The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-11-07
FOREIGN.

A violent storm swept over Northern
England and Scotland Monday night.
Unconfirmed rumors have reached Cairo
that Khartoum has been captured by the
Mahdi's forces.
A Paris newspaper says that the estab-
lishlnent of public gaming houses is con-
temp!ated by the authorities.
Lapatin, the leader of the Nihilists, was
captured after desperate struggle with the
police near St. Petersburg, Saturday.
London dispatches state thai the report
that England was about TO mediate be-
tween France and China was without foun-
dalton.
Ex-Secretary Cornwell has been indicted
in connection with the recent Dublin scam
dals and will be placed on trial at an early
date.
Bismarck. in a private conversation, de-
med absolutely that he had any designs
against the independence of the free cities
of Germany.
The army of Egypt is to be reduced to
four thousand men with eighteen English
officers. The police force will be increased
to three thousand men.
Sir Moses Montefore received hundreds
of kilograms cOngratulating him on attain
ing his Tooth birthday. They came from
all parts of the world, many being from
America.
Sarah Bernhardt has been compelled by
increasing ill-health to accept her physic-
depart to tho seashore. Her recovery is
considered very doubtful.
The agricultural society of France is about
TO hold q convention OF 1000 members in
Paris for the purpose OF considering the
cause of the present agricultural depression
I'm France.
Bya vote of 81 to the Limerick, Ire
land, aldermen have refused TO pay the ex-
ira police tax. It Is believed that some of
the aldermen will be arrested and sent to
prison for contempt of court.
The English authorities in Morocco are
accused of melting the Shereef against the
French. The French journals urge the
government to take energetic measures. 1t
Is reported that an ironclad has been order
ed to proceed from Toulon to Tangier to act
for the protection of French interests.
The Mudir of Dongola reports that mes
senger sent by him to inquire into the fate
of Colonel Stewards party has returned.
He saw one of the two natives who were the
sole survivors of the massacre, and was told
that all the rest of the forty-five persons ON
board the boat when she ran on the rocks
were massacred, including Colonel Stewart
and the consuls who accompanied him.
A curious feature of the appointment of
Mr.. Henry Campbell-Bannerman TO be chief
secretary for Ireland Is the fact that it is
the second time he has succeeded Sir
George Otto Trevelyan in office, the first
occasion being in 1882 when Mr. rrevelyan
was promoted from the secretaryship of the
admiralty to the post of chief secretary of
Ireland, In which latter position he is now
succeeded by Mr.. Campbel!- Zimmerman.
The new chief secretary, who is a son of
the late Sir James Campbell, of Stracathro,
FOrfarshire Scotland, has for sixteen years
represented Scottish district in paria-
ment in the liberal interest, and was for
two different periods. financial secretary at
the war office. The last section of the n.y.
phenated surname was adopted in 1872 that
he might comply with the provisions of the
will of his maternal uncle Mr.. Henry Ban
herman, of lIunton. court, Kent.