National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-23
GENERAL FOREIGN NETS.
Critical situation of CnhnI.

| LONDON, Jan. GA dispatch from Cabul
to the Standard says: Matters here are very
unsettled. An outbreak is possible ut any
time, and almost certain 10 occur as soon as
the snow melts. Mahommcd Jan is worry
popular among the Alghans who will will
| ingly follow him again when called upon.
| They do not admit their defeat, and say they
were only dispersed because they had no can.
non will which to dislodge the British from
Shirpur, but that next time they will bring
cannon. Shirpur has has been greatly
strengthened, but il is too large for tho
present. garrison of 5000 Europeans and I,sOO
| natives to hold, and at the same time to take
tho offensive against combination OF equal
strength with the post. The Kohistanis con-
| tinuG to treat, but they cannot bG relied ON 10
keep quiet when disturbances recOmmence.
| Two influential Sirdars of Wardak have come
in and it is hoped that others will follow.
The excitement at Logar continues. Mahom.
med Jan is actively preparing for another
rising. Tho uncertainty whebher the British
! intend to hold or abandon the country pre-
vents influential chiefs from cordially co.
operating with rs or preparing government
to succeed us. Nothing can be done until our
policy is known. 1t is believed that if the
Afghans are left to choose Ameer they
would choose AyOub Khan, the commander at
Hcrat, who is avowedly hostile TO the British
and friendly to the Russians
Increase of the German Army.
BERLIN, Jan. 22--A bill has been presented
In the Bundesrath proposing an addition OF
eleven new regiments of infantry and two of
artillery and one battalion of pioneers to the
German army, one regiment Of infantry TO be
Bavarian, two Saxon, and the rest Prussian.
Tho bill also proposes an addition ofthrty-twO
field batteries to the already existing artillery
force. The changes contemplated would en-
tail permanent yearly outlay OF 100000
marks, and primary expenditure of q O00,0
marks. The bill further provides that the
strength of the army on peace footing, from
April, 1880 to March, 1sSS, shall be ono per
cent. of tho population, thereby raising the
present peace force from 10000 to i22 $50.
The preamble iustfes tho increase by refer.
ence to the comprehensive army reforms iu.
troduced by tho ueighborng governments,
which leave the German army numerically
IN the rear, oven after taking into considera.
tion tho newly-proposed increase in its in
iantry aud artillery branches.
The Irish sufferers.
LONDON, Jan. 23.--rhe Duchess of Marbor-
ough fund now amounts TO G2G50O The
Duchess has issued q circular to the clergy of
England, appealing for aid. Messrs. Davitt
and Brennan have boep served with wrts,
calling upon them to appear before the court
of Queens bench on or before Monday next,
aud stating that II they decline writs will be
issued for their arrest This is in consequence
of Davitt aud Brennan not having yet entered
their appearance before the Queens bench.
Alarm at Odessa.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. GA dispatch to
the GOiOs from Odessa, says: "ln consequence
of the frequent discovery Of excavations or
assures in number OF houses, II Is believed
that the city Is underm ined aud threatened
with serious danger, A commission has there.
fore been formed to conduct investigations
underneath tho town.
The Newcastle ColIiory Victims
LONDON, Jan. 22.-rhe cOrpses Of upward
of fifty victims Of the explosion In the LyCett
coiery, at Newcastle.u nder-'ryne, yesterday
morning, have now been recovered. or the
twelve persons who were got out of the mine
alive yesterday five have died, aud others are
diving.