The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-18

Fair OF Paris Edlt0rS Plug
| Each Other.
Liberal Victories in the English
Elections.
Information of Interest From Ireland's
Isle.
National Associated Press to the Star.
France.
| LITTLE EDITORIAL RECREATION.
| PARIS, Sept. 1S.-The editors of the .hA
Neuvieme Steele and the Marsellaise fought
a duel yesterday. Both were slightly
wounded.
Feast of Bairim
CELEBRATED BY TIE SULTAN AND KHEnIvT;
CAIRO, Sept. 1S-The Khedive held the
feast of Bairim at the Citadel in this city.
CoNsTANTINopLE, Sept. 1S.-The festival OF
Bairim was celebrated here yesterday. The
Sultan went in state to the Medjedi Mosque,
riding on horseback.
A lunatic, while forcing himself into the
Yieldick Kiosk, wounded himself and sew
eral soldiers. This caused report that the
Sultan had been assassinated and created
intense excitement.
Great Britain.
VICTORY FOR THE LIBERALS.
LONDON, Sept 18.-The Liberals have
carried the election at Nairnshire by o
majority of 25s.
Sir George MACPHERSON Grant, Liberal,
has been elected to Parliament from Elgin
and Nairshires.
SHE RAISED THE STARS AND STRIPES.
The Chandernagor sailed from Flushing
on Monday. She hoisted the American
flag on her departure. Her destination is
unknown.
PARIS, Sept. 49, The ship Chandernagor,
which sailed under the American flag from
Flushing Monday, took colony to New
Guiana.
CROPS IN IRELAND.
LONDON, Sept 11.-A dispatch from Dub
lin says considerable portion of the Irish
harvest is irreparablv lost, but if the fine
weather should continue for two. or three
weeks there will be very large amount
saved, and except where lands are excep-
tionally heavy, or have been flooded, the
crops look healthy and promising. Po-
tatoes have been partially blighted, and on
many farms the whole crop is gone, but
there are excellent supplies in local mar
kets, and there is no sign of panic with
respect to them.
FIRsT-CLAss DECORATION.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 18.-The Gar has
decorated General Manteufel with the order
of st. Vladimir of the first class.
Afghanistan.
DETAILS OF THE MASSACRE.
LONDON, Sept 1S.-Further particulars
respecting the massacre at Cabul have been
received by an official dispatch from the
Viceroy of India to the Foreign Office. He
telcgraphs he has received from the native
Sowar, who escaped from Cabul Immediate
ly after the massacre, the statement that
troops of unpaid Afghan regiments as
sembled at their barracks on the morning
of the massacre and acted upon what
seemed to be a preconcerted plan of opera
tions Taking their arms and forming in |
military array they issued from their bar
racks and marched toward the Embassy.
They shouted as they went, Kill the
British Envoy. and down with the Ameerl" |
As they entered the courtyard in front of |
the residence they threw stones at the
doors and windows. Major Cavagnari,
soon as hearing the news of the approach |
of the troops, had ordered the doors of |
the Embassy to be closed, but his servants
and some of the guards fired upon the
soldiers without orders. The muinous
regiments were speedily joined by large
number of the populace of the city, and |
the latter procuring firearms, roamed
through a portion of the town, threaten
ing to pillage. Some OF the Afghan chiefs
endeavored in vain to stop the disturbance.
are no troops now on the road to Cabul nor
in Jellabad nor at Dakka.
ONE WHO GOT AWAY.
IMLA, Sept. 1S.-A British Sergeant who
from Cabul during the massacre
has arrived at Allkner.
Foreign Flashes.
The Prussian Diet will probably meet
October 23d.
Bismarck's negotiations with the Vatican
are progressing and they will soon be pub.
liShed.
The Czarowitz will enter at once upon
his duties as Commander of the Military
District of St. Petersburg.
1t is declared here that General Lazaroff,
the late Commander of the Merv expedi-
ton, was poisoned by the Turcomans.
Fanny GODDARD and NJ. Kerll, aeronauts,
had their arms broken by an accident dur
ing balloon ascension at Amsterdam.
The Governor of Jelalabad is organizing
resistance to the British. A strong force of
Afghans has been sent to Kushi to check
the British cavalry advance in that direc-
tion.
Irish News.
From late Irish Exchangesy
The crops in Ireland have been damaged
extensively by recent heavy rains.