BULGARIAN THRONE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7963, 6 September 1887, Page 2

BULGARIAN THRONE.

London, September 8. Turkey has asked Bismarck to induce England, Italy, and Austria to accept Russia's nomination as sole agent of Bulgaria. This step, it is believed, hastened the formation of a strong Ministry by M. Stambouloff. The Great Powers will probably deoline to aooede to the wish of Turkey, and the Bulgarians are rallying round Stambouloff to resist alone. CONVERSION OF FRENCH LOANB. Paris, September 4. A vast French conversion of loans is expeoted. MURDERER EXECUTED. Pranzini, the Parisian murderer, has been executed. BRANDT RING COLLAPBED. The German brandy ring has oollapsed. DEFEAT OF THE DERVISHES. Constantinople, September 4. The Kabbabish, an Arab tribe of the Soudan, have defeated the Dervishes, killing 1300 of them in an engagement. ITALIAN AND ABYSSINIAN DIFFICULTY. England's meditation between Italy and Abyssinia has been of no avail, and it is now probbale that the Italian expedition will sail for the Red Sea coast in the autumn. ALLEGED CAPTURE OF AYOUB KHAN Calcutta, September 3. A report was current that Ayoub | Khan had been captured near the j Russian frontier, but it appears he is still at large, and is supposed to be concealed in the Persian territory. | AFGHAN FRONTIER SETTLEMENT. ] The Ameer has accepted the Afghan frontier settlement on the terms arranged by the Delimitation Commission. lONIC AT THE CAPE. Capetown, September 6. The Shaw Savill steamship lonic, from Plymouth, arrived last evening en route to New Zealand. ALAMEDA ARRIVED AT 'FRISCO. Sak Francisco, September 4. The R.M.S. Alameda arrived here yesterday (Saturday) morning, from . Auckland.