The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-12-18
FOREIGN NEWS,
FIGHTING IN AFGHANrsTAN,
British Troops In DAnger-Attempt to Assassin
ate Lord LyttOn, Governor General
OF India.

Calcutta, Dec ID General Roberts telegraphs
confirmation of lhereportoi General McPherson's
partial failure in his attempt Friday to capture
the ridge above Bals Hissar at Cabul On satur-
day morning General Baker attacked the Aighans
position with two and one'half regiments OF
infantry, two regiments Of cavalry, and eight
guns, and succeeded in capturing the hill and
driving all the Afghans out Of their position.
: A dispatch from Bombay says The enemy in
the vlcluIty OF Cabul numbers $1,000 men.
The Twentieth Madras Infantry have been or
dered to prepare Immediately for active service
In Burmsh.
Several large agitation meetings have been held
In the west of Ireland. The meeting at Ballina
was presided over by Catholic clergymen
corps OF pikemen surrounded the place OF meet
ing. Letters were read from PANEL, Patrick,
James smythe, John 0'Connor Power, and Ed
mund Dwyer Gray, apologlzlng for their absence
Brown in his address stated some Of the causes Of
distress In Ireland TO be the competition Of Amer
lean products and the bad season at home All
Of the speakers advocated peasant proprietary
system, resolution In favor Of which was
adopted.
Calcutta, Dec PA most daring attempt was
made here to. day to assasslnate Lord Lytton, the
Vlceroy Of India While driving In his carriage
from the railroad to the Royal residence, In COM
pany with several friends, two pistol shots were
fred at His Lordship In quick succession. For
tunately the aim Of the would be assassin was
bad, owing to the fact that he was somewhat In
toxicated and no danger was done save to the
carriage which was perforated BY one OF the balls
There is intense excitement and indignation
among the European residents.
Cabul, Dec 15-Considerable desultory fight
Ing continues between the forces Of General Rob-
erts and Mcpherson and the combined sepoys
and Hill men in the vicinity of this city. The
enemy is still gathering in great numbers, and II
is estimated that they now number not less than
from 12 900 to 10 900 fighting men, large proper
ton of whom are furnished with armt Of precision
and are we'll drilled in their use, In view Of
general attack, which will probably be made by
the insurgents General Roberts has drawn in his
lines and collected the troops under his com
mand within the shirpar cantonments, and also
ordered reintorcements from the Galrisons at
Gandamuk and Jellalabad, the latter Of whom
are now on their way up Khyber Pass.
London Dec 15,-On Saturday, In the porch OF
the Limerick County Club House, an evicted ten
ant with cudgel felled to the floor Lord Fermoy,
who resides in the county Of Limerick, Lord
Fermoy remained senseless for some time. The
assailaut was Immediately seized and taken to
prison,
Paris, Dec. 15.-The election Of Marlus Martin,
Bonapartist, to the Municipal Coucil, was for the
N. Ia aINu anH
Republican,
London, Dec. 13.-.A dispatch from Cape town
Nov 25th, says The Colonial forces successfully
gormed Moirosi's Mountain the goth Of Nov.
Chief MoirosI was killed during the fight. oa the
British side two Colonist were wounded and two
native allies killed. The attack on Chief seco-
coerie has been postponed until the 9th Of No
vember.