Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-15
FOREIGN.


CossTAsTTsoPlI, Sept. A.-The Porte
has refused Ismail Pasha, ex kbedive
Of Egypt, permission to visit ConstAn-
tinsple.
The New Cemmisstsn.
LONDON. Sept. 1.-THE Russo Afghan
frontier com mission will meet at Zclf-
ksr in November next. Il ia estimated
that 10 will not conclude its lsbors until
August, 1so6-
asusing ksmare0.
The Russian Government has made a
grant Of 10000 for q nev house at As
kabad for Gen. Komarof.
LoSpos, Sept H.-Advices from Tan
alive says that toe Italian Consul hav.
ing failed in his mediation between the
Hovss and the French, the latter are 70
suming hsstiiitiss and have bombardsd
Marrsniura-
kedaetisn On Cable Rates.
LONDON, Sept. 4.-The cable CON
panies have reduced the rate from Eng.
land to Australia to s. Sd per word for
ordinary messages and q sd for press
messages. and to Bombay and Madras
10 Cd per word for business messages.
Wetcomfnx Chief Justice Waite.
LONDON, Sept. 1.-The Tios>s today
says that the statement will be read
with interest that We have the presence
OF the Chief Justice of the United
states among Us. ID 10 regretted though
that the time Of wear prevents concerted
action respecting his visit being taken
on the part of the different inns Of court.
The legal profession, however, will ex-
tend to Chief Justice Waite that cordial
reception given by the Americans to
Lord Coieridge on the occAsioo OF the
iatt' RS visit TO the United States; but It
~ attinR that the prssenos arpsng ss of
Judge yet more emisent in position
than Lord Colsridge be known and re-
ooenizsd by us.
The Armstrong; Case.
LONDON, Sept. 1.-The examination |
of the defendants in the Eliza Arm |
strong case was resumed today. Mrs
BrouRhton, who it il alleged conducted |
the sale Of the girl, denied that Eliza |
was sold. and declared that she exp sct |
ed four pounds from Mrs. Jarrett in |
consideration Of past kindness
The testimony of Mrs. Brouehton, in |
the Armstrong case, was finished this |
afternoon. The magistrate frequently |
told Stead that his questions were irrel- |
evant. Mr.. Stead smiled complaoently |
whenever he thouRht he had scored |
point. The evidence Of Mrs. Brouehton, |
however, was not materially shaken, and |
Mrs. Armstrong was next witness, who |
testified that she had objected TO her |
daughter entering service, because she |
required her at home.
The Cholera
MADRID. Sept. !3.-Throughout Spain |
today there we're l464 new cases Of chol. |
era, and AS deaths have been reported. |
MADRID, Sept n.-One Thousand and |
sixteen new cases of cholera and 625 |
deaths were reported yesterday through
out Spain.
ToULos, Sept. l4.-Not a single death |
from cholera was reported here last |
night. Shops are reepening and refu- |
gees are returning TO the city. There |
are only II Gases of cholera at present |
under treatment.
A Chisese Railroad.
LONDON. Sept. l3.-A Chinese loan Of |
$40,0OO,0OO has been negotiated at Paris
and Berlin, for the construction OF a
railway frem faku to Tun9 Chsv, u |
miles south of Pekin. A Manchester
firm has obtained the contract for |
building the road.
A New Ming.
PARIS, Sept. H.-General De Courcey,
commanding the French troops in An
nam, teleRfaphs today to the Minister !
Of War that ChannonR has bsea pro- |
claimed as the new King of Aunam, and |
entered the Royal Palace today. A ga
iute Was fired in honor of the event, and |
the Annamite flag has been hoisted over |
the palace and various public buildings. |
Channong will be crowned ca the 18Th |
instant. There Is much mortality among |
the natives, owing to the prevalence of |
cholera.