Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-27
EXPENSES OF THE ZULU WAR.

EXPENSES OF THE ZULU WAR.
An estimate will be submitted to parliament
for an advance of sel50,000 for expenses of the
Zulu war. This is on account and does not
purport to represent the entire or any exact
proportion Of the expenses of the war. The
vote is necessary to supply what would other
wise be deficiency in the budget, which ex-
pires the 4th of April.
PRINCE LOUIS WAR FEVER
Prince Louis Napoleon and retinue sail in
the steamer Danube from Southampton to-
morrow for the Cape to join the British mill
tary forces in South Africa as volunteers. The
prince in letter to Reuter- announcing his in
tention to join the British forces at the Cape
says: ''For the last eight years l have been
tho guest of England. My education com
pleted in an English military school. have
strengthened my ties of friendship with the
English army by taking part in its annual ma
nOuvres. The war at the Cape having assumed
more serious character, have wished to fol-
low the campaign. could not refrain from
sharing the dangers and fatigue of the troops
among whom have so many friends. More
over, the time spent in witnessing this strug-
gle of civilization against barbarism will not
be wasted for me-"
Chas. Peace, notorious burglar and MUIR
derer, convicted of the murder of Arthur Dy-
son, civil engineer, at Banner Cross, the 29th
of November '76, was executed at Leeds yes
terday. Some days before the execution he
confessed that he was the murderer of Man
chester policeman at Whalley Range in 49, for
which crime named Habron was SEN
fenced to death. The sentence was committed
on account of Habron's youth, and he is now
undergoing imprisonment for life. He said he
was surprised by officers while he was attempt
ing burglary, and fred upon them in self
defense. He was in court when Habron was
sentenced to death. Manchester newspapers
lind discrepancies between the statement of
Peace and the circumstances of the Whalley
Range murder. It is believed Peace sought to
prolong his life pending an Investigation Of
his statement of the murder of the policeman.
The home office has been inquiring into the
case of Habron.
GREECE AND TURKEY.
LONDON, Feb. ga Constantinople dis
patch states the council of ministers have de-
cided in favor of line of demarcation be-
tween Greece and Turkey, leaving Prussia and
the district of Volo to the latter.
Bulgarians at Demotica sacked tbs residence
OF the Greek metropolitan where the Ottoman
governor was residing.
DUTY ON IRON.
BERLIN, Feb. 26.-The German tariff COM
mi sion to-day passed resolution favoring
duty on raw iron of so pfennigs per cwt upon
iron bands one mark and upon iron bars one
and one-half marks per cwt.
THE PLAGUE IN ST. PETERSBURG.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 26.-The sale of the
Go1os on the streets has been prohibited, the au-
thorlties declaring its plague false news and
exaggerated. The Official Messenger states a
footman here is suffering from slight attack
of the Astrachan disease. Himself and forty
eighc Of his associates have been isolated and
their effects burned.
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN.
The government has chartered the steamer
Andeau to carry a portion of the artillery to
the Cape. This is the sixteenth steamer char
tered tocarry troops and war material to South
Africa.
Horraclzs, Jackson & Co.'s cotton mills,
Preston, are burned. Loss ESQ 900. A fire in
Market street, Manchester caused loss of
100000.
The widow of Charles Dickens is dangerously
ill.
Prince Dondonkoff Korsakoff threatens to
close the Bulgarian assembly, if the proceed
ings contravene the treaty of Berlin.