National Republican., 1880-08-19
IRISH AND AFGIANS.
England Excited Over Her Home and
Foreign Troubles,
Hon. MIR. Forster, Secretary for Ireland,
Hastily SUNNI monod to Dublin
The Afghan War.
An Unfoupded Guy rawpes story.


Co RK, Aug. 1s.--The gunpowlor found in
the railroad tunnel under tho barracks is sup.
posed 10 bo tho frat ipstallment with the object
Of blowing up the barracks, and though tho au'
thorities make light Of the matter there is un.
doubtcdly some alarm. The riotins at Belfast
has been renewed.
LONDON, Aug. 1s.-Right Hou. William E.
Forster chief secretary for Ireland, while din
ing with tho duke Of Argyle yesterday ro.
ceived telegraph from Ireland, and after .
con sultation with his colleagues sailed by this
mornings mail stosmor for Dublin. The in.
formation contained in the dispatch was so
serious that Mr.. Forster decided to go TO Ire.
land himself in order TO report personally
urou tho s;nto of aifiirs to tho cabinet.
LONDON, Aug. 19.-Tho Standard this morn
ing says that Mr. Foster is expected to return
from Ireland on Saturday. 1t is believed that
his visit Is the result Of urgent representations
respecting the unsatisfactory condition OF the
country, and the necessity for considering
whether special legislation shall be again re-
serted to.
LONDON, Aug. 19.--The correspondent Of
the Times at Cork says tho report of the dis.
covery of gunpowdcr Ia the railway tunnel
under the barracks is entirely Hnlounded, al
though extra vigilance is exercised at the bar
racks in consequences of recent cvonts.
LONDON, Aug. l9.-The Times in its mill
tary intelligence column this morning says
the order for tho dispatch OF 800 moro marines
10 ireland has been rescinled.
DUBLIN Aug 1S.-Twenty-twO of the Bel
fast rioters have boen sentenced to SIX months
imprisonment.
At Dungannon physicians are treating
twenty eight persons who were wounded by
bayonos or balls.
A lnnl p,paIipu hold yyaztprfluU n
Lconane, nodr Kylemore, the residence Of Mr..
Mitchell Horny Qiboral home ruler, membor
Of parliament for Galway county. Mr.. james
Rodpath Of the New York Tribune was among
tho speakers.
The Campaign in Aighanistan.
LONDON, Aug ia Quetta dispatch to the
Standard says the encmy's force in tho attack
on tho garrison Mt Kuch on Sunday night last
is estimated ut 1000. Their loss is consider
ably higher than was ut lrst supposed, and Is
now estimated mt 200 killed, instead of so ms
previously reported. The British loss ia ID
killed and 25 wounded.
SIMLA, Aug. l6.--The last brigade of Cen
oral Stewards force has reached Gundamuk
unmolosted.
LONDON, Aug. 1S.-Tho vceroy ofIndia tele-
graphs to the foreign Office that Mr.. Lcpel Grif-
fen sent the following from Gundauuk to-day
Trustworthy CORES pondonce report the situa'
tion in Obul ns generally satisfactory. al
though slight disturbances have occurred in
the city. Tho priest, Musk-I-Alam, is using
all his influence in behalf Of the amcer. The
general feeling is said to bo friendly to the
English, except among the lowest class OF the
population OF this city"
A Quota dispatch to tho Standard says
The last body of troops forming the Can dahal
relief column has left Sib for the front. The
heat is still terrible aud the troops continue
to suffer greatly. Many are temporarily dis
abled.