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by the ~interposition Of foreigners. The
visit of the French to the coasts OF Ton
0uin and the demands and threats of the
French Ambassador had inflated the mind
OF Tudoc, and the Christians were regarded
as the cause Of this interference and were
made responsible for il, and additional
local dialurbarc es in Tonquin had brought
down all the violence Of the hatred then
lelt on this Bishop, and it was not simply
as a Christian, but as a political offender,
that he was punished with that peculiar
atrocity.'
Again, the Catholic priest who
describes the persecution in AMMAN
writes -
1.-THE great change which had taken
place in the condition OF the Christians,
and the severity of this new persecution,
had originated in o visit made by some
French ships and q French Ambassador to
the kingdom of Tudoc. THIS visit was
not at all reIished by the naughty mo.
march, who, pulled up by the abieCt homage
he received from his W subjects, was
indignant that a stranger should dare to
intrude upon him, and make suggestions
he had no mind to hear. Throughout,
the welcome that Tudoc gave to his
guests was a cold one. First came the
Catinat-it lay unnoticed off Touron, it
could obtain no consideration at Hue and
when, on his return to Touron, the French
captain found his eudeavours to open a
conference Intellectual, provoked by a
treatment so uncorteous be battered down
the forts at the entrance of the river. Soon
after came the CapriCieuse, and it met
with q little more show Of respect; but
there was no alteration in the feelings of
Tudoc, and whatever he might pretend,
be was resolved not to treat at all. At
last the Ambassador himself, NJ. de Mon
tigny, made his appearance, But it was a
tardy one, and he came unattended by a
force that might have induced deferen-
entail hearing, Tudoc had been already
provoked, aud had been employing the
interval in preparing himself for the visit.
He had collected q considerable body Of
bis best troops he had laid in stores of
ammunition, he had erected batteries, and
had DISTRACTED the entrance of the river.
NJ. de MontigDY very soon under
stood that Tudoc did not intend TO listen
10 him, for the King never deputed any
one to confer with him except a mandarin
of low grade, who came, too, without any
powers so the Ambassador retired, but in
doing so he augmented. the irritation alrea-
dy raised, for be left with a threat that he
would return again, and would severely
r~etaliate for any injury done to the mis-
sionaries or the Christians, So the cause
of the missionaries and the Christians was
mixed up with that OF the invaders; and,
though they were far from intending it, the
French by this visit and by the mode in
which it was conducted, were the means
of drawing down upon the Christians a
series Of miseries of which we have yet only
contemplated the beginning"
The ill-wiIl created by the French off
cials remains in Amman to this day But
France has now to face something else
the Power that stands behind Tonquin,
and which has recently made itself felt in
COrea.
, 1882-12-23

or IOfCeu 10 6nplOy q hluOAl 4"iSOA
expedition.
The breach between france and
Madagascar excites much interest in
England, and on Monday an impor-
tant deputation from the Aborigines
Protection Society, the Anti Slavery
Society, the London Missionary
Society, and other philanthropic
Societies, accompanied by MI. W. E.
Forster, waited on Lord Granville, to
request his good offices. They were
extremely moderate in theirlanguage
but maintained, through Mr.. Forster,
that the only African people which
had made an Independent advance in
civilisation ought to be let alone.
Lord Granville, though exceedingly
conciliatory in his language towards
France, said his Office had no know
ledge of the alleged Treaty with the
Sakalayas comforting on the French
a Protectorate and intimated that if
the Malagasy Ambassadors were &C
credited to this country, they would
certainly be received. The deputa-
ton understood that Lord Granville
would use his good offices on behalf Of
Madagascar, and it has been subse-
q%uentIy announced that NJ, Duclerc
has been requested not to precipitate
hostilities. We imagine The French
Government has made up its mind.
The Sultan is still trembling for
his personal safety. He las arreste
Fuad Pasha, the youngest Marshal
Of the Army, and a favourite of the
soldiers, with several other officers,
on a charge Of plotting his removal
and the elevation Of his brother Ras-
child, to the throne. 1t is alleged ON
the one hand, that this order was
obtained by false representations
from Osman Ghazi, the defender Of
Plevna, who hates Fuad PaSha and
on the other, that Fuad was really
priyy to some plot. It is admitted
by both sides that the Marshal in
dulged before his officers in unmea-
sured abuse of the Sultan and pre-
dictions OF the rain Of the Empire,
and i urkish dignitaries do not speak
in that way unless they mean to take
action, A Circassian regiment, too,
quartered in she capital was sudden
~ disbanded and the men removed,
while new guards were placed in the
interior Of the Palace. Whatever
the truth, the menace came from the
reforming party, which originally
placed Abdul Hamid on the throne,
but which always fights with this
diSadyantage,-that the three living
forces in Constantinople, the Sultan,
the Army, and the MussuEman mob
are all arrayed against it,
, 1882-12-23

we understand MS sentence 10 pc
exile, and not Imprisonment.
The Correspondents affirm, more
over, that another primary question
has been settled. Baker Pasha will
not be GeneraIissimo of Egypt. lie
is to command the two thousand
Egyptian Gendarmerie, who will
provide for internal order; while an
officer specially selected in England
will organise and command the
Egyptian Army, reduced for the pre-
sent to six thousand men. This Off
Ger will be assisted by English Off
GERS below him, and will, in fact, be
in command Of six thousand Sepoy
Irregulars. If the Egyptians also
are allowed to attain all commands
except the highest, this will be an
excellent arrangement, but it will
still be necessary to provide a small,
central, purely European guard.
This could be supplied, rs we main
tain, most easily by allowing 1900
English Marines to be trained as
are.llerists, and leaving no other artiI-
lery in Egypt. The men would, of
course, be in the service OF the Khe-
dive, but would receive orders only
through their own officers, a privilege
granted already 10 Arab, RohilIa,
and Pathan ~contingents, in many
NTusSnIman States. The defect of
the system will be that it makes Eng
IiSh influence in Egypt direct but
incomplete, but statesmen must do
the best they can, and to combine
English ideas with Egyptian autono-
my is no light task, The Turkish
suzerainty will be in the end the
substantial difficulty.
The French Government have APP
parently decided to occupy North
West Madagascar. After retaining
the ENJOYS from the Queen for some
weeks in a state of honorable cap
tivity in Paris, NJ. Duclerc finally
desired them to sign a Treaty, &C.
knowledging that, under an old agree
ment with the Sakalavas, France
was entitled to a Protectorate over
that division of Madagascar. The
ENJOYS refused, w%hereupon their flag
was hauled down by force, and they
themselves compelled to quit Paris
in a sort of disgrace. They are now
in England, A Cabinet Council was
Immediately held, and orders were
despatched to the French ships at
La Reunion to enforce submission
to the alleged Treaty. This action
has been defended by French papers
of every variety of opinion and the
most violent protests are made against
allowing any English Interference.
No troops have, however, been sent,
and the Government is evidently
either pandering to a momentary cry,
or is under the impression that, on
the first demonstration of force, the
Hoyas will give way. That is a mis-
take. The Hoyas are Malays by
descent, and retain the fighting quail
tiles of their ancestors. In l845 they
beat off England and France united,
and they viii defend to the last the
line of swampy forest which separates
, 1882-12-23

The French will either be defeated,
or forced to employ a much larger
expedition.
, 1882-12-23

cessary to grant more than a bare
subsistence allowance to men who
are, ataIl events, dangerous prisoners
of war, and who knowingly staked
their heads. AS to a place Of resi-
dence, departure from which should
at once stop all allowances, we would
venture to recommend Singapore.
Malta is too near, and in In!ia Arab
might become, if not a centre of dis
affection, at least a religious leader
Of far too great Importance. lie
could, it is true, be confined there
under the State Prisoners Act; but
we understand his sentence to be
exile, and not Imprisonment.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-07
MRS. LANGTRY's YOUNG MAN.

New YORK, Dec "a reporter of the
/ World was sent to find Mrs. Labouchere
yesterday to ascertain whether there was
any foundation of truth for paragraph
| yesterday published in morning paper of
! this city to the effect that a violent quarrel
had taken place between Mrs. Langtry and
herself which would prevent her from &C
comparing Mrs. Langtry to Boston.
Mrs. Labouchere, who was found at her
rooms at the Albemarle, said that her at
tention had been called to the paragraph in
question after Mrs. Langtry had left tie
hotel for Boston, and she was at a loss to
understand why anyone should publish a
statement so inaccurate and so discourte-
Gus. She had no quarrel of the sort de
scribed, it was hardly necessary to say, with
Mrs. Langtry.
you are not going to Boston l infer,
are you. Mrs. Labouchere"
No; am not going to Boston
did you not intend to go to Boston
with Mrs. Langtry when you came to
America. Mrs. LabOuchere2"
Undoubtedly intended to go to Bos
ton, because l came out to America with
Mrs. Langtry as her friend, and, in fact, /
may almost say, as her only friend, and at
the suggestion of my husband, who is most
interested in her dramatic success and has
done most to forward it ever since she first
formed the plan of appearing on the stage,
just one year ago this month"
Have you any objection to saying
why you do not now go to Boston with
herr"
Certainly not. since such absurd state
ments have been made on the subject. 1
have not quarreled with Mrs. Langtry l
have no wish to quarrel with her, but |
have had occasion to demonstrate with
her in regard to certain acquaintance
formed by her in this city, which seemed
to me likely to interfere with her success
upon the stage, and ce tain to interfere
with my own comfort as her friend and
companion. She did not take these remon-
strances in good part. and insisted on
keeping up this acquaintance at Boston.
1 then told her plainly that I could not
possibly consent to accompany her under
these circumstances, and she preferred to
90 to Boston alone. That is the whole
story.
The acquaintanc to whom Mrs. Labou-
chere referred is said to have been Fred
die" Gerhard, young man belonging to
the Turf4club and Union club. He is %,
very handsome and very rich. 1t is said
that he accompanied Mrs. Langtry to
Boston
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-07

Have you any nice fresh farmers
eggsf" inquired precise old lady at a
grocery store. No ma'am," replied the
practical clerk, but we have some very
good hens eggs" She took three to
try.
A Pennsylvania husband sued man for
alternating his wifes affections. and the
jury gave him one dollar damages. When
woman's affections are considered equiva-
lent 10 ten pounds of cheap sugar, it's no
wonder young men are remaining single
Two tramps stopped at the house OF a
lone widow in Westchester county, and
one went in to beg. Very soon ne came
out with bloody nose and black eye.
did you get anything. Jack?" Eyes. ;"
,growled the sufferer. I've got the v idow's
might. -
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-07

tional effects that it would be well if mana
gers declined to foster the appetite and,
even at the risk Of sacrificing temporary
gain, absolutely combine to Danish the
system of PORTRAY ing the successful com
mission of deep crime on the stage.
That this remarkable taste is spread
ing with alarming rapidity among all
classes is best illustrated by a COM
munication which we received on Tues
day, from a gentleman IN Rock Island.
He sai,!:: ''Can you inform me what you
can give in the shape of a play-some
thing that has lots of blood and thunder
in it. The play is wanted by our
Association, etc.
Now the association in question, which
we will not name. is purely an amateur
affair, bur looking over the records of its
former efforts in the theatrical line we
find that in years gone by it has been thor
oughly satisfied with such charming com
edies as Caste; The School for Scandal,
Money and so forth. Now the realistic
craze has struck it and nothing will do but
apiece in which there are lots of murders
and crimes or in fact a play which is dis
tinQuished as blood and thunder affair.
1t is to be hoped. however, that we are
still far distant from that day when the
American stage will become quite as real
istic as it is in France. If the truth must
be told, the line of uecencs and good taste
has already been over-stepped by Ameri-
can managers.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-07

After all, pugilism seems to be quite as
fashionable as 4stheticism. We find a
New York paper daintily recording the
movements of notorious ring ''slugger''
after this manner: "Mr. Tom Allen, the
distinguished English pugilist, took a
drive through Central Park yesterday
afternoon, and afterward dined with a
party of friends in an uotown clubhouse.
His private secretary says that he is in re-
ceipt of many invitations to dinner
parties Just what has come over Ameri
can ideas of the eternal proprieties it is
difficult to say bat if this thing is carried
to natural conclusion, we will after a
while be informed that 'tMdlle. Helena de
Trois, the eminent leader of the demi-
monde of Paris, yesterday attended the
kettle drum of the Hon. Mrs. Senator
Hightone, and in the evening occupied the
private box of Colonel and Mrs. Pointlace
at the OPERA
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-07
TOO MUCH REALISM.
Chicago News Letter.

This is evidently all age of stage realism
but if things go on in the way they have
been running for the past two seasons
there is great danger OF the public taste for
realism being gratified to an extent which
will eventually need depressing.
A new drama in Paris. we are told. is
about to contain balloon ascension, and
the heroine of the play, after she has
reached the flies in her aerial carriage, sud
denly loses her balance and fails into a
large sheet of water Representing the
ocean, from which she is rescued, OF
course the fall will be highly interesting
to the audience even if it does shake up
the innermost belongings of the esteemed
leading lady.
There are other realistic efforts in pro
gress, but the idea of a gentleman in this
city probably goes further than anything
that has ever preceded it. He has writ
ten a play in which woman is drowned,
and the plot of the piece depends upon
the Identification of the body
Thus one act is set in the morgue,
and he proposes 20 model the morgue scene
after the morgue in Paris-that is to say
with a number of marble slabs upon which
the dead bodies are placed. Upon these
slabs he proposes to "lay OUT number of
first class specimens-men and women
EHduO up 10 Ocdu people, A
sheet is to cover the body up to the chest,
and above the head is little water spout
from which tepid water falls upon the face
of the supposed dead. The general effect
of this is assisted by an electric light, and
if the corpses only remain perfectly still,
our dramatist predicts the most realistic
scene ever witnessed upon any stage.
1t is safe To say that during the last few
years the desire of the public to see things
on the stage as they actually are in life is
increasing to an alarming extent. Until
lately it was only necessary to describe in
the dialogue Of play that certain crime
had been committed To-day it is abso
lutely necessary to initiate the act itself in
order to satisfy the public.
In France stage realism has reached such
a pitch that certain acts are done in public
which, until recently, the least baseful per-
son would prefer to consummate in the
strict privacy of his chamber. 1t cannot
be said that this unfortunate degeneration
of the stage is entirely the fault of the
manager. They find that is the sort of
thing which pays them best, and so they
pursue it, It is evident that it suits the
public taste, otherwise it would not pay.
so that we can only deplore the result
while we are powerless to remedy the
case.
There are many things to be urged
against the drift of public taste for ssnss'
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-07
NOT so CRAZY as SHE THOUGHT.
Boston Transcript

A young lady of Chelsea, who had been
shopping in Boston, visited the Office of a
prominent physician on Saturday. She
was flushed and excited. and said she had
a very strange sensation which led her to
appTehend serious brain trouble-in shoi
insanity.
The peculiar sensation she described
was feeling running around in circle
on the top of her head. The doctor took
off her hat and examined her head, but
found nothing and she remarked that the
sensation had left her. She put on her, hat
and after sitting a few moments jumped
up with scream, saying that it had cone
again.
Another examination followed. first of
the he d, then of the hat, and in the hat a
small but active mouse was discovered
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-07
JEFF Davis Marriage at Galena with the Daugh-
ter OF General Taylor.
From the Galena { Ill. } Gazette.

An interesting "reminiscences of the past,
in which the President of the late South
ern Confederacy, John Lorrain, Esq, of
this city, Captain Warren, of Bellevue,
and Harrison, a Southern duelist, were
the central figures, was copied into this
paper yesterday from the Bellevue Leader
which revives the following additional
scrap of history in the life of the first
named actor in the drama referred to:
Davis frequently visited Galena during his
period of duty at Prairie du Chen, and
was well acquainted with many of our
early settlers. Among the number was
the late Reden Bennett, Esq. with whom
he was very intimate.
When Davis ran away with General
Taylors lovely daughter he came in a
rickety conveyance as far as Burt's mill,
in Grant county, Wis, owned by the
Iowa. and who is now living in the town
of Dunleith. this county Mr.. Burt, know
ing the young Lieutenant, and strongly
sympathizing with him in his love affair,
loaned him fleet horse and buggy, with
which Davis drove to Galena with his
sweetheart and was married in the office
of the late Justice Cormic, an exhoreer as
we'll as a magistrate. General Taylor was
an enemy of Davis for depriving him of
his daughter until the gallant charge OF his
son-in-law at Monterey, when he rode up
TO him on the field. and taking his hand
fOrgave him and enthusiastically cOmpli
mented him for his bravery. The circum-
stances attending the flight and marriage
of Davis with the daughter of General
Taylor. are well remembered by several of
our older citizens who came here in early
days. and from one of the number we have
obtained the story as above detailed.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-07
Chancery Notice.
STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Rock ISLAND COUNTY. IS

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Rock ISLAND COUNTY IS
In the Circuit Court, to the January Term. rSSs
L. II. Frink Addie Frink. in Chsncerr
Affidavit of the n-residence of Addic Friuk FIN.
above named defendant having been filed In M.
Clerks Office of the Circuit Court Of said county ro
tice is therefore hereby given to the said uon.re
dent defendant that the complainant filed his t' i'd,
complaint in said Court, the Chancery side there
of. on the goth day of November, 1882, and that
thereupon summons issued out of said Cqr-i
wherein said suit If now pending. returnabe On ftr
first Monday In the month of January next a. i by
law required. Now, unless you, the said n1f.re..
dent defendant above named, shall personally b..
and appear before said Circuit Court on the rrt ds
of the next term thereof to be holden Rock Island
in and for the said county, on the first M,uday In
January next, and plead. answer or deInur 10 The
said complanant's bill of complaint the same and
the matters and things therein charged aud stated
will be taken confessed and decree entered
against you according 10 the prayer Of said BILL
Rock Island, Illinois. November goth, 1882
L. f. HARRISON. Clerk
M III CoRBETT, Compts Sol nOy4)d4g
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-07
Catching Cold.
From the Louisville Medical Herald.

When a current of air blows in at the
window, all the light and small particles
of lint end dirt are carried with the cur
rent of air. We breathe the insoluble and
irritating matter into the nose, throat and
bronchi9; we sneeze, become hoarse, and
cough. We go to an evening entertain
ment, suffer much the same as described,
from the inhalation of an atmosphere
tainted with the exhalations of crowd of
persons, some of whom almost certainly
suffer from catarrh, pulmonary phthisis, or
other form of disease of the passage. ALI
thhese sources of irritation of the respira-
tory passages are set down as cold
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-07

The total receipts of the Garfield fair in
Washington were between $40, O0e and
500, 900, and the expenses fifteen thousand
or little more. The secretary of the
board of directors has stated that he is
confident the fair netted between So, 900
and $4,000. Mrs. Electa Smith, a news
paper correspondent from Chicago, OF
Sterling, got the decorated mirror and lam
brequin which were given by vote to the
most popular lady manager. Byron An
drews won the $3.50 gold Elgih watch raf-
fed for at the Illinois booths
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-07
Chancery Notice
STATE OF ILLINOIS }
Rock Island County 80

Rock Island County
1893. '.''H- 4. D
James McGreeor ~. Geberca Mc,.r..r..,
Gerry. i' 'hsu-
Affidavit of the non-rcs 'dence Of R.sa,c. i,
G,regor' me abot named defen art L1gf6g l ".
filed in the Clerks Oi3lce OF the Cirrr.- M y 'Nen
county, notice is therefore he.eby civ. " sid
DOn-resident defendant that the rot1r,i.+-.. .a4d
his bill of com. laint in sal Conf on r. t Lltf
side thereof, on the nth day Of Mo- uf,- r. -'l
that thereupon summons issued ont Of 5,iI = 5nt
wherein said suit is now pending relnr7.afi-t court
hrst Monday in the month of January i,-,. w llH
by law required. Now. unless YOU the IA d !'
residen defendant above named shall r1ar 'a non
and appear before said Circuit Court an. =! he
of the nextterm the eof, to be no den A. n, 'sy
in ard for said County on the first Monde i'.abi
nary next, and plead, answer or drr,s.r q, Jsn.
said complainant's bin of complaint The SOM, W. ne
the matters and things therein charged srj , alg
viii be taken as confessed. and q deere. ,-llrf
against you according TO the prayer Of said
Rock Stand, =. Nov. II. A. d. 1882
LEVI +. HARRISON tr.A
p. OMAHA, Comlt's Sol. D,y.,s5A
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-07

Mrs. Smith says the reason why child
req of this generation are so bad is owing
to The wearing of BaImoral boots instead
Of old-fashioned slippers. Mothers find it
too much trouble to pull off their boots to
whip children. so they go unpublished; but
when she was child, the way the slipper
used to do its duty was caution to the
whole family.