Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-24
GEN. GRANT VISITS HIS MOTHER.
ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN CUBA.
BATTLE NEAR CABUL.
THE SOUTH AMERICAN WAR.
EGYPTIAN COMPLICAT
ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN CUBA.
BATTLE NEAR CABUL.
THE SOUTH AMERICAN WAR.
EGYPTIAN COMPLICAT
THE OOL0RED PEDEsTRIANA AHEAD
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The CZarina.
ROME, Dec 24.-The Russian major domo and
his secretary have arrived at Catania, Sicily, to
select apartments for the CZarina.
Trouble Between the Khedive and
Gordon PaSha.
LONDON, Dec. PA dispatch to the Standard
ministers. at Which the European ca &C controllers
were present, the Khedive submitted dispatch
from Gordon Pasha, stating that taxes amount
Soudan. The ministers expressed great sur
prise. and the Khedive demanded an explana-
ton from Gordon Pasha. In another dispatch
Italy port in the Red sea, In order to produce
complications between Abyssinia and Italy.
The ministers unanimously rejected the propo-
sal. Other dispatches were submitted to the
council from Gordon Pasha showing his incon-
SiSteDcy.
Cattle Disease i'm CyprOss.
A dispatch from Larnica, Cypruss. to the
DdHy NetrS says: The cattle plague is spread
ing and no horned cattle are allowed to leave or
enter Larnica by river or land.
A Disguised HEOntenegrin Envoy.
A dispatch from Pera to the Daily Ietegrai)h
says: The MontenegTin ambassador at Con-
stantinOple, who demanded his recall in conSe-
quence Of the difficulty Of his position in regard
to the GusinJe question: will leave on Friday
next.
Dissatisfaction i'll Ireland.
There is much dissatisfaction among the Irish
people because the government has not applied
the surplus of the irish church fund for the re-
lief of the popular distress which they are en-
powered to do by the terms of the diSeStabliSh-
ment act. The director and members of the So
ciety OF ST. Vincent de Paul publish declara-
tion that the eleemosynary systems are mock
cry and delusion If intended to adequately meet
the deep and dreadful famine now approaching.
on the other hand Archbishop MacCabe, Of
Dublin. has issued a circular to the clergy OF
his diocese, asking them to appoint day for
collection in the churches and to urge their
pariShiOnerS to contribute.
Ehe Gar and CsareyVitch ON Speak.
ing TermSs
BERLIN, Dec. A.-The North German Gazette
publishes letter from st. Petersburg contra
dieting the recent reports OF difficulties between
the Car and CZarew1tch. 1t says that the lat
ter goes to the winter palace daily and attends
the conference between the Car and his minis
tiers.
c Heavy Firing # Near Cabul.
has been heard in the direction of Cabul for the
past forty-e1ght hours. Gen. Cough is close to
Lataband, and it is expected that he will reach
Cabul to-day"
The Paris Budget.
PARIS, Dec. 24.-The municipal council has
rejected three items of the ctty's obligatory ex-
penses for public worship, and the prefect of
the Seine has requested the minister of the in
terror to officially inscribe these items in the
municipal budget.
The Telegraph in Africa.
LONDON, Dec: M.lt is expected that tele-
graphic communication between Alden, Zanzibar
and the Cape Of Good will be completed to-mor-
row.
The French Cabinet Crisis.
dispatch from Paris to the Times says: The
report that President Grevy had again sum-
moned N. de Freycinet, and that an arrange
eod ment for at s new ministry had been definitely
BOrussia Survivors.
LIVERPOOL, Dec "a, 4 p. ma steam tug,
which has just arrived here, reports that she
spoke an inward bound bark with five more sur
vfvors Of the steamer Borussia disaster ON
board
The Emperor Stumbles.
LONDON Dec. 24.-A dispatch from Berlin to
the Standard says: The Emperor William
stumbled on the stairs of the theater two days
ago hurting his knee, but it is now well again
and he drives out daily.
The Greek Boundary Question.
dispatch from Constantinople to Reuters
Telegram Company says: The Greek boundary
commissioners have sent note to the Porte
OF the conference regarding the frontier queS-
uOn.
The Poor of ConstantinopIe.
r The Porte has granted 100000 piaSters for
the relief Of destitute persons in Constantnople
during the winter.
Chief SecOcOeni Surrendered.
rd,o,S LONDON on Dec: 6A dispatch from Cape
oenf surrendered on the I'd inst
Cabul Plundered by Insurgents.
The latest advances from Cabul, dated Decem-
Der o. state that the insurgents have plundered
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that large numbers are leaving with booty.
The BOrussia,S Passengers.
LONDON, Dec. M.-The agents at Liverpool of
the lost steamer Borussta state that there were
one cabin and sixty-four steerage passengers
from Liverpool for New Orleans and eighty steer
age passengers from Corunna for Havana.
Roasted Peanuts.
PETERSBURG, VA, Dec. 24.-The barn and
engine house OF A. T. HaSkins, two miles from
Wayerly Station, on the Atlantic, Mississippi
and Ohio r. R., was destroyed by fire night or
two since. The barn contained $500 bushels Of
peanuts, ready for the markets. The engine,