Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-11
General Foreign News by Cable.


ALEXANDRIA, July 1L-SKtcen deaths from
cholera occurred at Samanoud yesterday, and
GREAT BATTLE BETWEEN cErKwAYo AND oHAM
LONDON, July ia dispatch from Durham.
dated the 9Th inst, says great battle has been
OF Oham. The latter chief was captured.
THE CHANNEL TUNNEL PROJECT.
LONDON, july lL-Although the Joint committee
OF the house OF lords and house OF commons re.
Jected the Marquis OF Lansdownes' report In favor
OF tunnel under the English channel, the major
ity OF the committee differed so much relative 20
their reasons for voting against II, that they ne
irain from presenting any collective statement OF
their views TO parliament
THE RETURNED PAUPER EMIGRANrs.
The pauper emigrants who were returned %
Ireland by order OF the American suthorities on
the steamers Furnessia and Spain, We're landed at
Queenstown yesterday. All accounts agree an
describing them as q wretched class OF people.
One family, consisting OF man and his vile aud
fve children, were left lying on the wharf for
three hours before the officials, who had not been
advised OF their coming, provided for their wants
TROUBLE BETWEEN FRANCE AND ENGLAND.
TUNIs, July 1.-THE French recently imprisoned
| Maltese because he engaged In q fracas with an
officer, and intend TO court-martial him. The ar-
rest caused much ill.feellng In the British colony,
who demanded the release of the prisoner. The
French refused to hand him over to the British
consul The matter has been referred 10 the
| French and British governments
EXCITING SCENE IN THE FRENCH CHAMBER.
PARIS, July 11.-There was an exciting scene In
the chamber OF deputies last evening, owing to NJ.
Paul de Cassagnac declaring In the course OF his
remarks that the Tonquin expedition was due 10
SCOck JODDlng motives. QuleJ was Hnally reSUOreu
| by the passage OF the resolution excluding NJ.
| de Cassagnac from the chamber for a fortnight
THE suAH NOT FEELING so WELL.
LONDON, July 1.-THE Telegraph has adyicee
from Persia that serious fears felt In regard 70
| the health OF the shah.
THE DAPHNE DISASTER
LONDON, July IA number or unsuccessful nc.
temptS have been made TO raise the steamer
Daphne, which capsized and sunk On being
launched at Glasgow on the Sd inst Eighty
bodies OF persons who lost their lives by the acci
dent, have thus far been recovered. The inquiry
| Instituted by the government to ascertain the
cause OF the accident has begun under the direc-
tion or Sir Edward Reed The builders OF the
Daphne testified that she was launched In the
usual manner, and that no fear had been enter.
tained OF danger. They said the deck on he star.
board side had been removed TO admit the BOILER.
Plates, planking and other material were stowe0
on other parts OF the deck The vessel sank on
her port side.
RELIGIOUS WRITER DEAD.
LONDON. July 1.-THE very Rev. Archibald
Boyd, ID. D., the religious writer, Is dead.
THE T0NQUIN NEGOTIATIONS.
PARIS, July ll.-News has been received here
that China has appointed NJ. Makien, European
1zed diplomat, to negotiate with M. Tricon, the
French minister, relative TO the Tonquin anair.
LANDSLIP IN SWITZERLAND.
GENEVA, July n.-A dispatch from Beckenried,
Switzerland, says nearly all the cultivated land In
that district has been ruined by storms and
landSlp