The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-22
FOREIGN NOTES.

The Khedives rebelling officers
are submitting on conditions.
Algeria has virtually been con-
verified into French department.
The panslavonic agitation in Cali
cha is said to be on the increase.
Several arrests have been made of
those participating in the Tipperary
riots.
The estimates of the Austrian
army and navy contain large vote
for iron-clads.
Iroquois has not been scratched.
and will run in the race for the st.
Leger stakes.
The advanced Democrats of Mad
rid have been ordered to dispense
from their clubs.
The lord mayor of London has
been entertaining the delegates to
the Methodist council.
On a train from Florence to Pisa,
Italy, a robbery of 100000 was COM
mitted by brigands last month.
Prince Bismarck has a grandson,
his daughter, the Grain Rantzau,
having given birth 10 a son.
Lord Derby denies that American
competition and protective duties
will destroy England's trade.
There were thirty-One deaths in
Havana from yellow fever during
the past week.
Fresh shocks of earthquake have
occurred at various points in the
Neapolitan provinces.
A Tunis dispatch says the insur-
gents have again successfully at
tackled twenty miles from Tunis.
An English sailing vessel has been
attacked and pillaged by pirates
near the Island of Lamos.
Immense amounts of money have
been staked OH Lorillard's Iroquois
for the st. Leger.
Prince Bismarck has had a long
discussion with the car and con-
ference with the Russian minister.
The usual cost to the candidate
of an election to the German Reich
stag is about million of marks.
An old English traveller says that
there is much false modesty in Eng
land and more in the United States.
An Englishman says of the house
of lords that it is naturally a strong
upholder OF injustice to women.
From the 9Th of April to the 9TH
of the present month $4,000 French
troops have gone to Algeria.
Kurd Won Schloeser. the German
minister, is coming to Washington
to present his letters ofrecall.
At the chess tournament at Ber-
lin, Mr.. Mason beat Mr.. Noa, and
MIR. Blackburne beat Mr.. Zuker-
bort.
The San Domingo Gazette says
Guillermo is entirely surrounded by
General Henreaux on the heights of
Ciboa.
A Mexican says that the govern
ment Of the United States is less re-
liable than that of Mexico, and has
more disturbing elements.
1t is rumored IN London that a
joint English and French squadron
will proceed to Alexandria to look
after the revolution in Egypt,
On the 10th the Central railroad
opens to the public ninety-three
kilometres of road. So says a dis
patch from the City of Mexico.
An interpreter is trying to teach
King Cetewayo to read and write,
but does not succeed well, as the
savage sovereign always stops few
minutes, saying 81 can only think of
Zululand."
The Infsnta Eulalie, sister of the
king of Spain, and the Archduke
Charles Stephen of Austria, brother
of the queen, are shortly to be
married.
The Baroness. Burdett- Coutts, it is
now said, will not visit the United
States as soon as heretofore an
nounced. L'homme propose ct la
femme dispose:
The military budget of Russia has
risen from 181 100000 troubles in
1879 to 1s9,OOO,OOO in 1880, and to
zoe, 100000 roubles in 1881.
y City of Mexico dispatch an
nounces that Altameuano, minis
terial candidate, has been elected
president of congress by an immense
majority.
A Tunis dispatch states that the
Arabs have attacked the French
camp at Seaghavan. The fight lasted
As hours. Supplies being entirely
cut of, the French position is con-
sidered difficult.
The death is announced in London
of John Winter Jones, geographical
compiler and editor, and for many
years principal librarian of the
British museum. lie was born in
Lambeth early in the century.
In Russia the complaint is made
that men of the higher classes, es-
pecially when in uniform, think that.
they are above the law, and when
in the small towns do not show a
disposition to obey local regulations.
The project of second Suez
canal, under British auspices with
the advantage of quicker transit
and lower tolls, is the subject of
animated discussion in the Egyptian
press.
The fourth biennial congress of
Psychologists will be held at Madrid,
Spain, September %. Lineal de-
scendents of Montezumas and CO.
lumbus will preside at some of the
sittings of the congress.
The health of the crown princess
of Austria continues in so delicate
condition that it is probable that
she will pass part of the winter in
Italy. The crown prince Is nego-
tiating for villa near Salzburg,
which they intend to make their
summer residence.
Morocco has been suffering from
a heat that is described as all but in
supportable. 1t was so great that
the fast OF the Ramadan could not
be kept, and in the last removal of
the sultan's camp over two hundred
camels persisted of excessive heat.
The city OF Dantzic, Prussia, is
being decorated in view of the meet
ing of the car and emperor Fred
erick Wilhelm. Bismarck will also
be present, and the king of Dem
mark and other celebrities
Baron dc Mayr, The late Austrian
ambassador at Washington, who
some time ago retired on a pension,
will proceed to Constantinople as
the private representative OF the
Austrian creditors of Turkey.
Reports have reached Constanti-
nople from Jeddah that large aud