The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-07-31
NEWS OF The WEEK.
FOREIGN NEWS.

4O6E16N NEWS.
Rinderpest is playing havoc with the
cattle in Russia
A cable dispatch reports the harvest
Hungary almost an entire failure.
A general engagement was fought
between the British forces under Gen. Chelms-
ford and the Zulus under King Cetywayo on
the 4th of July The Zulus, who were vari-
ously estimated at from 10000 to x, OOO, sur
rounded the British troops, 5000 strong, who
formed hollow square. The Zulus charged
the square on all four sides. After the Zulus
were broken by the British fire, they were pur-
sued by the cavalry and utterly routed. Lord
Chelmsford burned and destroyed all the
military kraals and returned to his camp the
anne evening. Lord Chelmsford estimates that
the Zulu loss could not have been
less than 1000 men. The British loss
was 10 killed and So wounded Sir
Garnet Wolseley telegraphed from Durham
to the British war office, on the 9Th of July, as
follows 81 have halted all the reinforce
ments here, as believe the war is over. Do
not send any more men or supplies till you hear
from me. expect to meet the great Zulu
chief about the 10th inst, and discuss terms of
peace with him."
Incendiarism is still prevalent in Rus
STA, in spite of martial law. At Kharkoff the
authorities require every house to have a
special night Waterman, and keep thirty buck
cts of water in readiness for use.
A Paris dispatch says that De Les
seps has issued the prospectus of the Darien
Canal Company. The capital is fixed at AGO.
100000 francs. Only 1875 francs per share will
be called in the first instance. Interest at
the rate of 5per cent. will be paid on the actual
money received during the course of construc-
tion De Lesseps estimates an income of co.
5000 francs from the canal, and reckons the
shareholders will receive liz per cent per
annum.
A London dispatch, referring to the
battle of Ulundi, says: "The official return
the British losses does not include those
among the native contingent. The Zulus were
compelled to pause by the heavy fire when they
arrived within sixty yards of the British squrae
Eye-witnesses differ greatly as to the persist
ency with which the Zulus pressed the attack
This probably arises from the various positions
from which they witnessed it The most
circumstantial narrative shows that the
Zulus came } with rush in dense
masses in the rear of the square, and seemed
determined to get to close quarters. Their
attack on the left hank was not nearly so deter
mined, as that was protected by Gatling gun,
which the zulus greatly dread The estimates
of the Zulu losses vary SO greatly as to show
that they are pure guessing. The highest is
1900. The dead were lying thickly all around
the square"
The Scotch team won the Elcho chal-
lenge shield at the contest at Wimbledon, En-
gland.
The italian Senate has agreed to the
bill abolishing the grist tax.
The depression of the English cotton
districts continues. A London dispatch says
shorter time and no further reduction of wages
are suggested as a remedy. Some leading facts
III connection with the cotton trade show that
In limited companies alone e2,000,OOO has been
lying unproductive for three years; G12O, 600
debt has accrued 20 per cent reduction has
been made in operatives wages; mills are run
ming on short time, or are closed, and there
have been numerous failures, and decrease
of 80 per cent in the value of house property.
Protracted wet weather has not only
seriously damaged the crops in France and
other parts of Europe, but the rains have
swollen the rivers, and great injury has re-
suited to property in the French and Flemish
valleys.
Some excitement was caused by an
old woman, supposed to be insane, f1nging a
stone at the carriage containing the King of
Spain going to church in Madrid.
More than 500, incendiary fires were
reported by the Russian authorities in the
month Of June. Some of them we're very de-
structive, and one occurred within the pre-
cincts of the Kremlin, an old imperial palace.
at Moscow.
The Peruvian iron clad Huascar has
again been disturbing the peace of the CHILEAN
blockaders AT Iquique, the other day, she
fought the whole CHILEAN squadron for two
hours, and disabled two ships, without receiv-
ing scratch herself.
The harvest in France, now almost
completed, shows that the grain crop is below
he average in quantity.
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.