Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-04
roRElGN NEWS
Baroness Burdctt Coutts' Engagement.

LONDON, August 3d.-The World says: A
marriage has been arranged between Baroness
| Burdett Coutts and Ashmead Bartlett her
Secretary and almoner Tor some time past.
The recent statement to the same effect
which was contradicted, was made by the in
tended bridegroom. The gentleman is a
brother of Ellis Ashmead Bartlett member
of Parliament. By lecoming Bartlett's wife
the Baroness will lose very large portion of
her income-to the extent, it is said, of $780,
600 yearly. This is in accordance with the
will of Harriet Mellon, Duchess of st. Al
bans, who bequeathed her property to Miss
| ANGELA, now Baroness Burdett Coutts, pro-
viding that if she married an alien or a nat
uralized subject her interest in Coutts' Bank
and other property should cease. Bartlett is
an American, naturalized II short time since
| 1t is stated that circumstances against the
marriage from the best friends of the Baron
ess and from the highest quarters have failed
| to have any effect, and the marriage will
| shortly take place. The Baroness is SO
years old. Bartlett has not yet completed
his 25th year.
The Trouble in Afgaanistan.
LONDON, August 3d.-The Times says tele-
grams from its correspondent at Candahar is
in harmony with the statement that Gen
eral Burrows cavalry and artillery were en-
ticed into an ambuscade. Putting various
scraps of intelligence together, we are in
clined to believe that the Afghans tried to
get into the rear of our force. The fact that
the most of the losses are said to have &C.
CURED during what is euphemistically
| termed the retreat, is strong proof that the
action ended in the utter route of our force.
Though the brigade was not entirely annihi-
lated, it WILL owing to wounds, exhaustion
and Generalization, for the present add very
1 little to General Primrose's strength. The
news that preparations are making for q
siege is very bad, and by no means satisfies
the public craving for details.
CABuL, August 3d.-The postponement Of
the durbar at General Coughs camp at Kali
ahai on the ID instant, at which General
Stewart was to have met Abdturahman
Khan, is attributed to excitement among Alb
durrahman Khan's followers. When Gen
eral Griffin, on Saturday, met Abdurrahman,
the latter's people were SO excited that dis.
play of our infantry was necessary near the
pIacs Of meeting.
LONDON, August 3d.-In the House of
| Com mons this afternoon, the Marquis of
| Harrington said the Government had no
news from Candahar or from that line of the
| frontier. kilograms have been received to-
day from the Viceroy of India, which re-
| ferred TO Cabll advices, Ger sainly as late as
| the Ist instant. 1t contained nothing about
/ communications DelilS iuIeIrupLSu, anu uO
alarming news whatever 1t is stated that
up to the 1st instant negotiations with
| Abdurrahman Khan were proceeding.
| LONDON, August Sd. In the House of
| Commons this evening. the llarguis Of Hart
ington announced that the British agent at
| Onettah telegraphs on the ID inst, that it is
| said that Ayoob Khan has marched to Mir
| kabeze, aud detailed force for an attack on
| Cbaman Choki.
la the House of Lords. Earl Granville an
nounced that the Viceroy of India had tele.
graphed that powerful force, comprising all
the arms of the service. under the command
of General Roberts, has been ordersl to Can
dahar.
| The Manchester Scotsman's London corre-
spondent believes that the Government is
considering the advisability Of appointing
Sr Garnet Wolseley as Commander -in-Chief
in Ind a