The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-01
NEWS OF The WEEK.


FOREIGN NEWS.
Rinderpest is playing havoc with tho
cattle in Russia
A cable dispatch reports the harvest
n Hungary almost an entire failure.
A general engagement was fought
between the British forces under Gen. Cheims-
ford and the Zulus under King Cetywayo or
the 4th of July. The Zulus, who were vari-
ously estimated at from 10000 to &c, 1000, sur
rounded the British troops, 5000 strong, who
formed hollow square. The Zulus charged
the square on al four sides. After the Zulus
were broken by the British fire, they were pur-
sued by the cavalry and utterly routed. Lord
Chelmsford burned and destroyed all the
military kraals, and returned to his camp the
anne evening. Lord Chelmsford estimates that
the Zulu loss could not have been
less than 1000 men. The British loss
was 10 killed and So wounded. Sir
Garnet Wolseley telegraphed from Durham
to the British war Office, on the Sth of July, as
follows: 81 have halted all the reinforce
ments here, as l believe the war is over Do
not send any more men or supplies till you hear
chief about the 10th inst, and discuss terms of
peace with him."
Incendiarism is still prevalent in Rus
STA, in spite of martial law. AT Kharkoff the
authorities require every house to have a
special night watchman and keep thirty buck
cts of water in readiness for use.
A Paris dispatch says that De Les
seps has issued the prospectus of the Darien
Canal Company. The capital is fixed at 400, :
10000 francs Only lbs francs per share will
be called in the first instance Interest at
the rate of 5 per cent will be paid on the actual
money received during the course OF construc-
ton. De Lesseps estimates an income of 3d.
OOO,OOO francs from the canal, and reckons the
shareholders will receive liz per cent per
annum.
A London dispatch, referring to the
battle of Ulundi, says: "The official return
the British losses does not include those
among the native contingent. The Zulus were
compelled to pause by the heavy fire when they
arrived within sixty yards of the British squrae.
Eye-witnesses differ greatly as to the persist
ency with which the Zulus pressed the attack.
This probably arises from the various positions
from which they witnessed it. The most
circumstantial narrative shows that the
Zulus came with rush in dense
masses in the rear of the square, and seemed
determined to get to close quarters. Their
attack on the left flank was not nearly 80 deter
mined, as that was protected by Calling gun.
which the Zulus greatly dread The estimates
of the Zulu losses vary so greatly as to show
that they are pure guessing The highest is
1900 The dead were lying thickly all around
the square,"
The Scotch team won the Elcho chal-
lenge shield at the contest at Wimbledon, En-
gland.
The Italian Senate has agreed to the
bill abolishing the grist tax.
The depression of the English cotton
districts continues A London dispatch says
are suggested as a remedy. Some leading facts
in connection with the cotton trade show that
in limited companies alone 60, DOC, 600 has been
lying unproductive for three years; fl20, 900
debt has accrued; 20 per cent reduction has
been made in operatives wages; mills are run
ming on short time. or are closed and there
have been numerous failures and a decrease
of 80 per cent in the value of house property.
Protracted wet weather has not only
seriously damaged the crops in France and
other parts of Europe, but the rains have
swollen the rivers, and great injury has re-
suited to property in the French and Flemish
valleys
Some excitement was caused by an
old woman, supposed to be insane, finging
stone at the carriage containing the King of
Spain going to church in Madrid.
More than 500 incendiary fires were
reported by the Russian authorities in the
month Of June. Some Of them were very de-
structive, and one occurred within the pre-
cincts Of the Kremlin, an old imperial palace,
at Moscow.
The Peruvian iron-clad Huascar has
again been disturbing the peace of the Gillian
blockaders. At lquique, the other day, she
fought the whole Gillian squadron for two
hours, and disabled two ships without receiv-
ing scratch herself.
The harvest in France, now almost
completed, shows that the grain crop is below
he average in quantity.