Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1880-10-09 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

YOUNG LADY.--MiZS Florence ' Marl MN daughter of M. T. Odin, of Rayleigh, Chelmsford ,committed suicide by shooting herself with a p.tol DI a field • short distance from her father's re lidentr. No reams is assigned for the tiaL  FOREIGN AND COLONIAL Lettere hare been received in Rome from the scientific expedition now travelling in Africa under the direction of Signer Matteucci. Writing at a short distance from the capital at Wadei, Signor MipFari stated that heavy rains had prevented the expedition proceeding on its way, but its ultimate sumo wee not despaired of. The immediate intention was to traverse the territory placed under the rule of the old Sultan of Dar.Tems, and to push on thence towards Bergen. The Alrbama Democratic State Committees ham issurd an address thoroughly endorsing General Hancock's recent letter against the Southern war claims, and declaring the Democratic par." pledged ,o the acceptance of the restate of the war—equal political rights for every citizen, the faithful maintenance of public credit, both State and National, unflinching opposition to repudiation, and the free and fair exercise of the elective franchise. _ _ _  IL Francisque Saroey (gay. a Paris correspondent) continues his campaign against the factories, which, combined with the wretched condition of the drainage, have done no much to vitiate the air of Paris ever since the beginning of the summer. "Truly," he exclaims, "they would not get on if they did not poison us. But let them make a little lees money. Consume your own smoke, but you have no right to render uninhabitable the most populous and the richest quarter in Paris. When one thinks that Monceaux itself is poisoned! There are in this smarter milliards and milliards, which you depreciate to gain a hundred thousand francs. You are like the egoist of whom Chamfort speaks, who burnt a house down to boil an egg. It is true that it was awither !Mae house." It is to be hoped that M. Sarcey and his colleagues in the press will be successful in their attacks upon a state of affairs that may be stigmatised as eimply disgraceful, and that the comfort and health of the many are not always to be sacrificed to the whim. of the few.  --A committee has been formed for the purpose of inducing all candidates for election to the Municipal Council of Paris to signify their adherence to a fixed programme. The programme, which is divided into two parts, the political and the economical, comprisee twenty-one stipulations, the principal of which are the maintenance of demneraie principles, the defence of all personal and political liberties, the separation of Church and Stale. the estension of military service to all citizens, the reorganisation of the magistracy, the execution of important sewerage and sanitary works in Paris, the increase of the water supply, the solution of theCurial question, and the reorganisation of the pay of municipal councillors, bas-el on the regularity of their attendance. A meeting is to be held for the discussion of this programme. Menotti Garibaldi has written a letter to the Opinions stating that the simultaneous resignation made by his father and himself of their seats in Parliament was not in consequence of the arrest of General C 'nal°. In proof thereof he refers to a letter kbs father wrote on the 181 h ult. to the Capitate clearly setting forth his opinions regarding the actual Admin. istretion. The 18th, he points out, being the day when General Cansio was arrested, it was impossible his father could haveknown of his imprisonment when the letter wee posted at Capra.. Some idea may be formed of the educational stairs of the German army Dnd navy from statistics just published, according to which of the 140,881 recruits taken in during the military year 1879-80, 132,660 were examined in the German language, only 6004 in another tongue ( Polish chiefly). while 2217 were devoid of any school training. Those who could neither read nor write numbered 1'57 per cent. of the entire number, as against 1•80 in the year 1878-79, 113 in 1877-78, 2-12 in 1876-77, and 2.37 m 1875-76, from which it would appear that education in the army and navy h.,s improved at the rate of nearly 1 per cent, during the last live years. The districts, it seems, which mes require the rigorous supervision of a School Board are East and West Prussia, Posen, Bromberg, Oppeln, the Palatinate, and Alsace-Lorraine. During the whole period of the late grand manceuvres (writes a .orreepondi-nt) I only noticed one man who appeared lobe drunk before the day was done. Apart from the King of Saxony, the Grand Dukes of Mecklenburg, Oldenburg, Weimar, Baden, and Hesse have accepted the invitation of the Emperor to be present at the opening of Cologne Cathedral. which promises to be an imposing demonstration of German unity. It is not yet certain that the King of Bavaria, though a Catholic and wirer.e to all puluic display, may not likewise attend. A large number of military, scientific, artistic, and literary celebrities have also been honoured with an invitation from the Emperor.  Speculation is rife as to the intentions of General Garibaldi in ceasing to be an Jteitiau D .puty. Rumours of revolutionary movements are afloat. Whether these have any foundation in fart, or rot, the Government has adopted vigorous precautionary measured, and any attempt against the State institutions will, it is asserted, be quickly repressed. The General will, it is stated, leave Capers for Genoa on Saturday. The following items are dated Cape Town, Sept. Bth: Sir George Colley and Colonel Moysey have arrived at Kimberley from Bloemhoff, where they have been investiganng the gnevanees under the Kettle award. It is believed that Sir George Colley will proceed to Bloemfontein, and there dleues with President Brand and Mr. Sprigg the aspect of affairs in Basutoland. Another Mining Company has been reg:stered at Kimberley, and the proepectus of the Kimberley, Debeer, and Du Toita Pan Tramway Comc:trn.y/t7th, bern iw"aused' Titbhy odovler-inonneni to inspect the Newcastle coalfields, has reported favourably upon the crtality and quantity of the coal. It is also rumoured that a payable field has been discovered meat Maritsbarg. A poet-office official at Maritaberg, named Maudettley, has been committed for trial in consequence of a deficiency of .£5OO in his etcek of Metope. Mee. Jenkins, the widow of a missionary in Pondoland, is dead. She wan commonly styled "the Queen of Pondolandr and exercised great influence among the people. She resided at Umfundisweni, close to Umquikela's kraal. The cost of Russia's preparation for war with China is already estimated at about a million of pounds sterling. The decease of Prince Rung'e wife makes it incumbent on him to retire from office for a year. It is possible that this may affect the question of war with Russia, an Prinee Rung we* the chief advocate for peace.  Tax TRADE ems