The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-11-10
Foreign News.

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The speech OF the King OF Greece in open
ing the chambers, is reported as a declaration
Of war against Turkey. His boldne4p, it is
said. is owing to q recent promise of aid from
England when the conflict begins
The English government, it is reported, has
completed preparations for it's prosecution Of
thirteen leading members of the Irish land.
league, among them Mr.. Parnell.
Great excitement prevails in Albania over
The death of four native chiefs, who are sup.
posed to have been poisoned.
The city OF Hamburg, through her represent
tative, will shortly ask to be put in a state OF
siege on account of the nihilists. Prussia will
make a similar request to Altoona, Ottosen and
Wendsbeck.
The Mormons have thirty-one missionaries
in Great Britain, and are about 10 send twenty
more.
A bill authorizing American troops to cross
the Mexican frontier in pursuit OF indian de-
predators has passed the Mexican senate after
encountering a bitter opposition in that body,
aud in the press OF the apital. the bill is
based on the condition that Mexican troops
shall in like manner be permitted to cross the
American frontier in similar circumstances.
a severe shock OF earthquake, accompanied
by a storm, has been telt over different parts
VA culOlCs LII uu 4tulLhu pAOf1uCc bCfClhl
houses were swept away by foundations and
Z. number OF lives lost.
A railroad train from Dortmund, Westpha.
liz, to Berlin, was precipitated down an en-
bankment. Two persons were killed and
twenty-six injured.
A whole block OF buildings in Russell street,
Bermondsey, London, occupied by leather
merchants, q miller, a wool merchant and
others, was burned, involving damage to Inc
clandise to tho extent OF $3.50, 600.
Cape Town (South Atrica) dispatches give
the following account OF a fight between the
British troops and tho insurgent Bnsutos:
The ambuscaded yeomnnry were charged by
q large body OF Basutos, who descended the
hills Mt full speed. A hand-to-hnnd fight en-.
sued. The Basutos were armed with asse'
gals, initiating the Zulus, and killed twenty.
four ycomcn. Rcinlorcements arriving, the
Basutos wero repul oil with considerable loss.
The Busutos made a second charge at full
speed, which was entirely checked by the
well-directed fire OF the Cape Tow Rifles.
The enemy we're estimated to be eight thou.
sand strong.
The insurgent Kurds have renewed their
depredations, and several more Persian vii.
lagos have been destroyed. More Persian
troops have been sent against them.
A fire which originated in n Chinese shanty
destroyed iolty buildings in QuesneIle Forks,
British Columbia.
Ata Land League meeting in Galway, Ire.
land, 10000 persons were present and wele
Addressed by Mr.. Purnell and others.
William Dempsey, n convict, committed
suicide in tho pen;tentiary in Kingston, Ont,
by piercing his heart with a piece OF wire IRON
4 common corn broom. l.
A serious fire has occurred in the Central
telegraph office at Manchester, England. VI
hundred vii es conveying there were melted,
and the whole system OF telegraph wire ter
minn,in Z in Manchester was destroyed.
The important town OF lquique, Peru, 10
reported to have been almost totally destroyed
by fire.
General Garibaldi and his son have with
drawn their designations as members OF The
Italian parliament.
The editor OF the Berlin Borsen has been |
aned five hundred marks tor a libel on Prince
B .smnrck.
OF the IA, SOC, 900 quintals Of grain imported
into France during the first eight months oil
the present year, nine million quintals came
from America.
Fifty students who had lett MuiGrn. Hol-
land, in Il yacht to witness the departure OF
the mail steamer from Amsterdam tor India,
ycniured too near the steamer, when their
\ Gcht was buttr.ed against its sides 80 vic
that twerty-six students were thrown
overheard and twelve drowned.
There is q strike Of the miners throughout
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