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Petroleum Market.

PITTSBURGH, April Petroleum
Crude steady at 81 SIX at Parker's; refined
dull at Ike for Philadelphia delivery.
on CRY, Pa, April 16.-Petroleum-
The market opened quiet and 6rm. with
sales at 81 30Ii, advanced TO 81 SIX, de-
clined to 81 2e,s; closing at 81 2sK. ship
ments 1856 barrels, average 22,sO2; trans
actions about 250, 900 barrels.
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NEW YORK. April 1e.-BusineEs CON
tinues light with package houses and the
jobbing trade less active. Cottons quiet
and unchanged. Cheyiots and eottonades
irregular In price. Prints moving slowly,
but ginghams In good demand. Mems
woolens quiet. The Bulletin says 1900
pieces cotton warp worsted coatinGs was
was sold at auction to-day at very low pri-
anl
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Sales OF sheep have been tolerably active
In some Of the pens Will while in In Others little 70
hand fully half Of the receipts. These may
be disposed OF tomorrow II buyers viii
come 70 terms. The market 10 scarcely as
high as It was last week, nor does It close
quite as firm as Il did then. Quotations Of
sheared Sheep 4a5 cents; wool sheep 41fa6
cents; spring Lambs 7a9 cents, and good
ones in fair demand.
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she would have made her statement TO
the church and not to the newspapers.
Mr., Beecher has received large number
OF kilograms assuring him that the con.
fession has fallen fat on the country and
has produced no impression on his
friends.
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Chicago Cattle market.

CHICAGO, April l6 The DrorerS Journal
reports:
Market quiet and easy; shipping steers
stockers steady at s. 00a4 80, butchers
steers unchanged at IS Ooas 90, cows at
50 50a3 so, bulls 81 boa4 Is.
HoGs-Receipts 5000; shipments S,l0O.
Market a shade stronger; choice heavy n,
s. 6oaS 50, light IS 46aS 65, mixed rough
s. S0a3 so.
sHERP-Receipts $50, shipments $500
Market steady; fair shipping demand; city
butchers buying at s. S0a5 IS.
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The ~ Louis Gas Suit.

sr. Louts, April l6.-The Court d
Appeals gave decision this morning in
The celebrated suit Of the City VS.. st.
Louis Gas Company, for the possession
OF the works Of that company. The
court affirms the decision Of the lower
court, giving the works to the city. Tbs
case involved sl,500,000 to $1,000, 1000
The case will be appealed to the Supreme
Cnnrt
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Found t.u,lty Of r,lurtier.

MAuoH CHUNK, Pa, April l6.-Mc.
Donnell, a Mollie Mcguire, charged with
the murder OF George K. Smith, in this
county, In 1862, has been found guilty.
Dnnkins and Sharp, two others charged
with participation in the crime await
trial,
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WheeIIng CaltIe sIarket.
WuERLINo, April 10, 1s5s.

Live stock received at the Wheeling
Stock Yards during the last week:
CATrLE-Receipts 43 head; cows and bulls
at s. 00a3 80, medium steers or heifers at
s. 50a4 90, choice 81 00a5 90; most Of the
western cattle last week sold at IS 90.
HoGs-Very few arrivals; market dull at
slEEr-Receipts "a head; sold at 4aSIc;
demand good.
LAMBs-In fair demand.
cALyEs-Fair demand at s. Ooas 90 per
nsFa Fresh cows-eOod demand a. ss5.5O.
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western Banks Resumiug.

CHICAGO, April ls.-Daily reports are
coming from the cities in the northwest
showing that many Of the National Banks
are already paying out gold for their
circulation and that gold is beginning To
o;rnnlata
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NEw YoRK, April 16.--It was current.
" reported on the street to-day that the
forthcoming sale Of Erie was positive. II
was said also that Mr.. JeWett had ex.
pressed the opinion that 100000, 900
capital stock would be wanted to pay the
7 per cent profit.
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VOLUME, ,XXvI--NUMBER 2O2

weeks figures, and before the close q de.
cline Of q full he on last weeks prices,
quality considered, was established through.
out the yards. The quality showed q
market improvement on that OF the offer.
ings last week, and nearly all Of them were
closed out or will be reshipped East at
owners risk. Prices 81 3Ifa5xc.
MILcH Cows-The market has been
very slow and prices lower. We quote
Cows at s26a40 per head at retail.
1uR ayvfnR nARKRf -
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ENGLAND.
The Cotton Operatives.

cotton operatives would stop 10000
spindles in one district and 1900 in an
other, and the meeting OF the masters at
Burnley last evening resolved to co oper-
ate in enforcing reduction Of wages.
The card room hands, at Blackburn,
after hearing the report OF the deputa-
tion which waited upon the masters,
unanimously resolved to resist reduc-
tion. .
ADJOURNMENT OF PARLIAMENT.
LONDON, April l6.-In the House Of
Commons this afternoon, Sir Stafford
Northcote moved the adjournment Of
both houses at their rising to-day till the
9th Of May.
Sir Wilfred Lawson, Radical, criticized
this step In view Of q terioua crisis.
Sir Henry Fawcett, Liberal, moved an
amendment providing for au adjourn.
meut to the 10Th inst.
Sir Stafford Northcote deprecated this
proceeding, which, he said, would alarm
the world.
Sir Wm. E. Forster supported Sir
Stafford Northcote's motion, and said II
he and his colleagues thoughtthe govern
ment we're pursuinga war policy they
would have acted Otherwise.
Fawcett's amendment was rejected BY
vote OF 1863 nays 70 10 yea.
The motion for adjournment until the
9Th OF May was adopted.
Ip the House OF Lords, Lord Salisbury
stated that Count Vonbeust, the Ausiro-
Hungarian Amba-sador, represented to-
day that persons in authority In Austria,
and especially otiicsrs, were pained at
Lord Derbyis recent observations respect.
ing that country.
Lord Salisbury said Lord Derbys OBJ
servalions we're Inads Oh his own respon-
sibility, and that there WAS nothing in the
foreign Office warranting them.
The House Of Lords then adjourned
until the 18th Of May.
GREAT STRIKE IMPESDIsG.
The Manchester cotton masters to-day
received a. deputstion OF operative spin.
ners who declared that they were willing
10 accept fve per cent; reduction Of
wages, and ifIhe masters could not agree
TO It they would refer the matter TO arbt.
tratior. The masters replied, declining
both proposals., and adhering to the orig.
inal resolution, namely, that II astrike
occurred at any Of the mills where a no.
tice had been given Of 10 per cent rednc.
tion the remainder Of the trade shall
lock out At the earliest possible moment,
and the amonnt derived from the reduc
tion at the mills which continue TO work
shall bs applied to fluid for assisting
thoie firms whose hands strike. The no.
tices Of reduction expire Tomorrow. A
strike which will Affect $1,000 operatives
is certain.
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RErcHER AT pArH.

Bath, N. Y, April 16.-Beecber lee
tured here this evening TO large audi
enee and was warmly received. BE ap-
peArs cheerful; refuses to read the papers;
will make no further statement; will 20
on about his business and gil lecture en-
gagemeut as though nothing had hap
pened. He said to-day that II Mrs.
filton had felt 90 conscience stricken
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Allegheny Cattle.

EAST LIBERTY, April 1s.- CATTLE
Receipts to-day $40 head Of through and 40s
head Of yard stock. Selling slow at last
weeks prices.
Workers s. 4oaS so, Philadelphias s. 75a
SaEEp-Receipts M to-day 1900 head.
Selling Ka,tc OF from last week.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
By TELEGRAPH.


NEW YORK, April 16.-MoSEY-opened
at 6a7 per cent, closing at 8. Prime mer.
camille paper 61fa6h per cent. Customs
receipts $2s9, 900. The Assistant Treasurer
disbursed $56,000. Clearings $40, ,00o, 900.
Sterling steady; long 4S6, short 4.SsIf.
Produce exports for the week $69S0,000
GoLp-Opened at l00N, and closed at
100K. Carrying rates SaSh per cent
GOyRRSMgSTS-Strong
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savings Bank EnJoiued.

Bosros, April 16.-A temporary 10.
junction was Issued this morning restrain.
ing the Emigrant Savings Bank from do
inS business. The bank owes depositors
s., OOS,ss9.
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Blackboard Exchange Reopen

NEw YoRK, April l6.-The Bucket
Shops, or Blackboard Exchange offices,
which closed yesterday under the sharp
advance In stock, reopened to-day. The
commission 10 increased to one.fourth Of
one per cent.
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Continued Triumphs OF the Eel.
ephOne.

Nav YoRK, April l6.=Valparaiso
advlees say that the telephone has been
tried on the Transatlantic line between
Villa Maria and Rio Cuarto, 4 distance ol
so leagues, with complete success.
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REMARKS.

The quality OF the Hogs In most Of the
pens has been Of better grade than twas
last week, and prices are of fully n cent a.
compared with quotations then. OF the
receipts about 1000 head were booked this
morning OF yesterdays and to-day's ar
rivals, about $500 head having preyiously
come 10 hand. Quotations 5a5h cents, but
few selling at this last figure, most being
recorded at 5llnhH cents.
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ROME.

ROME, April 16.-Ths Pope will not
personally take possession Of the Church
Of 81. John Lateran. He has commits
sion Cardinal ChIgi to oticiate.
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The cOcheco Company, Of Dover, n.
a., has resolved 10 shut down the milla
tonight for an indefinite period.
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Cincinnati Retail Hay and straw
Market.

Hay was In better supply and shade
easier; sheaf oats frmer, but otherwise there
there was no change in prices. The demand
was fair at the following quotations for all
articles delivered by wagons:
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WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, April 16.-The present
status Of the action Of General Lee to re-
cover the Arlington estate is this: Judge
Hughes, at Richmond, decided against the
motion Of the plaintiff, as the court has
properly superseded The State Courts
jurisdiction over the case, and also de-
cided against the motion Of the United
States tina, the suggestion that the de.
Pendants had, as agents, does not bear his
jurisdiction. He has, in the words Of his
decision, sustained the demurrer OF the
plaintiff and directed that the case pro-
coed 10 trial upon its merits.
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The market has mot been active this
week, trade moving very slowly during the
whole progress Of the market Prices At NO
time showed any improvement over last
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SUIT FOR $1,000,

Jerimiah s. Black has instituted suit
in the Circuit Court against ex.Secretary
Of War Belknap claiming 5000 for work
and labor done by the plaintiff at his
request. The declaration Is the usual
formal one, and the bill Of particulars as
follows: W. W. Belknap TO Jeremiah s.
Black, debtor, for professional services as
counsellor at law, 5000. The fee is
claimed for the services Of Black during
the impeachment case,
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war DErAHInxsr.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
oyycr OF ruR CnEy aIsNAI 0yTIcER,
WASHIN9ToH, D. G., April H-i A. NJ
IRoBARrtiTIRs.
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley
the Lakes Upper Mississippi and Lower
Missouri Valleys, northeast to earsterly
winds, partly cloudy, slightly warmer
weather, stationary and falling barome
ter, and at the Western stations possibly
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JuSIus, JR.

FaEE sales of nails are noted in Chi
cago at s. 90 ratea.
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REMARKs o. lEEH cATTLG.

The srrivals Of Cattle daring the week
amounted TO 1905 head, against 946 last
week, and 1888 head the corresponding
week OF last year, and the sales during the
week amounted TO 1,l62 head, against $50
last week, and ,079 head the corresponding
week Of last year, and were aS follows
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VIM. H. Hunt, Of New Orleans, in re-
ply to telegram Of the Presindent, says
be will consent TO the use OF his name az
a nominee for the Collectorship, and says
that the Senators from Louisiana will
not sustain him for that position, but will
offer no objections TO his confirmation "a
Judge Of the Court Of Claims in place Of
Judge Peck. The President has prom.
ised 10 settle the question Of the Collec.
torship within very few days. The
Custom House is now In charge Of a
special agent, who Is not under such
bonds as would secu:e the Government
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Ceux qui ont des
terreS q yendre.
attention

, Messrs. z. Armanr & Gle, 70
Rue du Camp, Nl'e,Orltans sont
prets a peb|ier gratis sur lenr pam
phlrt, concernanr les Terdoyontes
Paroisses de In Louisiana. Poffre en-
ven'e de tooies terres ct propr:e-
,as coOIorm6menI a la description
aoi sea donnAe a E. Montague a
Aboev'Ile seul agen. de Messrs.
Z. Ar'Dsnl & Gle pour la paroisse
VermilloD.
Auc0ne vente n'etant effectuAt
les prooprietaires D'aura eDt ricn
a payer pour frais de publication,
mais dams le cas- conrraire ills pale
ront u,e commission raisonnable
convene d'avance par contrat.--
Pour plus de detail adres, ez vous
direclement a NJ. Ernest Montague
seol agent pour la paroisse Yer
million de Ia maison F. Armant &
Gle, Bureau des Terres ct dim
migration. E. MONTAGNE,
Abbeville, Vermillon.
81 juliet II.
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Probate Sale

state OF Loulsiana-Parish of
ermlllon - Parish Court-No.
26l.
Succession of Carmelite Dlanchet.
By virtue Of a Judgment of the
Hon. Parish Court aforesaid rem.
dered in the matter of the above
entitled and numbered succession,
the public are hereby informed
thai there will be exposed at pub.
nc sale, to the last and highest
bidder, for cash, on
! TUESDAY, DECEMBER
THIRD 1878,
the following described property,
to wit
One certain tract of land sit
uated in the parish of Vermilion,
on the East bank of the bayou
Vermilion, having a front, on
said bayou, of seven and one
half arpents by depth of forty
arpants, containing three hun
dred superficial arpents, more or
less, bounded below by the town
OF Abbeville and lands formerly
belonging to Victor BoGte decd
and above by tract of one hun
dred and sixty arpents of lands,
one half (undivided) of which ae.
longs TO Valcour Veazey and the
other undivided half he holds as
usufructuary, by and under a
decision of the Supreme Court of
this State rendered at Opelousas
La. in the month of June 1877.
The administrator directs that
this tract be sold by lots of FIVE
and more acres.
One other tract of land, being
the undivided half of a tract Of
land containing one hundred and
sixty arpents and being situated
on the East bank of the bayou
Vermilion, having a front of four
a'pehts on said bayou with a
depth of fourty arpeutt, bounded
ABOVE by Mrs. Treville Sicily
and below by the land of the
succession-the above described
t. t'act.-This tract is to be sold
subject to the usufructuary rights
OF Valcour Veazey, on the same.
Given under my official sigma
ture this I'd day of November
1878.
G. B. SHAW, Sheriff.
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Co'onie Francaise
Dams l'Arkansas

100000 acres de lerres a ven
de a prix fedohs avec paiemenr
faci'es. cans pOuest de pArkansas
J.e chemjn de fer Little Rock e1
Fort.Smi,h, aiosi que lie fleove
Arkansas, traversent tou,e la val
lee LIE sol est generalemen,
Tres fertile ; lie climat doux Ell TEN
pere.
lie cotton, le 'a5ac. le chanvre
le fromeol, le mais, Forge, lavoine
les poWmes de .erre. le trefe et le
foin y viennent tres oien. alnsi que
la v'gne et les arb'es iruitiers.
Environ 200 900 acres de ces
terres, sitnAes 'e long du chemin
de fer. au Nord dp teuve Arkan-
sas. oDt et6 comedies aux Pares du
Sr-Esprit pour la fondation dune
colonie.
a 80 miles de Little. Rock, pres
de la Station Morilton, non loin
de Lou'>boure ct sur I'D magn;i
Que plateau, s'etendant vers lc
Nord. les Pe,es du 81 Esprit ont
reserve $4,000 acres pour les CO.
Ions f'ancais. Une 6gIise ct IN
convent sont en- vote d. consrruc.
tion pres ie Mori|ion ct one sec
onde eglise f'ancaise va etre con-
s'ru''e pres de Springfield 10 mil
les plus loin, des que le beso'n sen
iera sentir.
Avis aux families FRANCHISES de-
siraDt acqnerir une belle propriete,
a peo de fra's, dams lie voisinage
dune eglse catholique.
Pour plus smp|es information
on peut s'adresser a
W. D. SLACK, oua
MICHEL BRAUN,
Land Office. l.. r. & F. 5. R'y.. a
Little Ro,k. Arkansas. o" aux
Pe'es du Sr-Esprit a MoriIton.
% novembre rs.
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ST la Louisiana 6oit pro6tel
enormement du nouveau proiel
prone dams P.Abeille de la Nouvelle
Orleans, nous souhaitons quill pas
,, sat de letat OH il Sc trouve a ce
lui dune prompte execution. II
s'agit dit.on de la compression ct
du maniemepi dr coton par IN pou.
veau procede tres economique.-
Nos campagnes. dit la feuilIe du
Cro1ssan., y 'roaveronr ur gain
considero BILE. LIE plantenr prof.
terra dune economic de deoarque.
ment, dune economic de charroi
en- ce quill o'y aura pas de char.
ges &c ce cote. dune economic de
magasiDaee, dune economic de de.
gat cause actuei|emeot par l'humi-
cite ct la ooue, dune economic de
dechet cause pal le vol, dune
economic de presse ct dune econ.
omie d'assurance. Ga nou, assure
que 81 le projet reussit il y aura
une somme de trois a quatre pias.
tres par baile quj renteront da1s
les poc5es du planreur. L'areept
alnsi economise sera lie premier
gagne. Sunha,ions aux entrenre.
neurs Ia 'ea!'sation de leu, ewes.
L'Hofe' de Ia monnai4 d'aD,es
NJ. HabD tonct,onnera vers Ie Is
Gu ,nois prochalo q. i Sc frappera
a Ia Nouvel!e- Orleans a pen ores
aa million de pitso.es par mois.-
Eo enverra.t-cn q"el9pe unes ici?
Nous resperons 5ien! 90.
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CHAIR ET BOISSON.

En- vertu de la dispense accordee
par Sa Grandeur Mgr Perche
l'obligation de Pabstinence est sus
pendue dams ce diocese, Jusqu'ar
Careme. II est permi de manget
de la yiaDde tous les vendredis
les iours du Quatre Temps ct les
V'gi;es.
Mais, demanden. ceux Que leur
conscience deIica.e honore, peut-
on meier au meme tepas viande ct
poisson ?
Nous rapondons categorique-
ment: Oui, excepte les jours de
Jeune.
Aux Quatre TEMPS de Decem.
b'e e. a la veille de Noel. il sera.
CONNIE oeodant le careme, ooIiga-
'oIre de ne pas meier viande e.,
oolssop au meme repas. On peut
talre CONNIE on veut, les autrcs
lonrs.
Nous pe croyons pas necessalre
d 'eDtrer dams les derai's e. de cite.
'on, az long les aurori;es e, les
decisions Romaines a ce sntjel.-
Elles SOD, de Benoi' XIV, 10 JUN
l145, e' de Ia Sa-cree Congrega-
''on de la peohence, 8 janvier, l6
lanvier, el is fevrier l834.-I
propcgotew' toiholique.
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On ignore assez generalemeut
]ue NJ. Gambetta (pere) est IN

On ignore assez generalemeu
que M. Gambetta (pere) est "
homme orofondement religieux.
j Montpelier, pendant la guer
re, Cd la vue suivre reguIie. emeo
la procession des peni'ents olaDcs
en- recitant son chap'et.
A Nice meme, ou NJ. Gambetta
(pere) ses. retire. il a rha hitude
d'aller faire non moins regulie,e.
menr ses devotions a l'eglise du
Port, quartier du vieux Nice.
Rien d'etonnaut a ce Que Get
excellent homme ait garde les ira
ditions reiigieuses NJ. Gambetta
(pere) a pour bean.frere y. Massa.
bic, arcbipretre de Cahors, lequel
Sc trouve, par consequent, oncle
de NJ. Gambetta 6ls.
II nest done plus douteux au.
jourd'bui que NJ. Gambctta (pere.)
en- qnittant recemment sa retraite
de Nice pour Sc reDdre a Greno.
ble, ait eu en- vue de surveiIIer de
pres son rejeton.
Tout s'explique. |
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Tout danger de ievse .jaune est

Tout danger de tievre ,jaune est
sans doute passe. ouisque toute les
ouarantaines sont levees. La
Nouvelle-lberie periret Gepuis plus
dune semaine, Ia .ennee de toute
merchandise, les dry goods ont
un. entree triomphale lei, appor.
tes par le Fuller. steamer de Ia
llsne Pharr veniu Ia semaipe der
Mere. i'd Nos m1agassins .jadis de-
pourvus, sont CONNIE 'eurs maitres
au grand comp'et. Nous allons
resplrer ct avoir lie plaisir de voir
Dc nombreux clients patron:ser
nos divers Establishments.
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NOUVELLE CALEDONIA.

Une nnuve,lt. a->ez ;nt4ressante
nous est arriv6e re Frame au
commencement. &c a semaine. II
y await assez longte"ps que les
iDd'gAneS &c Nonvel'e Csledo.
ME. lie: Cau"qncs, eraient eo etat
&c revolte contre les FrsDcais
e'ablls dams cette lie, ct Sc Il.
vra'enr q" p';lage ei au massacre
des cc:oDs. Deja. l'ete dernler,
Il 60 'eroemen, ;enr await i"fige
une asccz verte Logon. File ma
vali 'as 4tai' assez 'ude. pc. si'-iI,
?nis9ue. depuis qaa'qoes semaines,
ces indigAnes recommencerent
'euis hostilj16s, sorl dement, Ga
bord, oavertemeot ensuite. lie
gonvernemen' fraDcais, avert a
temps, s'etai& decide a prendre de
rigoureuses lnesures a Ieur egard.
De ser'eux praparatifs furent fats
a la hate on ruarcha rapideuens
a eux Ell on Ieur fl essuyer une
effroyable defaite. Battus CON-
pletement, cette fois. il est a espe /,
rer qu'l!s be serone plus leDtes de
renorveler leurs tenratiyes din
surrectlon.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-30
LA GUERRE DE L'AFGHANI.
STAN.

Ce que l'on await prevu depui
assez longtemps, a sayoir que l'e
mir de l'Afghanistan persisterai
dams 50 resistance a la poIitiQu'
anglaise, est arrive.
Lord Lytton, le yice.roi d,
l1nde, !ui await envoye up ultima
tum lui demandant une yeponse
avant lie 20 "ovembre, faute de
quol j rega'd derait son refns com
me une declaration de gnerre. LII
20 novembre est arrive. e, pas dc
reponse. lie vice roi a d1 t.onDe,
'ordre aux uoupes anglaises de
marcher Ell await. 4 lDeEte qu'iI
est, eIies ont passe Ia f.'o"tie,.e,
pris M fort ~ tienx, sans ancuDe
esls,a1ce, De ce on. vient as
Sc ;'assei. 90 ne Oar. donc t,rer on
cnne conclusion oonr l'aveoir. II
se>I produi: une carta,ne emotion
co 4 A"e'eterre "'sls e,'e no guere
agi SUI, les fond> pnbI'cs.
TOME - dnee.ion e.: te savoir
81, cans 20 a>eni1 U.uchsi0, "a
Rnes'e n'in.eIv'end,a pa, en- "a.
ven' fe Tem', 'uGue; cas- les coo
se> cha"yeraient Oe face et PAN
gle.erre oon-.rai conrir de >erieux
oa0gers. L.v Z a hi seui. PAro,r
SER 3'er '.b!,ge de sn"combe. lot
on lard mai- j senh'era,t. G'a-
pres les Gerni4. es 6epecbps, que
'A"g;e e'rc agi avec un oeu
:rtp lie p'ecip';a ROO. lIv peu.
Sire lmprudence a commcncer ,,ne
,na.r7 de no",agne>, e" ple,u hi
yer: Cans n.. pays 'oiulair. Nous
'poreoon<, e. +H+'. que ieja les
'oId"'> soni1reo, beanconp Ges Il.
sneurs Ge }" temperance, er upe
I6seehe d'svsonbie. affirm,n Que
hague regiment comptait au
DCins upe centalDe de malades.-
\ iendons les r4snltats de cetre
aventure ie iord Yeacons-
led. d.--Pyopogateur Catholique.