The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-08-29
Foreign.

IT is reported that cholera has broken out in
Sumatra.
THE cholera is decreasing in the Egyptian
provinces.
THE strike of the weavers OF Ashton under |
Lyme England, is extending.
THE Khedve Of Egypt has ordered elections !
to be held for deputies next month.
THERE were 100 deaths from cholera in up |
per Egypt and 80 in lower Egypt on Saturday.
A GENERAL rising OF Ghilzais against the
Ameer Of Afghanistan has occurred, the insur-
gents being under the lead Of Mushki Alum.
BY the fall of a scaffold at the King Of
Bavaras new palace at Lake Chen, twenty
three workmen have been killed and seventeen
injured.
QUEEN VICTORIA has asked Tennyson to
write a poem on John Brown, her deceased
servant, and Sir William Leighton to paint his
portrait
BRIGANDs have captured the governor and
several councillors of Florian, near Salonica
They demand 920,0 600 for the ransom OF the
captives.
The British parliament was prorogued on
Saturday. The house of lords, at the last
moment of its session, agreed to the agricul-
tural holdings bill
IT is reported that the Count de Chambords
will contains nothing in reference to his polti-
cal wishes. The funeral will not take place
until the Sd proximo.
The steamer WOODBURY. came into collision
with the French steamer st. German off Eddy
stone light, in the British Channel Monday,
and Immediately sunk. Eighteen Of her crew
we're drowned.
A STATUE of Lafayette will be unveiled at
Lebuy, capital of the department Of Haute-
Loire, on September g. NJ. Waldeck Rous-
seau, minister of the interior, General Thibau-
din, minister of war, and Mr.. Morton, the
American minister, will be present at the
ceremony.
THE Irish bishop who will probably 60 to
America to raise money to supplement the
$50, 900 set apart by the Irish tramways bill
for migration purposes in Ireland Is the Most
Rev. Francis J. Mccormack, bishop OF the do
cese OF Achonry. Two companies have been
formed to organize migration plan
REAR ADMIRAL CALDER, the successor OF
Admiral Pierre in the command of the French
feet in Madagascar waters, insists upon
French protectorate over northwest Madagas-
car, the abolition of the law relating to tenure
of land by Europeans, and the payment to the
French of 100000. indemnity. The latter
demand may be waived however II the 9TH
ers are complied with
Hon. WILLIAM WINDOW, ex-secretary of the
treasury of the United States, was entertained
at banquet in London recently. Among the
gentlemen present were Messrs Courtney,
Reed, Puleston and Lewis, members of psrlia-
ment, United States Senator Hawley of Con-
necticut, Congressman Reed OF Maine, Mr.. j.
NJ Francis, United States minister to Portu-
gal, Mr.. William J. Hoppin, secretary of the
United States legation at London, and General
+ A. Merritt, United States consul-general at
London.
THERE have been several battles in Tonqun
between the French and the Anamtes. Haidu-
ong, Tonquin, has been taken by the former
with one hundred and fifty caunons and $780,
600 in cash. The French plan was to strike
several places simultaneously, and three sepa.
rate columns of five hundred men each marched
for this purpose. Only Haiduong was taken,
1t Is reported that the Anamese loss was 800
killed and 1000 wounded. In consequence of
the French reconnaissance they have aban-
doned their positions and fallen back to Sontay.
The French forces have bombarded and cap
tured the forts at the mouth of the Hue river.
THE London Times St. Petersburg correspon.
dent says an American Jew, after q four
days stay, was recently expelled from St.
Petersburg, in accordance with the law for
bidding Jews to live in the city. Had he &C.
cepted the offer of the American consul to ap.
ply to the project for permission as a favor, to
finish his business, he might have prolonged
, his stay. 1t Is not unlikely that the Russian
officials have been over strict In cases like the
above in view of the repeated protests by the
British and American governments in regard
, to the treatment Of the Jews. AS the Jewish
, difficulty is more of an economical than a re-
ligious one, there is little prospect Of the re-
moval of the prohibition against Jews living In
St. Petersburg and Moscow. The thousands
: Of Jews who do live in both places either be.
r long to the privileged class skillfully evadt
r compliance with the law.
THE Count de Chambord died at Frohsdorf
Austria, the oath instant, aged sixty-thret
years. The count was the heir to the thron,
4 of France, of the elder branch Of the old Bour
n bon dynasty. While in 1850 his followers wer'
a assembled to form plan to place him on thu
1 throne, Louis Napoleon deity seized it befor
8 their eyes. Louis Philippe d Orleans, Coun
i de Paris grandson of Louis Philippe, who wa
the great-great-gra ndson of Louis XIV, is nov
: titulary Louis XIX, King of France. He l
=, forty-ive years old, served on General Nc
!, Clellan,s staff, and is now writing history o
3 the daughter of the Duke Of Montpenser, /
> wealthy and has several children. There
now but one legitimate claimant to the Frenc
, throne, and he lives comfortably at Paris, Will
! the republic grows and fourishes with ap
; parent indifference to these gentlemen in who's,
veins run twenty generations of royal blood
; who can never forget that
"Not all the water in the rough rude sea
. Can wash the balm from an anointed king"
AN official communication from Hayti al
nounces that the ports Of Jacmel, Jeremie An
Is Miragoane, the three being In rebellion, hav
y been closed to foreign commerce. A proclams
70 ton has been issued by President Saloman ar
y nouncing that the insurgents in Jacmel in col
10 blood murdered fourteen political prisoner
10 civil and military. After being defeated
IL the government troops In battle on the BOT
instant the insurgents retreated to the city
al and before the government troops arrived a
n sassinated the most influential governmer
t. officials because on July % these officials ha
k refused to betray the government and join tn
10 rebellion. President Saloman is aroused again
r. the rebels, and the war will be made hott'
g. than ever. 1t is the opinion OF the most INTEL
re gent Haytiens in New York that the rebels ca
not succeed, and will shortly give over the figh
IN The crime at Jacme has excited those wi
no were heretofore neutral or impassive into a
A, tive opposition to the rebellion. An uprisir
th took place on July % at Fort Liberte The il
ne surgents were few in number and were put
a flight A severe battle was fought before ia
lv mel on August 3. Hundreds of men we
ne killed. The insurgents claim that the bait
We resulted in a great victory for their forces.