The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-04-10

THE OLD WORLD.

LATEST NEWS.
THE OLD WORLD.
A LONDON telegram of the 25th says
It has been decided to lay submarine cable
to South Africa, connecting with the whole
system of Eastern telegraphy.
QUEEN VICTORIA started on Cont
mental visit ON the 18th.
In the House of Lords, on the night
of the 25th, resolution censuring the Gov
eminent for it's conduct of the Zulu war was
rejected-l56 to 81. In the coune of the de-
bate, 1t was stated that Sir Bartle Frere, the
Governor, would be recalled, and Lord
Chelmsford. the Commander of the British
forces, concentrated.
A CoNsrANTINoPIE telegram of the
25th says the Porte has sent several men-of-
war to Grecian waters, and was fortifyfng'
Epirus and Thessaly, and making other war
like preparations.
The French Assembly is discussing
the return of that body from Versailles to
Paris.
THERE was anothe- attempted assas-
eination of Gen. Won Drentelen, the st. Pc
tersburg Chief of Police, on the afternoon OF
the 18th. The would-be assassin escaped
The General was not badly hurt. Upward of
100 arrests have been male at Moscow in con-
sequence of the assassination of aGovernment
spy.
A VIENNA newspaper of the Goth
stated that negotiations were making most
satisfactory progress between Russia ard En-
gland relative to the measures to be adOnted
slams, but the project Of military occupation
by neutral Powers mad been abandoned.
ADvICEs of the 26th state that the
famine in Upper Egypt was causing terrible
suffering. In some villages, the people, naked
like wild beasts, dug for roots In one town
women and children fought over SCRAPS of
bread. The inland villagers were said to be
starving like dogs.
ACCORDING to reports from the New
York Herald correspondent at Tashkend, on
the Goth, Afghanistan had been totally aban
doned 10 the English, who were left, free by
Russia, not only to take the passes, but even
Herat, If they so pleased. Gen. Kaufman was
convinced that the Afghans were quite harm
less, and that the ultimate success of the
English was only q question of time and
money.
A CONsrANTINOPLE dispatch of the
9th says the Turkish Government was out of
money, and put to the most desperate straits
to meet daily liabilities. The Sultan had sent
portion of his plate and jewelry to be melted
for the use of the Treasury.
The Commandant of Alessio and
sixty leading Albaniaus have been arrested
for intriguing against the Porte.
PRINCE WALDEMAR, third son of the
Crown Prince of Germany, died on the morn
ing of the 9th, of heart disease. He was
eleven years old.
A CALCUTTA dispatch of the 9th
says that all hope of peaceful negotiation
with Yakoob Khan had failed, and that an
immediate advance on Cabul had been ordered.
A BERLIN dispatch of the 2Sth says
Turkey had intimated that she was unalter-
ably opposed to the scheme for the mixed &C.
cupation of Roumelia.
The Roumelia European Commits
sion have formally declared that it is impos-
sible to execute Art. 10 Of the Treaty of Ber-
lin, owing to the difficulties created by
certain Russian authorities and the excitement
among the Bulgarians.
THE King of Siam has sent Gen.
Grant an autograph letter, inviting him to
visit His Majesty at Bangkok.
The plague has subsidized on the
Lower Volga, but Inflammation of the lungs
and smallpox prevail, and the rate of mortal
ity is very high.
JOSEPH FRANCE & Co., metal
workers of Newcastle, Eng, failed, on the
29th ult. Liabilities s5OO,OOO,
The Socialists in the German Par
lament complain that the authorities violate
the sanctity of the mails in their search for
revolutionary literature.
UNITED STATES MINISTER MOVES. on
the 10Th ult., handed to President Grevy an
autograph letter from President Hayes, con-
graduating him upon his accession to the
Presidency OF the French Republic.
The final appeal of Passanante, who
attempted to shoot King Humbert, of italy.
has been rejected. The King has signed de-
cree committing his sentence to life .imprison-
ment
THE Viceroy of India telegraphed
the British Government, on the Goth ult., that
the British forces had defeated 1900 Afghans
near BARGE.
A CoNsTANTINoPLE telegram of the
the 30th ult. reports considerable fighting be-
tween the Turkish troops and the Macedonian
insurgents.
The Italian Agent in Albania reports
that the Albanians have decided to forcibly
resist the proposed annexation of Albania to
Greece.
A PARIS telegram of the 31st ult.
says the extreme Republicans in the Assem-
bly, threatened to abolish the Senate II it con-
tinued to interfere with the will of France in
the matter of the removal of the legislature
from Versailles to Paris.
The Operative Wcavers in the Black.
burn (Eng.) District have consented to accept
a5per-cent. reduction in the rate of wages.
The Catholics of London have or
ganized bank, to be known rs the Anglo
Universal Bank, with a directorate in London
and Paris.
The total revenue receipts of the
United Kingdom for tie financial wear iust
closed were fS3, lis, 972-an increase of e.
352,673 over the receipts OF the preceding
year.
In the House of Commons, on the
3lst ult., after long debate, the motion Gen.
surfing the Government for its Zulu War
policy was defeated by ayes, 246; noes, 800.
The King of Burmah has sent a
summons to all Burmese resident.in Raugoon
directing them to return at once to Burmah.
He warns them that he will execute all men,
bers of their families ii they remain absent.
FoRTY-FIvE persons have been ar
rested for conspiracy to murder the Chit of
the st. Petersburg police. some of them
people of high rank.
ORDERS have been telegraphed d.
recting the steppage of all preparations for
the expedition to Merv. until further orders.
THE NEW WORLD.
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