The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-01
Fourth Edition.
THE LATEST.
THE CID WORLD.
YakO0b Kahn Ready and ResOlute.
The Burmese Butcher Still on a
Bust.
THE LATEST.
YakOob Kahn Ready and Resolute.
France.
oproslr1oN CABLE COMPANY.

National Associated Press to the Star.
LONDON, April 1.-The Anglo-American
Cable Company have called a meeting Of
shareholders for the 5th OF April, when the
consent of the shareholders will be asked
for the Anglo American to assume a large
interest in the new French Cable Company,
the organization OF which in opposition to
M. Pouyer Qucrtier's Company has just
been started, and which il is intended shall
acquire the existing line working from
BTest to st. Pierre.
REPUBLICAN THREATS.
PARIS, April 1.-Eytreme Republicans
threaten TO abolish the Senate ifit tinterferes
with the will of France in the matter OF the
removal to Paris represented by the Cham
Der of Commerce.
Egypt.
PosTPoNING PAYMENT.
CAIRO, April 1.-The official paper, Moni-
tsur Egyptian, publishes decree postpon..
ing until the ist of May the payment of
the interest and sinking fund on Egyptian
preference" stock which falls due to-day.
Italy.
GARIBALDI's MANIFESTO.
ROME, April 1.-General Garibaldi has
issued manifesto against the Italian emf
grafton scheme to New Guinea, and ad-
vises Italian people to prepare for the COM
pletion OF taly's greatness.
Great Britain.
oAN'T DECLARE A DIVIDEND.
LONDON, April 1.-The chartered Mercan-
tile Bank of India, London and China is
unable to declare dividend, owing TO its
losses during the last half year.
GOVERNMENT POLICY ENDORSED.
LONDON, April lin the House of Com
mons last night the debate on Sir Charles
bikes motion censuring the Government S
Zulu policy was concluded and the House
by a majority Of 60 approved of the Govern
ments policy.
REINFoRcEMENTs ARRIVED.
LONDON, April 1.-The Government in
che House of Commons, yesterday an
nounced that they had received advice of
the safe arrival at Cape Colony of a consd-
cradle number OF reinforcements which had
been sent out, and that it was hoped these
would speedily enable communication to
be opened with Colonel Picrson, whose iso-
lated condition has for some days been a
source OF considerable anxiety and appre-
hension.
India.
THE OLD BOY MEANS BUSINESS.
LONDON, April 1.-THE news from Calcut.
ia respecting the threatened war with Bur:
NAH is disquictng. King Theeboy is said
to remain in state of continual intoxica-
tion, but this has not prevented him from
taking very energetic war measures. lie
has constructed number of forts and
mounted them with artillery. He has
called out his soldiers and is having them
we'll drilled and he has sent summons to
the Burmah inhabitants of Rangoon to re-
turn to their own country He warns
them that he will execute all the members
of their families if they remain absent.
AfghaniStan.
YAKooB's RESOLUTION.
LONDON, April IA dispatch from Tash,
kend, Turkistan, says that General Kauf-
man, Governor of Turkstan, received a
letter from the Chief of the last Afghan
Embassy announcing that perfect order
reigns in Afghanistan so far as the new
Ameer is concerned. Yakoob Khan has
decided to carry out the intentions of his
father and will prosecute the war against
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