Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-10-24
Enrninn RaMs.

Thirty-six buildings in Shediac, n. b., were
destroyed by fire lew nights ago, causing
total loss OF about 100000
General Roberts and the British army OF
advance into AfghAnistan have entered Cabul
alter completely routing the Afghan troops
who opposed them. The Amer, lakoob
Khan, is strictly guarded in the British camp.
Revolving Mexicans have captured the city
OF chihuahua and General Trevino with gov
eminent troops has been sent against them.
The Duchess Of Edinburgh, daughter-in-law
OF Queen Victoria has been prematurely de-
hvered OF a still-bOrn child.
The anti-rent troubles in Ireland are increas-
ing. Five hundred tenants OF the Marquis OF
Sligo and the Earl of Lucan met near West
port in the county OF MAY Connaught, and
solemnly pledged themselves 10 pay no tent
until reduction should be granted proper
tomato to the great fall of prices of all kinds
of agricultural produce. A notice was posted
at Warrenpoint, county Down, Ulster, that
any man coming into the county TO pay more
| than five dollars an acre for land may bring
his coffin with him.
The Kurds have revolted in Turkey, and
are robbing and numbering people up to the
very walls OF Mossoul, large town on the
Tgris.
At a conference OF delegates representing
900 miners, held in Leeds, England, a
resolution was passed favoring national emil
grafton scheme to lessen the competition
among miners.
General Roberts on entering Cabul made
speech to the following effect: 1t will be
necessary to inflict severe punishment Build
ings of the Bala- Hissar and of the city inter-
iering with proper military occupation will be
destroyed A heavy fine will be levied on
the citizens. A military governor will be
placed over the city and country within n
radius OF ten miles. All the inhabitants under
his jurisdiction will be required to surrender
their arms within week on pain OF death if
they Tail to do SO. Rewards will be paid Tor
the denunciation and conviction of any person
concerned in the massacre of the British
embassy.
Sir Garnet Wolseley, commander in chief
OF the English forces in South Africa decla. es
that the Beors must submit to British rule.
The Beers have adopted resolution that
nothing will satisfy them but independence.
Carl Eckert, the composer and conductor
of the royal orchestra at Berlin, is dead.
A party of French agriculturists, numbering
seventy nine men, women and children, have
lett Havre for Southampton on their way to
Texas.
Four rowing bands OF armed Nihilists, aggre-
eating eighty persons, have been captured in
a wooded district near Kieff, Russia, after q
sharp re Jistunce.
A few nights ago hurricane in southeastern
Spain was accompanied by heavy rains, which
overlooked the rivers Mundo and Segura, and
flooded the populous and fertile valley which
they water. The cities OF Lorca, Orihuela
Mureia and Crevillente, and large number
of villages between Murcia, Alicante and Car.
tagena, were more or less injured. The rivers
suddenly rose several yards during the night
and the inhabitants were compelled to fly with
out saving any property. The streams were
covered with wrecks of farm-houses, agricul
, tural implements, dead cattle and some human
corpses. The churches and public building
were occupied by thousands OF fugitives. TIL,
same storm also partially flooded Malaga, ant
interrupted telegraph and railway communi
cation as far as Huelya and Seville. One hun
dred and nineteen corpses have been recov
cred. Four villages are in ruins and thousand
of peasants are wholly destitute.