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Show Elitoi'tAX sorts. j London, 27. It is reported that an ' order ban beeu issiud fur the dispatch i ol 10 000 watei proof eheets and 5,0U0 blankets to the Indian army. Field tUires are also pieparmg fur immediate im-mediate issue. The strike agaiuot the reduction of wages in the coiortd cotton fm-.tories, at Radchfle, Pilkiugiou nud Uus-wortJ, Uus-wortJ, has ended iu a compromise. A Vienna dispatch pays the ap nrtuch of had weather which has set in in various quarters, and the tai l : that organized bo'dta of icturyeni.i I are retiring towards Novi B zir, came Auslnaiiri grave apprern Bums. Many ot the iiiHUrgeius now in Novi B.izar ais'.nrt, ouveral in tho Ouuniao army and aio known lu have formidable artillery. The question ques-tion arises whether it will he p-afe to withdraw any considnrahfe niniber of troops from the province so lonn au Nuvi Bazar iB ucenpied by atj impus my hostile force. On the other hand bid weather lias overtuken the army of occupation ero the work of naeiticiition cau te considered as com menced. The insurrection has been subjugated, but a very dillicull portion td" the AiiHtrian tas remains to be ticcnmpiioiied. The material uh-taclea in the way of provisioning a larj;e army duriny the winter ureckule U:e possibility of maintaining more thau a limited number of uiou in the sphere ol occupation, while iu the opinion of competent authorities it will require a strong force to bar the passage from Novi Bazar, where tho insurgents are prepared lor a winter campaign. linrlin. 27. The emoeror and em press were enthusiastically received at Cologne yesterday, on the occasion of the unveiling of the memorial statue of Frederick William III. London, 26 The British Bteamer Yoxford, from New York for Havre, waB abandoned at sea, sinking. Her crew arrived here sale. Vienna, 26. Owing to the difficulty diffi-culty of the transportation, the army ol occupation in uoania ana -Herzegovina, will he reduced Lo a strictly necessary force. A considerable share of the local administration will be entrusted en-trusted to Mus'elmans as a means of conciliating the population and an i attempt will be made to reach an un derstanding with the porte which will secure the latter'a good office. Belgrade, 26. Redoubts are being erected overlooking the rivers Save and Danube to strengthen ihe citadel ui HVIgrade. Berlin, 26 The parliamentary committee on the . auti-sbcialiat bill have adopted several more very liberal ' amendments, such as the following: . A state of Bieee Bhall only be deolared iu the presence of immediate danger; the prohibition of meetings shall not include electoral meetings; persons cannot be ordered to quit a place where they actually reside, and the bill shall only remain in force until the 31st of March, 1881. London, 26. A dispatch from Simla says: "Notwithstanding the military preparations now making, it is believed government intends to await the course of events and observe ob-serve ths ameer's attitude before undertaking au actual invasion of Afghanistan." A BeriotiB outbreak haa occurred in 3 diet an, on the borders of Persia and Afghanistan. ' |