The Indiana State sentinel., 1879-09-10
FOREIGN NEWS.
GREAT BRITAIN.
THE REVOLT IN AFGHAN1srAN.

THE REVOLT IN AFGHANIsTAN.
LONDON, Sept. S.-The Times, on the revolt
courage and hrnness. What has happened by
no means creates a new situation. It does not
Afghanistan, and our policy, however modi-
fed in details Will be kept steadily to the
lines which have been already traced with
the approval of public opinion"
FAILURE OF BANKER-TRoUBLE BREWING
LONDON, Sept. S.-Dirk Mul, q banker of
Winchoten, Holland, and a public man en-
stating that ne lost 5Oo,OOO guilders by the col,
lapse of two potato flour mills. Great excite
ment prevails. There is some rioting, and the
police are obliged to protect the premises Of
the defaulter.
THE BRITISH MISSION TO AFGHANIsTAN. <.
LONDON, Sept. S-The British mission 10
Afghanistan consisted of Major Cavagnari,
his secretary, Jenkins. DR.. Kelley, Lieutenant
Hamilton, commanding an escort consisting
OF 2b cavalry and so infantry and Sepoy guards.
houses in the city Joined by quadrangle.
The houses were spacious, but unfortunately
chiefly constructed of wood.
ADvIcEs FROM ALI KHEYL.
LONDON, Sept. s.-The viceroy of India tele-
graphs as follows; Advices from ALI KheyI,
dated Saturday last, say: Badshah Khan saw
the corpses OF Major Cavagnari aud members
stubborn defense. The loss OF rioters killed in
the fight is estimated at over lU0
CAPTAIN GOLDSMITH AND WIFE PICKED UP AT
SEA.
LONDON, sept. S-Capta1n Goldsmith and
wife, crew of the miniature boat Uncle Sam,
from Boston for Europe, have arrived at Liver
pool in vessel which picked them up. 1t
of the voyage, suffered from sea sickness Her
illness after a few days assumed a serious FORM
the 18th of August, when of Newfoumdiand. Ia q
tremendous northeast gale was encoun-
the boat would swamp or capsize. and Capaain
Goldsmith stood, knife in hand, ready to cut
away the halliards. In consequence OF the boat
III hoox To-
ly lay to, with two drags over her bows, and
tried to take some rest. A tremendous sea al
his wife was sitting in the water M 70 heS
shoulders. After bailing out the water it was
found the dTags and two oars had been carried
meats destroyed. Mrs. Goldsmith grow
ns neRRs dsRRS S tho 18TH hef OF
to consider returning to Newfoundland. The
gale continued the 18th and 18th, and all
having gwen Way ns main he aesa
noon OF the 18th, after ~ hours Of wakefuIness,
awakened by the shock of a heavy sea he
saw large parque, and chased 1T for an hour,
smith was hauled ABOARD With rooe MrS ESeI1 Sla
thing in the Uncle sam" was lost, and the
boat was scuttled.
lie RKvoLT-MovEMENT OF BRITISH TROOPS.
LONDON, Sept. S.-A dispatch from Calcutta
says that from the imperfect information OBJ
tainable, there seems to be good rea on to favor
the view that the disafection has not spread
Ill over AIynaulStan, Dut Cnat the affair is
merely a local emeute, which will speedily
disappear when the British troops arrive at
Cabul- The Government apparently does not
DOUBT the fidelity of the ameer. Badshah
Khan's adhesion to the British cause is valu-
able as to removing what might have been a
serious obstacle to an advance from Kuram TO
Cabul. The fact that the Insurgents did not
wait until the winter SHOWS had blocked the
passes, or even until the British had evacuated
Candahar seems to indicate that the rising
was wholly unprecedented. The Hoorum
column, which will be the first to move on
Cabul, is in excellent condition, not having
suffered from cholera 1t consists of the Sec
ond battalion of the Eighth regiment, Sixty
seventh regiment, the Seventy-sec,nd and
Ninety-second Hignanders, two mountain
and two field batteries, one battery of horse
artillery, three regiments of native infantry
and one regiment OF pioneers. The move
ment by the Khyber pass is intended to sup
port the main advance by the way of PEW
pass.
A dispatch from Allahabad states that nine
troopers OF the escort who escaped were absent
from the city collecting forage at the time of
the outbreak. The mutiueers finally burned
down the doorway of the embassy and then
swarmed in.
FURTHER NEWS OF THE REVOLT.
LONDON, Sept. SIT is reported that three of
Cabul In official circles Ayub Khan and
other chiefs are suspected of completely in the
outbreak.
GERALDINE.
LONDON, Sept. s.-Lorirard's Geraldine Is
favorably mentioned for the Champagne
STAKES at Doncaster tomorrow.