Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-20
FOREIGN NEWS.
Gen. RoBERrs' cAMrAIaN.

Gen. ROBERTS CAMPAIGN.
A Lahore cablegram of Dec. 10th
says Gen. Roberts telegraphs under
date Of Thursday as follows: 'sWe
have finished reconnaissance to the top
Of Shutar Garden pass and returned to
Ali Khel without firing shot. The
country is friendly. am rapidly for
tifying Piewar pass camp Gen. Rob
erts WAS to leave Ali Khel for Kurum
to-day.
DEATH or PRINCESS ALICE.
A Darmstadt cablegram Of Deem
Der 18th says The grand duch-
ess Of Hesse- Darmstadt, Princess
Alice Of England, died 1T 1880 this
morning, Of diphtheria. The grand
duchess was the third child and second
daughter Of Queen Victoria. She was
born April 10Th, 1913. Her father, the
late Prince Albert, died Saturday, Dec.
IA, 1oGl. The princess was in an UNI
conscious state from 2.3C until the time
Of her death. A London dispatch
Of the same date says: Her
majesty, though greatly gricved,
is not i'll. The flag nc Windsor Castle
is ut half-mast, and the bells ut the
Royal Chape! and Eaton College are
tolIing, and nearly I'LL houses, public
and private, in the royal borough, are
closed.
AFGiiANS GIVING Ef THE CAUSE.
A Lahore cablegram Of Dec. 14th
says: The officials and notabes Of
Jelallabad have arrived ut Dakka, to
tender their submission and services to
Tie British authorities.
News from Cabul represents that the
eight regiments Of Afghan infantry
there have shown u Discrimination to
fight.
THE AMER SAID TO BIZ SUING FOR PEACE.
A London cahlegram of Decem
her 18th says; A correspondent
81 the Mars, i'll dispatch dated at
RaWul Pindes, says he has some reason
70 believe that the ameer has sent u
relative and high dignitary to Major
Cnvagnari, at Dakka, beseeching the
British TO grant peace, and asking for
no conditions. The correspondent does
not assert this positively.
a dispatch from Quellan says infor-
nation has been rect ivtd confirming
the report that the garrison of Canadian
had been reinforced by Afghan troops
from Hcrat, and large force from
TurcOman.
A special to The dducrtjSer from Bonn
bay says an Afghan official arrived in
Gen. Brownies camp, from Jellalabad,
and invited the British to advance to
Cabul ard establish II new government,
III consequence Of the general uprising
against the ameer.
A dispatch from Dakka says it is re-
ported that the umeer has blown the
commandment Of Ali Musjid from the
lannon's mouth.
WHAT RUSSIANS ARE DOING I'm BULGARIA.
A Constantnople dispatch Of De
cembcr 18th says The Russians
have decided to leave fifty thous-
and men in Bulgaria and con
centrate all troops IN excess of that num-
her Mt Adrianople, until u definite treaty
il concluded.
THE MOROCCO FAMINE.
Says Madrid cablcgram Of Dec.
12th: AdvicCs have been received from
Mogad0r, that u terrible famine pre-
walls there. The deaths number TWEEN
ty-tivo daily.
SWISS ELECTIONS.
4 Borne cnblcgram Of Dec. 10th says:
Col. = Hammer has been elected
president, and DR.. f. Weld, vice pres-
dent Of til, Swiss confederation for 1879.
\ VESSEL. RAISER.
SAYS il London dispatch Of Dec 10Th:
The contractor for raising the GroSstr
kWJtVSt has signed contract to raise
the P0utBlerdlid.
GOOD EXTRACTION LAWS.
x London cablcgram Of Dccem-
Der llth says; VIM. tombstone,
formerly clerk in The Saline county
bank at Marshall Mo-, arrested in
Scotland, was examined, to-day, on a
charge Of forgery, and held for extra
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