The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-28
ENGLAND'S ENEMIES
Shere Ali Sanguine and CetewayO
Confident.
Other Foreign Facts.
National Associated Press to the Star.
Russia.
FALSE REPORTS.

Russia.
FALSE REPORTS.
LONDON, Feb. 2S.-A dispatch from ST..
Petersburg says: The rumor that the plague
had reached that city is untrue.
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WRITE
LONDON, Feb. 28.--It is stated that the
Russian Government has instituted espion-
age on all matter going through the mails,
and this has caused much complaint
among merchants and others on account of
their letters being opened. This espionage
is extended to all letters going to the United
States and other foreign countries.
Austria.
THE AWFUL AVALANCHE.
VIENNA Feb. 28.-An avalanche at Blei-
berg killed twenty-one persons and de-
stroyed nine houses.
Spain.
THE CAPTAIN GENERALS ARRIVAL.
MADRID, Feb. 28.-Captain General Mar
tinez Campos arrived yesterday and was
accorded a grand state reception. He as
serts that the principal objects of his jour-
ney are in regard to reforms in Cuba and
the development of trade between Cuba
and the United States. He will return to
Cuba if successful in his mission.
Germany.
BANQUETING THE AMBASSADOR.
BERLIN, Feb. 2S.-The Emperor gave a
grand banquet last evening in honor of
Earl Dufferin, the British Ambassador to
st. Petersburg.
Bulgaria.
GRANTS COMPETITOR.
LONDON, Feb. pa dispatch from Bel
grade says the Servian pretender, Kara
georgewitch, aspires to the Bulgarian throne.
France.
VICTIMS OF THE FLOODS
VERSAILLES Feb. 28.-De Freycinet, Min
lister of Public Works, has declared that the
Government intends to ask a credit for the
relief of sufferers from the foods in the
South of France.
Africa.
LATEST FROM THE CAPE.
: LONDON, Feb. 28.-The steamer Warwick
Castle, from the Cape has arrived at Ma
deira, bringing the latest intelligence The
loss of the British in the engagement with
the Zulus on January 22d was upward OF
fifteen hundred, including the native
troops Lord Chelmsford continues to act
on the defensive News from the frontier
to February 10th reported everything quiet.
A missionary is on board the Warwick Cas-
tie who witnessed the disaster to the British
troops.
Col. Pearson, who is intrenched at Ekowe,
expects to be attacked by the Zulus. The
bodies of Lieutenants Melville and Coghill,
slain at Isanduna, were found together with
the colors of the Twenty-fourth Regiment,
which they had saved from falling into the
hands of the Zulus.
King Cetewayo is very defiant. The
Beers have refused to assist the Zulus.
Afghanistan.
TRYING TO BUY AN AMBASSADOR.
LONDON, Feb. 2S.-It is reported that
efforts had been made by English agents to
bribe one of the Ameer's Ambassadors to
prevent Russia from intervening offering
$50, 900 as wage of treason to his master.
THE AMEER ACTIVELY ALIVE.
The Ameer is received with acclama-
nations by the people, and firmly reter-
ated his intention of continuing the war
1t is asserted that the Afghans have two
hundred cannon and splendid cavalry, with
which they could destroy the invaders of
their country if they were properly COM
manded. 1t is said if Shere Ali should die,
Yakoob Khan will, in all probability, con-
tinue the war.
Foreign Flashes.
Mexico is negotiating for the resumption
of diplomatic relations with England.
DeMarcere, French Minister of the Inte-
rior, is at swords point with the Lanterne
newspaper.
Prince Krapotkine, Governor of Charkoff,
Russia, who was shot by an unknown assas-
sin, has died of his wounds
The Oxford University Boat Club has de-
cided to accept Harvard challenge to row
an eight-oared race on the Thames.
The Grand Duke Wiatchesay, youngest
child of Grand Duke Constantine, and
nephew. of the Gar, is dead aged seven
teen.
There are two German men 'of-war at
Samoa, the Ariadne and Albatross. An
other the Bismarck, is expected within a
month.
ExEmpress Eugenie accompanied her
son, Prince Louis Napoleon, to Southamp-
ton, and witnessed his departure yesterday
for the seat OF war in South Africa.
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