The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-12-08

greatest danger. But IN reference 10 THIS
" new phase" the events Of the day lead US
to entertain very contrary view. At the
time when the barbarian princes of Wsdai,
Darfour, etc, exercised their powers In On
arbitrary manner, scientific explorers could
at least penetrate into this mysterious
region, although to return was quite an
but since Darfour has been blessed with
Egyptian laws, the unterrifed explorer has
not dared to tread
THE SACRED SOIL OF THE MYSTERIOUS LAND
(Darfour) any more than the unfaithful the
Kaaba in Mecca. AS fact can sdduce the
following: The African traveller, Ernst
Marno, when he asked by letter the permits
sion of the general governor of Darfour to
visit that land, received very courteous
answer, which was only to be construed as
invitation. Msrno, on the Goth of july
journeyed from Khartoum to Darfour. In
FL Obeid, the chief city of Kordofan, the
Mudir declared to him that according to
higher authority, no one could enter Der
four except officers of the government.
Marno then wrote to the above
named general governor of Oar
four (by name Ismall Pscha) and re-
ceived reply advising him for the present
not TO proceed to Darfour, but to make ex-
ertions in Kordofsn. He also sent tele-
graphic message to Cairo. but received an
uuiavorable answer. Ergo, scientific ex-
plorers enjoy, under the new regime, less
liberty than under the despotic rule OF the
black chiefs. According to this experience
Darfour is to-day under the Egyptian rule,
THEORETICALLY CLOSED,
so far as scientific exploration is concerned,
just as once China was, end the above
quoted words, that scientific travel has "en-
tered a new phase" ETC., remain very prob
lematical Mr.. Chipendale has been obliged,
on account of an absolutely necessary sur
gical operation upon the neck, to return to
Europe, and left here on the 18th of August
for England. Ernest Linant de Bellefonds
completed his journey on the Victoria
NiyaDzs in January. He met Stanley at
King Mtesi's-the latter (StaDley) had al
ready completed large portion of his sur
vey of the lake. Unfortunately, little is
known of this interesting meeting of the two
travellers, since Linsnt, while on his return
Journey TO the north, was massacred be-
tween Darfour and KERR, with about forty
of his people. He was not sufficiently sup
piled with ammunition TO meet the attack
Of the ssvages. Stanley, on leaving King
Mtesi, went toward the west. On the
borders of Uganda his soldiers appear to
have deserted him, placing him in very
difficult position. and it wss only with the
greatest difficulty that he could continue his
Journey, Col. Gordon has, for some time
past, been sojourning in Bede and Kerr;
the
NUMEROUS MURDERS AND RoBBERIEs
had compelled MIN to concentrate all bis
forces under the leadership of the we'll
known Woadel Mex, who was we'll &C.
quainted with the district, and to give the
savages very severe lesson in order to
put down their hostility. Msrcopulo, well
known since the Baker expedition, was
called from Cairo by Gordon at the com
mencement OF this year. He accepted the
in vitation, and went to Gordon's residence
at Lado, He returned from equatorial terri
tory to Khartoum on the I'd with his dis
mission, and goes back to his old quarters
at Cairo. According to the latest private
information from Fasch0da, two Greek
merchants, while on a hunting excursion,
were attacked by troop of Schillook
negroes and severely wounded with laDces.
The Schillooks then entered Faschoda, sur
prising about twenty soldiers, whom they
massacred. Two companies had been sent
thither from Khartoum. According to this
it appears shat the report sent abroad, after
the Turks had strspgled the Schillook King,
that travellers could journey in the Schil
look territory in all directions without es-
cort or arms, rests on very doubtful foun-
dalton.
The wits OF the press are ridiculing obitu-
airy poetry great deal now, and finding
fault with its measure and rythm, and all
that, but down in the bowels ofevery news
paper Office there is an old bald headed
bOok-keeper who blinks and blinks, and
knows that obituary poetry rhymes better
with dollar line than anything Tennyson
ever wrote.-New Orleans Bnllesin.