The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-09
Foreign Intelligence.

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ACCORDING to a Vienna dispatch Of
the 3lst ult. Montenegro claimed II ZOO
francs for damages done by the Albanians,
and 800, 900 piasters for each of the 10 Mon
tenegrins killed in skrmshcs.
The American Consul General hav-
ing made the demand, the Porte has ordered
the authorities of Ismidt to send the murder
ers of DR.. Parsons, the American missionary
to Constantinople for judgment.
ACCORDING to Berlin telegram of
the 31st ult. twenty-eight members of the
Reichstag and Landtag had announced their
secession from the National-Liberal party.
They declare it to be their intention to up
hold the political liberties already achieved,
the freedom of commerce and reform of inn
perial taxation by the abolition of oppressive
Indirect taxes. They also insist upon relig-
ious freedom being guaranteed by legisla-
ton.
ACCORDING to a London dispatch of
the LIST General Roberts had entered Canda-
har the day before, and Ayoob Khan had at
tempted to open negotiations with him
Many of the Pretcnder's supporters were said
to be DESTROYS of deserving his forces since
learning that the British had recognized Alb
durrahman Khan as Ameer of Cabul.
The House of Lords on the 31st ult.
rejected the bill assimilating the law in re-
gard to registrat on of voters in Ireland to
the law in England.
On the 31st ult. the Cemetery bill,
cemeteries, passed the British House of Com
mons.
On the LIST the Turkish Foreign Min
lister made another proposition to compro-
mise in regard to the territory to be ceied to
Greece and Montenegro but the statement
was made that Powers were disposed to stand
by their first demands.
1T was announced on the I'd that the
naval demonstration in Turkish waters would
commence on the 18th inst.
ACCORDING to Madrid dispatch of
the 2d military pontoou bridge on the
River Ebro, which was being tested, had
fallen through, and ninety-scven of batta-
ion of troops that were passing over it were
drowned.
The steamer Hardwick which ran
between Odessa, on the Black Sea, and Bris-
tol, Eng, lately founlcrel at sea, and all on
board but one fireman were lost.
On the I'd the House of Commons re-
jected the amendments of the House of Lords
to the Employers Liability bill, but consented
to change its o. eration from two to seven
years.
DURING the week ending Angus.
esth there were twenty-cight deaths from
yellow fever in Havana Cuba
LATE
The Republicans of South Carolina
met in State Convention ON the I'd and, after
q secret session lasting until the following
day, concluded not to place State ticket in
nomination this fall. Presidential Electors
were nominated.
The Republicans of the Twonty-fifth
New York District have renominated Frank
hiscock for Congress.
d. B. ROBINSON has been nominated
as an independent Democratic candidate for
Congress in the Sixth Texas District.
ON the night of the Sd Henry King
man, drunken brute living at Hartford,
Conn.,, shot and killed his hard working wife
US she sat at sewing-machine.
A Troy IN. W dispatch of the I'd
says there were at that time fifty cases of
smallpox in that city.
A WEALTHY and public-spirited citi-
zen Of chihuahua, Mexico, has offered $4,000
Tor the scalp of Victoria, the Apache chief
tain, and $3.50 piece for the scalps of his
warriors.
THIRTEEN buildings were destroyed
by fire at Schaghticoke, N. Y, on the Sd, in
volving a loss Of $l5OOO0
WILLIAM HENRY WELLS, one of the
originators of Punch, and associated with
Charles Dickens in the publication of HOUSE,
hold Words, died at his home in London On
the Sd.
UNITED STATES MINISTER LOWELL
has sent circular to q number of English
authors asking their views as to the accepta-
bilfty of copyright treaty protecting books
manufactured in the country granting the
copyright by subject or citizen thereof.
IT is authoritatively announced that
gold payments have not been suspended by
the Imperial Bank Of Germany, as reported.
FOUR desperate cut threats, who have
been lodged in Jail at Meridian, Tex, con-
Acee Cuot, some timc ago, tncy DanOeO tO&eC0-
er with the intention Of robbing post-ofiices,
express offices, and other places where money
was kept, and murder those in charge, II nec-
essary.
The steamer Vera Cruz, which sailed
from New York on the 25th ult. for Havana
and Vera Cruz, was wrecked in arecent terrific
gale on Florida, and all on board, Including
twenty-nine passengers and the Captain and
fifty sailors, were lost. Most Of the passen.
gers were residents either Of Havana or Vera
Cruz. The gale or cyclone during which the
ship went down was terrific. It is described
by an officer Of . vessel which happily wealth
cred 1t as ga tremendous cyclone Portions
Of the cargo including the mail-bags, of the
missing ship and some Of the bodies were
washed on the Florida shore.
An official dispatch received from
Quettah on the Sd says General Roberts had
attacked and dispersed Ayoob Khan's forces
near Candahar, and captured twenty-seven
! guns.