AFFGHANISTAN.

Evening Star, Issue 5590, 7 February 1881, Page 4

AFFGHANISTAN.

The ' Times of India' of January 18 atatea that recent advices from Candahar point to a more settkd. admistration, and mentiorta that the political agent, Colonel St. John, h»3 appointed governor.* to the remote districts. Khan Ag* is said to bs leading bis own and other Aimak tribes against Ayoub, his eon-in-lsw, and it is believed that a revolution in Herat is imminent. Lea trustworthy rtporte state that Ayoub bps come to Parrah with the objeot of assembling the Duraais. Three Russian officers, it is s*id, have arrived at Balkb, on their way to (Lbul, oharged with a mission of congratulation on bis accession to the Ameer Abdul Rahman. The city of Bokhara was il'uminatod for three nights in honor of this eveat. The state of Cabul is said to be still extremely unsettled, and it is belioved that a projeobed attempt t» tho arrears if revenue of the past two years will precipi'aJw another outbreak. The giia-vi Abdul Kada'* is said to be the chief favorite and onunoillor of the Ameer at the preßeut time, a;.id the ootroi duties of the city have been aw'gac-d to him as an allowance. Mahomed Jan is said to have been appointed commander-in-chief, and Mir Butoha Kohistan Prime Minister. The ' Indian Herald' eays is has good authority for the statement that tho Marqnia of Ripon and the majority of the members of the Viet-regal Council are in favor of the retention of Cacdahar, on both political and military grounds. lis is the H*me Government that insists, in spite of the protests of the Vioeroy, on the eatly evacuation of the place.