Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-04-11
FOREIGN INFELLIGENCE.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
The House Of Lords, on the lst, agreed to a
motion for the official return Of British trade
with the United States.
General Grant and party arrived at Singa-
pore on the 1st.
The creditors of the City Of Glasgow Bank
are advised by the London Times to accept
fifteen shillings in the pound, as the prom
ised call for R2,25O per share portends ruin to
nearly every stockholder.
Twenty thousand BOsinans have died from
privaLion since their flight from their homes.
A statue of Prince Bismarck was unveiled
at Cologne on the lst.
The Committee on the Bulgarian Constltu-
tion have declared in favor of compulsory ed
ucaton, and against the clause which makes
the Prince of Bulgaria a vassal of the Porte.
squadron of the Tenth Hussars was
swept away by the current while crossing
Cabul River near Emellalabade on the 31st
ult. A Lieutenant and forty men were
drowned.
A Vienna dispatch says that rinderpest has
spread to hundred villages in Bohemia.
The London Tdegrdph's st. Petersburg cor
respondent asserts he has been informed
upon trustworthy authority that Russia is
subsidizing Yakoob Khan and is preparing
for diversion in his favor.
A Lahore dispatch of the Sd states that
British force had defeated 5000 Afghans,
killing 400. The British loss was light.
Socialist societies and publications are be-
ing suppressed, almost daily in Berlin and
other German cities.
feru ana DuIrvia i,a-rs deoI~-eI- .por against
Chill. The two first named countries have
formed an offensive and defensive alliance
| An Egyptian officer sent to break up the
| slave depots at Bar FL Grazal, Kardofan, re-
ports an engagement with Sulieman, the
chief slave trader, and owner of twenty-five
depots, in which the women alone waiting i'm
| portation into Egypt number over 10000.
Sulieman was completely defeated and fed in
disorder, leaving LOST dead.
The London Gazate, on the 4th contained
an order Of the Privy Council, taking effect
Immediately, and continuing in force for
two months, according TO which cattle brought
from the United States to London may be
trans shipped in Victoria docks to another
vessel for conveyance to the foreign cattle
market to Deptford, and cattle so transferred
shall continue to be deemed foreign cattle.
! The slaughter of cattle on the quay will, there,
fore not be necessary.
| The English Commission sent to Upper
Egypt to investigate, report several thousand
deaths from starvation.
Miragoane, Hayti, was burned on the 10th
of March. Five or six thousand persons were
rendered homeless. Fifty thousand hngs al
cUnee, l,S0O, 900 pounds of logwood, and other
property amounting to about 81 0O0, 600 was
destroyed,
In the House of Commons, on the 4th, MIR
Northcote stated that negotiations with va,
koob Khan were actively proceeding.
Cetywayo's brother, with 800 men, has sur
rendered to the British. CetywayO is reported
to be organizing a large army at the Royal
Kraal His wish for peace is said to be mere
pretensc to gain time until the harvest is
gathered.
An Alexandria dispatch states that on the
day after the battle between the Egyptians
and Arabs, the latter under Suleiman, 5,O0C
dcserters came over to the Egyptian camp
The Egyptians followed The retreating enemy
killed ten chiefs and 1000 more men, ant
were still in pursuit at last advices The capt
ure of all the slave depots is considered Ger
tain.
Work on the Gothard tunnel has been par
! JiAlly SlOppcu DeCduSe JIlc COuITuClOT mas NO
received the stipulated monthly payments.
An extra duty will be imposed by Germany
upon ships carrying foreign flags.
The University boat race, which took place
on the Thames River on the 9th, was won b,
the Cambridge crew.
An insurrcction has broken out in Trans
vaal
The decision Of two'thirls of the pitmen a
Durham, England, to strike against the re
duction of wages viii have the effect of stop
ping nearly ninety pits and thro wing out o
employment 25, 900 men.
Twelve thousand looms at B lackburn, En-
gland have stopped, and 5000 weayers arC
idle. -~a ~ -a.'- q
AT the supplementary election held In Paril
on the 9th for deputies, the mo lerate Repub
licans generally defeated their radical com
pctitOrs.
A Coustantinople dispatch states that the
Porte has agreed to accept the mixed occupa
ton scheme on condition that the great pow
ers give effect Immediately to the constitu
ton proposed by the International Commits
sion proposed for Eastern Roumella.
General Garibaldi arrived at Rome on tn
7th, but he was so Ill that he had TO be cal
rled from the train on mattress placed on
large litter. Garibaldi, In replying TO SyndiC
who visited him on his arrival, said he did no
himself know the reason Of his visit.