The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-04-11
NEWS OF The WEEK.
FOREIGN NEWS.

The Russian Gen. Melikoff telegraph
hat he has completed the burning OF the plague
infected houses in Wetlianka
A number of French soldiers were
caught in a severe snow-storm in Algeria, anG
nineteen perished Others are undergoing hos
pitL treatment
A squadron of British cavalry were
swept away by the current while crossing the
Oabul river near Jellalabad. A Lieutenant and
forty men were drowned
Alexandra De Lavaissie De Layergne
French novelist and dramatic author, is dead
Bolivia and Chill are making exten.
sive preparations for war, and hostilites can.
not be long delayed. Peru will also probably
be involved in the quarrel
A dispatch from Lahore, India, saws
the British, under Capt Cough, defeated 5,OOC
Afghans, killing 400. The British loss was
three officers and three men killed. and thirty
two wounded.
London telegram: The italian Gov
eminent recently received an anonymous letter
giving warning that an attempt would be
made TO assassinate Queen Victoria between
the frontier and Turin. 1t was believed the
sole object OF the writer was to embarrass the
Government, but every precauton was taken to
insure the Queens safety.
Isaac Fletcher, member of the British
Parliament, committed suicide the other day by
shooting himself
The Egyptian officer sent to break up
the slave depots at Bahr Ell Gael, Central AZ
frica, reports an engagement with Suleiman,
the chief slave-trader. The Egyptian forces
numbered 5000, part armed with improved
rifles. and were intrenched. Suleiman, with
IL 600 Arabs, made several assaults, but they
were completely defeated, and fled in disorder,
leaving LOST dead. On the day after the bat
tie 5000 deserters came to the Egyptian camp.
The Egyptians followed the retiring enemy and
killed ten chiefs and 2, 600 more men, and were
still In pursuit at the last advices The capt
ure of all the slave depots is considered ce--
tain.
Ihe annual university boat race on
the River Thames, between the Oxford and
Cambridge crews, was won by the latter.
London dispatch says: "Cetywayo's
wish for peace is said to be mere pretense to
gain time until the harvest is gathered. Only
unconditional surrender will be accepted"
The Pope has sent an autograph let
ter to Queen Victoria, welcoming her to Italy,
and expressing good wishes for her welfare.
Cham, brother of Cetywayo, with
his son and 800 Zulu warriors, has uncon-
dihonally surrendered to the English. Caty
wayo is organizing an army and the British are
receiving reintorcements
The Bulgarian Assembly has adopted
motion that the present Assembly, with the
addition Of sixty-six members, each represent
ing 10000 males, to be elected immediately
shall elect Prince
A Rome dispatch says a more pathetic
scene than that of Garbaldis arrival at the
railway station there has seldom been beheld
The shouts raised as the train entered the sta
ton were speedily silenced on the circulation
OF the report that the General was i'll. He was
carried from the train on mattress placed ON a
large litter. He lay extended and motionless.
with his eyes closed, and red handkerchief
bound around his head. 1t looked as though
corpse was being carried in state. II WAS
found impossible to move him from the litter.
which was placed on an open carriage and
driven, accompanied by the mournfully silent
crowd, to the house Of his son, Menotti Carl
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