Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-16
FOREIGN NEWS.
General News from Loudou.

FOREIGN NEWS.
General News from London.
LONDON, August 14th.-Mr. Gladstone's
recovery has been rapid, and it is expected
that he will attend the House of Commons
next week. He was present to-day at the
Cabinet Council, which had much important
business to consider.
France is resolved 10 withdraw from the
combined European movement against Tor
key II any steps are proposed beyond moral
suasion. Gambetta's speech at Cherburg
shows why she pursnes this course. The
German press manifests considerable anxiety.
The attitude of France disappoints many
Liberals, though the close relations of Sir
Charles Dixie and Gambetta enables the
Foreign Office TO understand the French ex--
Dictator's zeal motives. The attitude of
France behooyes Mr. Gladstone to move cir
cunspectly. II too inpetuous he may leave
the other powers behind and precipitate a
conflict At present nothing but naval
promenade has been agreed to. and that viii
prove ineffective.
The seizure OF arms at Cork is generally
regarded as a melo-drama performance for
effect in New York. Only 81 old smooth
bore muskets were stolen. and 20 have been
recovered The fact that so men suddenly
assembled, nearly all with revolvers, on hear
ing that the ship possessed arms, is very zig
nifcant. Secret societies have developed
lately, and it is alleged that many Irish
Americans have arrived. The agrarian muir
der at New Ross is not attributed to the re-
lection of the Compensation bill. The plots
against the victims are of older date. The
projected popular demonstrations have not
been successful. The Clonmel meeting was
notable failure. Many Dublin correspond
ents assert, notwithstanding the agitation in
few places that there is an unmistskable
l.. L.
The Chinese ambassadors journey TO st.
Petersburg creates some interest. Before
leaving London he talked Of issuing letters of
marque. Many Europeans have been en-
gagged for the Chinese forces.
According to reports from Bucharest, A.
600 Russians are concentrating near the bor-
der, so as to be ready in the event Of the
action of Bulgaria Transportation of muni-
tions horses, commissary stores and troops,
is continually going on near the Roumanian
frontier. A steamer arrived at Galatz re.
Gently with Russian artillery and smbulances
destined for Bulgaria. 1t is also stated that
the Russians are concentrating at RadculoH
on the Austrian frontier.
The trial by Court martial of Sergeant
Marshman for false marking at Wimbledon
began at Gcsport yesterday. The charges
include offenses in 1873 and 1879 On the r
opening of the Court, to-day, the prosecution
been knocked down and kicked by persons
who had profted by Marshman's practices.
The Afghanfstan Situation.
LONDON, August l4th.-Following is a
verbatim copy of dispatch received by the
Daily Meas from Its correspondent Mt ST.
Petersburg last night: " / have grave rea-
sons to believe that Ayoob Khan has been
acting in concert with, and has been assisted
by, Abdurrahman Khan, and that the worst
suspicious are not without some foundation.
| would assuredly not send such disconeert-
ing intelligence except on the most serious
grounds" The expression worst sus-
picions" Is interpreted to refer to Russian
intriguers, or possibly to rumors of actual
Russian cooperation with Ayoob Khan
A dispatch from Quettah says: Fresh
native reports state that Ayoob Khan in
tends to attack Candahar. His hesitation to
attack does not arise from lack of confidence
in his capacity, but because he is uncertain
whether to attack by escalade or to sap and
mine.
BERLIN, August 14th-The dead Afghan
mentioned on the 12th as having been found
in the road from Samaricand to Russia is
supposed to be an emissary to Russia. He
was an Afghan chief, no was attached to
Abdurrahman before the latter LEFT TurlSistan.
He was the bearer of dispatches from Alb
durrahman to General Kaufman.
Tie Penalty of Having opinions.
KIEFF (Russia). August 14th.-The Mill
tary District. Court has just tried twenty-one
individuals charged with forming q society
for forcibly oyerthrowiDg the existing order
of the State Two were sentenced to death
three to twenty years penal seryitude and SIX
teen to hard labor for terms varying from ten
to fifteen years.
Trying Il Cable.
PARIS, August 14th. = Experiments with
the submarine cable from Brest to Penzance
were made yesterday in the presence of the
Director of the French cable and others. a
new system, invented by DR.. Herr, was very
successful. The Bell and Phelps system
governed the experiments. Edison's system
failed.
Beiiiserent bulgaria.
BUCHAREST, August 14th.-Bulgaria posi-
lively refuses to eede Arab Tobia to Rou-
mania, and there are large armed bands of
Bulgarians in that vicinity Roumania has
taken measures to occupy position immedi-
ately on the receipt of notification from the
Powers.
An Indecent Editor.
PARIS, August 14th.-Diamont, manager
of the newspaper Gil Bias, has been sentenced
to a months imprisonment, and to pay q 6ne
of 800 francs for indecent publication.
Horses for The Grecian Army.
ATHENS, August 14th.-A vessel arrived
to-day from Trieste with $50 horses, the first
instalment of ], 400 pur chased in Hungary
for the army.
Not Yet Received.
ST. JOHN IN. b., August 14th.-Wailacs
Ross, the oarsman, has not yet received
Leahy's acceptance of his challenge, said to
have been forwarded from San Francisco.