The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-27
BEYOND THE SEA.
Disastrous Fire at Hong Kong.
YakOob Khan On q Visit to Jellalabad.
to Assassinate the EN-
perOr of Austria.
National Associated Press to the Star.
Egypt.
THE KHED1vE's PALACE BURNED.

Egypt.
THE KHEDIvEs PALACE BURNED.
LONDON, Dec. 27-A dispatch from Cairo
says the Winter Palace of the Khedive Of
Egypt, at Abdin, has been almost destroyed
by coniagration. Over half of the build
ing is in ruins.
Austria.
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF FRANCIS JOSEPH.
VIENNA Dec. 27.-The Vienna Tagb att
to-day published a rumor that an attempt
was made upon the life of the Emperor
Francis Joseph.
The attempt was made during his stay at
Goadolloe Palace, in Hungary. The only
actual facts known are that the gendarmerie
guarding the castle had been reinforced.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED.
VIENNA, Dec. 27.-The Austrian Crown
Prince Rudolph will shortly marry Princess
Mathilda of Saxony.
Great Britain.
ADDITIONS TO THE NAVY.
LONDON, Dec. pa number of important
additions to the English navy will be made
very shortly.
All, BUT 1T WAS BRILLIANT!
Earl Carnarvon was married yesterday To
| Lady Elizabeth Howard. 1t was most
| brilliant affair.
MILLS WILL RESUME.
LONDON, Dec. 27.-The Manchester Guar
dian says: There are signs of the Oldham
strike coming to an end. A number of
hands have been obtained from neighboring
towns and it is believed that the New Year
will find many of the mills running at a re.
duction of wages.
Spanish America.
FEARFUL RAvAGEs OF SMALLPOX.
Rio JANEIRo, Dec. 27.-It is asserted that
six hundred persons are dying daily of
smallpox in Clara Province, in the North
of Brazil.
DISASTROUS FLOOD IN HAYTI
New YORK, Dec. PA letter received to.
day from a merchant in Hayti says: 1t is
reported that in The City of Por au Prince
the river has changed its bed and crossed
the toAn, overfowing the principal part OF
it and destroying many houses and lives.
| St. Louis Del Nord, situated three miles
distant, is said to be entirely destroyed by
| the flood.
Afghan Army.
| PUNIsHING TRAITORS AND DEsERTERs.
| LAHORE, Dec 27.-Several deserters from
General Roberts army have been sentenced
to long terms of imprisonment at hare
labor One member of the native regiment
has been hanged for giving information tc
the enemy.
| TREACHERY OF THE HILL TRIBES.
| LONDON, Dec. 27.-Private advices from
Calcutta, giving the substance of news from
Lahore and Afghanstan, state that some
of the Hill tribes have displayed treacher.
Gus disposition toward the English, and
foraging parties sent out by the English
commanders have been led to ambuscades
and suffered severe losses The work OF
Furnishing them, and of reducing them to
submission, is attended with much diff
Guilty and danger.
YAKOoB AT JELLALABAD.
LONDON, Dec. 27.-A dispatch from Lahore
says Yakoob Khan has arrived at Jellalabad.
This is regarded as an act of submission.
ONLY CANARD.
PARIS, Dec. 27.-The reported drowning
of forty-eight children at Chapelle Mouche
is canard.
GREAT CONFEDERATION AT HONG KONG.
LONDON, Dec. 27.-Dispatches from Hong
Kong report a serious conhagration in that
city Christmas day. The destruction of
property was immense.
irish NeVUS