New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-09-08
FOREIGN Intelligence,

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ACCORDING to a Vienna dispatch of
the 3lst ult. Montenegro claimed 12), 900
francs for damages done by the Albanians,
and SOC, 900 piasters for each of the 40 Mon
tencgrins killed in skirmishcs.
The American Consul General hav-
ing made the demand, the Porte has ordered
the authorities of Ismidt to send the murder
ers of DR.. Parsons, the American missionary
to Constantinople for Judgment
ACCORDING to Berlin telegram of
the 31st ult. twenty-eight members of the
Reichstag and Landtag had announced their
secession from the National-Liberal party.
They declare it to be their intention to up
hold the political liberties already achieved,
the freedom of commerce and reform of i'm
lperial taxation by the abolition Of oppressive
Indirect taxes. They also insist upon relig-
ious freedom being guaranteed by legislar
ton.
ACCORDING to q London dispatch of
the LIST General Roberts had entered Canda-
har the day before, and Ayoob Khan had at
tempted to open negotiations with him.
Many of the Pretender's supporters were said
to be DESTROYS of deserving his forces since
learning that the British had recognized Alb
durrahman Khan as Ameer of Cabul.
The House of Lords on the 31st ult.
rejected the bill assimilating the law in re-
gard to registration of voters In ireland to
the law In Englan
On the 31st ult. the Cemetery bill,
allowing dissenters to be buried in public
cemeteries, passed the British House of Com
mons.
On the LIST the Turkish Foreign Min
lister made another proposition to compro-
mise in regard to the territory to be ceded to
Greece and Montenegro, but the statement
was made that Powers were disposed to stand
by their first demands
IT was announced on the I'd that the
naval demonstration in Turkish waters would
commence on the 18th inst.
ACCORDING to Madrid dispatch Of
the I'd military pontoon bridge on the
River Ebro, which was being tested, had
fallen through, and ninety-seven Of batta!-
ion of troops that were passing over 1t were
drowned.
The steamer Hardwick which ran
between Odessa, on the Black Sea, and Brls-
tol Eng, lately foundered at sea, and all on
board but one fireman were lost.
On the I'd the House of Commons re-
jected the amendments of the House of Lords
to the Employers Liability bill, but consented
to change Its operation from two to seven
years.
DURING the week ending August
2Sth there we're twenty-eight deaths from
yellow fever in Havana, Cuba.
IATI7.
TIE Republicans OF South Carolina
secret session lasting until the following
day, concluded not to place State ticket in
nomination this fall. Presidential Electors
we're nominated
d. B. ROBINSON has been nominated
Is an independent Democratic candidate tor
Congress in the Sixth Texas District.
On the night of the Sd Henry King
man, drunken brute living at Hartford,
Conn.,, shot and killed his Woodworking wife
as she sat at sewing-machinc.
A Troy IN. w. dispatch of the ri
says there were at that time fifty cases OF
small pox in that city.
A WEALTHY and public-spirited citi-
zen of chihuahua, Mexico has offered $4,000
for the scalp of Victoria, the Apache chief
tain, and $50 a piece for the scalps of his
warriors.
THIRTEEN buildings were destroyed
by fire at Schaghticoke, N. Y, on the Sd, in
volving loss of $15O,OOO -.
WILLIAM HENRY WELLS, one of the
originators of Punch, and associated with
Charles Dickens in the publication of House.
hold Words, died at his home in London on
the Sd.
UNITED STATES MINISTER LOWELL.
has sent circular to number of English
authors asking their views as to the acccpta-
bility of a copyright treaty protecting books
manufactured in the country granting the
copyright by subject or citizen thereof.
IT is authoritatively announced that
gold payments have not been suspended by
the Imperial Bank of Germany, as reported.
Four desperate cut throats, who have
been lodged in Jail at Meridian, Tex, con-
TESS that, some time ago, they banded togeth-
er with the intention of robbing post-officcs,
express offices, and other places where money
was Kept, and murder those in charge, II nee
essary.
The steamer Vera Cruz, which sailed
from New York on the 25th ult. for Havana
and Vera Cruz, was wrecked in arecent terrific
gale off Florida, and all on board, including
twenty-nine passengers and the Captain and
fifty sailors, were lost. Most Of the passen-
gers were residents either of Havana or Vera
Cruz. The gale or cyclone during which the
ship went down was terrific. It is described
by an officer Of q vessel which happily wealth
cred It as :" q tremendous cyclone" Portions
Of the cargo, including the mail-bags, Of the
missing ship and some of the bodies were
washed on the Florida shore.
An official dispatch received from
Quettah on the Sd says General Roberts had
attacked and dispersed Ayoob Khan's forces
near Candahar, and captured twenty-seven
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