The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-23
NEWS OF TIE WEEK.


On hearing of the resignation Of Os-
man Pasha as Turkish Minister of War; about
1000 soldiers whose term of service had ex-
PRED, but who had not been disbanded, threw
down their arms and refused to obey their Off
GERS. They have all been arrested.
Several bloody fights have occurred
between the Montenegrins and the Albanians,
The latter having the best of it.
The celebration OF the annual fete
day-anniversary OF the fall of the Bastile-oc-
CURED at Paris on the 14th Of July, and was
one of the most imposing demonstrations ever
Witnessed In the French capital. President
Grevy opened the ceremonies In the hippo
drome at Longchamps, in the presence OF n
magnificent assemblage. His remarks, which
were brief, were followed by salvo of artillery,
review of the troops and the presentation OF
new colors TO all the regiments of the army.
The enthusiasm and the brillancy Of the spec
tacle we're unparalleled even in France. Not
withstanding the vast crowds, the best Of order
prevailed.
Tom Taylor, the well-known English
playwright, is dead.
The London Times says the report
that the export Of grain from Russia is to be
prohibited is probably entirely unfounded.
Another terrible colliery disaster has
occurred in Wales. BY an explosion of fire.
damp in one of the London and South Wales
Colliery Companys mines, in Monmouthshire
the entire night shift of workmen, re-
ported at 120, were in an instant
buried 900 feet under ground, without
the possibility of the survival of one of them.
The scenes at the place Of the accident were
very affecting, owing to the lamentations of
women and children whose husbands and faith
ers persisted. In 1860 an explosion in the same
mine caused the death of las men,
On account of the hostile attitude of
Chill, Peru and Bolivia are about to enter into
a close confederation, with one flag and one
Government.
Gen. Kaufman, the Russian COM
mander, will go to Eastern Siberia with IA 1000
troops, to drive out the brgands and Chinese
Russia demands that Roumania shall
expel all the Nihilists within its borders
China has abandoned all idea of a war
with Russia.
Rochefort, the Communist, is again
publishing newspaper in Paris of the first
issue 1875, 900 were sold.
A resolution declaring that the cree
ton of statue to the late Prince Louis Ma
poeon in Westminster would be inconsistent
with the national character of the edifce has
been adopted in the British House OF Com
mons by vote of 161 to 147.
Dispatches from Constantinople con-
vey the intelligence that the Sultan is greatly
perpleXed over the serious palace intrigues, and
that he signifies willingness to abdicate or
commit some desperate act-probably suicide.
A Paris correspondent says the vet
eran Marshal MacMahon is in a deplorable con-
dition, mentally and physically. He is har-
assed by creditors, reproached by old friends,
and sees life in such gloomy colors that he not
long since seriously contemplated suicide.
Two Liberal members of the British
Parliament have been unscated for bribery and
corruption.
Most of the expelled French Jesuits
members of the order have left for the Philip
pine islands.
Large numbers of the expelled French
Jesuits are going to Rome
A semi-of1icial contradiction is given
to the report that the Russian Government in
tended to prohibit the expectation of grain.
Lady Burdett-C outts is going to mar
ny member of Parliament Bartlett by name.
The British troops are being with
drawn from Cabul.
A Manchester eng. firm has failed
liabilities, S22O,OOO
Nine. Skobeloff, mother Of the noted
Russian General, has been murdered, in Tur-
key, where she was organizing schools ap'
hospitals.