Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-19
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BISHOP FOLEY DEAD.
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
THE ZULU w AR
INVESTIGATING THE PLAGUE.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Reduction of VXaocS "a, r., ,0ua,,d

Reduction of Wages i'm EnpIand.
~, L0NpoS, rep. l9.-Ihe large engineering firm
VI MeStWoCd q Bailey, at Blackwau. have
opened Their works TO the old hands, at unre-
uuceu wages. Some other masters are expected
10 iolloW SUIT In a day or two, though few are
Snoeatorlhg 10 obtain hands from the provinces
lie strike committee, however, are confident
Ihat they can persuade any imported hands to
return TO their homes.
i'ritish keinfOrcements for the Zulu
War.
lONr0N, Feb. 19-The chartered steamers
Dublin Castle, from London, with the third bat
talion OF the Goth regiment, and Pretoria, from
southampton, with the Slst Highlanders Prin-
cess Louise's regimentl, will sail to-day and to-
morrow. respectively. Several other ships will
De ready for troops in the course of the present
week, and one or two Will probably sail before
sunday. The steamer City of Paris Is expected
at queenstown this week. TO embark volunteers
i ile IN I, the s,th regiment and 18th hussar5. The
laSI 10 sail of the fifteen chartered transports
VIII probably be the steamers Ecypt Snain
france, and England, which are 10 carry the
cavalry regiments. Each is being lifted for 550
men and upwards of 800 horses
Why the Grand Duke Nicholas WAS
ENiied.
LONDON. Feb. 19-The communication for
WGlch Inc Grand Duke Nicholas OF Russia. son
CT the Grand Duke Constantine, has been eXiled
10 Orehturg. was pamphlet in favor OF the
srcedy construction OF the orenburg and TaSh-
hand railway, by the way OF Kara TurgaI and
The Sir Dafya river, in order to force England 10
abandon ker resistance TO RuS5ia'5 eastern
Policy.
D1PfGEhafIC (OrTesERudenCC SbOUs
Central Asia.
Further correspondence respecting Central
Asia Is published. On the l9th of December
Count Schouvalo1f. Russian Ambassador at
London, wrote to Lord Salisbury tnat the car
was disposed to observe all Anglo Russian ar
langementS relative to Central Asia and TO i'm
lneG1ateIy recall tie mission to Cabul Lord
Salisbury replied that the presence of the mis-
sion at Cabul was the sole obstacle TO a revival
OF complete understanding between the two
powers regarding Central Asia. When the mis-
sion was withdrawn Her Majesty'S government
would consider that all engagements on both
sides respecting AfghanStan and Central Asia
retained their obligatory character. Lord Sails
bury spontaneously telegraphed to Lord Au-
gustuS LOTUS at 81. Petersburg:-''I was in
formed to-day by Count SchouvalofT that i'll
StructioIS have been sent TO the mission at
Cabul TO withdraw
Cabinet Change i'm Egypt.
CAIRO Feb. 19.-Nuba Pasha. the Egyptian
premier, has rendered his resignation and lh.
khediye has accepted il.
The French Amnesty Bill.
PARIS, Feb. l9.-The ministry have accepted
lle amnesty Dill as amended by the committee
OF tie chamber OF deputies. There is no foul lda-
tlon for the report that the municipal council
have resigned.
70 Investigate the Plague.
LONDON. feD. l9.-At a meeting OF the Fellows
OF the Royal College OF Physicians yesterday, it
was resolved that the government ought to
appoint royal commission, consisting of emf
nent statesmen. medical men, and specialists
10 olnVeSt1gate the plague I'm Russia.
French Ambas~adOrs.
Tie Daily Telegraph Paris correspondent saws
The appointment OF Admiral Potheau as am
baSsaGOr TO London and NJ. TeiSserene de Bort
as ambassador TO Vienna have been determined
upon"
Sanitary Condition of Russian
Troops.
A commission is forming in st. Petersburg
under Gen. Ifelfreich, specially to watch over
the sanitary condition OF the troops with refer
ence TO the prevailing typhus and plague cpl
denies.
Off for Africa.
LONDON, Feb. l9.-The third battalion OF the
Goth rifles left Colchester this morning for the
Cape or Good Hope. The streets were decorated
with flags and eyergreenS and notices The
corporation presented an address to the troopS
| wherein the hope was expressed that they would
recover the colorS OF the 18th regiment. Col.
Pemberton replied. The troops marched to the
| railway station accompanied by four regimental
bands.