Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-04-03
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FOREIGN.
THE nihilists have assassinated anoth-
er government spy in Moscow.
PARLIAMENT is asked to provide $10,-
100000 for expenses of the government
in India.
GENERAL GRANT has accepted an in
vitation from the King of Siam to visit
that country.
WHOLESALE arrests are being made in
Moscow, on account Of the murder of
a government spy.
THE French Atlantic cable is broken
161 miles from St. Pierre. Miqueron, in
500 fathoms of water.
A LAHORE correspondent reports that
the government has ordered the i'm
mediate revictual of Quettah.
SENIOR ULLoA, former Spanish minis
ter of foreign affairs, and distinguished
member of the Sagasta party died re-
Gently.
CARDINAL MANNING will shortly leave
Rome for England No arrangement
has been made for the establishment of
official relation between England and
the Holy See.
A CoNsTANTINOPLE dispatch states
that the sultan has sent a portion Of
his plate and jewelry to be melted for
the use of the treasury.
A VIENNA cabIegram says renewed
floods in Hungary have covered 10000
acres of land which had already been
sown, and the lives of $1,000 people are
endangered.
The king of Burmah, since the dis
patch of reinforcements to the British
troops, is reported as having expressed
Willingness to grant any concessions
demanded.
THE recent fire at Akyab, Farther
India, which was accidental, destroyed
the native portion of the town. The
loss is estimated at 950O,000. A thou
sand people were rendered homeless.
A GIRL, II years of age is in prison at
CahOrs, France, awaiting trial for burn
ing her little 2-year old brother alive,
because ''it annoyed her to be obliged
to nurse him."
The last steamer from Honolulu says
the sugar crop of the islands is good
The native population of the kingdom
has decreased since 1872 over 1000, it
now being $4,000.
TWENTY-NINE thousand spinners and
weavers have sent deputation to Paris
to represent to the government the des-
titutlon IN consequence Of the reduction
of wages, and in some cases a complete
stoppage.
IT is reported from London that a
submarine cable will be laid to South
Africa, connecting with the whole east
ern system of telegraphy, extending to
India, China, and Australia.
A TELEGRAM from the Viceroy of In
dia mentions the report that Yakoob
Khan has sent detachments to Khord,
Cabul, and Tezen. 1t adds that Gems.
Browne and Roberts are concentrating
their forces at advanced points.
THE famine in Upper Egypt causes
terrible suffering. In some villages the
people, naked like wild beasts, dig for
roots. In one town women and chill
dren fought oyer scraps of bread. The
inland villagers are said to be starving
like dogs.
THE latest Australian advices to Feb
ruary q says the harvest prospects are
excellent. More space is applied for
the New South Wales exposition than
can be given. The deficiency in the
wool crop is not so great as anticipat-
ed; it is now estimated at $4,000 bales.
A CALCUTTA dispatch states that Major
Cavognare had an interview On Wednes-
day with the viceroy of India, at which
he informed the latter that all hope of
peaceful negotiations with Yakoob
Khan had failed. An immediate ad-
vance on Cabul has been ordered. The
Shoutar Gardan Pass is practicable.
Gen. Roberts can reach the crest of the
pass in week.
A CALCUTTA dispatch says there seems
to be as yet no good ground for inter-
fering with Burmah. The king is forti-
flying Mandalay, probably through fear.
War, however, may be forced on the
British at any moment. 1t is said the
king has dispatched secret emissaries to
Calcutta to assassinate the claimant to
the throne, who resides there.
A LETTER just received from Brazil
says that $4,000 people died in Tarta-
leza in December, or one-fourth of the
population; that q 900 recorded inter-
ments were made in two months. while
, a number of bodies were sunk in the
bay. In the villages round about, poor
people were dying like sheep. A horri-
bic stencil arises from the cemeteries.
and the black plague is feared. Starry