The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-09-20
FOREIGN NEWS.

been restored. Inc Arabs are IN large force
at Pangani, in readiness to reassemble at a
moments notice, should the German COM
pany make a demand for the redress of its
| grievances. the company will withdraw
from Tanga and Pangani. The situation is
serious and trade is paralyzed.
A dispatch from lnnspruk says the Adige
rivef is slowly subsiding. The country be-
tween Caliano and the frontier continues
submerged. The streets OF Trent are COW
cred with water 10 feet deep, and the dam
age is enormous.
Advices from the Congo River state that
Maj. Barttelot has beer murdered by car
rers, and that Jameson has returned to
Stanley Falls and is organizing new ex-
petition.
A telegram received at Madrid says that
the steamer Laurence, when entering Port
Luz, Canary Islands. ran into the italian
steamer Sud America from Montevideo.
The latter vessel, which was lying at anchor,
sunk in a few minutes in 10 fathoms of
water The Sud America carried PIG pas
sengers and had crew of 81 men. or these
$50 passengers and 63 of the crew reached
the shore in safety. Nine bodies have thus
far been recovered.
A mail coach has been attacked near Rust
chuk by six brigands, who shot the guard
While the robbers were rifling it, second
| coach following behind and containing spe-
| Gle to the amount of 925j0. was turned
about by the driver and escaped. Troops arc
pursuing the brigands.
Cotton mills in Lancashire, Eng. yTand
other counties will run on short time with
the object of defeating the New York cotton
corner.
Paris telegraphers have formed fund to
| remove grievances.
| The floods in Austria are increasing.
Three quarters of TRENT is submerged. Ten
| lives have been lost.
The National steamer France, before re-
| ported ashore at Gravesend, has been
| floated.
| Owing to the illness of his son, upon whom
painful operation was recently performed,
the Hon. Carl Schurz will be obliged to pro
| long his stay in Germany. The son is say
| ing at Kiel and is convalescing. Mr.. Schurz
| hopes to be able to start on his return by the
end of October.
Rumors are prevalent that the prince of
| Wales has un ertaken political mission to
Vienna at the request of Lord Salisbury.
| Mrs. JEANNE Adams. her husband maid,
| six children and nurse have just completed
\ walk from London to Scot and, a distance
| of 500 miles, the nurse pushing a double per.
ambulator containing the six children
! throughout the trip. The journey occupied
| five weeks.
The report of the registrar of Ireland is
published, showing that the population of
Ireland decreased 10000 during 1887.
Steamer Nepau bound from London to
| China has gone ashore near Marseilles. All
hands were saved The captain, however,
died shortly after from stroke of apoplexy
which resulted from the seve re shock the ac-
cident to his vessel caused him.
| Four hundred Irish stevedores employed
in Glasgow haroor have been dismissed.
| They will be replaced by Protestants from
Belfast. 1t is feared that riot will ensue
| 1t is claimed by the employers that the dis
charged men belong to union which is con-
SANITY making into!erant demands.
At Panadeigreci, Sicily, brigand, sur
rounded the residence of the syndic, and,
failing to obtain any PLUMBER fire upon the
family, killing a son and one of the servants
and wounding the wife and d ,ughter.
Gendarmes have been sent in pursuit Of the
miscreants.
Advices from India say that the widow of
Brahmin near Cawnpore recently burned
herself to death upon the funeral pyre of her
husband. She mounted thu pyre unnoticed
after the departure of the funeral party.
Twenty-eight persons have bsen drowned
by the floods in the Tyrol. Many others are
missing.
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Adolph of Schwarzenb,rg is valued at elO,-
100000.
An international literary, artistic and me-
neurological congress has been cpenei in the
Ducal palace in Venice. nj. Rltisbonne. the
president, announced that King Humbert
would become patron.
On the continent and throughout the United
Kingdom the weather for the past week has
been good, AMI farmers have secured
largely of their outstanding wheat. With
continued favorable weather. few
days more will enable them to har-
vest the balances in fair condition.
The wheat markets have all been dull
and have declined 2 to cents per bushel
with buyers only present requirements. The
outlook is for lower prices.
NJ Ristich is mediating between King
Milan and Queen Natalie Her majesty will
be permitted to retain all the rights and
dignities of queen provided she assents not
to reside in Servia for a number of years. 1t
is believed that the queen will accept this
proposal.
President Carnot declared that the govern
ment knew how to place constitutional
rights and indispensable liberties beyond the
reach of all danger.
Leading colonial politicians advocate an
agreement with England to make Wadelai
neutral territory.
The Federal council has ordered the ex-
| pulsion from Zurich of a Bavarian tailor
named Trapmann. An inquiry proved that
he had correspondent with one of the Anar-
chists hanged at Chicago, and that he had
been frequent speaker at Anarchist meet
ings.
| A dispatch from Afghanist1n says. 1.-THE
| Amer reports that h troops have captured
Fort Kamard from the rebels, together with
many prisoners, including lshak- Khan's
| father in-lawn
The Russian government has granted
Preshevalsky the sum of 81, 600 roubles for a
Central Asian expedition.
William Redmond, member of parliament
| for Fermanagh has been convicted at Wex.
ford of offences under tho Grimes act and