The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-14
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS
GccGn Disaster.

LOSS OF THE BRITISH STEAMER sEMIRAMIDE.
BosToN, August ia private dispatch
from LOnd0n says the British steamer Sem
iramide, from Boston July both for Liver
pool, is Il total loss. The crew was saved.
The vessel and cargo were probably insured
in Europe.
ANOTHER ACCOUNTABLE sEMIEAMIDE SUNK BY
COLLISION.
LONDON. August 13.-Thc British steamer
Corsica, from Cardiff for Now York, came
in collision with the steamer ScmiramiGc,
from Boston for Liverpool, one hundred
miles west OF Fas1nct. The Scmiramide
was sunk. Her crew was saved and landed
ut Queenstown. Both vessels are iron.
BOSroN. August l3.-Tbc steamer Semi
ramide was ircightin9 steamer OF the Bar
ing line, running from here to England.
She bad no passengers, but carried cargo
valued at $4,000.
The TART.
VICTORY FOR ANOTHER AMERICAN HORSE n
ENGLAND.
LONDON, August 13.-'rhc race for the
Runnymcdc plate to-day was won by the
Amcrlcan-bred tiIIy Saratoga.
Nine horses ran in The race for the Runy-
mede plate. John Nightngall's colt First
cuUlCC WIS luI VI wv, otI CIV i'tNN VI
Hamilton's American-5rcd bay ilIy SARA
to.a won by 4 head; Merle secoGd, Janciro
tiIly third.
Railroad Troubles I'm Canada.
QUEBEC, August 13.-The transfer to the
Government of the Grand Trunk railway
between Point Lewis aud Rlvicrc DG Loupe
has been completed, and the Government
was to commence running trains over the
h,,t hp pll ttnip- mo a,
and workmcr, who have been discharged.
refuse to allow the trains to move until
they are r, Insated. Trouble is anticipated,
and military force will probably be re-
qurcd.
The Army in European Turkey.
LONDON, August ia dispatch 10 the
Times from Constantinople says: "Accord-
ing to information from a trustworthy
source there are now in Thessaly, Epirus,
and Macedonia 10000 Turkish troops, cX-
elusive of artillery and cavalry. This, to-
gcther with the forces at Adrianople and
Constantlnople and in Albania, make an
army OF 10000 men in European Turkey,
which is more than would be required to
deal with Greece in the event OF war. But
the probable consequences Of a rupture are
not TO be estimated by the number OF troops
on each side, as information from Macedo-
nia shows that Bulgarian rising may easily
be produced there, which would cause 4
dangerous movement in Eastern Roumelia
and Bulgaria"
The Zulu War Virtually Ended.
LONDON, August 13.-Thc Times, sum-
marizing the news from South Africa after
the battle OF Uiundi, says the hopes that the
war is virtually closed are rather increased
than diminished. Concurrent reports frOm
fugiiives and chiefs who have surrendered
20 to show that Cc.ewayo stakcd all on that
battle. He had been persuaded that his
troops on previous occasions had been de-
fcated by bad leadership.
Denmark.
FEARFUL THUNDER SToEM-GREAT LOSS OF
LIFE AND DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY AND
CROPS.
LONDON, August 13.-DaniSh newspapers
state That terrific thunderstorm occurred
in that kingdom on the 4th instant. Over
one hundred tarm-hOuSeS were destroyed
and fifty persons Killed. The damage to
crops is incalculablc.
Foreign Sotcs.
BUCHAREST, August 13.-Ths wheat crop
on the lower Danube has heen harvested.
and the Weld is good. Prices will, however.
he stttrncd by the failure Of the maize crop.
PARIS, August I'm. QneItiSsi (tcprb-
lican) has been elected 4 member Of ;hc
Council General OF Corsica, replacing
BOnapartlst.
LONDON, August 13.-EiIe Dublin GGzettc
announces that after August nth certain
;;ari.hes in the counties OF Derry aAd ~
rome will be placed under the pc'tce-pre-
servation act.
The Rc2istrarGcaeral Of London an
nounces that two fatal cases OF cholera oc-
Cured in this city lest week.
LONDON, August l3.-A dispatch from
Vienna to the SiaHy IeicgrGPh says III
though Il short time must alnpSc be1ors
Count Andrassy relinqui>hes his office, ms
resignation may be considered Is IN accoiti-
pli,hcd fact, and there il little doubt Is to
lbs being accepted by the Emperor.
Another Vienna dispatch 10 the sane pa
per says Russia has succeeded IN establish
ing an alliance with Persia.
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