National Republican., 1880-01-01
MORNING NEWS BY CABLE.
Condition of CabuI Before and Since
Its Capture.
Afghan Refugees Asking Russian Assisisnce
A Tell-Tnlo Prcsent-Critical Political
situation In Spain-A Strong Com-
bination ForminG-American
Influence on swiss Man
urnctures Apparent
The Condition OF Cabui.

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| LONDON, Jan. IA dispatch to the Ddilv
| Ners dated Cabul, December 90. says: The
Mohammedans are abandoning Cabul, fearing
| that some rotribution will bo visited upon
! them, rs they all sympalhi2ed with the enemy.
| The Hndoos, who remain in Cabul, report
| that reign of terror existed from the 10Th OF
December until the city was abandoned by
! the rebels. Every shop aud house WAS Quilted
except those belonging to the Mohammedans.
Women were stripped publicly, and mon wero
shot in the streets. The total loss Of tho
enemy in aud near Cabul Is placed at 1000.
The snow is fast melting.
African Rrfugeps In Tashkend.
LONDON, Dec. 31.--The st. Petersburg In
rdiide RusSe publishes q telegram from TASK
kend reporting the arrival there of the Afghan,
Sirdar Mex Mahomct, brother Of the late
Ameer, Shere Ali aud his cousin, the Ulena
| Hussein Khan, accompanied by a suite OF
eight persons. They lied from Cabul after
| tho fighting which preceded General Roberto
entry into the city aud solicited Russian
hospitality. Sirdar Mex Mahomet commanded
| tho Afghans at the battle of Char ASiab.
Among the treasure found by the British
at Cabul was cup inscribed presented to
Mex Alahomct for valuable services TO tho
Russian government IN 1879"
Another dispatch from Tdshkond states that
Abdul Rahnan Khan, the Afghan protender,
obtained leave tn visit his relatives in Fer
ghans and has fed from there
An Old Hero Dismissed.
| ST. PETERsBURG, Dec. 3l.-Adiutunt Dara-
noh, who became famous during the Russo
Turkish war as the commander Of the Vista,
an old Russian merchant vessel turned into a
gunbont, in which he whipped a Turkish iron
clad after five hours fight on Kustendjc in
July, 1871 has been court.murtialed aud dis
missed from the service for making use of in
snting language in reference to tile Ministry
of Marine.
A Political Crisis In Spain.
LONDON, Dec. 3l.--A dispatch from Hem
| dayc, France, to Reuters Telegram Company
says madrid letters describe the political
situation in Spain as very critical. An ali-
ance is being negotiated between General
Martinez Campos aud Senor Sigasta for tho
purpose Of streng thenng the Constitutionaiists.
Notwithstanding tho urgent representations
| Of the Navarrese senators aud members of tho
Chamber of DE puties, the government refuses
to re-establish the Fueros.
a Trade Revolution.
GENEVA, Dec. 3l.--It is reported from st.
Gall that one of the consequences of the in
dustrisl crisis has been the complete revolution
In tho embroidery trade of Eastern Switzcr-
| land American merchants, who are tho
principal purchasers of Swiss embroidered
goods, instead of ordering them from the
manufacturers through native agents as they
used to do, hivo established their own houses
~ Ot. Ndil, anu uIG buNlNB IndlcElti3 III Inb
cheapest markets. They give orders direct TO
operatives who work at their own homes
thus dispensing with the help of manuiac.
tuiers and agents.
The Irish Relief Fund.
DUBLIN, Dec. 3l.--The fund instituted by
the Duchess ri Marlborough for tho relief Of
distress in Ireland now amounts to So 300
DIR. McEvilly, coadjutor of the Archbishop of
Tuam in acknowledging tho reception OF
G1,0O0 from the churches of Cardinal Man
ning's diocese, in England, says that no
amount of private charity can cope with tho
approaching famine In ireland, and that
system of remunelative public works eau
alone bo effective.
Not Real Diamonds.
| LONDON, Doc. 3l.-Mr. MI5kelyne, Of tho
mineral department of the British museum,
writes to the Times that after thorough test
Of the sO.CHlled "Crystallzcd forms of carbon"
obtained by Mr. James Maccar, OF tho st,
Pollok chemical works. who supposed he had
discovered n process Of making diamonds, he
| (Alr. Maskcyne) has no hesitation In declar-
ing that they are not diamonds at all, but con.
sist of some compound OF silica.
| Attack on the Late French PrGInor.
PARIS, Dec 3l.--'lhe Fiypro contains an
article by Count Bernard de HarcOur, for
merly French ambassador at Barne but who
was recalled by NJ Waddington whio tho
| latter was Minister of Foreign Affairs viru-
has caused much indignation.
Dueiins swords Repaired.
PARIS, Dec. 3O.-The duel between NJ.
! Meyer editor OF tho Lulterne, and NJ Hum
bort Of the Not DO,dye, which was stopped
on the 29th by reason OF the breaking of NJ.
Humberrs sword, has since been fought out.
! NJ. Meyer was wounded in tue thigh and NJ.
| Humbert in the chest.
Desperate Eight with BushranGers.
SYDNEY, n. ). w, via SAN FRhNcrsco,
Dec, 3l.-On the l7lh OF November six BUSH
rangers stuck up" Wanlubodgery S'ution,
near Sundaga, "builcd up over thirty persons.
aud held possession of the place for nineteen
hours. The police attacked them and u des'
perate encounter ousued. Two Of the bush
rangers were killed, and the other four cap
tured, one Of whom was wounded Constable
Bowen was also wounded in the encounter,
and has since died. Tho leader OF tho gang,
named Scott alias Captain Moonlight, no-
tUrous Victorian criminal, with the other
prisoners, was committed for trial on q charge
| OF murder.