The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1878-08-17

The President has accepted the invitation of
the Minnesota State Agricultural Society to he
present at it's annual fair, which will be held
at st. Paul.
Under law passed June TO- 1878, two thou
SAND claims for horses lost by enlisted men in
tho late war have been fled and large numbers
Of other claims are being presented.
An editorial in the Washington Republican
says the government is determi ned to stop the
raids on the Mexican border at all hazards, and
that it Is not improbable that there may be a
conflict with the Mexican forces.
Foreign News.
Cardinal Deacon Lorenzo Nina has been
appointed to succeed the late Cardinal Franchi
SIS papal secretary OF state.
A dispatch from Tihin reports that an ex-
plosion had occurred in the mines OF the forti-
fications Of Kars in Asia Minor, resulting in
city.
The Austrian army Of occupation in Bosnia
has already met with loss of over I 900 men
in killed and wounded.
The Franco-American conference in Paris,
in the interests of commercial relations between
the two countries. have agreed upon project
of treaty. The draft submitted proposes the
abolition Of the French prohibitive laws and
the reduction of French and American duties
is upon wines and silks the tariffs upon which
are recommended to be arranged on sliding
scale for three years.
The Austrian army Of occupation in Bosnia
has had a fight with insurgents which lasted
eight hours, in which the latter we're eventually
defeated, losing 500 in killed and wounded
and 700 prisoners.
The session of the International Monetary
Conference opened in Paris. N. Leon Say
sHor,& kI,oi nf no
Hon. Ruben e. Fenton. After the nomination
of secretaries, and the delivery Of short adj
dress of welcome by the president, Mr.. Fenton
briefly explained the objects of the conference.
He thanked the Powers who responded to the
appeal Of the United States. He hoped the
distinguished men taking part in the confer
ence would facilitate the accomplishment OF
work which would further the pacific interests
of the world. a
II was announced in the British Parliament,
the other day, that the English fleet would
leave Constantinople when the Russian Gov
eminent withdraws its forces.
On account of floods and loss of crops great
suffering exists in India. In Cashmere, the
Maharajah is taking energetic steps to relieve
the sufferings Of the people, who, in many
parts of the country, are subsisting upon herbs,
weeds and unripe fruit.
The London Daily Ne,os says: "Clancy, the
10nial ConVlcCeu Ii fAouf anu sonVoACcu " IL
prisonment for life, will be released upon q
ticket of-leave on the 25th Of September next
Advices received by mail from the west coast
of Africa say that great mortality prevailed
there, particularly at lagos, where nearly q
quarter Of the European population died Of
fever and dysentery during the two months
ending July4.
A military tribunal at Port au Prince has
passed the death sentence on nine persons who
are prisoners, and upon thirty-two who are in
concealment, Gems Tanis, Solomon and Chew
alier included.
Property enlarged during the instruction
in Cuba is being restored to the former
owners.