The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-04-18
news OF The week.


Another disaster has overtaken the
British in South Africa For some weeks it
has been known that Col. Pearson's force at
Ekowe was in a very critical position 1t ap-
pears that Pearson, weary Of waiting for re-
lief, made an attempt to cut his way through
the savages. The attempt was repulsed and a
large number Of the sortieine party killed
Particulars Of the affair are lacking, but it is
feared in London that Parsons whole COM
mand, weakened by this heavy loss, has
been overpowered and massacred.--A And
still another disaster is reported convoy Of
supplies proceeding from Derby to Luneburg,
escorted by 104 men of the Eightieth regiment,
was attacked by 1000 Zulus. Owing to previ-
GUS alarm, the British were under arms, but
we're overwhelmed by the enormously superior
force Of the enemy. Capt. Moriarity and forty
men were killed, and twenty are missing.
Affairs in Egypt are becoming COM
plicated. The Ministers appointed on behalf
Of England and France refuse TO resign, in ac-
cordance with the desire of the Khedive, who
has, nevertheless, appointed new Ministry.
There is considerable excitement in England
and France at the attitude of the Khedive, and
France is preparing to send q naval force to
Alexandria
It is reported that King Alfonso, of
Spain, is to marry the Archduchess Maria,
daughter of Archduke Charles, of Austria
The Russian Nihilists have marked
all of the Cars attendants for death.
The Bulgarian Assembly have de-
cided upon granting absolute freedom to the
press.
The Sultan recently addressed a
telegram to the English Government, formally
condemning the proceedings of the Khedive as
danger to the whole East, expressing will
ingness to cancel the frman regulating the
Egyptian succession, depose the Khedive, and
send Hahn Pasha to Alexandria in Turkish
man-of-war as the Khedives successor.
There seems to be no longer a reason
able doubt that the plague has disappeared in
Astrakhan. The special commissioner of the
Government, Gen. Melikoff, and the whole
corps of foreign doctors have left the place.
A dispatch from Berlin states that
Germany, though entertaining no idea of annex
ing the Samoan islands, intends to protect Ger
man interests and prevent the Americans from
establishing themselves there, to the detriment
Of other nations
A Kieff (Russia) correspondent of the
st Petersburg Journal gives the following
account of massacre of Nhilist prisoners:
sPersons under arrest in the Kieff prison re-
solved some time ago to tunnel under the walls
and escape The scheme was betrayed by one
OF the conspirators. The authorities
allowed the prisoners to continue the
excavation. When the tunnel was COM
pleted, and the prisoners had entered it, one
after the other, intending to come up through
the opening beyond the prison precincts, the
soldiers previously posted at the opening shot
the escaping prisoners they came up. When
the bulk of the prisoners, terrified by the noise
of the firing stopped and remained in the tun-
mel, soldiers were sent in from behind, and the
unfortunate wretches caught between two
fires, were all shot down. The proceeding
seemed to give the officials much amusement,
and the Director Of the Kieff prison was praised
and decorated for having acted with such clever
ness and decision"
An unsuccessful attempt has been
made to assassinate the Car of Russia, at St
Petersburg. While he was taking his morning
walk near the palace, four shots were fired at
him. The Car was unhurt The man who
fired the shots was arrested by the crowd,
which the firing attracted.
A dispatch from Afghanistan says
bad feeling is growing against the British among
all the tribes interested in the Khyber pass.
They complain that the British are acting as
though they intended to keep the pass in order
to spy out the hill Businesses