New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-11-05
LATEST NEWS.
THE OLD WORLD.

THE OLD WORLD.
Is LONDON dispatch Of the 26th says
news had been rece we'd that . severe battle
had been fought ct Shutarg ardan between the
British troops and the Afghans, In which the
former were successful. The Afghan tribes
suffered heavy losses. The British loss was
not stated.
In the Hungarian Chamber on the
25th a Deputy, in aeking q question Of the
Minister, stated that 81, 600 persons in Hun.
gary were starving.
BERLIN dispatches of the Goth state
that the defeat Of the Russians by the Turco-
mans at Geok-Teke was much more disas-
trous than had been reported. The Russians
were in full retreat, and their condition was
pitiable in the extreme.
A CABUL dispatch of the 9th says
five more men had been hanged for COM
plicity in the Cabul massacre. Among them
were the Kotwul of Cabul, the head of the
city Mollahs and two Generals, one of them
of royal blood.
PARIS dispatches of the 9th an
nounce that all arrangements had been COM
pleted for the introduction of the postal
money-order system between France and the
United States.
A ST. PETERSBURG telegram of the
2Sth says 10000 men had been ordered from
the Caucasus to Central Asia.
AN Alexandria Egypt telegram of
the 18th says the second Cleopatra's Needle
which was Just on the point Of being sent to
the United States, had been seized by cred
itors of the Egyptian Government.
OFFICIAL statistics of the recent in
undation in Murcia, spain, show that four
fifths Of the arabic land in the Province is
ruined, and that 1900 persons we're drowned
or are missing.
A PARIS telegram of the 28th says
two other amnested Communists. Messrs.
Gaut and Gaul, had been elected members Of
the municipality of Lyons. The uneasiness
among the conservative classes of society in
Paris and the provinces caused by these events
was constantly increasing, and a reactionary
movement against the Republican Adminis-
tratfon was imminent.
A S1MLA dispatch, received in Lon
don on the 10th, announces that the troubles
In Afghanistan had broken out afresh, and
the chances were good for q &c eral uprising
throughout the country on the advent Of
winter. A body Of Afghans had been de-
feated near Sharjur Point, with the loss of
fifty killed and more wounded. The British
loss was twenty-seven killed or wounded.
The Amcer had finally placed his abdication
in the hands of General Roberts.
THE Diretto, of Rome, in its issue of
the 3Oth alt, announced that Italy had formed
an alliance with Austria and Germany to
overcome French and British preponderanee
in Egyptian affairs
The British Parliament has again
been prorogued until the 10th of December
DURING the week ending October 80
the bullion in the Bank of England decreased
100000 During the same period the Bank
Of France lost 81, 80, 900 in specie. The bulk
Of the decrease was sent to the United States.
The River Agly, in Spain, recently
overlooked its banks, inundating the village
Of Maury, the neighboring territory and the
town of Estagile. Great damage was done
d to property.
The Russian Government is said to
have received information on the tn ult.
that General Tcrgukasof had sustained a
fresh disaster in Turkestan, and was oblige'
to retreat hurriedly with the loss of hi
baggage.
IT was reported from Simla on the
SOth ult. that, by order Of the Viceroy of India,
Sir Frederick Roberts had issued prociama-
ton stating that in consequence of the abdi-
cation Of the Ameer and the outrage at the
British residency, the British Government
had been compelled to occupy Cabul and other
parts of Afghanistan. The Afghan authori-
ties and the chiefs and sirdars are instructed
by proclamation to continue to maintain
order in the districts under their control, and
are invited to hold joint consultation with
General Roberts. The people of the occupied
districts will be treated with justice and be-
nevolence, and their religion and customs
respected. Loyalty and good service to the
British crown will be suitably rewarded, but
all offenders against the English Administra-
ton will be punished. -
LADY GOoCH, wife of Sir Francis
Gooch, Of England, we'll known for her at
tempt to pass of spurious child on her hus-
band, died on the 31st ult.
BUCKsToNE, the famous comedian,
died at sydenham, Eng, on the 31st ult. He
was seventy.seven years old.