Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-23

HOuAe Of COmmOms
LONDON, July 23-In the House OF Commons
last evening the amendment OF Mr.. r. w Han
bury, literal conservative member for North
StaGordshire, 10 Sir Charles Dilkes motion for
an address to the Queen IN favor Of urging the
gratincatfon that the main part OF that treaty
has been carried out, and satisfaction at the
execution OF the remainder. Hon. Robt. BourKe.
under secretary OF state for foreign Affairs, de.
clared that II Turkey and Greece failed TO come
the British government was always ready to
join in mediation. The government had never
isolated themselves from the other powera
Sir stafford NOrthcOtc's Double De.
feat
In the early sitting OF the House OF Commons
yesterday a bill introduced by Sir stafford
Northcote, chancellor OF the exchequer, to
enable banks TO limit the liability OF share.
holders TO twice the amount OF their paid up
capita was talked out by VIM. Holmes liberal
member for Paisley, who objected TO the gov.
ernment amendments restricting the operation
OF the bill TO England. The bankruptcy bui
was also recently talked ont These repeated
fiascos excite much comment and dtssatisfac-
uon.
BOuAiead a. Co Bussed
The assets OF Price, Boustead q Co, army
agents ard merchants, whose failure was an
The result OF the liquidation must TO a great
extend depend on what may be realized from
tfeir coffee estates In Ceylon.
The ZaIuS Defeated With Great Loss
LONDON, July 23.-This afternoons Globe and
Echo say the government has Information that
Lord Chelmsford has defeated the Zulus, infiict-
iumense loss.
Darien Canal Company.
LONDON, July 2S.-M. De Lesseps has Issued
the prospectus OF the Darien Canal Company.
The capital is fixed at 900 francs. only
1875 francs per share will be called upon in the
first instance. Interest at the rate OF per cent
will be paid on the actual money received dur
ing the course OF construction. NJ. De Lesseps
estimates an income OF $4,000. 900 francs from
canal rpDRnnQ 10 n
VIII receive II u per cent. per annum.
PrOtectiOnist Defeat In France.
VERSAILLES, July 23-The chamber of depu-
ues ues last night, despite the opposition OF the
thorhing the prolongauon OF the treaties OF
commerce for six months after the general tar
An American Wins the Albert Prize
at Wimbledon.
LONDON, July 23.-In the prize shooting at
Wimbledon Mr.. Milton Farrow, the american,
won the Albert prize with score OF 20.
Disturbances Feared.
A despatch from Berne, published In an even-
ing edition OF the Post, says: It is apprehended
that the decision OF the government against
The exiled bishop, DR. Conrad Martin VIII pro-
woke disturbances at Paderborn.
The Ministerial Crisis I'm Turkey.
LONDON, July 2S;nA dispatch from constanti-
nople 10 Reuters Telegram Company, dated on
Tuesday evening says: The sultan has requested
the grand vizier, Kheireddin Pascha, to attend
council OF ministers on wednesday for the
settlement OF the ministerial crisis.
IncemdfariSm I'm Rnssta.
A ST. petersburg dispatch to Reuters Tele-
gram Company says: In consequence OF the
prevalence OF fncendiarisn, the authorities OF
kharkon have divided the town into 324 flre
districts. Every householder is bound to keep
special night watchman and to have thirty
buckets OF water always ready.
The BOnapartists Disfmtegratfug.
LONDON, July 23.-A Paris dispatch to the
Times says:-The disunion OF the Bonapartists
1s becoming daily more apparent Some OF
them advocate the claims OF Prince Victor, son
willing to accept Prince jerome on certain con-
dtions, and now M. Granier de CasSagnac urges
In the Pays that lineage is nothing and that
everything should depend upon the result OF q
End OF the Zulu War.
The Globe and the Echo this afternoon publish
ere mas
that Lord Chelmsford has defeated the Zulus
under King Cetywayo with immense loss, ana
that the war is virtually over. The newspapers
publishing this statement do not say whether
the telegram came by the way OF Madeira or
ST. vincent.
The Decisive Defeat Of the Zulus,
this sne Of
colonial secretary, announced the receipt Of q
telegram, dated Cape Town, July S, confirming
the news OF decisive victory gained by Lord
Chelmsford's forces over the Zulus, virtually
ending the war, as given by the Globe and Echo
to-day. Lord Chelmsford remained In camp TIL
the afternoon. OF July Sd, awaiting the surren-
der OF the cannon and 900 rif1es captured By
the Zulus at Isandula. These not arriving he
advanced, and was attacked In the open cOun-
try by $4,000 Zulus, who fed under the heavy
nre OF the British. Lord Chelmsford then cd.
vanced TO and destroyed Ulundi. The Zulu loss
amounted to 500; the British lost 10 killed and
So wounded. The battle was fought on July an
The Zulus var1ously estimated at from 10, 100 to
10000 In number surrounded the British troOus.
who formed into a hollow square. The Zuius
charged the square on all four of Its Sides After
the Zulus were broken by the British IRE they
were pursued by the cavalry and utterly routed
Lord Chelmsford burned and destroyed all the
military kraals and returned TO his camp the
same evening.
Smart Jersey Officers.
PAssAIC, n. J., July 23.-Porter and Irving,
who escaped from the Raymond street jal,
Brooklyn, some time since, were traced TO Pas
sale, and for the past week have been shAdowed
py Sheriff Riley, OF Brooklyn, and about dozen
detectives. They were staying at the rassaic
City Hotel and could have been arrested several
times separately, but the of1cers were unable
to get them together. At one O'Clock this morn
ing the o1icers surrounded the hotel and were
about to make q raid on the rooms OF Porter
and Irving when they both took alarm and
made their escape over the back fence. On1cer
Hendr1e, OF this City, who was patrolltng his
beat at that time ondoAyOrod IN arrest ona M