Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-25
FOREIGN.

GENERAL BROWN commenced bis
march toward Jelalabad Dec. 18Th.
A LONDON cablegram of Dec. 10Th,
informs us that Welsh, United States
Minister, is i'll with bronchitis.
The Chinese are constantly murder
ing and pillaglng inhabitants on the
Russian frontier.
BAYARD TAYLOR, our distinguished
minister to Germany, died at Berlin at
1880 P. NJ, December 10Th.
THE Prince of Wales, Prince Chris
tan, and Prince Leopold, attended the
funeral Of Princess Alice at Darmstadt.
A ST. PETERSBURG dispatch of Dec.
10Th says the Russian mission at Cabul
has been formally and officially
Withdrawn.
The Servians and Montenegrlns have
concentrated on their respective from
tiers. The Turkish commanders have
been ordered to watch their move
mentS.
1t was reported from Constantinople
December 10Th, that if Greece and Tur-
key do not agree on the frontier ques-
ton, it is proposed to submit the differ
ences to the decision of European
powers. -... -"
A TELEGRAM from Constantinople De-
cember 18th, says the Russian authori-
ties at AdrIanOple have sold immense
quantities of grain and large number
vi horses. 1t is stated that they intend
to evacuate the city in January. ,t. =.
In consequence of the increase of
atrocious murders in Switzerland the
council of state has agreed to discuss
the restoration of capital punishment,
which would require a revision of the
federal constitution. --.. -.
THE Prussian chamber Of deputies
has adopted resolution asking the
government to transfer the control of
Prusslan railways to the empire as
speedily as possible. Maybach, min
lister OF commerce, promised concur
renee. -
The new Spanish copyright act pro
tects among other things telegraphic dis
patches, newspaper articles, parliament
AIRY and other speeches, legal docu-
ments, dramatic and musical and
anonymous and posthumous works,
and literary collections. Ill.
- A DARMsrADr cablegram of Deem
Der 10Th says: The Grand Duchess of
Hesse-Darmstadt, Princess Alice of
England, died at 1880 this morning, of
Diphtheria. The Grand Duchess was
the third child and second daughter of
Queen Victoria. She was born April
25th, 1843. Her father, the late Prince
Albert, died Saturday, December IA,
1861 0.@.l. 5 @#1 'a' .
A SPECIAL from Jumrood, dated Dec.
Is, says it has been determined to in
f1lct rigorous punishment upon Zukkur
Khels, who led the recent attacks on
the camp at Ali Musjid. Twenty-Five
hundred men leave Ali Musjid to-day
Wednesday, to surprise their villages,
which are ten miles distant. It is an
ticipated that the example made of these
natives will have the effect Of pacifying
the whole frontier.
At Manchester, England, vast num-
bers of the middle-class poor, who will
not appeal to charity, are suffering
keenly. A Liverpool dispatch of De-
Gem Der 10Th says it is many years since
the working classes endured such dis
tress and privation. At Bristol there
are large number of unemployed and
much suffering. At Wigan there is
considerable distress among the better
class of mechanics and workmen. VOL
verhampton reports much distress
throughout South Staffordshire, and
food, coal and clothing are distributed.
ADvICEs from Stockholm, Sweden, of
Dec. 10Th, state that another firm, l..
Hirsch, has failed, with 100000 crowns
liabilities, it's difficulties having arisen
through the fall in the price of iron,
and also from improbable operations
All g4rs