Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1876 — FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. [ARTICLE]

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

A London telegram of the 27th says religious agitation bad begun in Morocco with the object of procuring help for Turkey. The Christians apprehended a Moslem outbreak. Tub British Arctic expedition, comprising the steamers Alert and Discovery, under Capt Nares, reached Valentis, Ireland, on the 27th. The Commander reports that no land was discovered to the northward of 83 degrees, 20 minutes, the highes atltude reached. A suvau cyclone passed over the Central American States on the 3d and 4th ot October. The town of Managua, in Nicaragua, was inundated, and about 400 houses were blown down. The inhabitants had to climb on the top of their houses to prevent being washed away by the flood. Many were drowned by the houses falling. The total damage is estimated at about *2,000,000. Over 300 houses were blown down at Blaufleld, and immense damage was done on Lake Nicaragua. Loss on the coffee crop estimated at *3 000,000. A Pabis telegram of the 28th says the American colony resident there had been greatly scandalized by the late publication of a letter written by M. Du fiommerard, chief of the French Commission to the Centennial Exposition, in which the American Commissioners are charged with the most outrag. ous offenses. On the 29th the Marquis de Tallyrand, also a tached to the Commission, published a reply denying the charges and stating that the French Commission had everywhere and at all times received the most delicate attention at the hands of the Americans. United States Minister Washburns had addressed u spirited note to the Duke de Capes. I Ragvba dispatches of the 28th say the surrender of Medan to the Montenegrins had greatly inspirited the Albanians. A Belgrade

telegram of the same date says aelf-wound-Ing was again becoming frequent among the Servian*. The Russian officers complained bitterly of the cowardice of tbeir Servian allies. The inhabitants of Dellgrad hid been ordered to leave that city. . According to Belgrade telegrams of the 30th ult. the capture of DJunis, the day before, was brought about by the cowardice of tbe Servian soldier*. The Russians made a most brilliant defense, 700 out of 1,000 engaged being killed, but they were finally forced back, Tehornayeff's army was eut in two and thoroughly demoralized, and Turkish batteries at DJunis were shelling the Dellgrad camp. Martial law had been proclaimed in the district of Kiev, Odessa, Khardow and Caucasns. A glycerins repository near Port Colborne, Ons., exploded on the 80th pit. The care-taker, Colbert King, was Immediately killed. Small pieces of his remains were found floating around tbe harbor. The town was shaken, and nearly every window broken by tbe shock. The magazine contained about forty pounds of nitro glycerine, and was placed on a crib in the water, outside the regular harbor entrance. The Paris Figaro of the 80th ult., publiehed'a letter from Du Sommerard, Chief of the French Commission to the Centennial Exposition In which be declares that the recent letter, criticising the management and purporting to be written by him, was an utter fabrication. A Constantinople dispatch of the 31st ult. says the Turkish troops had entered Alexinats after several days’ hard '■ fighting. It was reported in Belgrade on the 31st ult. that Prince Milan had expressed a desire and intention to abdicate. Dr. Slade, the American spiritualist and medium, who was arrested in London, a few weeks ago as an imposter and a vagrant, was on the 81st ult., sentenced to three months’ imprisonment at hard labor. An appeal was taken. Belgrade telegrams of the Ist say the Porte had signed a two months* armistice demanded by Russia, and issued orders for the suspension of hostilities. A report prevailed that the Turks bad entered Deligrad and burned Kruschevatz. The Mon-' tenegrins were bombarding Podgoritza, and their armies had penetrated into Albania and cut tbe communications between Podgori’za and Scutari. It was announced from Italy on the Ist, that Cardinal Antonelli, the Prime Minister of the Pope, was dying.