Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-12-13
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Jump the track on the Air Line Railway, west
Of Romeo, Mich, on the 9th. One man was
killed and several others seriously injured.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
The Porte has announced its readiness to
discuss definite treaty of peace with Russia.
Bands of Bulgarian insurgents from the
Macedonia and Rhodope districts descend into
the neighboring district of Portlagos and COM
NIT many excuses. Turkish troops have been
sent to the scene.
The Afghans have evacuated Jellalabad and
are concentrating in force at Cabul.
Winnepeg, Manitoba, is now connected by
rail with st. Paul, MINI.
The Caledonian Bank of Glasgow, Scotland,
decided on the 4th, to go into liquidation in
consequence OF its holding some stock in the
City of Glasgow Bank. 1t has paid up cap
ital of $3.50, 900, and deposits to the amount of
S5,215,OOO.
new Turkish Ministry was appointed on
the 4th.
The Director of the Mint at Bordeaux,
France, has been arrested, charged with alb
stracting 300, 900 francs worth of silver bars
belonging to the Rothschilds, and substituting
galvanized copper bars.
The British forces under command of Gen.
Roberts attacked the Afghans at Peiwar
Khotal on the I'd and gained a complete victo-
ry. The Afghan loss was heavy. All of their
| artillery was captured by the British. Gen.
Roberts lost eighty-fve men, killed and
| wounded.
Emperor William resumed the Government
on the 5th.
The English Parliament convened on the
5th. The Queens speech was read, which was
unusually short and expressed regret for be-
| ing compelled to summon Parliament earlier
than usual, but the Ameer of Afghanstan
compelled the sending of an expedition into
his territory, and the earliest opportunity had
been taken to call Parliament together. Earl
Gray moved an amendment to the address,
expressing regret that Parliament was not
summoned as soon as possible after the war
became probable, which was defeated after a
spirited debate. The address was adopted
without division.
A Lahore correspondent says Gen. Roberts
will probably winter on the heights of Peiwar
Pass. According to private information the
pon-orthodox Mussulmans of that vicinity,
who number about 10000, are already sending
levies into the British camp.
The West of England Bank, headquarters
at Bristol, with forty-nine agencies, and e1,
100000 capital, suspended on the 9th.
| The ministerial change at Constantinople
has produced very unfavorable impression
at Vienna. The new Grand Vizier is one of
Austria's bitterest enemies and he urged the
| Sultan to forcibly resist the occupation of
Turkish territory. He is regarded as an un-
scrupulous schemer.
Duke de Guiche was married to Mile. de
Rothschild at Paris on the 9th
Alcantara, President of Venezuela, died on
the 30th of November.
The liabilities of the West of England Bank
are $17, 100000. The assets are stated at the
same amount, but canot be realized upon.
A special frem Z -, on the 7th, stated that
the number of b killed at Peiwar is esti-
mated at twenty. Ne British secured vast
amount of winter supplies which the Afghans
had accumulated at neighboring villages.
The Ameer's reply TO the Viceroy of India's
ultimatum has been received. The Ameer
criticises, the proposed friendly intentions
of the British Government, and alludes to
its actions in the past as contradictory OF
such intentions The Ameer states that his
refusal TO receive Gen. Sir Neville Chamber
lain's mission was not intended to be hostile
but arose from fear of loss of his indepehd,
ence; that no enmity exists between Afghan
istan and the British Government, and that ht
desires to resume the former friendly rela
tions, and will nOt.resist the visit of a small
temporary mission. The London Times con
siders the reply equivalent TO point blanl
refusal.
Negotiations between Russia and Turkey
relative to dehnitive convention have beer
resumed by the new Turkish Ministry at tn,
point where they were dropped by their pre-
decessors. The conditions of evacuation
alone remain unsettled, but a scheme sug
! gested by England and acceptable to Russi
} will very probably be decided upon.
An American has been arrested at Constan
tinople for conspiring against the Sultan
J His release was demanded by the American
legation, but as the case is said to be a seriou
one efforts in his behalf will probably prov
} frultless