The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-08-19
FOREIGN,

GLADSTONE is improving. His lung
congestion has ceased, and he is free fro m
fever.
GEN. ROBERTS with 5000 men has left
Cabul for Candahar, which it will take him
month to reach.
A LARGE body of troops has been ordered
to Ireland by the British cabinet, in view
of possible disturbances there.
ANOTHER of the sons of Mr.. Boyd. crown
solicitor of Tipperary county, Ireland
shot by masked men, has died
Mr.. Boyd is not expected to live.
A BLooDLEss duel has taken place in
France between the editor of the Guuzois
and the member of the chamber of depu-
ties for Cherbourg.
A new association for collecting money
to meet the necessities of the pope has
been formed A daily tribute of one cent
ime is to be demanded of ali Roman Cath
olics.
TIE queen has approved the appoint
ment of Sir Hercules Robinson, present
governor of New Zealand, to be governor
Of Cape Of Good Hope, vice Sir Bartle
Frere
BARON HICKEY HARDIN, editor of a legit-
imatist newspaper in Paris, has been or
dered to quit France in twenty-four hours.
He is an Irish. American, and his house has
been the centre of legitimatist cabals.
A BERLIN correspondent says: Mr.. Glad
stones illness and the passive attitude Of
the powers, created by their waiting for an
answer of the porte in regard to Dulcigno,
have for brought time about complete
political calm.
MILITARY preparations are being pushed
in the Balkan peninsula, by Turks, Mon
tenegrins, and Bulgarians. The Armeni-
ans, who have always been loyal to the
porte, are now developing strong Russian
tendencies.
A STEAMER with 953 Mohammedan pill
grims from Singapore, bound for Jiddah,
town in Arabia, sixty miles from Mecca,
foundered at saa, all but twenty-one Of
these on board going down with the ship.
ANOTHER agrarian outrage is reported
in Ireland. Mr.. Levin, justice of the
peace, was fired at by unknown persons,
near Tuam. Three bullets struck him,
but, as he wore coat of mail, he was mn
harmed
GoscI1EN the British ambassador to Tur-
key, has informed Abeddin Pasha that the
powers will not consent to any change of
the Greek frontier as fixed by the Berlin
conference, consequently the new line pro-
posed by Turkey cannot be accepted.
OF the fifty-three officers of Gen. Bur
rows force, twenty-one are killed or miss
ing; eight wounded and escaped, and twelve
arrived at Candahar unhurt. This leaves
twelve unaccounted for, and it may, there
fore be presumed that, though nominally
attached to Gen. Burrows brigade, they did
not accompany him.
A DISPATCH from Quettah says letter
has been received from Candahar, dated
the 9Th, saying a camel-driver, descrter
from Ayoob Khans' army. states that the
Hercatees and Cabulese troops fought over
the spoils after the battle Of Kushki-Na-
kud, and that Ayoob Khan was wounded
in trying to separate them.
Mr.. BOYD, the crown solicitor of Tip
perary, was killed on the 18th inst, and
his two sons injured. The attack contin-
ues to be the sole topic of discussion. It
is understood that he had been preparing
number of writs of ejectment against
tenants of the neighborhood. He and his
two sons were attacked at New Ross by a
body of disguised men, eleven of whom
are now in custody.