The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-12-23

LONDON, Dec. 1I.-The Cioii and Military
Gazette states that General ROBERTS was
warned by the native chiefs that the tribes
were meeting and that the Inhabitants of
Cabul were disafitcted and were holding
frequent communication with the Afghan
troops and hill tribes.
CALCUTTA, Dec. 1S.-General Bright re-
ports that the hill tribes attacked General
Cough On the 10Th inst. General Bright is
sending forward reinforcements. General
Baker ~telegraphed from Cabul on the 10Th
inst. that his troops are in excellent spirits.
LONDON, Dec. 1s-Yakoob Khan's buried
treasure which was recently recovered at
CabuI, was all in Russian gold. Some of the
Afghan regulars were dressed in Russian uni
forms.
A letter to the Colonial Gazette from st.
Petersburg asserts that the reason the police
have so little success in discovering the Mill
lists is that the evil is hidden where the police
do not venture to look. The conspirators are
to be found i'll the drawing rooms of the rich
and noble, and a police in the employ of a
court within whose very circles those people
carry on their games is powerless against
Nihilists...
COLCHESTER, Ont, Dec. 19.-Three steam
ers can be seen from six to ten miles south OF
this place, frozen in. Two of them are
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river yesterday bound east.
LONDON, Dec. 19.-Atter a cabinet council
to-day the authorities of the war office held a
meeting lasting several hours for the purpose
of considering the advisability of sending re-
Inducements to Afghanistan.
OTTAWA, Dec. 19.-To-morrow the Canada
Gazette will contain a notice of application
for the Incorporation of the Winnipeg d
Hudson Bay Railway and Steamship Com
pany with power to build a railway from
Winnipeg to Hudson Bay and run a line of
ocean steamers in connection Herewith.
LONDON, Dec. 20.-A dispatch from Bonn
bay says: cit was reported on Thursday that
Gen. York would probably retire upon Peizer,
three miles west Of the Surkab river, but it is
now believed he will emain at ~Jagdulluk,
and shortly clear away the belligerent bands
in his front.
Contrary to expectation, the tribes below
Jellalabad continue quiet. Had Gen. Bright
advanced with his whole force, doubtless
the Mahmouds and Afreedis tribes would
have risen. But the system OF forwarding
troops from Jellalabad only as achievements
arrived from Peshawur, affords them no
opening. Great efforts are making for speedy
concentration at Poshawur. Many native
princes have rendered their assistance. Gen
Roberts's statements of his ability to hold his
position and take the offensive on a favorable
opportunity have been SO positive that the
i anxiety at first felt on behalf the garrison il
the Shirpur environments is much abated.
An official dispatch from General Bright
, dated December Is, informed the Viceroy Of
India that if Gen. Cough was unable to force
his way to Cabul with his brigade, he lBright)
;. proposed as soon as arrangements could be
4 made to hold the posts from India to GuR
damuk, and advance on Cabul with his diyis
ion, numbering 5000 men. A telegram from
Beizeran dated to-day, says: "There u NJ
serious fighting; all is well.
!, LONDON, Dec. 2O.-The Russian press /
. very violent in It's criticisms on Afghanistan
Z The st. Petersburg Gazette says: We mus
candidly confess that Russia would not breal
her heart in the probable event Of Genera
+ Roberts's column sharing the fate Of the Cav
agnari embassy.
BERLIN, Dec. 20.-Intelligence from 81
Petersburg represents that several officers Q
u the engineers have been arrested charged wit
rs completely in the recent Nihilist attempt O
the Cars life at Moscow. His winter palac
Mt is now illuminated all night with electri
ty light, as a precaution.
IN LONDON, Dec. 20.-The Duchess of Mar
IT boro has written to the Lord Mayor or Lol
a. don asking his aid to induce the wealthy cit
V. zens of London to contribute to the relief
N. the starving poor of Ireland. She express
a fear that the distress will be terrib
unless private benevolence comes to the ass:
J. lance of the sufferers. The Lord Mayor hi
announced his readiness to cooperate Wi
n. the Duchess.