The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-27
THE UNITED KINGDOM.
Another Terrible Disaster in the
British Channel, in Which
Seventy Lives are Lost.
The Condition of Affairs in znluland, At
ghanistan, Aoheen and Elsewhere.

LONDON, May 26.-Intelligence OF q terrible
disaster off the coast has just reached here.
The Calcutta steamer Ava, for London, has
been sunk In q collision with the steamer
Brenhilda, off Sandhead, and sixty six Of the
crew and four passengers were drowned.
A dispatch from Athens says conflicts be-
tween the Turks and Greeks have been re-
newed and at Trifona fifteen Greeks were
killed.
A dispatch from the Hague says there has
been severe fighting In Aoheen, and the
Dutch have been successful.
Adyices from Cape Town say the war In
Zululand will last over two campaigns
Oonstantinople dispatches. says the pro-
posed conference Of ambassadors at UOnstan-
tinopIe to consider the Greek claims has
finally been abandoned.
A dispatch from Simia announces officially
that the Afghan war is ended, and Yakoob
Khan signed the treaty Of peace at Gunda-
muk to-day.
Major Gen. Sir Garnett WooIseley, who
recently received the appointment OF Govern
or Of the Island OF Cyprus, has just been ap-
pointed civil and military Governor Of Natal
and the Transvaal territory.
NO CONFERENCE TO BE HELD ON THE GRE
CLAN QUESTION.
Intimation made In these dispatches some
days ago that owing to the unreasonable
nature Of the demands OF the Grecian gov
ernment the proposed conference OF ambassa-
dors TO consider the claims OF Greece would
bs abandoned now turns out to be correct
The Athenian Cabinet insists that the terms
Of the protocol Of the treaty OF Berlin should
be taken as the only basis OF negotiations at
the proposed conference. This demand made
every compromise Impossible, and the matter
now remains the subject OF negotiation strict
~ between Greece and Turkey The Porte,
With It's usual immobility, declines every ac-
tive step In the matter, and the question is
likely to remain unsettled for o long time to
come.
A dispatch from Rome states that the slight
lndlsposition of Cardinal Newman gives rise
to but little anxiety, and that his return to
England may be expected In a few weeks.
CARDINAL NEwMAN's sHEABTH5TIIE CHOLERA
AT sIMLA.
dispatch from Rome says Cardinal New
man Is much better.
dispatch from Simla says there is less
alarm there about cholera.
THE NEW ZULU MODE OF wARFARE-KING
THEEBAU's ATROCITIES.
LONDON, MAY GA dispatch from Cape
town, via Cape Vincent, says the Zuus have
fired the grass between Ingenia and Black
Umvoloohie, thus destroying forage and Inn
mensely increasing the difficulties OF an adj
vance.
A dispatch from Rome says Italy has
strongly denounced the recent atrocities In
Burmah.
AN EyErUTTOF nv WORCESTERSHIRE
LONDON, May 2G-To-day at o'clock
Katharine Churchill WAS executed In jail ut
Taunton, Somersetshire. She had been con-
victed OF the murder OF her husband at
Chard, at the spring asszes at Taunton. Tho
executioner WAS Marwood, who came down
from London on the regusition Of the sheriff.
The execution was conducted with even more
than the usual degree Of privacy. No ono
was present save the officers Of the jail, the
chaplain and the executioDer No reporters
were permitted to enter, and the officers OF
the Jail refused to give any information re-
spectlng the execution to the press except
that the woman had been hung and her body
buried with quicklme within the precincts Of
the prison. A large crowd Of persons had as
sembled In front Of the prison. At the mo-
ment Of execution black flag was displayed
above the roof.
THE NORDESKJOLDS EXPEDITION.
LONDON May GA dispatch to the Teie-
graph says the Nordesk jolds expedition to the
North Pole Is safe at Behring's Strait.