National Republican., 1880-09-07
FROM OVER THE WATER.
General Roberts Defeat of AyOOb Khan
A Crushing One.
All of Ayoob's Guns Captured--Turkey still
Temporlzing-The Logrono
Bridge Disnstcr.
General Roberts, Victory.


CANDAHAR, Sept 6.-The total casualties of
the reconnaissance of August 81 and the battle
of the LIST Instant amount to 249, including
two officers slightly wounded not before re-
ported. Thirty-two guns were capt urcd In
Guiding two that had been captured from Com
eral Burrows. Prisoners say that these were
all the guns Ayoob Khan had
The Future of Candai,ar.
LONDON, Sept. 6.-The correspondent Of the
Times at Simla tccgraphs as follows: The
government must now decide tho Candahar
question. II is impossible to bolster up tho
wall, who is not supported by the people.
We must annex Candahar or give it TO
Ameer Abdul Rahman or try to found an IN.
dependent state composed Of Herat and Can.
dalar. The second plan would be the best one.
A British force might be maintained If
necessary near Candahar in n fortified can
tonment and the ralray might be completed"
1t is to be observed that the correspondent
probably reflects the views Of the governor.
general of India. If indeed the dispute not
dir, city inspired by him.
Threatened Famine In India.
LONDON, Sept. 6.--The Times Calcutta dis.
patch says: The districts which are threat
encd with famine are Ahmednuggur, Poonah
and SholapOre, where the rainfall during June
and July was from five 10 six inches below the
average. The situation causes great anxiety,
though it Is too soon to give way to Il panic, us
a good rain during September would avert the
possibility of an actual drought
More Turkish Dupiicity.
LONDON, Sept. Ga Constantinople dis
patch to the Pail lfaH Gdsc,ie, dated last Fri
day, says: In direct contradiction of all his
assurances to the ambassadors, aud the opin-
t,t, 10 l,ta p,11 L.,
the council, Abcddin Pasha, the minister of
foreign affairs, has drawn up secret memoir
andum for the sultan, recommending fresh
plan TO impose upon Europe and warning the
sultan in the strongest terms of the danger to
himself, to the dynasty and to the empire of
auy concession to the powers. This document
is evidently intended by Abeddin Pasha to
work upon the sultnn's personal fears in order
10 regain his (Abcddin's) influence, now wan.
ing, aud 10 enlist the support of Said P0sha,
| the ex-premier.
| russia and China.
LONDON, Sept. Ca dispatch TO the Times
| from st. Petersburg says 1t is interesting to
know that the transfer of tho Kuldja nogoti.
| ations to Pekin is at the desire Of Russia, not
of China. The Marquis Tseng will probably
soon return to London. One consideration
weighing heavily with tho Russian govern
ment Is that some satisfaction must be given
| W luc country iuE lHt WIZ preparations,
especially for assembling II large fleet in Chi
ncse waters, and that If Russia sends repre-
sentative to arrange matters al Pekin it will
look rs though the fleet is taking an inhu-
ential part in the business At the same time
| Russia has not in the least abated her position
regarding the points Objectionable to China.
Sho still claims slice of the kuldj1 territory,
cutting the Kashgar highway aud including
one OF the most important passes. 1t is stated
| that Russinn pDlDniZItiDn in this terIitDIV has
actually begun.
Ihe Spanish Bridge Disaster.
NJ ApRIp, Sept. G.-Further accounts of n
| Logrono catastrophe show that one captain
six licutcnants and four ensigns Of the regi
ment from Valencia and one lieutenant ol
engineers aud ninety.oight privates perished
1t seems that tho battalion was crossing the
river on large raft constructed on pontoons
and In the middle of the stream, which /.
deep and rapid, tho raft began to leak
aud the men got alarmed and cOpsized
it. Only half the battalion escaped with the
assistance of boats and ropes. PlanGs were
quickly cast in the Ebro by the in
habiants. The scenes at night In recogniz
ing the bodies were heartrending. Many Of
ficers aud sergeants were married men, ant
their wives and families rushed to the banks
during the search for their bodies by torch
light. Next day in the presence Of the gar
risOn aud an immense concOurse, 10 bodies
were laid in two graves. King Alfonso, th
queen and the royal family have headed th
subscription list with $4,000.
| Cricketing.
LONDON. Sept. Ga match game Of crcls c
b. gan at KCnsngton oval to-day between
picked team of English crcketers and stronI
Australian team visiting here. The Euglisl
are: Lord Harris, Hon. A. Lyttleton ant
, Ntcssrs. w. G.. Grace, Il. NJ, Grace, G. +. Grace
Steel Lucas Penn, Shaw, Morley and Barnes
The Australians are Messls. Murdoch, Boyle
Bannerman, Blaclham, Mcdonnell, Groube
Palmer, Bonner, Slight, A, Moulo aud Alex
ander The game opened with w. G.. and L
N. Grace ut the bat At the end of M hou
and a-hal's play one wicket was lost for min
,, runs Il. NJ. Grace being taken at mid-oT 70
36 At AGO o'clock the score was 2Sl for fou
wickets, w. c. Grace being just out with
total Of 152 At the end of the days play tn
score of the Englishmeu was 4l0 for eigh
wickots.
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