The Mankato free press., 1880-05-07
FOREIGN.

a TELEGRAM from Iiliis states that the town
Of oSureeti has been burned to the ground and
there Is great distress i'll consequence.
DURING fire at Grnsbach, Moravia, some
malicious persons melted n mob 10 attack the
jews. One jew was mortally injarcd, anpther
had hand cut of aud others were saved with
the utmost difficulty.
ADrlcES from Shanghai, China, state that the
position is very unsettled. The future of all
business Is unsatisfactory, aud "a critical con-
dition, owing % uneasinpss caused by the state
Of affairs at Pokiu aud the probability OF war
with Russia,
The British parliament was formally opened
on the 29th by Lord SelIorne, Lord High Chan.
ccllor, the Duke Of Argyll, Earl Granville, Earl
Sidney and Lord Northbruok acting as the royal
commission.
THK 29th was the sixty.second anniversary Of
OF the Lnth Of tho rEar Of Russia. and six
thousand persons wc:c released from imprison-
mcnt or delivered from police supervision.
ON the 2Sth twcmty-six thousand wcavers EN-
ployed in lls mill, Iii the Blackburn district,
England, gave notice of their intention to sti ike
In fortnight unless their wages advanced in the
same proportion rs was recently conceded TO the
spinners and card-room hands.
No tidings have yet been received Of the miss.
ing school ship Atalanta. A bottle picked up at
the junction Of the rivers Wcaser and Merscv
contained arepor inscribed: "H. NJ. s., Atalan.
Ia, 26th March; fearful hurricane; dismast-
ed;' going down fast; of the Lizard. The
corvette Keen has been ordered 10 cruise
from latitude 4S TO 81 north. in search Of Of the
missing ship
THs St Petersburg Gazette says the plague
has appeared in Volsk district, government of
Saratoff, Russia. Famine also prevails and
twcnty-seven peasants died from starvation.
The GoIOs Of the Don says phantoms Of death
and hunger are passing from village tn village i'll
the Don district. where all granaiics are empty
and there is absolute dearth Of money. Other
provincial papers report death from starvation
among the peasantry in various parts of the
country.
I'll. Marquis Of Ripon, who WAS chairman Of
the high joint commission at Washington in
1871, will succeed Lord Lytton as Viceroy of
India,
4 TELEGRAM from Berlin reports boiler ex-
plosion at KGnigsruhe, resulting III the death of
ten persons and the wOundmg Of several.
PERUVIAN adyices suv the transport Oruya has
just returned TO Callso after repeating the ex-
plots Of the Union. She ran past the Gillian
fleet In the night, visited Tocopella, destroyed
some launches and captured a small steamer.
The Oroya then proceeded to Chira and dis
charged arms and ammunition for the brigade
organized in Arequipa. Campero, the new
Bolivian president, is on the way to Tacna with
5000 men which. with the force at africa, will
place the strength of the allied army at about
2l,0OO. The Chilians are gradually extending
their lines towards Tacna.
A DISPATCH from Ghuznee says Gen. Stewart
again engaged the enemy the 2Oth inst The
enemy numbered 5000, known as Mooshki
Alums army. After two hours fighting they
were defeated with a loss Of 400 killed and
wounded. The British lost two killed and nine
wounded. After their defeat the Afghans at
tackled small force at Charasaib, but owing to
reinforcements they were defeated. One hun
dred Afghans were killed. The British loss is
xix killed and seventy-ive wounded. The
country around Cabul Is quiet.
GLADSTONE has been appointed premier Of
Great Britain. The following appointments
have been definitely made: Earl Granville, sec
rotary Of state for foreign department.; Marquis
Of Harrington, secretary Of state for India; ii.
{. l.. Chlders secretary Of state for war; Lord
Selborne, lord high chancellor; William +
Forster, chief secretary for Ireland; Lord North
brook, first lord Of admiralty.
THE Christian commissioner at Bagdad tele-
graphs: "A terrible famine is raging through
out MeSOpotamia and Kurdistan. Immense
masses of starving Christians are crawling
hither for relief. Our resources are totally III
adequate to meet the necessities.