The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-22
OVER CID OCEAN.
Great Britain's Two Wars.
Russia and Her Plaques.
National Associated Press to the Star.
France.

RELIEF OF THE POOR.
PARIS Feb. 22.-The Radical Municipal
hy of Lyons has voted 5000 francs for the
relief of the poor on the anniversary of the
Republic of '48, and st. Owen has voted
1000 francs towards the relief of returning
Communists.
AMNESTY BILL PASSED.
PARIS, Feb. 22.-The Chamber Deputies
yesterday adopted the Government AM
nesty Bill by vote of $40 against SO, after
avery excited discussion.
OVERLOOKING RIVERS.
PARIS, Feb. 22.-There are extensive
foods throughout Europe. the Rivers Ebio,
Adour, Vistula and Loire having overfiowed
Eheir banks
KHEDIvE's LITTLE SCHEME.
PARIS, Feb GA cipher telegram here
nays the Khedive, displeased at the refusal
IF the Cabinet to fulfill the engagement of
HE previous Ministry, and its failure to
melted the disbanded officers against the
Ministers, that disturbance might lead to
bis resuming personal rule.
Afghanistnn.
NOW You SEE HIM. NOW YOU DON'T
koNDON, IcU. Al-lIC AIllCeT Vi Afghan
ktan is said to be still on Afghan territory
ut Khulm OF Turhkurgan, south of the
Oxua
THE AMBASSADORS AT TAsHKENp.
TAsHKEND, Feb 22-The Afghan EN-
bAssy, accompanied by General Rasgnoff,
arrived at Samarcand at noon on Monday,
and was received with great ceremony.
Tho Afghan Ambassadors were present on
Tuesday night at ball given by the Gov
eFnor of Samarcand. They left Wednesday
for Tashkend in carriages, with posthorses
and suit of twenty-five persons on horse
hack.
General Kaufman has received instruc-
hons to decline all propositions from the
Afghan Ambassadors.
China.
BUILDING COTTON MILLS.
LONDON, Feb. ga dispatch from Shang-
hai says the Chinese Government are estab-
hBhing extensive cotton mills.
Russia.
THE PLAGUE ABATINa.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Feb. 22-Gen. Melikoff
helegraphs that not single case of epi-
aemie illness exists throughout his juris-
aiction. The military cordons isolating diff
ferent villages have been abolished. The
BSAiSA al SoiN'Oil 10 iCGolilCus
DIPHTHERIA PREVAILING.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 22-The diphtheria
b prevailing in an epidemic form in the
Gerodistchi district of Russia, and over
Seven hundred have died in Vakoff alone.
Germany.
cooLLY RECEIVED.
BERLIN, Feb 22-During the debate in
the Reichstag yesterday on the treaty of
commerce between Germany and Austria,
Bismarck said he was not altogether OPP
posed to treaties of commerce, but every
such engagement must provide protection
for home industries His speech was very
eoolly received.
AN ARCHBISHOP AssAssINATED.
CoNsTANrINoPLE, Feb. 22-The Greek
Archbishop of Adrianople has been beaten
to death by some Bulgarians. The Greeks
here are indignant, and three thousand of
them requested of the Patriarch permission
70 attend the funeral.
Great Britain.
ILLNESS OF ISAAC BUTT.
LONDON, Feb. 22.-Isaac Butt, leader of
Che Home Rule Party, is very i'll. The re-
port has been revived that be intends to
resign the leadership of his party.
Africa.
LATEST FROM CAPE TOWN,
LONDON, Feb. 22-Advices from Cane
Town, under date of February 4th, report
that operations have been suspended. Col.
Pearson was at Ekowd with two months
provisions. A raid by the Zulus upon
Grey Town was expected. The native con-
6ngents had disbanded.
Foreign Flashes.
1t is stated that Gzot, Prefect of Police
at Paris, has resigned or been dismissed.
Great CONSERVATION prevails at Mande-
hay, In consequence Of the Kings butch
cries.
The waters of the Vistula have over
flowed and submerged forty villages near
Warsaw.
The Powers have decided to refer the
Dobrudja boundary question to the Am
bassadors at Constantinople.
The Italian Government has prohibited
the importation of American swine or any
preparation of their flesh, as a precaution
against tricbinosis.
Patrick Mcnamara, accused of the mur-
der OF Patrick Kearney in County Clare,
end at whose trial the jury disagreed is to
be released on condition of quitting the
country, the Government paying his ex-
penses to the United States.