The Rock Island Argus., 1883-08-22
OLD WORLD AFFAIRS.
A TRIUMPH FOR THE PARNELLiTEs.
sanguinary Riots Between Catholics and
Protestants in Scotland-The Zulu
Kings Request-The Cholera
Other News.
ANOTHER pARNELL1TE TRIUMPH.

ANOTHER PARNELL1TE TRIUMPH.
LONDON, Aug. %.
Saturdays election in Sligo, Ireland, re-
suited in the election of Nicholas Lynch, the
Parnellite candidate, who received 1896
votes, against 1.O20 for Kane O'Hara, the
Conservative candidate. The death of
Denis Maurice O'Connor Home Ruler)
sents the other Sligo constituency, de-
clares that the police, under instructions
from the magistrates, attempted to intimi-
date the voters. He threatens TO call the
attention Of the Commons to the unlawful
methodS,of the landlords and their tools.
SERIOUS RELIGIOUS RIOTS.
There was serious rioting in the town of
Colbridge Lanark County, Scotland, Satur-
day, between parties of Orangemen and
Catholics, when twenty-siX of the partici-
pants in the disturbance were arrested. Two
police officers were dangerously wounded
in quietng the disorder The rioting
was resumed Monday morning, when
number of Catholics armed with
picks and hammers paraded the main
street OF the town in search of religious an
| tagonists, and resisted the efforts of the
force of police sent to diSperse them. The
| officers were unsuccessful in their attempt
| to break up the mob, but subsequently, be-
| ing reinforced by body of mounted police
mek, the combined forces, after a sharp
| fight, charged upon and dispersed the riot
| erS, twenty of whom were arrested. The
| town is in a state of great excitement, as
| fresh trouble is expected.
CETEwAYo's REQUEST.
4 CetewayO, the Zulu King, has recovered
from the wounds received in the late en-
\ gagement between his forces and the in
| surgents, and has made the request of
| Queen Victoria that she will have full in
| quiry made into the treatment he received.
| TIE TROOPS.
| The Times Alexandria correspondent
says: . If the British troops should be with
| drawn from Egypt no European family
would remain in the country a week after
| their departure. Egypt" he says, $ is i'll
| capable of Self-goyernment"
| FRANCIS CAREY's BRAVERY.
DUBLIN, Aug. %.
AS Francis Carey, brother of the late
James Carey, the infOrmer, was walking
down the street Sunday night, he was at
| taCkeu D} several men. Drawing revolver
he covered his assailantS and, marching them
before him, gave them into the custody of
| the police. The men have been put under
| heavy bail for threatening him.
| EARL SPENCER CAREFULLY GUARDED.
Earl Spencer, rd-Lieutenant of Ireland,
| accompanied by Lady Spencer, has gone to
| Cork on a visit Elaborate precautions have
| been taken to protect them.
HEAVY FAILURE IN CUBA.
HAVANA, Aug. 20.
! Miguel Tame the manufacturer of the
Majagua brand of cigars and dealer in leaf
tobacco, has suspended. His liabilities are
estimated at from $500, 900 to 500, 600. lie
claims to own real estate that will cover his
| Indebtedness.
THE CHOLERA.
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. %.
There were thirty seven deaths Sunday
| from the cholera. There were 1S2 deaths
from cholera in Egypt Sunday, including
four at Cairo. There were forty three deaths
from cholera in the provinces of Ghizeh and
Alfe in the last four days.
| UNFOUNDED REPORT.
| The report in circulation Saturday that
there was crisis in the Cabinet, and that
Reaz Rasha would form a new Ministry,
proves to have been without foundation.