Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-05
FOREIGN.

/ THE eminent German astronomer, Bru-
/ hus is dead.
MIDHAT PAsHA and his fellow-conspira-
tors will be sent into exile.
AYooB KHAN hns sent offers to treat
! with the Ameer of Afghanistan.
! REV Arthur EDWARDS and son. of Chi
! cagO, travelled fran Edinburgh TO London
on bicycles.
| CARROLL, the former Italian premier,
has arrived at kissingen to meet Bis
marck.
Tue Land-league demonstration in Dub
lin recently was pronounced a complete
failure
THE cable brings the intelligence that
the czar is soon to be crowned al ST. Pc
tersburg.
THE French chamber Of deputies inyali-
dated the election of Emile Olivier on
account of bribery.
Ten THOUSAND soldiers have within
parts Of France.
The army of the ameer of Aighanistan
has been completely defeated by the forces
under Ayoob Khan.
HAVANA reports twenty-five deaths for
last week from yellow fever. and nine
from smallpox.
The epizootic las made it, advent into
Berlin, where the street railways were
greatly Inconvenience.
BRADLAUGH has been muIcted in e500
by London Jury for having sat and voted
in the house of commons without taking
the parliamentary oath.
BARoN yOS GEYss. bright Young army
officer, Was shot dead in duel at Berlin.
and a student at Gottingen was mortally
wounded il an affair Of honor.
LORD GRANVILLE has advised British
diplomatic and consular agents that no
more ransom money would be paid to bri-
gands 10 ransom private citizens.
DIssENsIoNs have broken out among the
Tunisians, and several tribes have sought
assistance from the French Fifteen
French ships are bombarding Gabes.
a cABLEGRAM from Glasgow announces
the arrival in good condition of consign-
ment Of Minnesota wheat sent down the
Mississippi by barges, and shipped at New
Orleans.
TIE progress Of peace negotiations be-
tween the Beers and the British commits
sion is neither smooth nor rapid The
Beers have been offended bv a slight
shown to their representative by the Erit-
ish, and will demand AZ apology
A PROCESS. SERVER named MeAuliffe was
shot dead at his residence near Castle
Island, County Kerry McAuliffe recent
ly gave evidence against the president of
the local branch of the Land league, who
i now IN Jail under the coercion act
THE Irish Land League reports receipts
OF e, 400 from the United States during
the past week. Redpath, in speech at
the weekly meeting, called Sir William
Harcourt liar, sfanderer and a coward
THE funeral of Dean Stanley was held
II Westminster Abbey, the attendance be-
ing twice rs large as could enter the build
lng. The Prince Of Wales was present,
and Queen Victoria sent a wreath Of
roses and an autograph NOTE expressing
her affection and esteem for the deceased
RhcENTLY a barrel, purporting to con
tain cement. from the steamer Malta, was
opened by the custom officials ut Liver
pool, and six zinc boxes were found con-
tanning clock work of Internal machines
prepared with dynamite One maehine
was forwarded to Sir William IIarconrt.
\ few days afterward barrel containing
six more machines, was found on boa ri
the Bavarian
THE police Of Havana boarded the
steamer Alicante and captured Gil and
Hernandez. the defaulters of the Matanzas
branch of the Spanish bank, aud three
accompliees, recovering $S0,00o in money
and securities. The captain general il
negotiating with the Mexican government
for he surrender of two more of the bank
thieves.