The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-12-27
HERE AND THERE.
Admiral Courbcps Attack on the
Chinese City.
President Arthur Expresses Brilliant
Flash Of silence.
TeIegraphic News From Many Places
Foreign Affairs.


PUBLIC VOTING.
BERLIN, Dec. 21.-The North German
Gazette states that Bismarck entirely con-
ours with Puttkamer, minister OF the in-
error. In opposing secret voting Tor tue
members of the lower house ofthe Prussian
diet. Bsmark, the paper says, even TX
pressed himself as favorable to universal
suffrage. provided the public vo'ing 40.
bered to the existing system, and score
voting at the cleo, ions for the reichstag -
detrimental to imperial institutions, ana
must entirely be modified.
STRIKE CONSEQUENCE.
I.oNpoN. Dec. 2l.-14, 600 cotton opera
tiyes of Lancashire are idle in consequence
Of a strike. Half OF the looms at Blackburn
are stopped.
AUTOGRAPH LETTER.
ROME. Dec. 2l.-The pope sent an auto
graph letter to the emperor OF Germany.
FOREIGN FIRES.
BERNIE, Dec. 2l.-The village Of Vents,
Switzerland, has burned.
pYNAMITERs SENTENCED.
EpINBURe, Dec. 2l.-The five Glasgow
dynamiters, on trial here, we're found guilty
al, ali charges and sentenced to life imprls-
onment. The other five were found guilty
on the first charge only, ard sentenced to
seven years penal servitude.
The following prisoners were sentenced
fer lie: Terrence McDermott, Thomas De-
yanDey, Peter Callsghap, Henry McAnn
and Patrick McCulleugh seven years:
James O'Donnelly, James Kelly. Palrlck
McCabe, Patrick Drum and Dennis casey.
FRENCH TROUBLES.
p.p1s. Dec. 2l.-Admirai Courbet, in an
official report, states that 8 officers and 67
men were killed: 10 officers and ITO men
wounded before Sontag on the l4th.
ATTITUDE ADOPTED.
| ROME. Dec, 2l.-The American bishops
have agreed upon the attitude TO pc
adopted by the Catholic clergy OF the Uni
| ted States toward the FeDians.
REpoRTEp TO HAVE CAPTURED soNTAY.
LorpoN, Dec. ola Hong Kong dispatch
dated to-day, reads: ut is reported the
French have captnred Sontay."
PARIS. Dec. 21-Admiral Peyon, minis
ter OF marine, received the following from
i Sontay, dated the 18th: "Sontay is ours;
the outer enciepte was carried Dy assault
at O'Clock Sunday evening; inc attack &c;
gan at IL q, M: the assault was mace az Q
ln. m. with bravery above all praise by the
| foreign legion, together with the marine
Infantry and sailors. The fiotilla assisted
in the bombar6ment. The citadel was
evacuated during the night and occupieo
on the morning of the 18th. without hight
ing, We do not yet know whether tnt
Chinese fled. 1t Is impossible to learn thei
iosses. We lost about fifteen kill, no,ud
ING one officer, and sixty wounded, includ
ing five officers; ,ae,,u,.n.
, MONTREAL. Dec. 81 The Grand Trunl
:, and the Canaoi An Pacific are again at log
gerheads regarding the right-of way OF IN
North Shore railway to run over me ran ran
ofthe Canadian Pacific track, making con
! nection with the Grand Trunk via Jacque
I Cartier railroad, thereby obtaining
through rate from Quebec to the far wes
in direct opposition TO the Canadian Ia
8 oiic.
, WRECKED SHIPS GREW.
i, The bark Baroma, from Savannah, res
: cued the chief officers from the wreck OF 20
J. shin Reging, from Philadelphia, whic
went to pieces in the gale of the 4th instan
Two OF the crew died of exposure, the res
took to a boat and raft, and are still mil
i sing.
t ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 2l.-The injury
Q the car by being thrown from his sledge
, is not considered as endsngering MS NE.
PROBABLY LIVES LOST
9 LONDON Dec. 2l.- The survivors OF I'd
. steamer Saint Augustine, which burne
Sunday In thebsy of Biscay,. state tni
thirtv.eight men were on board when u
4 four boats were put of, and feared that a
a were lost, as when the steamer waslast see
heaHv yea wa running and the vess
was all fire and there were no o'ner' ooa'
Is STRIKING ENGINEERS.
"a WINNIPEG, MAN. Dec. 21.-The strikir
- engineers met Superintendent Egg
Iasf night, and proposed :
return TO work in bod
but Eeau refused to reinstate those who 9
N serted their trains and subjected the pro
in erty of the company TO injury. iners .
engineers are leaving for the states. A Dc
driver from Montreal, was assaulted py y
-. strikers.
g, MEXICO. Dec. 2l.-The refusal to acce
"a nickel money in their city MARI
IS is causing quarrels, resulting ~ MT +
as aud cries VI Down, WIN Nlcksis .
m Closed. A mob passed through the stree
in breakiue lamps and windows, and !
re troops fred blank cartridges i.
M the mob and the cavalry charged
Al crowd and order was finally restored, WI
a. out bloodshed. The troops are patroiii
de the streets.
:. trial for the killing of olivier, Fren
~ ms reliant. IN duel, we're acquitted.
,te DE LONG AND PARTY's REMAINS.
he InKursK. Dec. 21.-The remains OF
he Long and Others, on the Jeanette. OF
IN Arctic expedition, arrived here. The
lie mains were borne in procession throu
ed the streets to-day, escorted oy .
hi tachment OF troops. A muititude OF peo
he Joined in the cortege and many Wres
ie- were placed upon the comns, LII
comics Of the poems describing the exple
ana the unhappy end OF the party W
distributed among the crowd.
"a. ANNIVERSARY OF HANGING.
Rowp. Dec 1-Demonstrationsi m !
W towns OF Italy In honor OF overcsnl
ain bombmsker, being hanged at Ins
tic a year ago for an atten
npon the life Of the emperor Of Austris
IN Florence. Several persons were arrssi
~ The republican journals here appeared v
eI, hisck borders In memory Of Oyerdank.
- THE CROWN PRrrcE.
.ns Roxr. Dec. 2L-According 70
'Vn Rssseena. the German Crt
,el Prince and Pope talked N,
- ousrters Of an hour upon gem
~ Subjects. When the prince was Iesv
'"s the none asked him n be bad any mis- =
10 perform. The prince replied;
one ouly, namely. 70 express tne ssIm
"a sire Of the emuefor sne blsnerce Ior
-, restoration Of religious peace ~ oerms
n ~ compatible with on ts"s sss 's''''' y
tor Plrrs. Dec. H.-Mre. Marie Coism
.ns has ritten letter 10 Figaro, saying sn'
On e-ets 10 write the memoirs
1sd ssrsh Bsrnum, because tne
tbs caused such discuslont
lid 1r~is-~- trsf B--hs-5t We v-org N
o. '-o,7rr herself 20 be he fmaginsry PEI.
he .li~sed 10 In tie b0ok. Nile Colon
Dg- .oulirusf. thar neither Der 90
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~ frrrhed ne. C5Dce1iec -
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