The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-07-19
Foreign News.

The remains of Prince Napoleon, which had
arrived from Africa on the transport shin
Orontcs. were transferred 10 the steam Yacht
Enchantess on arriving IN the Thames, and
brought 10 Woowch at !; p. m, on Friday, and
thence escorted by the Rova Horse Artillery
to Chiselhurst, where they arrived ut o y. III.
The corpse was then deposited in the hall pre-.
pared for 1t in Camden House unit, the hour
fixed for the funeral next day The ceremonies
on Saturday commenced at O'Clock p. NJ The
princes of Wales and Edinburgh, the dukes of
.Connlught and Cambridge and the prince of
Sweden bore the pail on foot The whole ma
ton may be said to have bowed its head in
sorrow over the grave Men were present,
both English and French, who were at the
funeral Of Napoleon the Grea, IN Paris Prince
Jerome and his two sons We're the chief mourn
ers Eugene and Queen Victoria having re-
NAMED at Camden House. The vast assem-
blage of French were deeply impressed with
the the British demonstration OF respect. Ev-
cry member Of the mi ghty soncourse fpeople
appeared in mourning The immortelies and
flowers thrown IN the grave and LAID in the
chapel would make Il pyramid, Hardly dry
eye was seen, The queen while looking on
the procession was deeply moved. The princess
wept No empress or woman ever had 50
many sincere mourners 10 share her grsaf
womanly grief as the mother Of this dead
prince Cardinal Naming preached the
funeral sermon at Chiselhurst on Sunday.
The Orange celebration of the Battle of the
Boyne in Ireland on the 18th passed off with
only few cases of shooting and stoning and
but one death is reported. The authorities had
taken extra precautions because of the debate
in parliament on the governments Irish uni.
vcrsitv bill.
The labor depression in the cotton districts is
still on the increase. In addition othc depres.
sion at Blackburn and Oldham, 100000 spin.
dies at Preston are stopped out of an aggregate
of 100000. At Accrngion work is very IL
regular, particularly in the weaving depart.
ment Six thousand eight hundred spindles
are idle in two mills. hosides numerous other
>jrpit,"-. :, .;pr ..r.-h district l23 SpinIles
are WORKING ou >tu;' ...u. ..H. I4ooD0 ,r'.
stopped altogether.
\ crisis is feared 10 be impending in the
iron trade It's condition has long been eX-
ceedingly precarous, and as on the 18th an
large amount Of bills and accept
ances Of firms in the iron trade would fall due,
the city was agitated with rumors that many
would be dishonored. This would necessarily
lead to a general collapse. Large numbers OF
Ia,
America
The Zulu war is believed 10 be nearing an
end Lord Chelmsford's and Woods columns
are within - miles of Unndi and their adj
vance is unopposed. In response to Lord
demand for All ivory tusk the
emblem Of peace, and the cattle and guns captur
I'd at Isanduli Chelmsford sent the ivory tusk
back with notice that the surrender was not
sufficient. Gen. Wolsley on assuming com
mand sent word to Cetewayo that the refusal
Of the tusk was blunder and asked for three
leading chiefs 10 be sent TO the frontier 1t is
said Cetewayo has but 10000 men and many
of his chiefs refuse to fight and are surrender
ing to the English.
Bismalck's German tariff bill having passed
to his satisfaction. the Relchstag has been pro
rogued and he has gone to Kissingen to rusti-
cate. Everything indicates that Germany will
very soon return to the double standard OF sill
yer and gold.
Talmage preached and lectured ten times
last week On Tuesday he lectured at the Crys
tai palace, Sydenham. The trains from Lon
don thither took down immense crowds, and
1t was estimated that from twenty olthlrty
Thousand persons listened TO, or at least saw
the lecturer The marquis Of Townsend pre-
sided On Wednesday and Saturday he lee
tured IN Exeter hall. Lord klntore presided,
and many OF the nobility were present. Dur
ing the week the Brooklyn divine had address
ed not less than eighty thousand people.