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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-04-05

FRANCE AND TUNIS.

MASSACRE OF A FRENCH EXPEDITION.
PARIS, SATCNIPAY.—A tele.rram receivel here fries
Constantine this morning announcee that • marauding
Tunidan tribe has attacked a French military less,
killing a corporal and three of the men in charge of It.
In consequence of this aggression a battalion of
&eaves, accompanied by artillery and an ambulance
train, has been despatched to the Tunisian frontier.
AUIIKRA, SATURDAY.—There was no figuttew
Friday on the Tunisian frontier. The engagement,
which occurre I on the 314 ult., was of a very serious
character, and lasted eleven hours. %ix tribe. of
Klionmis took part in it. Several tribes at present
niaintain a hesitating attitude, but it is believed that
all the frontier tribes are willing to join the aggressors
at the first signal. dhe -French troops have
been reinforced, and military supplies are being
collected at Elaichun.
Four natives belonging I') Colonel Hatters's missien
of exploration for a Trans.:islet/a Railway have
arrival at Ouargla on the 28th ult. They report that
the expedition has been al t completely annih•
Bated, having been surprised by a native tribe four
days march from Hairer, south of Assimu. Colonel
Hatters and nearly all the members of the mission
were killed. M. Dianone and a subordinate officer
named Pnleguin with 63 men escaped, but was
subsequently overtaken by the Touaregs of Hoggar,
who declared that they had no share in the massacre.
They offered the fugitives dates, but the fruit was
poisoned and after eating it M. Maurine and 2t men
i died. N. Poleguin and 30 men continued their
retreat, but when about four days' march south of
.Messenguen they were siirrounied by hostile tribes.
M. Poleguin sent four natives on to Ouargla, and on
their arrival succour was immediately despatched to
the remnant of the expedition. But little hope,
however, is entertained of relieving them, as the thirty
survivors were surrounded, and were illesupplied with
food and ammunition.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-04-05

sERIMIs RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

A packer at the Somerset and Dorset pint railway
station, named Baker, Wednesday suet with &attacking
accident at Wells. He was engaged in the yv.rd, and
whilst he was there an engine was shunting goods
trucks. Seeing one of them was not far enough back,
he was in the act of pushing it hack. The engine-

driver also Owen ed that the"truck wax not put ;effi-
ciently back. and moved the • neine for that purpose.
Before Baker could extricate h'in elf he wa. clught
between the buffers of to truck and the em,ine. and
crushed in severely that sevcral of his rilm were
broken. He was immediately attended by Dr. Fair-
banks. and now lies at his home, at Coxley, in a very
critical condition.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-04-05

OSWINGTON.

KILLED BT A TIMBER CARRIAOI.—AIfre.I Basket,
of osmington. no Tuesday hat, went to Weymouth
with • load .1 timber, and on returoing from Wey-
mouth to Osmington, met two men with a hear. The
horse Wll at tled, and the man thrown off the csx-
riou, fell under the wheels, and was killed. The in-
quest was held next day, at Mr. W. Serffeatit'A• the
foreman bein.; Mr. Fool's. when a verdict of " Acci-
dentally killed" was returned.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-04-05

BROAD WINDSOR.

THE annual Lady Day vestry meeting was held on
Ftiday. when'Nfessrs. ?Jape- D. Wakely, L. Dimond,
and J. Bishop were nominated as averseers of the
parish, and the following were appointed way-
wardens :—Mr. C. Davy, for Briladwindior tithing ;
Mr. Stevens, Little Witudor tithing: Mr. A. Sowell,
Drinipton tithing Mr. Walrond, Childlsay tithhig
and Broad, Dibberford tithing.