Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-07-04
From Washington.
Foreign News.


endeavoring to bring about the restoration OF
diplomatic relations between England and
Mexico.
Empress Eugene is reported to have re-
ceived the news OF her sons death at the hands
OF the Zulus with an agonized cry, and then to
have sunk into stupor.
A surprising change of treatment of the
Nihilists is said to have been proposed in Rus
sia One OF the Russian generals proposes to
allow freedom of the press in his government
and desires to have newspaper established in
which all ideas OF the Nihilist journal, Land
and Liberty, can be freely discussed. 1t is
said the Emperor has sanctioned the idea.
Advices from Central America state that
Panama was in state of revolution and that
General Aizpuru, with one hundred men and
boys, was i'll possession of Aspinwall and had
been declared provisional governor. The late
Panama paper from which our information is
obtained, says cat the time of closing our
forms, we are informed that during the night
a forward movement is contemplated by gov
eminent forces about 300 strong. They an
ticipate meeting Aizpuru somewhere near AS
pinwall, and giving him fits" ...
The six days international championship
pedestrian match in London Tor the Sir John
Ashley belt-won in London last year by Daniel
O'Leary, and taken back to England from
America by Rowell in March last-was won by
the American, L, p. Weston, who made the
unrivaled and astonishing score of $50 miles.
His competitors were John Ennis, the Amen
can, Harding and Blower" Brown, English
Representatives, the latter being the favorite,
as he had recently made 542 miles in q match,
while Weston, it was thought, would be last i'll
the race. Ennis and Harding gave out in q
short time and Brown was ahead for several
| I, l,,+ I'D NV ho
then maintained and constantly increased his
lead. Brown made but 452 miles. The result
of this match will be the return of the belt
embematio OF the worlds championship-to
America and another struggle Tor its posses
sion in this country some time next tall.
Queen Victoria, accompanied by two of her
children, paid visit of coincidence to the ex-
Empress Eugene Mt Chiselhurst. 1t was
officially announced at Berlin that the German
court would 90 into mourning one week fol
Eugenies son. .. ..
The Donaldson line steamer Colina, Captain
Murray, Glasgow for Montreal, on her voyage
up the st. Lawrence, struck rock at Cape
Laroche and knocked hole in her hull, caus
ing herto sink in ten minutes The crew were
rescued by the steamer Reindeer. The Colint
has general cargo on board, the greater par
being raw sugar.
A dispatch from Cape Town, South Africa
says the body of the late French Prime,
Imperial will arrive in England about the frs
of August.
G. w. NJ. Reynolds, the well-known Eng
lsh novelist, 50 deaa
The Panama Central America) revolt
headed by General Azpuru, has collapsed
The instruction in Algeria against tn
French government has ended and 1000 in
surgents have been captured.
Crop reports from Canada show prospects 70
more than an average crop. The hay crol
will be an unprecedented one, and wheat, oat
and barley are above the average. Root crop
OF all kinds are thriving WELL and fruit will a
least be an average yield. The potato crop ha
SO far escaped the ravages Of the potato bugs
In compliance with the demand OF his sover
eisn, the Sultan of Turkey, the Khedive c
Egypt has abdicated in favor of his son, Primo
Tewfk. This step has been brought about b
the European powers, the Sultan having bee
informed that if he declined to depose tn
Khedive they would be compelled to take tina
step themselves, and Turkey would in tina
case eventually lose Egypt. The Khediv
was deposed because he had obstructed tn
attempt OF the powers to administer Egyptia
finances.
There was large attendance at the mas
celebrated in Paris in memory OF the lat
Prince Imperial. The great throng preser
was composed mostly of the upper classes, tn
working people being meagerly represented
NJ. Rouher, guardian of the late Prince In
perial, states that the successor of the dca
, prince will be Prince Jerome, If he accep
that serious responsibility
A Berlin dispatch says arson is rife in S
: Petersburg and in every part OF Russia III
town of Szyan. on the Volga, has been nearl
destroyed by fire. A number of persons hay
been arrested at Kief, st. Petersburg and Mo
COW for clandestinely trading in explosives.