, 1894-09-01
TELEGRAMS.
NT CROIX STATI

IOiNlOl, august - - OAA'iall9 ht~
nounced thaa the Queen approves Of the re-
appointment Of Dir. De Eerteuil, and Messrs.
Fenwick, Leotaud, and Cipriani as unofficial
members of the Legislative Council of
Trinidad.
Mr.. 9. G. Knollys, Colonial Secretary Of
Trinidad, sailed from Southampton to-day.
New York, Aug. 29th.-London news an
nounces the death of Lord Albemarle.
Dispatches from the East report that the
japanese have landed twenty thousand troops
to the northward of Taku, in readiness, it is
believed, TO either march upon Pekin or to
attack the rear Of the Chinese troops reported
to be now marching into Corea.
Paris advices state that the Journal des
D6bats announces a serious disaster having
occurred to the French arms at Iimbuct0o.
The despatch states that, during a sortie by
the French garrison, the Tuaregs succeeded
in massacring three companies OF French
troops. The Minister of Marine and Colo
MES, however, on being interviewed on the
subject discredits the report.
Other dispatches from Paris report that
Queen Amelia, Of Portugal, daughter IF the
Uomte de Paris, has been summoned to the
bedside Of her father, the Comte being re-
ported to be in a critical state OF health
His attendants, however, deny the report that
his condition is critical, although suffering
from cancer, preventing him from eating OF
digesting food.
Telsgrams have been received at Amsterdam
reporting that the army Of the Rajah of
Lombok island, recently surprised some Dutch
troops. killing 1854 privates and fourteen
officers, including General Van Ham.
A despatch from the st. Petersburg cor
respondent of a London paper reports that the
Car is suffering from albuminuria, and IN
consequence the army manoeuvres have been
temporarily stopped. The despatch further
states that the Gar looks pale and thin, and
having a bad colour, and altogether showing a
fa1igued demeanour. A journey to Copenha-
zen has been arranged for his benefit.
Advices received in New York IRON Mana
qua report that Nicaragua will detain, as
state prisoners, Messrs Patterson, Ingram,
TAYLOR, and Brownrigg, also that ten others
will be banished, including Mr.. Hatch, the
English Consular gent.
Mr.. Lewis Baker, the United States Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
to Nicaragua. has protested against these con-
~victions without a trial.
The usual ordinary daily business transact
ed through the New York Custom House Is
estimat ed at about four hundred lots. but
Yesterday it reached six thousand. The new
tariff so far has worked smoothly.
London, August 29th.-Sugar in stock on
the 25th Inst. was 10000 tons. Last year
95, 900 tons.
Antigua, 29th.-"Dee" gone St. Kits l2.15
New York, August 3Oth.-London news an
nounces the death of Major General Sir John
Clayton Cowell, Master Of Her Majesty's
Household.
Election intelligence reports that the re-
suit of the Leicester elections, to fill the va
cancies occasioned 10y the retirement of Mr..
Picton and Sir James Whitehead, was as fol-
lows: HAZEL, Liberal, 7lS4; Burgess, Labor,
4,402: Broadhurst. Liberal, 1854; ROlleston,
Conservative, 6,967.
A despatch from Dublin states that Mr..
John Dillon, speaking at e meeting held in
that city yesterday stated that it will be folly
to revive the Evicted Tenants bill, unless the
Irish party so utilized the recess as to con-
vince landlords that it would be better for