The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-08-14
FOREIGN.

LONDON, August 11.-A private Let
ter from Alexandria states that one
Miriam, a broker and a naturslized
American citizen, recently attacked
Dahan Pssha, confidential agent of
the ex-Khedive, Ismail Pasha, near the
BOurse, in conso quence of private
grudge. Muzim struck Dahan Pa
sha with cane The letter fled, and
Mnzsm then shot him dead. Miriam
surrendered himself to the authorities
and is now 10 prison.
CALCUTTA, August 11.-Up to Au-
gust 6. there had been seventy-five
cases of cholera among the Europeans
here, of which sixty cases were fatal.
ST. PIERRE. August 1.-THE ST.
Pierre and Best section of the French
cable was repaired Saturday evening
aud is now working day and night.
ST. JOHNS, N. B., August 1.-THE
Monit0r-Acahdn gives the following
particulars of the recent disastrous
manifested itself at Rock Cove two
miles above the parish church, where
it took the form Of water spout, and
then moved slowly eastward, tearing a
path through the forests, and scatter
ing barns and farm-houses oyer the
fields until, with terrible violence, 1t
struck Buctouche, lifting the two archie 9
bodily from the large bridge south of
the channel, ard dropping them in
ruins hundreds of yards away. 1t then
swept through the town, raising houses
thirty feet in the air, and dashing
them to pieces, carrying away the
steeple of the church and every thing
movable, and leaving the church pres
bytery o mass of ruins. Three persons
were killed and fourteen badly
wounded. The number Of houses de-
stroyed is more than eighty, and the
dsmsge will amount to fully 800 600.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, August IA
dispatch to Reuters says some cases of
Asiatic cholera are reported here, but
they are believed to be sporadic.
1t is reported that popular disbur-
Dances have occurred at Ssmos.
LONDON. August 1e.-Gladstone,
speaking It the opening of the art ex.
hibition at Chester last night, said
tina. when America hsd learned to
trust entirely to her own splendid ma
turai resources, the greaE genius OF her
psople and their marvellous proficiency
In adaptation of labor-saving april
aaces, in which she was ahead OF the
world, she would be formidable COM
petitor with English manufactures.
LONDON, August IA dispatch t.
the Times from Berlin saws: 1t may
be affirmed, judging from the violent
and repeated onslaughts against Ger
many in st. Petersburg, that Russia
thinks she has grievance against Ger
many. There is reason 10 believe that
these onslaughts represent, though in
very exaggerated form, the views OF
Prince Gortschakoff-
A Times dispach from Vienna saws
the crisis in the Austrian ministry is on
the eve Of solution. Count Taafe.
the present Minister Cf the Interior
will be chief Of the new cabine,, IN
which the Liberal party Will probsbly
pr, dominate.
The rumor relative to the retirement
of Count Andrassy, the AustEo-Hun-
gaTian Premier, meets with less ere
dence in Vienna than II Pesth, where
his policy Of Occupation Of the Turkish
provinces is very unpopular.
The Tagblatt believes that Andras-
sy's retirement will be due to bis dis
sension with the Minister Of War. who
Qppeses The occupation Of Now Bazaar
11,'| <tt perfectIous have been made
f>4k6r6o.. tnc6.s ia.-A dispatch