Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-15
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war on A fric.u s,ave Dealers.

| LONDON, August l4th.-The lat.
est letters from Col. Gordon, Gov
ernnr-General of Southern Egypt,
dated June l4th, show that after
his Lieutenant, Sessi, had con-
quered the slave dealers of the Bar.
gazelle district, killing eight of the
leaders in battle, taking their
chief station by assault, capturing
u large amount of booty and hang
ing nine of the ringleaders as u
warning. he proposed to evacuate
the district after disarming the In.
habitants, when operations to
check the slave trade would be con
fined to vigorous watching of the
frontier and the encouras ement of
legitimate commerce. Suleiman,
leader of the slavers, who escaped
after the last battle, has, however,
mustered force and is pushing for
Darfur, where he will find abun-
dance Of discontented spirits to join
him. Col. Gordon thought the sit.
uation SO serious that he hastily re-
turned to Darfur.
| LONDON, August 14th.-A dis.
patch from Berlin says: 1t may be
affirmed, Judging from the violent
and repeated onslaughts against
Germany in the st. Petersburg
press, that Russia thinks she has a
grievance against Germany. There
is reason to believe that these on.
slaughts represent, though in a
very exaggerated form, the views
of Prince GortschakOff.
A dispatch from Vienna says: A
crisis In the Austrian ministry is
on the eve of solution. Count
raafe, present Minister of the In
terror, will be chief of the new
Cabinet, in which the Liberal party
will probably predominate. The
TdggsbLdt believes Count Audras-
, sy's retirement will be due 20 his
dissension with the Minister OF
War. who opposes the occupation
/ of Novi Bazaar until preparations
, have been made on large scale.
! Kussia ia Centra, Asia.
LONDON, August 1.-THE Post s
st. Petersburg correspondent re-
ports that in order to coloni re the
Central Asian provinces Russi
, has promised all her subjects re-
, siding therein unlimited land
, grants and exemption from mill.
! tary service aud payment of taxes
Gen. Kaufman Will not return
| to Turkistan as Governor General.
, Prince Dondoukoff Karsackoff will
probably succeed him ia that posi-
tion.
| ns
LONDON, August 14.-The steam
er Corsica, from Cardiff, for New
. York, and the steamer Semiramide,
from Boston, for Liverpool, came
in collision 100 miles off Fastnet,
: and the Semlramlde went down.
The crew was saved. Both vessels
were iron.
Gold ShfpInans for America.
LONDON, August 14.-Some gold
was received from Paris yeste rday
and was bought Ia the open market
for the United States.
NEW YORK, August 18th. The
steamship Scythia brought $685.
900 IN gold bars nd American ea.
giles.
Ihe Zutu war.
LONDON, August 1fth.-From
full examination of South African
! advices since the victory at Ulundi,
the Times draws the conclusion
tnat King Cetewayo risked all on
that battle, and, therefore, that o
conclusion of the war has been
virtually reached.
Tho Belfast Eios.
LONDON, August 14th.-rwenty-
two persons injured in the riot at
Belfast last night, growing out of
Catholic procession, had their
wounds dressed at the Royal Hos
pilal.
Aadrasss's Retirement.
i VIENNA, August 14th.-Count
Andrassy stated two months ago
that he would retire as soon as the
Russian evacuation of the Turkish
provinces was completed, aud the
Austro- Hungarian administration
fairly established in Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
LONDON, August 14.-A Stand
J ard correspondent at Pesth says:
Count Schechen, Conservative,
Magyar, and Count Patocki, Pole,
and jealous partIzan OF Russia,