The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-08-11
FOREIGN News.

DAAA 60ANAo We"
Russian army officer, who when arrested
committed suicide.
Cardinal Nina, the papal secretary OF state,
has resigned.
A DISPATCH from Calcutta, India, says that
the great embankment in Scinde, known as
the Kusmore Bund, las given away. The
%emhankment extends from Kusmore to the
mouth of the Bejari canal, q distance OF forty
miles, and was constructed to protect q large
tract OF country from floods.
Turkey is actively preparing for a threat
ened war with Greece.
Ninety.eigh houses, comprising the village
Of Remus, in Switzerland, has been destroyed
By 1re.
There nave been repeated shocks OF earth.
quake in the island Of Luzon. Eleven natives
have been killed and sixty-one injured. The
earth opened in several places and jets Of
boiling water and showers of ashes were
elected.
General Gonzales has been elected president
of Mexico by n large majority. Shortly after
his election an unsuccessful attempt was made
to assassinate him by shooting ut him while
receiving an ovation on q balcony.
Loousts are destroyi.g all tho crops In
several OF the State, OF Mexico.
American marksmen won q large number
Of individual prizes this year at Wimbledon.
A shock OF earthquake felt at Ottawa,
Ontario, vas accompanied by o loud, rumbling
noise.
The annual rinc contest Tor tho Elcho shield
at Wimbledon resulted in tho success Of the
Irish team who made a total OF l ,63S points 10
1857 for the English team and 1923 tor the
Scottish team.
by an explosion of powder in tho Russian
- slI>.- r-1,l.a - H~,.l. ill
were ; iIleu and twelve wounded.
Further advices from Manila, chief city OF
tho Philippine islands, report that continued
earthquake shocks have been f,lt and have
done great dnmngo. Tho iotnl los, of lie is
estimated mt 800, including 200 Chinnmen.
An eruption OF Mount Vesuvius began a
few days agO, and M earthquake shock startled
tho people OF Naples.
A rifle match shot at Wimbledon between
an American and an English team of eight
men on a side resul cd in a delrat for the
Americans. Tho English team made l,647
points at tho thrco ranges and the Amcri-
can team 1903 points. At 8U0 yards tic
English ronm .oOrcd $50: at 90 yards $50,
ami at 900 yards, sos. The American team
nj $40 yard, mudo 544; ut 900 yards Sis. and
at 1000 yards, 900. On tho ovoning before
the match took plnce Farrow, IL member OF the
American team, WIS oAClluCu OH UcCOunL Vi u
dir pute with Hyde, another mombrr of Tho
team; and Rockwell. tho substitute, went into
the match urpr. pared and shot 80 poorly that
tho whole team became dcmornlizod.
The ship Winchester, which sailed from
Manila in June last fully laden with sugar
from Montreal, has boon totally lost in tho
Strait ut Macassar. Her cargo was vnll,od at
$3.50, 900 to $500, 600, which is covered
by insurance.
Tho Hazeldean-Captain Hall, from Bilboa
for New oas,le-has been sunk by a collision
in the British channel. Five OF the crow
were drowned.
The Little Western, the smallest crais that
over attempted to cross the Atlantic, recently
passed the Soilly islands, thus virtually no.
her voyage. The Little Western,
manned by George P. Thomas and Frederick
Norman. sailed from Gloucester, Mass, the
18th Of June.
Sixteen persons were drowned by the cap.
sizing OF a pleasure steamer during a squall
Oh Lake Bienue, Switzerland.
A rowboat was IN down by a steam launch
the Thames, near London, and agentleman
md lady and two children were drowned.