The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-11
Edition
THE LATEST.
AFFAIRS IN AEGHANISTAN.
Severe Storms in Great Britain.
Severe Storms in Great Britain
National Associated Press to the Star.
Great ssritain.
THE LABOR TROUBLES.

LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE Midland Railroad
authorities say that some of the Goods
Guards in London have resumed work, and
that the rest are deliberating whether 10
return to work or not.
BARNsLEY, ENG, Jan. II. - The coal
miners are not in favor of submitting to
the proposal of an arbitration. They con-
slider that the case does not admit of argu.
ment'
SEVERE STORMS PREVAILING.
LONDON, Jan. 11.-Dispatc from Scot
land report great snow storms and severe
gales. Telegrams from Crookhaven, Ire
land, ate that fearful storm prevailed
there since yesterday afternoon, increasing
to hurricane late last evening. Many yes.
seis in the harbor dragged their anchors.
Ice is floating down the Thames in great
quantities and steamboat traffic between
Chelsea ana Woolwich is entirely sus-
pended. tii.ny barses along the river are
frozen in,
IMPROVING AND MOVING
Lord ReaGonsfield is still improving.
Ex-presiCent Grant LEFT here for Paris
yesterday morning.
Afghan War.
ROBERTS FALLS BACK ON KOORUM.
LONDON, Jan. I1.-News from the armies
in Afghanistau continues to be disquieting.
Yesterday intelligence was received that
Gen Roberts, whose victory on Tuesday
was Yesterday announced. had been com
PEELED to draw his three columns together
and to fall back upon koorum. He is nn-
derstood to be sorely Dcset by Jewaki and
! Adam khels robber tribes of Baani and
Lower Momunds. The latter tribe alone is
very strong and can place forty thousand
men, armed with rifles, in the field.
THE GREAT AFGHAN TRAMP.
| ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 1.-Reports, which
are believed to be entirely authentic have
been received from Shere Ali. He is max
! ing slow progress towards Herat, and is ac-
companicd by q tolerably strong body OF
| his regular troops. He makes frequent
| hats and receives information from his
Capital He expects toleave the main body
of his men at Herat and proceed to st.
Petersburg, accompanied only by his body
guard. He will probably arrive at st. Pc.
| tersburg about the lst of February.
PROBABLY THE SAME OLD FIGHT.
| LONDON, Jan. 11.-A correspondent with
the Quettah column telegraphs from Sifoo
din Tuesday as follows: One hundred and
| forty British cavalry yesterday defeated a
| DOdV OF A1glanS, Killing t"enty-lOur ana
capturing nine. Twelve hundred Afghan
cavalry were subsequently forced 10 aban.
don the heights by a cannonade. Seven OF
the British were wounded. 1t is thought
this skirmsh will cause the Afghans to de-
eide not to defend Candahar.
France.
LET IT DE RECoRDED!
PARIS, Jan. 11.-General Grant arrived
last evening.
TWO NEW CABLES.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE new French Gable
Company proposes to lay two cables, ont
! from Brest to Cape Cod. and the other from
Lands End to Nova Scotia, both by way o
Saint Pierre.
Turkey.
RELIEF OR A RESIGNATION.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Jan. 1l.---The Minister
of Finance threatened to resign unless tht
! Council of Ministers immedia ely take
measures for the relief of the financial diff
Guilty.
Germany.
PROVIDING AGAINST COLLISIONS.
LONDON, Jan. IA dispatch from Ber
lin says that negotiations relative to the
prevention of collisions at sea resulted ir
the compilation of a code of regulations
which has been approved by majority o
the powers interested, and which it is ex
pected will be shortly embodied in an inter
national contention.