Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-17
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EOREIGN AEEAlRS
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LONDON. feb lt.-Pieuro pneumonia * Sy,raad
Ing among the cattle in north ana e9S, Sork
shire.
six Thousand WCaycr> ortr OF NarI.
Ahoet t,on weavcTS are out OF employ Incnt al
MaccleSiCld on account OF The depression In
trade.
Famine Imminent i'm Iniia.
1htJl1A Feb l..-There was slight tall OF
run IN the lunJaub on saturday huf not suni-
SShI ~ 20 appieciably benefit the crops or dimln-
isL lhe rlsk az famine. which Is immincat unless
nn,ibSa, S.aS ",nn fortnight. In Dude and the
h"iHANtSt PROVINCES the situation Is e,iually
pau alta There Is also some cuinn'alrt fro1l
/ Bengal ''' ''V'N
German prtirs ON Iron Increased.
hthlIN, tti'. L. Notlce has been givea In the
German parliament OF bill imposing higher
duties upon iron.
Financial Panic nj u.,,rl.
loNnoN, Feb l..-Ihe Aug>5uT"er Aipem-iae
ZettuHg reports that pau!c preh dilS ar R,.y,,l
in consequence OF the failure of TIE mere aati!e
house OF EggerS a Co, with the liabili, les OF a
million silver roub.eS
English S0ncy Market.
Tie Times in It's financial article SAYS: The
collection OF the government revenue has given
the Bank OF England such control oySr the
morey market that IL Is not probable that
money viii be cheaper than at present until
after the end OF the financial year April 4thi.
The Zulu War.
LoSnoS. Feb. I1.-Iater telegramS from Ma
detra give news from PletermariUburg. II is
stated that al O'Clock on the mOrning or the
2Ith of January, Lord Chelmsford was then az
MariIzburg in conference with the Governor
Sir Bartte FreTe. All was quiet on the front,
and the feeling was much calmer. The Zulus
had been repulSed from fort on the lower
Tugela. The report that Lord Chelmsford re-
trdd upon Helpmakaar IS unfounded Captain
stafford and Lieut.. Davies, of the native contin-
gent who escaped from the disaster N colonel
Glyn's camp. speak highly or the conduct or all
engaged and OF the courage and frInness or the
native contingent, thus dlSpOsng OF the reports
OF the mutiny and massacre OF officers by native
soldiers.
The Tones SAYS: "It is probable that brigade
OF all arms VIII be dispatched from India 10 re
lnforce Lord Chelmsford. The 51th foot viii
leave Colombo, Ceylon, tomorrow. and may he
expected at Port Durban, Natal, March 10th
In the meantime Lord Chelmsford has already
been reinforced by one company OF tie Ssth
regiment. (CoDGaught ranCersl. from ~. Helena
and by 3ca men OF the second battalion of the
4Ih. (kingS OWN. from Capetown This VIII
bring up his infantry force 10 nearly the same
strength that x was prior Ia The disaster Cf the
ed u!timo."
The Liverpool strike.
llVKRfool- Feb. 1.-THE strike continues
this morning but the numbers of men n work
nave Increased Able bodied men lrom the
wcrkhouSe are freely employed.
Boat Race for the British Champions
s.ip.
NEW CASTLE On TYNE. Feb. ia boat race
Tor 400 pounds ana the championship uf G. reat
Britain, between Higgins and Elliott. took place
on the Tyne, at :hiS place TO-DAY. 70 resulted
in victory for Elliott, who beat Higgins by
about three lengths.
Collapse of thc Liverpool strike.
LONDON. Feb. IA diSpaJch from Liverpool
10 the Echo says: Tie strike has practically col
lapsed; only about three Thousand men at
Tended TO day : meeting. which resolved la COM
uLue tie sulke. Ia the meantime work is be-
ing resumed along the whole line of docks. and
men aIe going back in large numbers The
sailors continue 10 hold ont