Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1878-12-21
FOREIGN,


The contractor for raising the Grosser
Kurfuerst has signed contract to raise the
Pomerania.
Chief-Justice Monahan, Attorney Gen.
eral during the Irish troubles of 1S4S, is
dead.
President Alcantara, Chief Magistrate of
Venezuela, died on November 80, and J.
Nuitterez, Chief Justice of the High Feder-
al Court, is acting President.
Count Gutenberg, in the Prussian Diet on
the 9th, delivered a speech which caused
much excitement, and was the cause of uni
versal comment. The Count, in advocat ng
the declaring Of Berlin in a state Of siege,
said the Government was in possession of
information of an important character,
which could not, at present, safely be made
public. All that could be said was that the
| Government believed in the existence of a
secret revolutionary organization, bent up
on the overthrow of the King
dom and of the Empire, using assassination
as its weapon, and working in the dark.
The people Of Berlin should make up their
minds to trust the Government fully, 10
give it the extraordinary power for which
it asked, and not TO shrink from the tempo
rary sacrifices which they are called on to
make for the preservation of the peace OF
society, and for the extirpation OF the wick
ed and misguided men who sought to bring
on a reign of anarchy and ruin.
Col. B. Haumier was elected President
and DIR. Ewelti Vice. e-President, of the Swiss
| Confederation for 1879.
| Advices have been received from Mogadol
that a terrible famine prevails there deaths
25 daily.
In the House of Commons, on the 18th
Sir Stafford Northcote, replying to the in
quiry in reference to his statement that the
Russian Envoy had left Cabul, said he had
since been given to understand that only the
Russian Envoy, not the Russian Mission
had been Withdrawn from Cabul. He de.
clared that England had not acquiesced, anG
would not acquiesee, in Russian interfer'
| ence in Afghanistan in that or any othei
form.
A special TO the Advertiser from Bombay
says the Afghan officials have arrived II
Gen. Brownies camp from Jellalabad ant
invite the British to advance to Cabul anC
establish new Government in consequence,
of general rising against the Ameer.
A dispatch from Dakka says that it is re
ported that the Ameer has blown the com
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mouth.
King Humbert is advising with Signo
Depretis concerning a new ministry.
The French Chamber of Deputies ad
journed sine die on the 18th, after empow
ering Grevy to summon them to meet in tn
event Of necessity.
Gustav Rouland, French statesman, /
dead.
dispatch from Pesth, the 18th, says tn
British Consul at Ssfia confirms the repor
that 10000 Bulgarians have fled from tn
Valley OF Strumza, in Macedonia, to Bulga
rian territory. This leaves no doubt tina
the Turks have mastered the Macedonian
insurrection in that quarter.
A correspondent at Berlin says Russia
exploring expedition from Fort Vernoyt
was fired on by Chinese troops and compelle
to return.
Queen Victoria is reported as being seri
ously i'll.
The officials and notables of Jellalaba
have arrived at Dakka, to tender their sub
mission and service to the British.
] The news from Csbul to the I4th repre-