Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1885 — FOREIGN. [ARTICLE]

FOREIGN.

Terribbe havoc, both to life and property, has been reported from the recent typhoon in Japan, and especially on the west coast At a place called Knrashiki 500 houses were destroyed and 1,800 persons killed. At Tamasliima the sea walls were carried away, 100 lives lost, and 430 houses blown down; while at Imabari, Matray- * ma, and Iyo 151 houses were wrecked, 112 junks rank, and 170 persons drowned.... London society is discussing the likelihood of the Dnke of Marlborough’s fulfilling his promise of marriage to Lady Aylesford, now that the husband of the latter is dead. In 1876 Lady Aylesford left her husband, and the Dnke promised to marry her as soon as it should be possible... .Prime Minister Ferry announced in the French Chamber of Deputies (hit the Government had decided on the immediate and complete, occupation of Tonquin as the only means to settle the Chinese difficulty. ... .Po ice Commissioner Rumpff was killed at Frankfort-on-the-Main in fjront of liis own house. It is believed that the murder was the work of anarchists... .It is said that the march of the British army to Kbartonm will be effected without opposition. .The deficit for the Prussian budget for amounts to $5,000,000. Thirty camels dropped dead on the march of Gen. Stewart’s army across the desert from Gakdul to Howenatt The troops suffered severely. Most of the water-skins leaked, and the men, overcome by drank np their rations prematurely. All hardships were bome bravely, the men sieging cheerily on their march.... Miss Fortescue has settled upon her mother £6,000 of the £IO,OOO which she received in damages from Lord Gapnoyje... .Three reasons were given in the Congo Conference for, the participation of America in its deliberations—first, that America was the first power to officially recogaixe the African International Association; second, that the population of this country includes 6,000,000

negroes whose parent country is Africa; and third, that Americans -mainly explored the country-..... Henry George addressed an audience of 10,000 workmen in front of the>43qyal Exchange, London. An extra force of policemeri were on guard to prevent disturbances... .A wellknown broker and money lender of "Vienna, named GaschskyT has absconded, after dwindling a number of people to the amount of $250,000.,, .The packet Admiral Moorsom, from Dublin for Holyhead, was sunk in a collision with the Santa Clara from New York... .Edmond About, the French author, is dead.... Gen. Ignatieff has been appointed Governor o{ Eastern Siberia.