-barred billiard match,' m which J. Roberts (champion), conceded W. J. Peall 12,000 points m 24,000 for £i) 00 aside, resulted m defeat of the champion by 2950 points. Pilling, the well-known crick&ier is dead. It is rumored that Mr J,. S. Blame and Lord Salisbury have amicably settled the|case of the Sayward* the British sealer which was seized for infringement of the Behring Sea fishery regulations m January. New Yok*, March 29. Qne. thousand deaths are reported from Chicago from influenza this week. Dr. Gentry, of Chicago, claims'to have, discovered an influenza microbe. _. Sofia, March 30. Eighteen arrests have besn made m * connection with the assassination of M. Beltcliff, Minister of Finance, including M. Karavelofi; formerly Premier under Prince Alexander's Administration. The semi-official Press allege that the assassin is a-Russian ag<?nt,andit is,-believed fchao he has made his escape to Servia. m, . fawn*. March { 29. lnere is an agitation m Italy to abstain from sending exhibits to the world* fair at Chicago, m retaliation tor the lynching of the Sicilians at New Orleans. Buenos. Ayrjes, MAroh 29, U-A pQJJspiraoy .Jias.; been detected among the police, who seized a number of rifles. ,Severalarreats^have .beeiijniade. , ... ,-' .';>'■"' -iJ-I^-'-- ' _ ' Saj* Francisco, March 30. Intormation from, Honolulu states that reformers are opposing several of the appointments made by the Queen m the Hawaiian Cabinet. . .