The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-10
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
OLD WORLD MATTERS AND THINGS.
The Greco.Turkish Frontier Line
About TO be AmicabIy Settled-An
Attempt TO Assassinate an Irish
solicitor In County Upper.
airy, Ireland-The Knight
of Kerry Dead, Etc.

hohuVu, huS' ~ no CpurlSluhn to-day
says Trickett, the Aust allan sculler, will
shortly 60 to Scotland for shooting, hunting
and fishing, after which he will commence
training for match with Hanlan. He is
now twenty-five pounds over his proper row.
ing weight. Messrs. Swaddle and Winship
will shortly build for him new boat with all
the latest improvements.
London, Aug. GA Vienna dispatch 10
the Daily Telegraph says the floods in Silesa
have subsidized. They have done irrepara-
BILE damage to public and private property,
and caused great distress.
A Bombay dispatch to the Times saws
Chamsn Chalk is threatened by the Afghans,
but the rumor of its capture is improbable.
1t has been ascertained that the tragedy a,
New Ross, Ireland, was an agrarian outrage
Mr.. Gladstone has arrived at Windsor
lie will return to London Friday and 20 Ia
Helmting Sussex, Saturday, where he will
stay for time at tho mansion of Hon. Ed.
ward Frederick Lineson Gowen, member o.
parliament for Bodmen, who is brother OF
Lord Granville.
A fearful outrage was perpetrated las,
night near New Ross, Ireland. Thoma,
boyd' crown solicitor for the county of Tip
perary, and his two sons, were fired at by 9
party OF assassins, armed with guns and bay.
onets, and wearing masks. Mr.. BOYD was
severely wounded in the arm; one of hi.
sons was shot through the lungs, and there
are no hopes Of his recovery, while the Other
son received slight wound in the leg. Three
men have been arrested on suspicion.
Earl OF Northbrook, first lord of tho admi
rally and his staff, have gone to Cherbourg,
on board the Admiralty yacht, to attend the
maneuyers of the French feet.
Sir Peter George Fitzgerald, known as the
knight of Kerry, died at Valencia, Saturday
last, He was especially renowned for the in
terest he took in the success of the Atlantic
cable. The queen had recently conferred O
baronetcy on him.
Inc board OF trade returns for July show
that the total value of exports we're EGO, 370,.
o99 against ZIG, 66l, l22 for the same month
last year, aud the value of the total imports
for The same month last year, we're $685..
300 against $50, 1888, 072 for the same month
last year
Belgrade, Aug. 9.-Rep5rts are in circula.
ton here that negotiations are proceeding
between Bulgaria and Seryia in order Il
arrive alta mutual understanding in regard &c
the offensive and defensive operations in view
of eventual oontins encies.
Paris, Aug, 3. The complete result Of thu
s. 'ond ballot for members of the council
general are, SO Republicans md 80 Conserva
tives; returned, Republicans 55T and Con
servatives members.
The chief editor of Triboulet, q satirca
paper has been expelled from France.
a Paris dispatch to the Daily Telegram
says: In the second ballot on the election
for the councils general sp to the present, 81
returns have come to hand. 4 % Rebuilt
cans have elected 26 Of the'- candidates anC
the Conservatives 10. Republicans say Leol
Say, Republican, is among the elected.
Advices from Slmila state that Candaha
had been attacked. Yakoob KpAan hat
reached Koklanan, four miles southwest o
Candahar. There had been no advance OIL
hhelati, Glsza or Pisheer. All was quiet q
Csbu.
A dispstch to the Daily Telegraph say
Escibeds in the neighborhood of Jhaisk pas
are occupying the hills above Chaman Chaki
fost
Mr. Gladstone continues convalescent.
Constnntnople, Aug, 9.--The Sultan ha
ordered Husseln Pasha, minister of war, t.
leave for Dulcigno, on the 18th instant, will
2O,OOO troops. Hussein Pasha promises t
be transferred from tho Duleigno district t
Montenegro within the time stipulated in tn,
note, and the town of Dulcigno few day
afterwards. The Sultan has directed tina
the proposal be drawn up and submitted t,
the powers, showing the Greco-Turksh from
tier line, WI CHI Turkey will accept. A,
amicable solution of this question is like
wise expected.
Vienna, Aug. "a dispatch from loaf,
to the Political correspondent, says Prime
| Alexander, of Bulgaria, has refused to sane
| lion the law relating to the national Bulga
'ian army, because 1t provides that the com
| nandor in chief shall be elective.
st. Petersburg, July 9. 1t is generally be
eved here that the object of the mission
of Marquis Tseng, Chinese envoy, is to d.
sure the government of the peaceful inten
ton of the Chinese, and 10 request dispatch
of an ambassador extraordinary to Peliin t
settle al disputes between the two countrit
CUBA.
Havana, Aug. 9.-The rebel general, Cali
axto, and other revolutionary leaders, who
we're recently captured, have been sent t.
Spain.
Havana, July 9.-Duying tho week ending
the 9TH inst, three deaths occurred here from
yellow fever and three from smallpox.