The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-24
BRITAIN's BOSS.
Gladstone Appointed to the
Premiership.
Fearful Fight With Afghan
Fanatics.
Process Servers Beaten
in County sligo.
Afghan.
FIGHT WITH FANATICS.

AIGnams
FIGHT WITH FANATICS.
uasional Associated Press to the Star.
CALCUTTA, April PA dispatch from
Csbul to the viceroy reports that while a
considerable force of British troops, under
ths' command of General Stewart was
marching on Ghozanar, they suddenly en-
eountered body of about fifteen thousand
tzibesmsn and three thousand swordsmen,
the latter belonging to the communities OF
religious fanatics SO common in the central
and southern portions of Afghanistan.
The English were totally surprised, hav-
Ing no information of so large body OF
the enemy in that neighborhood. A battle
ensued, the fanatical swordsmen rushing
upon the British with great impetuosity,
and without apparent regard for their own
lives At first General Stewards command
was completely outfanked, and fears we're
entertained of the expedition in Afghanis-
tan, of the Isandula catastrophe in Zulu
land, but after an hours warm fighting
modern military science began to tell. and
the Afghans were finally defeated and dis
persed leaving thousand of their number
dead upon the field. The British loss is re-
ported at seventeen killed and one hundred
and fifteen wounded. General Stewart has
reached Ghaznai.
Great Britain.
THE EMPRESS EUaENIE.
LONDON, April 24.-The Empress Eu-
xenie has arrived at Port Elizabeth, South
Africa, on her way to the scene OF the
Prnce's death.
MARRIAGE OF A PRINCESS
The Bishop Of Oxford to-day performed
the ceremony of the marriage OF the
Pracess Frederick, of Hanover, to the
Baron Of Rummirgen in the private chapel
Of Windsor Castle. A distinguished COM
pany arrived at Windsor Castle last even
Ing to be present at the ceremony.
PREMIER GLADSTONE.
LONDON, April 24.-Mr. Gladstone was
ummoned to Windsor by the Queen and
left London yesterday afternoon by the ex-
press train accompanied by his wife and
daughter, whom the Queen also was gra-
ciously pleased to command to visit her.
Dispatches from the principal points along
the route speak of the enthusiasm through
which his journey was attended on the part
OF the people who gathered at the stations
md cheered him as the train sped rapidly
past. The Ministerial crisis is now about
TO end by ths acceptance by Mr.. Gladstone
of Her Majesty's command to undertake
tha form, q tfon nf n pOvern ment.
At the Reform Club it is freely stated
that Lord Harrington and Earl Granville
united in representing to the Queen in a
positive manner the utter impossibility of
forming Government of which Mr.. Glad
stone should not be the head. The offer
by the Queen to elevate Mr.. Gladstone to
the Peerage, they said, would not be re-
ceived either by himself or by the party as
m ADEQUATE recognition vt his work in the
late canvass, nor would it be possible, in
their opinion, to form an Administration
of which he should not be the controlling
pphN. According to the gossips of the Club
Her Majesty held out 10 the last moment.
and 1t was not until Lord Harrington con-
veyed to her the positive assurance that
her method of surmounting the difficulty
was impracticable that she yielded.
Having yielded. however, Her Majesty
appeared determined to make her submis-
sion in the most gracious manner possible,
and for this reason instructed Lord Har-
tington, while conveying her summons to
Mr.. Gladstone, to inform him that the
Queen desired his wife and daughter to
accompany him to Windsor.
The exultation OF the radical wing of the
Liberal party now know scarcely any
bounds. They believe that they have not
1 only won great popular victory, but have
succeeded in compelling the Queen to sur.
render to their demand.
In the clubs last night various lists ol
members of the new government were
handed around. All these, however, are
purely conjectured. H.t ..e
Mr.. Gladstone on receiving his appoint
ment to the Premiership and Chancellor OIL
the Exchequer, kissed the hand of the
Queen, and after a short conference re-
turned to London, where large. crowd
met him at the railway station and en-
Enthusiastically cheered him.
Earl Granville will probably disappointed
Foreign Secretary.
COLD MEATS FROM AUSTRALIA.
A dispatch from Melbourne states tha
refrigerating works for the preservation
of meats for export, are rapidly bein.
erected there, and that it is estimated that
the company, which controls the enter
prise, will soon be able to export two thou
sand tons of frozen meat per week, pro
viding suitable shipping Is available.
PROCESS SERVER DRIVEN OFF.
DUBLIN, April PA dispatch to-day
from Sligo says an attempt was made t.
serve process of ejectment on the tenan
of small building in the interior Of Sligo
County. A large assemblags Of the peopl.
gathered. and notwithstanding the efforti
- s.v.rol ,,riests topether with a detach