Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-12-18
AROUND THE WORLD.
EUROPE.

showed the uselessness of suppress
sing clubs.
Vienna, Dec. 6.-The Ministerial
crisis at Constantinople has pro-
duced very unfavorable impress
sion here. Kheireddin Pasha, the
new Grand Vizier, is one of Aus
tria's bitterest adversaries. He
is regarded here as an unscrupu-
lous schemer, capable of hasten
ing Turkey to her ruin. He urged
the Sultan to forcibly resist Aus
triau occupation of Turkish ter
ritory. The change of Ministry
is believed to be mainly attribute
BILE to Russian intrigues.
Constantinople, Dec. 7.-Khe-
irddin, replying to the congratua-
tions of the Armenian patriarch,
declared that to all Ottoman sub
jects equal justice would be all
ministered impartially, and all
government posts would he filled
without reference to religion. In
conclusion he said: We all pray
to the same God-we in mosques,
you in churches.
An American has been arrested
on the charge of conspiring
against the Sultan. The American
legation Immediately demanded his
release. The charges are serious,
and it is believed the representa-
tions of the legation will prove
fruitless.
Layard, British Ambassador in
Turkey, has received information
contradicting the report of mas
sacres in the Melink district.
London, Dec. 10.-The Indian
Council intend to increase the ma
tive army $4,000 men.
Copenhagen, Dec. 10.-A decree
has been published announcing the
dissolution of the Chambers, on ac-
count Of refusing pecuniar aid to
the colony of Santa Cruz.
Madrid, Dee. 10.-Advices from
Mogador state that terrible fam
inc prevails there. The deaths are
twenty-five daily.
The House of Commons, by a
vote of POI to 65, rejected the mo-
ton censnring the government.
The Pomerania is to he raised.
London, Dec. 10.-Cattle from
the United States and Canada are
now exempt from the clause Of the
contagious diseases, the act requir-
ing all cattle imported to be slaught-
cred Immediately.
ASIA.
The Ameer explains that his
refusal to receive Gen. Sir Neville
CbamberIin's mission was not 10
tended 10 DE hostile, but arose from
fear of the loss Of his independence,
an apprehension which was con-
firmed by the allusion in the ulti-
matum to protection being given
to the Khyberees, who had been
engaged in escorting the mission.
The Ameer declares that no enmi-
ty exists between AfghanistaD and
and the British Government that
he desires to resume former friend
ly relations, and finally that he will
not resist the visit of small tenn
porary mission.
The family of the Ameer of AT
CHAN, according to dispatch from
st. Petersburg, has taken refuge
in Russian Turkestan.
India.-Very little information
has been received from the forces
in Afghanistan, but it appears that
there is very little news of general
importance to transmit. The Quet-
tab column is on its way to Canda-
bar. Roberts column is prepar-
ing TO winter az the Peiwar Pass.
A special from Bombay, Dec. 18th,
says: "that an Afghan official ar
rived in Gen. Brownies camp from
Jellalabad aud invites the British
to advance to Cabul and establish
new government in consequence
Of general rising against the
Amer" This indicates that the
Khyber column had not, when the
dispatch was sent, reached Jellala-
bad. The Ameer Is reported as
begging for peace, and it is said
that he has blown the commandant
OF Ali Musiid from the lannon's
mouth for allowing the British to
capture that place.
An instruction has broken out
in the province of Kwangsi. China.
The leader of the insurgents is a
general named Li-Yung -Choi, who
was also notorious in the great
TAPPING rebellion, but prudently
deserted to the imperial side when
he saw that the collapse of the re-
bellion was emminent. At latest
advices his army numbered fifty
thousand men, and he was carrying
all before him.
UNITED STATES.
Cincinnati, Dec. ga lively
skirmish took place last night be-
tween the citizens of Neville, a
hamlet on the Ohio side of the
river, above New Richmond, and
the occupants Of boat plying be-
tween here and Ironton, owned by
William Boyd and Mrs Scoot.
shots we're fred from the boat and
returned by the citizens and sever
al persons were injured, but none
dangerously.
The trouble, Il Is claimed, grew
out of the alleged bad character Of
the occupants OF the boat. which |