The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-22
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.
Still Threatening Belgium's King
Information from Ireland's Isle.
Africa.


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LONDON, July 22.-In the House of Lords
yesterday the Government announced that
Lord Chelmsford in his negotiations with
King Cetewayo had consented to receive
from him one thousand rifles instead of the
condition that the Zulus should lay down
their arms The War Office is ignorant Of
the burning of King Cetewayo's Kraas
which was reported Eere yesterday. The
opinion is general that the Governments s
information is not so recent nor 50 full as
that received by the newspapers.
Persia.
RAyAGEs OF PIRATES.
LONDON, July pa dispatch from
Theran says that numerous robberies by pl-
rates, who are ravaging the Persian Gulf,
have occurred.
fAwNBRoKERs CATTLE PLAGUE AND CoNFLA-
GRAFTON.
ST. PETERSBURG July 22.-All usurers and
pawnbrokers, to the number OF two hun
dred and seventy eight have been expelled
from Moscow.
The cattle plague is still raging in the
northwestern part of Russia.
The town of Nijnigorod has been par,
TALLY destroy ed By fire, and twenty one per,
sons burned to death.
Great Britain.
THAT MYSTERIOUS PoRTMANTEAU.
LONDON. July GA portmanteau, left at
The Euston Square Railroad terminus, has
been opened by the police, and the contents
eonclusively prove that series of forgeries
extending over a long period have been
committed both here and abroad. The
portmanteau is believed to be the property
Of one gang OF forgers, of which two Ameri.
cans, calling themselves Ambrose Fortescue
and William Bagham, recently arrested fol
attempting to pass an altered check on the
Bank of England, are supposed to be mem
bers.
BRAZIL WANTS MONEY.
LONDON. July 22.-The Brazilian Govern.
ment have announced their desire to obtain
n loan of $50, OOO0 600 on bonds bearing four,
and.a-half per cent. interest in gold, and
issued at ninety-six per cent.
Africa.
$500 zULUs CAPTURED.
LONDON, July pa dispatch from Cape.
town says the British have captured twenty.
Eve hundred Zulus.
France.
AMERICAN HORSES FOR THE CAVALRY.
PARIS, July 22.-Thirty-two American
horses arrived at Havre on Sunday for the
French cavalry. All were accepted at
prices ranging from $500 to S270, which are
top prices for French remounts. Soon as
transportation can be had as cheaply from
New York to Hayre as to Liverpool large
shipments of American horses for the
French army will be assured.
Spanish America.
DINING THE L. S. MINISTER.
PANAMA, July 22.-Dr. Logan, the U. s.
Minister resident in Guatamala was enter
l~s, - Hp,, H.,
Dr. Lorenzo Montufor, Minister of Foreign
Affairs of Guatemala, at which the mem.
bers of the diplomatic corps, Mr.. William
son, Ex-Minister of the United States, and
other notables were present. The dinner
was brilliant affair.
DISASTER BY THE FLOODS.
The floods in the Eastern counties o
England have proved to be more disastrous
than at first reported. Many districts are
entirely under water, and the destruction
of the growing crops has been immense.
Belgium.
THREATENING THE KING.
LONDON, July 22.-Placards threatening
the assassination of King Leopold were
found last night posted upon the walls ol
the Theater of the Liege, in Belgium.
Foreign Flashes.
There has been n fall OF snow in
Dauphiny, Southeastern France.
In Yorkshire and Derbyshire, England
large tracts Of land are flooded by rain
storms.
The ministerial crisis is over, the Sultan
having accepted the programme of the
Grand Vizier.
Prince Charles, Of Roumania, it is re
ported, has threatened to abdicate unles;
the Jews are emancipated.
Mile. Sarah Bernhardt has withdrawn
her resignation from the Comedic Fran
caise Company, and in lieu has obtained 9
long leave Of absence to fulfill other en-
gagements.
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