The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-12-11
news or The WEEK.
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On his arrival at Moscow on the I'd
inst. another desperate attempt was made to
assassinate the Gar of Russia but he escaped
unhurt
Between seventy and eighty miners
were killed by q fire-damp explosion in a Sax
ony colliery.
A man forced his way into the nall
of the Medical Council, at the War Ministry, in
Constantinople, and wounded four persons
with dagger.
The attempt on the life of the Gar
of Russia, at Moscow, appears to have been
much more desperate affair than the first re-
ports of the occurrence indicated. An Internal
machine was placed in the railway track, and
the mine exploded by battery at dis
lance. Fortunately for the imperial traveller, q
baggage train was mistaken for that Of theroyal
party, and thus the Emperor narrowly escaped
unscathed The baggage train was blown to
atoms, and, but for the mistake, there would
not have been enough of the Gar left to insure
funeral.
A war has broken out in Western
Africa between rival chiefs, in which 2OO per-
sons have already been killed, and all the pris-
oners on both sides cooked and eaten.
Advices from South America report
that the allied Peruvians and Bolivians have
been completely defeated at Tarapaca, Peru,
by the Chlians, who have taken possession Of
the town; and that, per contra, the Chilians
have been disasrously defeated by the allied
Peruvians and Chilians at Loa.
Twenty villages in Eastern Roumelia
have risen in arms against the Government
A terrible famine prevails in Saxony
and upper Silesia.
France has been visited by heavy
fall of snow, suspending railway traffic in some
districts.
New York's Cleopatra's needle is al
most ready for shipment from Alexandria to
this country.
United States bonds are hardly to be
had in the London market now.
Thomas Brennan, another of the Irish
agitators, was arrested at Dublin, Dec 5, for
utterances at the Balla meeting.
Egypt is preparing for an invasion Of
Abyssinia
A tidal wave recently swept over the
Monkishal island, in the Bay of Bengal drown
ing several hundred persons.
The Nihilists who made the last at
tempt upon the life of the Car covered up
their tracks SO thoroughly that they will proba-
lily never be discovered.
An immense Irish meeting was held
at Castlerea, on Sunday, Dec. z, which was ad-
dressed by Parnell and other Irish agitators
Delegations were present from Balla and other
adjacent towns. The men wore green sashes,
rosettes, and sprigs of green in their hats. One
delegation carried pixies in their hands, which,
some smeared with red paint to give them q
sanguipary and blood stained look. There was
much excitement, and serious collision was
narrowly averted.
M. LIE Roger, French Minister of
Justice, has resigned.
Thomas Brennan, who was arrested
at CastIebar, Ireland, for sedition, has been
held for trial in bonds Of $1,000
Oe AeSSepS, tHo pfomouer Vi Gue
Panama ship-canal scheme, has sailed for AS
pinwal He is accompanied by his wife, three
children, and fifteen other persons.
The Campos Ministry in Spain is
meeting with serious opposition in its efforts tc
carry out thescheme for the abolition of slavery
in Cuba.
Three mines filed with gunpowdel
were recently discovered near the railway
station, at Odessa, Russia.
King John, of Abyssinia, is making
vigorous preDarations to attack the Eovptians