The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-07-05
FOREIGN NEWS.

SOUTH AFRICA-The South African new
indicates continued preparations on larg
scale for an advance against the Zuhs, but ne
important movement will probably be mad
until the arrival Of Gen. Wolsey Ce,ewav,
continues to amuse the English with efforts a
negotiation for peace, and of late they are in
c!ined to think him IN earnest. His meSsen
gers are recognized by the native spies as I'm
portant personages. Palaverlng with Lore
Chelmsford the Zulus army was reported I'D
vanclng on Gen, Woods camp The messen
gers readily agreed to be shot if the repor
proved true The report being unfounded tn,
messengers were released. 1.-The body of Prime,
Napoleon has been placed in a coffin of lea,
and wood and is on the way to England in III,
troop shy Orontes.
ENGLAND.-The weather for the past week
or two has been very unfavorable for the crop,
and another bad harvest Is expected. All kind,
of food is already rising in price, greatly
weakening the movement against free trade
The bad crop prospect in England taken in
connection with the failure of the wheat crop
in Southern Russia seem to indicate another
heavy European demand for wheat from tho
United States
FRANCE.-Therc is considerable stir III
France, particularly among the Bonapartists
as to who is to be henceforth regarded as the
head or representative Of the BOnaparte tami.
ly. BY right of birth the position belongs to
Prince jerome Plon-Plon) and it Is said he
and Rouher, hitherto the recognized head of
the Bonapartists, have come to Il rccOncilia-
ton; hui II appears that Prince ToUIe before
iiis death, made " vii! manning Victor eldest
son OF li"n-i'lon, a. ms successor. Mcuntime
Il third party has arisen urging the claims OF
observation-disclosures the eldest son of
Jerome Napoleon by his Baltimore wife.
Though his marriage with Miss Patterson was
annuled by the Emperor Napoleon, It's legit-
macy was always maintained by the pope,
and now his claim is fully recognized by all
the Catholic BOnapartists Of France The gen
tleman, though residing mostly in America
and staunch republican, is said to be the
ablest and most manly of all the living Bona.
parties.
IRELAND.-The rent troubles in Ireland
are on the increase Extensive districts have
been placarded in Galway warning farmers to
refuse to pay their rent unless an abatement of
% per cent. is granted. The sacking of prot
estant school house in Mayrus, Galway is
partly attributed to the antirent feeling. The
c,Ih inct LODI ~ 4, ,l,.a
mons on the eth. OConnor Power charged
the torres with having no plan to settle the
difficulties in Ireland except to shoot the ten
ant farmers; and Holt, tory, said there could
be no peace in Ireland until the protestants
were protected as the Catholics were in Eng.
land
EGYPT,-lsmai Pasha, the khedive of
Egypt has, in obedience to the demand of the
Five Powers parties to the Berlin treaty. been
deposed and his son Prince Mohammed
Tewfek is elevated 10 his place. The young
man is % years OF age and said to be quite
capable person The father was deposed on
account of his reckless expenditures and ne
elect to provide for the interest on the bonds
he so literally issued.
GERMANY.-There was considerable excite
ment at Berlin on the Goth ult in consequence
of the resignation of Herr Hobrecht, minister
Of Finance, Dr. Falk, minister ofeccleslastical
affairs, and DR.. Prudential, minister of agri.
culture, Bismarck is considerably disturbed
by the movement and has been seduously en-
gagged in negotiations to induce them to with.
draw their designations. They are the heads
of the liberal party and Bismarck is not yet
quite ready to break with the liberals. The
rupture grows out of Frankenstein's motion to
distribute the surplus revenue among the states,
which Bismarck opposes.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY latest reports intimate
that the new ameer of Afghanistan, having
settled his difficulties with the English, is
just in the beginning Of a series of interesting
domestic broils. A pretonder to the throne,
who has been harbored in the Russian terrific
ries, has crossed the frontier and raised the
standard of revolt and the ameer's forces IN
Merge, IN ne extreme north, have joined him.