The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-03-06
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the brakemen.
FOREIGN.
A battle was recently fought in Egypt be-
tween the forces Of the Egyptian Governor,
leila Bey, and the army of the Sultan Of OAR
four, 10, 600 strong, in which the latter were
totally routed and put to flight.
The reported death Of DR.. Livingstone is
not credited at the British Foreign Office.
1t is believed to have been impossible for
him to reach the place where he is said to have
died.
1t is reported from Havana that the
United States Consul has been obliged by the
menaces of q mob to flee from the city and
take refuge on board q British man-of-war.
There are SO supporters of the Irish home
rule movement in the new British Parliament.
The news from Spain is that Bilboa is
about to capitutate to the Carlists.
The following is the official list Of the new
British Cabinet: FIRST Lord of the Treasury,
Disraeli Chancellor Of the Exchequer, Sir
Stafford Northcote First Lord Of the Admiral
ty, George Ward Hunt Secretary of State for
the Home Department, Richard Asheton
Cross Secretary of State for the Foreign De-
partment, Earl Derby Secretary Of State for
the Colonial Department, Earl Carnarvon /;
Secretary of State for War, Claiborne Hardy ;
Secretary of State for India, Marquis Salisbury;
Lord High Chancellor, Lord Cairns; Lord Of
the Privy Seal, Earl Mslmsbury Lord Presi-
dent Of the Council, Duke Of Richmond Lord
John Manners is appointed Postmaster-Gen-
eral.
A series Of railway accidents are reported
in England.
Severe fighting is reported in Biscay be-
tween the Republicans and Carlists, with
abandoned Portugalete.
The Alsatian deputies have withdrawn
from the German Parliament.
"A private letter from Havana states that
five persons were killed and several wounded
during the recent disturbances in the streets
of that city.
The cholera is raging in the streets of
Buenos Ayers, and $4,000 people have fled
from their homes to escape the scourge.
-Coomsssie, the capital Of Ashantee. has
surrendered to the British, and the King and
his family are prisoners.
1t is announced that Gladstone has de-
termined no longer to lead tho Opposition in
the British Parliament.
The instruction in Japan is spreading.
Cardinal Antonelli has sent = circular-let-
ter to all the Bishops asking them to come to
Rome, as the Pope wishes to see them before
he dies.
The vendome Column. in Paris, is to be
completed by June l.
A dispatch from Calcutta states that $780,
600 natives in Bengal are famishing from want
of food.
Charles Shirley Brooks, editor Of the Lon
don Punch, 10 dead.
Sir BArtle Frere, at q meeting Of the Royal
Geographical Society recently, stated that af-
ter a conference with Mr.. Kerk he had come
to the conclusion that the report OF DR.. Liv-
ingstone's death was true. The Queen has
granted a pension Of 81, 900 per annum to the
dead explorers children.
"A London telegram announces that Sir
Michael Hicks Beach has been appointed Chief
Secretary for Ireland, and Sir Henry Selwin
Ibbetson Under Secretary for the Home De-
partment.
"A shocking story Of Mexican barbarity
comes from the State of Vera Cruz. A quarrel
between two towns resulted in q fight. in
which seventeen persons were killed. The
Infatuated partisans Of one Of the towns made
AFRAID on the rival village and began an indis-
criminate massacre, killing the children and
cutting of the breasts Of the women.
The Ashantee war has not come to the
glorious termination which WAS announced a
few days ago. Instead Of the arrival of Sir
Garnet Wolseley in England with captives,
and tribute, and the protocol of a treaty CIV
ing Great Britain all it asked, news comes Of
a disastrous defeat on the 3lst Of January, at
AccrooInba, in which several officers were
killed, and which will compel Sir Garnet Wolse-
ley to fall back upon the coast.
"A London dispatch Gays the following adj
ditional appointments of members of the new
Government are officially announced: Duke
Of Abercorn, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Thomas Edward Taylor, Chancellor Of the
Duchy of Lancaster Sir Charles Berwyer Ad-
derby, President Of the Board Of Trade :;
George Sclater Booth, President Of the Local
Government Board Algernon Fulke Egerton,
Naval Secretary to the Admiralty; James
Lowther, Under Secretary for the Colonial
Department.
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