The bee., 1883-12-15
GENERAL. NEWS.

LONDON, Dec, 1o.--The Tonquin credits
bill was adopted in the French Chamber Of
! Deputies yesterday after long debate. 1t
is reported in Paris that the government has
directed Admiral Courbet to continue his
preparations for the campaign against Son
tay and Bac-Ninh. A despatch from Pekin
says that at meeting of the Chinese mill
istry has expressed itself unanimously
against war with France.
Extra guards have bean stationed to watct
| 0'Donnell in prison in London.
IA national league meeting which had
been forbidden by the government was held
near Loughrea, Ireland, on Sunday.
It is reported from Cairo that the Egypt
| ians would have defeated the rebels in tbs
recent engagement with the hill men but fo,
the conduct of the Bashi-Bazouks.
BY fire at Gadsden, Ala, the Coosa fur
lace; loss S15O,0O0; no insurance. At Pine
| Buff Ark, two blocks of business houses.
st It. Louis. ZelIa Brothers provision store;
loss $4,000. At Huntingdon, Pa, severaI
buildings; loss $500.
The directors of the Produce Bank of New
York, which is at SO Barclay street, have de-
cided TO place the bank in liquidation, and a
notice has been sent TO depositors to draw
their balances, which would be paid in full
| md close their accounts.
Albert Thomas, colored, was arrested at
Clinton, Miss, for commi ting an assault
upon the little daughter of B. F. Lingon.
While conveying him back to the neighbor-
hood of the crime he attempted to escape,
and was riddled with bullets.
A special to the Democrat from Hot
Springs says Hudgin's dry goods store was
entered oy two men, who placed revolvers
at Hudgins' head and obtained the keys of
The safe, which they robbed of over $4,000.
The testimony for the prosecution in the
siection cases in the United States Court at
Columbia, S. c., witnesses for the defense
were heard until the adjournment of the
court. The government failed to make
'ase of conspiracy.
At meeting Of the A. III. Z. Zion Church.
held at Raleigh, N. O., Bishop J. w. Hood
was sustained in his decision made at the
Kentucky Conference, whereby Bishop w.
! Ii. Hillery was silenced, and his conduct on
that occasion severely criticised and strongly
condemned.
The steam barge Enterprise, which sank in
| Lake Huron, was coming down in tow of the
| tug BaliZe. When this side Of Port Auvfn
| sic signalled the tug that she was sinking
md went down three minutes later. Thir-
/ arJ -,,
and were lost. The seven others got aboard
Jhe Balize, but the second engineer died SOON
0fter
A reform movement has been inaugurated
by the county officers at New Orleans against
the gamblers and houses of prostitution in
that city. Information has been made against
the proprietors of five of the most notorious
houses, who were arrested, and gave bail fol-
a hearing. 1t is the intention to prosecute
all until they are driven from the city.
LONDON, Dec. g.---News has reached Alden,
Egypt, that force of hill tribes has attacked
and annihilated five companies of Egyp-
sians Outside Suakim. Only fifty Egyptians,
aalf of whom were officers, escaped
Admiral Courbet in private letter from
Tonquin expresses eagerness to march on the
enemy.
Several ports of the Hovas have been de-
stroyed by the French feet in Madagascar
waters.
1t is rumored in Berlin that another meet
ing of the Emperors of Germany, Russia and
Austria win take place.
The Czar and German ambassadors tc
Russia were present at the st. Georges win
ser palace in ST. Petersburg.
Signor Lovito and Baron Nicotera, who
fought duel in Rome on Friday, will be
prosecuted. Signor Lovito has resigned the
secretaryship of the ministry of the interior.
Msgr SaTaraz, formerly the domestic pre-
late in the Pope's household, yesterday was
received into the Protestant Episcopal
Church and abjured the Catholic faith.
Laban Stephens has been convicted of The
murder Of Anderson Lackey at jackson, O.
The Jones brothers have been convicted of
the same crime, and will be hanged Decem-
,iec.1.
A bill has been introduced in the South
Carolina Legislature modifying the railway
laws Of the State. The bill seeks to curtail
the powers of the railroad commission,
I which, it is claimed, have been exercised to
! the hurt of the railways.
United States Commissioner Samuel Pat
! terson, OF Lynchburg, va, committed col
! ored mail carrier named VIM. Henry Gala
way to Jail in default of 5000 BAIL on the
charge of robbing the mail between Roanoke
and Cave Springs, Roanoke county. He con-
fessed the crime.
Over $16,000 was cleared by the fair for
the German Home of the Aged at Baltimore.
The Mount Hickory Rolling Mills, at Erie.
Pa, have been totally destroyed. The los
is estimated at S210, 600: insurance $4,000.
The Assessment Lists show that the yalua-
tion of property in South Carolina is $780,
6J3,3o4, gain during the year of S5,I6z, ,Gl2.
The American Cotton Mills, at Gloucester.
Mass, have been totally destroyed by fire.
Loss estimated at $40, 900; insurance $780,
COP.
TIE South Carolina Senate has rejected
bill reported from the Judiciary committee
providing means for the legal dissolution of
the marriage tie.