, 1879-09-25
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FOREIGN NEWS.
The Cabul Massacre,

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Major Cavagnari's escort says that the roof
of the British residency at Cabul was COM
manded by other houses, and was conse-
quently untenabie, by the besieged who
r,aie trench outside. At about one O'Clock
in the afternoon on theyday of the mas
sacre, Major Cavagnari's assistant, who ar
rived at the residency during the attack,
wrote to the Amcer for help, aud the Ameer' $
reply was, "God will, am making arrange.
ments" A previous request for aid from
Major Gavagnari had met with the same re-.
ply. jenkins wrote again when Major Cav
agnari was wounded; but the bearer Of the
letter was cut to pieces by the nutineers.
The troopers then started but were disarmed
and imprisoned. He succeeded in escaping
at daybreak on the 4th of September. He
SAYS Jenkins was with person called Yah
Hah Khum, and he is therefore presumably
alive. The escaped trooper saw no troopers
on the road from Cabul to Jellalabad and
Dakka and as far as he know, none ware
coming.
Parole Backed.
LONDON, Sept. 16.-Parole is largely
backed at 20 to for the Czarewitch stakes,
on October 7th.
The Zulu king Captured.
Sept. II, 1:3O-The following dispatch
has been received from South Africa:
CAPE Town, Aug. 20, via ADEN.
Marter captured Cetewayo yesterday.
Marter commanded squadron of Dragons.
The Afghan Campaign.
LONDON, Sept. 17.-Khuzhi, abont 40
miles from Cabul, will be re.occupied by the
British forces in few days and be converted
into rallying point for all chiefs who may
elect to join the English.
Fire I'm Russia.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Sept. lS.-A great Ere
broke out in Ekateroinazla, South Russia,
near the Dneiper. The fire originated in
the most populous quarter OF the town.
The damage is immense.
Military Movements.
S1MrA, Sept. 49, Notwithstanding the
Ameer's pro;estation, Gen. Stewart has, in
accordance with instructions from the
viceroy, dispatched q division of troops with
heavy artillery from Candahar in the direc.
ton of Gkiezhi to maintain order in that
part of the country. The bodies of three ma
tive officers of guards, which were errone-
ously reported to have been burned near the
British residency at Cabul, have been re-.
covered and buried.
PROBABLE Rise in Brcadstufrs.
Thomas @. Scott, q we'll known agricul-
tural authority, writes that government and
trade estimates show the surplus of wheat
in America, Russia and in the East to be
sos, 900 quarters less. than the aggregated de.
Hciency OF various countries, and rise in
the prices Of breadstuffs therefore is antici.
pated.
Labor DiMculties In England.
LONDON, Sept. 1S.--Labor roubles are in
creasing The Bedford new mill at Leigh
has been closed and the old mill operatives
rendered idle. The Preston spinning and
manufacturing company, running $4,000
spindles OF $50 looms, have commenced to
run on the short time system. There is not
the least indication OF u settlement OF the
present strike. The number of strikers is
increasing daily, and by the end Of this week
it is expected that with two exceptions every
mill in the district will be closed The oper.
ative spinners of Hyde will meet shortly to
discuss the question Of reduction of the
wages Of operatives, and to decide whether
there shall be stoppago OF the mills
throughout the whole district. Quite panic
has been created in Glossop by an announce
ment that Summers mills, employing 5000
hands, will shortly be closed. The Wood
Bros mill, employing an equal number OF
hands, is about to start running on short
time. As Glossop is entirely dependent on
the cotton trade, all classes OF the cont
munity express grave concern regarding the
condition.