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! castle. Ind: Sorden Lister, at South Bend,
Ind: J. Knox Hall. ut Toulon, ILL.,; Thomas
J. Bum, ut Bloomington, ILL.,; John Gun.
ningham, at Nation, Ill. James Z. Meet, at
Versailles, KY; Frederick G. Kendrick, at
Mount Clemens. Mich. George W: Cate, at
Lake City, Mimi; j. n. De Almond, at Do
venport, Iowa; NJ. NJ, Ham, at Dubuque,
Iowa; Joseph Lander, at State Centre, Iowa;
William r. White, at Prescott, Ark. George
Mcclellan, at Chatham, n. Y: Francis G.
Brown. ut Palmyra, N: Y, and Erastus ].
Rogers, at Geneva, N. Y. Mr.. Cox's nomin
alton was Immediately confirmed by the Sen
ate, in executive session.
Foreign.
DURING O circus performance in Vienna
one of the lions attacked g lion tanner named
Seth and killed and deyoured him.
THE total number Of troops in the British
regular army is now 1874. 200, while the volun-
teer forco numbers 200,0OJ.
THE people Of Germany have subscribed the
immense sum of 1,5O0, 900 marks about $3l5,-
00O), with which to buy Prince Bismarck a
birthday present.
ASUAKIM dispatch states that q five hours.
battle was fought between General Graham's
troops and tho forces Of Osmnn Digna, and
that Osman Digna's position was finally cap
ton, d , h. the The I Brisishi il as1imot ATa as
s {SSs IN md ft the Be aaa T Ioss is fort IS eS Ths ARABS ss
fought with desperate valor, and the British
were only saved from defeat by the firm
stand made by the Irish lancers.
AN Arab messenger states that Genera
Gordon killed throo rebels before he was
speared to death, and that Ell Mahdi appro-
priated to his own use what little treasure
was found in KhartOum-
TIE parents, wives and children OF three
leading members of the independent party in
Corea have boon hanged at the palace gates.
Eleven other Coreans who sympatbized with
tho cause were hanged with them. The
parents, wives and children OF four Of these
latter were also hanged.
EMPEROR WILLIAMS eighty-elghth birth
day was celebrated in Berlin with much on
thusiaSnl.
CHINESE losses in Tonquin during the ~
cent battles with the French are reported to
have been enormous.
MATTERS have taken a serious turn in Gen.
tral America. General Barrios, president Of
Guatemala, who wants to be ruler Of tho
whole country, was reported on the oath to
be marching against San Salvador with b.
600 men, while President Zalvidar was bur-
rying to oppose him with 10000 men. Mica
ragua and Costa RIGA were pushing forward
with troops to aid Salvador.
THE relations between Great Britain and
Russia, growing out OF the latter country
advance on the Afghan frontier, were again
reported in au unsettled condition.
THE British government has ordered $780,
O00 pounds of canned beef from one Chicago
house and 100000 pounds from another.
These are the largest orders ever received in
Chicago. The canned beef is intended for the
British army.
AN instruction has broken out among tho
half breed. OF British America under the
leadership OF the noted Louis RieL At Prince
Albert, where the rebellion began, the popu-
lation, consisting mostly Of French, Scotch
and Indian half-breeds, wan more land.
Not getting what they demanded, they have
broken out into rebellion against the Cana
dian government. Louis Rel, the organizer
of the movement, led a similar uprising in
1870, and has been q member OF the Canadian
parliament. Mounted police have beensent
to the scene Of disturbance.
THE British at Suakim have been using
balloons for the purpose Of finding out the
position Of Osman Digna's Arabs.
THE peace negotiations in progress between
China and France have, it is stated, reached
O stage which promise success.