, 1879-09-11
FOREIGN MEMS.
Ni.hnsn,;eG Outrages.

! particulars of All attempt to abduct Hon.
| George Brown, the head OF the government
| and editor of the Globe, which was unsuc-
cessful; and the abduction of Robert Jatfray,
| prominent wholesale grocer and liberal.
| The latter was taken to the dismal Don
| marshes aud had adesperate fight for liberty.
He however escaped, and his assailants
| made their way by boat to the American
side. Jatfray was enticed from home by
forged order from Judge Wilson, who was
represented as acting by command OF the
minister Of justice. -,....
.i From Zululand.
LONDON, Sept. 3.-A dispatch from Cape
Town, dated August 18th, says that Amera-
krass, King Cerewayos new kraal, was
burned on the 18th. British cavalry the
same night started in pursuit OF Cetewayo,
and at o clock on the morning Of the 18th
arrived at kraal where he had passed the
previous night, but ascertained that he had
fed to the brush. Early in the morning
Lord Stafford. with a party of mounted ma
tives, were according to the latest advices,
continuing the pursuit. 81 .''s
Sir Garnet Wolsely telegraphs that Cete
wayo has only two or three followers with
him. His prime minister, two sons and
three brothers have surrendered with $50
head of royal cattle. Arms and cattle are
being surrendered daily. Colonial forces
and Latives advanced from Luneberg on the
18th inst Oham's men are joining them
and the whole force is expected te be op-
posed on the Assegai river. General VOL
sely has countermanded his orders for the
advance OF the Twazie as Cetewsyo is known
not to be in their direction. Gen. Wolsely
is expected at Pretoria on the 12th Of Sept.
Riots in Chill: W
PANAMA, Aug. 26.--The Star and Herald
says that the excitement in Chilli on receipt
tense. The opposition made it the occasion
in which the populaoe, impatient under the
great zeal and most riot0us demonstrations.
plaza and shouted, "Down with the minis. |
ters, |" death to the Arancanian." A strong
body OF military was called out and after
the following night on the alameda increased
IN numbers and organized. Iron seats were
used for barricades and soldiers sent to dis
perse the crowds were received with volleys |
OF stones and bottles and some pistol shots. |
4no tIOOpc NCUNoiHy) hlcu tuVe0 NOAcyA duu |
then charged, cutting and slashing right and
left. rather with view of clearing the streets
than of staying the people, Only three
deaths are rereported, but perhaps hundred
people were more or less seriously injured.
Restless Cuba.
HAVANA, Sept. 4.-The home government |
has notified the authorities here that it will |
send Immediately 20, 900 troops to maintain |
public tranquility in the island, and will also
send'all funds necessary to meet increased
expenditures. ,l
Havana was startled by the news that two
insurgent bands had appeared in the dis
tricts of Holquin and Santiago de CUBA
Excitement ran high and the premium on
gold Immediately rose; but as general
thing confidence in the maintenance OF peace
remains mistaken. Gen. Blanco at once
disuatched 1000 men from this city and Or
dered most energetic pursuit of the dis
turbers. The insurgent bands are remnants
of old guerillas employed by Spain during
the war. These men were paid 81 per day
while in service, and are discontented at
their discharge. la'a
Seventy. eight deaths resulted from yellow
fever last week--a decrease of IL compared |
with the previous week. In consequence of
the unusual violence Of yellow fever during
the present Summer and the fatality of the
disease on board vessels which left Port Roy
al, the order Of Nov. 49, 184S, has been re-
vived 1t provides that no vessel carrying
above 60 persons, including passengers and
crew, shall leave the port without having
physician and clergyman on board. I4t
Iij An Insult 10 the 4necn.
LONDON, Sept. At is stated in Dublin
that the lord lieutenant has requested the
police authorities of Limerick to make
special report OF the circumstances under
which Charles Stewart Parnell, at a recent
banquet, suffered kissing which greeted the
toast, "The Queen" to pass unnoticed,
though he is q magistrate and u member of |
parliament.
Waxing She zalus.
I A dispatch from Durham says that cav
airy reconnaissance has blown up King Get
ewayo's powder magazine, 10 miles from his
new kraal. Messengers from Cstewayo met
Sir Garnet Wolsely on the 18th of August,
saying that the king was willing to submit
and pay his taxes, but that the country must
be cleared of British soldiers The messen
gers were informed that Cetewayo was no
longer king and must surrender unconditiop-
ally,
Prot. NOrdenskj0id Heard From.
GoTHENBERG, Sweden, Sept. "A tele-
gram from Prof. Nordenskjold, the Swedish |
Arctic explorer, dated Yokohama, Sept. Sd, |
is as follows: "All are we'll. We left Win
ter quarters on the 18th and doubled East |
Cape on the goth OF july; proceeded thence
to Lawrence Bay, Fort Clarence and Bsh- |
ring island. Have had no sickness and no |
scurvy. The company is in excellent con.
dition