The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-10
Edition
FOREIGN.
FACTS FROM THE FAR EAST.
His Golden Footed Majesty.
National Associated Press to the Star.

National Associated Press to the Star.
THE GUINEA ISLAND.
LONDON, Aug. 10.-It is understood that
the intention of the English Government to
annex Guinea has been communicated to
the Government of the Netherlands, which
has colony there embracing an area of
three thousand two hundred and ten miles.
The Dutch have claimed large area en-
bracing about one half the island. tits now
understood that an amicable arrangement
has been affected between the two Govern
ments concerning their respective claims
on the island The discovery of gold, which
is said to exist in as large quantities as in
Australia during the great gold excitement
there and said to have been made in the
northeast portion of the island, outside the
limit of the territory hitherto claimed by
the Dutch.
REDUCTION OF DUTIES.
PARIS, Aug. 10.-The Franco-AmeriCan
treaty delegates met last evening and voted
the third and most important of the nine
articles submitted, and which reduces to
thirty per cent, ad valorem, the duties on
all French goods imported into America.
BATTLE IN BOSNIA.
LONDON, Aug. 10.-A dispatch from vi
emma says that nine hours of very sanguin-
ary fighting has occurred at Jaieze, Bosnia,
in which the Austrian troops were victori-
Gus, but they met with very heavy losses
A ROW ANTICIPATED.
The House of Commons will set this after
noon, and it is anticipated that there will
be row with the advocates OF the Irish
Sunday Closing Bill.
THE GERMAN FINANCES.
BERLIN, Aug. 10.-The Congress of Ger
man Financeers which is being held at
Heidelberg have elaborated a scheme Of
| taxation, suggested by the Government, on
petroleum and tobacco and increasing the
tax on coffee, sugar, tea and tobacco.
SLIGHT DEFICIENCY.
The German Treasury accounts for 1877
show deficiency of 20,OOO,000 of marks,
which is attributed to the depression of
trade, which is worse than was expected.
NOTES FROM THE GOLDEN ORIENT.
New York, Aug. 10.-Advices from Lon
don state that further news of the Chinese
successes in Kashagaria, received here from
| Russian sources, states that the Chinese had
placed garrison of one thousand men in
each of the kashagaran towns occupied by
them, and that they had commanded the
natives to produce horses for a campaign
which was to be undertaken this spring,
| At Zangishahn the Chinese found about
seven hundred small-sized cannon meant to
be carried on the backs of camels. These
guns had not been in use. They lay under
velvet and brocade coverings, and were all
supplied from England.
Thandaly, the King of Burmahs capital
is on fire On June Sd two thousand houses
had been destroyed. The city is walled in
and, like most Eastern towns, the streets are
narrow and the houses crowded together
1t is quite probable, as his Golden-footed
Majesty is unprovided with fire engines
that the greater portion OF the city will be
destroyed.
ALL ABOARD FOR JERUSALEM!
LONDON, Aug 10-A dispatch from Jerus
alem says that an American, General Molt
has obtained a concession to construct 8
railway from Jatfa to Jerusalem.
DISTURBING OUR FEMALES.
A dispatch from Constantinople says: Mr.
MAYNARD, the American Minister, is still
prosecuting an energetic inquiry into the
case of the American female missionary
who was insulted and threatened by the
mob at Volo.
A SECOND BALLOT.
BERLIN, Aug. 10.-A second ballot will bt
required at Dresden where M. Debel, {
Socialist, beat Minister Friesen.
THE ASIA MINORS ARE MAD.
LONDON, Aug. 1O.-The inhabitants of the
ceded districts in Asia Minor, are organizing
for desperate armed resistance and hay,
appealed for English help.
THE EGYPTIAN COTTON CROP,
it is estimated, will amount to two milliol
and five hundred thousand cantars.