Daily globe., 1879-02-16
THE OLD WORLD.
Further Particulars of the Zulu Massacre
Miscellaneous Foreign News.
GERMAN POLITICS.

| GERMAN POLITICS.
BERLIN, Feb. 15.-In the lower house of the
diet, yesterday, the minister of finance made a
declaration, on the authority of the king, of
the same tenor as that made by him at the sit
ting OF the Prussian budget, on the 21st ult.,
! namely: that until new source of revenue
from indirect taxation was created in Germany,
and until 1T was ascertained what portion of the
surplus can be transferred to individual states,
| 1T would be useless to discuss the question of
| income, and class taxes of any reform of the
present system OF taxation would be impossi-
Bile. etc. Proposals of the budget committee
! relative to assessment of taxes, were then
adopted by large majority. The National
Ze'tung and other liberal journals are shocked
at the manner in which the speech from the
throne at the opening of the reichstag declares
believe it is an electoral manifesto, and fore
runner OF a speedy dissolution Of the reichstag.
THE ZULU WAR.
LONDON, Feb. ia dispatch dated Moritz-
burg, Jan. Is, says of the Zulu war: Shortly
after the commencement of hostilities Lord
Chelmsford and Col. Pearson successfully en-
gagged the enemy near the place where Lord
Chelmsford had been fighting the left, six
mpanies of the Twenty-fourth regiment
under Pulleine, whom Durnford was to join
with the natives. Fifteen thousand Zulus at
tackled the united forces on the 22d. The fire
from the British caused immense havoc among
them, but they rushed forward with indomit-
able pluck and when they had come to close
quarters the great numerical superiority of the
Aul@s secured them complete victory. Six
companies Of the twenty-fourth were totally
destroyed and Durnford's 8 natives utterly rout-
ed. The victorious Zulus attacked small force
In the vicinity of ROrkes Drift the same day.
but were repelled. In their attack hundred
men succeeded in keeping off over 1000 Zulus.
They fought from in the evening until day.
light, when the main column arrived. The
British lost thirteen men, five of whom were
massacred in hospital.
GERMANY AND THE VATICAN.
LONDON, Feb. ia dispatch from Rome
says cordial letters have been exchanged be-
tween the Pope and the German empire Con-
cessions are made on both sides. The cardinals
oppose the Pope's acceptance of the civil list.
His holiness decides, nevertheless, that the &C.
clesiastics must obey the laws.
LIVERPOOL STRIKE.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 13.-The dock laborers
numbering over 10000, held meeting to-day
and decided that unless the masters agreed to
the old rates by 3 o'clock this afternoon thew
would demand an advance of the day rate and
OF penny per hour for overtime.
The ship owners remain firm. At the closed
were more apphcatlons for employment than
could be accommodated.
SIR HUMPHREY DAvY.
Pensance, the birthplace of Sir Humphrey
Davy, to-day celebrated his centenary by an ex-
hibition of scientific apparatus and electric
light.
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN.
The heirs of Napoleon III. have been defeat
ed in the action against the estate for recovery
of the Chinese museum and arms at the
Chateau Peirre Fonds or their value out of the
civic list.
Gen. Grant and party reached Bombay yes
terday.
A. B. Chatterton lessee of Drury Lane the
atre, London, has filed petition in bank
ruptcy. Liabilities, G40, 900.
The Russians in Bulgaria have been ordered
to hold themselves in readiness to leave at the
time appointed by the Berlin congress.
The German Reichstag has reelected Herr
Forkenbeck president by 157 votes out of a
total of 2lS. Won Stauffenburg, national lib
eral, was elected first vice president after two
close ballots.
military Gordon is ordered along the entire
course OF the Volga to prevent the spread of
the plague.