Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-07-07
FOREIGN Intellicence.

SEvENTY-THREE deaths from cholera
were reported at Damietta, Egypt. on the
2Gth. Fatal cases were also reported from
Mansurah and Port Said, and Europeans
were fleeing from Alexandria. quaran-
tine against vessel, from Egypt had been
ordered at all Turkish ports.
In London another cable company has
been formed to lay two submarine wires
between Great Britain and this country.
The new company has capital Of FL ,oJO,
900.
On the 9th Walter Gardner, supposed
to be a cattle-dealer, suddenly left Toronto,
Ont, alter victimizing the banks out OF
so 900 by forged drafts on New York and
Chicago.
THE negotiations between Russia and the
Vatican have been concluded. Freedom in
matters of faith is conceded, but no inter-
ference by the church with questions Of
State will be tolerated.
AN attempt was made on the train from
Calais to Paris on the 2Sth to murder and
rob Rev. Mr.. Witchborne, an Englishman.
| He was stabbed five times with a chisel,
and mi hit not survive. The assailant, an
| Enrlishman, was arrested after desperate
| attempts to escape.
| THE Irish Chief Secretary, Trevelyan,
| denied in the British House of Commons
| on the 2Sth that any paupers had been
| shipped to America by the Government,
and said those sent by the Commissioners
had been supplied with funds.
| AT Berlin, Dresden and Cologne numer.
Gus arrests were made on the 2Sih, on ac
count of conspiracy to betray secrets
relative to the army of Germany.
A PARTY of explorers left Melbourne,
Australia, on the 2Sth for New Guinea, for
the purpose of formally annexing the un-
I of iS1a to- fha Ett,
| ish Empire.
| THE bill permitting marriage with de-
ceased wife's sister was rejected by the
! British House of Commons on the 2Sth by
a vote of 145 to 140.
| THERE were one hundred and thirteen
deaths from cholera at Damietta, Egypt,
during the twenty-four hours ended on the
| 2Sth. Four deaths from the disease had
| occurred on French iron cladS at Port Said.
The failure of K. H. Kilby, wholesale
! hardware merchant at Montreal, for $40,
| 600, is announced.
| ONE HUNDRED persons were on the 18th
ult. reported to be dying daily at Damiet-
| ia, Egypt, of cholera, and tue disease was
| spreading to otherplaces.
| A ROBBERY was committed recently at a
| Mexican camp by two Americans, who fled.
| They were overtaken by Mexican bandit
| named Bernal, who robbed and killed
| them.
| THE Government soldiers in recent
| fight with revolutionistS at Orrogo LEGO,
! Mex, killed seven rebels and wounded
eleven, incl,ld ng Hernandez, the revolu-
| ti3nary leader.
I AT Winnipeg on the evening Of the e9th
ult. fire extended to n building contain.
| ing powder and coal oil, and the specta-
| tors were treated to terrific explosion,
which injured ten persons seriously, ono
| of whom soon died.
| LONDON advices state that for the twelve
hours enIed on the morning of the 1sr
there were one hundred and nineteen
! deaths from cholera in Damietta, Egypt.
! Most of the doctors had fled the city. TIE
plague had appeared at Samaroud, small
! town fifty miles distant, on the Damietta
| branch of the Nile. Four persons had
| already died. The existence of cholera in
Cairo was officially denied. The sanitary
| cordons, however, had been ordered to
| shoot down all persons attempting to pass
through the lines.
A BOAT capsized few days ago off
Prince Edward Island, and one man and
five women v ere drowned.