Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-10-12
FOREIGN NEWS.
BLACK Challenge to the French

LONDON, October 11th.-Sin Fuog, Com
mander of the Black Flags. has issued the
| following challenge: You French free
hooters look like tigers of the world, seeking
how to give vent to crafty schemes and cruel
deeds There is no land for which your
mouth does not water, no riches that you do
not desire to devcur. Religious teaching you
employ TO undermine and impure the people.
international commerce is to you g prsText
for swallowing countries. You cruelty is in
| finite, your wickedness extreme. On your
strength you rely to debauch our women,
which excites the indignation Of the gods and
men, and is uuendurable in heaven and on
earth. Now You want to avail yourself Of an
excuse to endeavor to acquire Anam, and
under pretext Of international commerce to
| depart from treaty. trying to befool the
worldin order to give vent to your martial
| designs and seize cities, storm towns, slaugh-
tering officials, robbing the revenue,
killing the innocent, and encouraging
secret bonds. Your outrages and
cruelties have reached fsr and wide.
Your crimes are almost too numerous for
words. Your shame could not be washed
out, though you were to exhaust the waters
of the West river. The issuer of this proc.
lsmation having received command to avenge
the wrongs inflicted by you, and having
sworn with his army, with justice on his eide,
| to lead the troops to the slaughter of your
vile lot, his first desire was to proceed, with
lightning speed, to beat down your rabbits
and exterminate your pack Of foxes without
pity. This would be matter of great re-
joiciug so the heart of man, and would man.
ifest heavens vengeance; but reflecting that
Hanoi is also territory belonging to the Gov
ernment, and that the traders there are all
respectable people, | could not endure that
the city should be reduced to ruins, and the
young and old killed at ths end of the sword.
/ therefore issus this proclamation that you,
you French robbers. who have already acted
unlawfully, may lead forth your crowd
dogs aud sheep to meet our army Of heroes.
The New VicerOy at Canton.
New YORK, October 11th.--The Hcrdlds
Canton special says: The new YIceroy,
Chang Hal Shing, is merely converted cut
throat In his youth ne fourishelss leader
of band of highwsymen, in the northern
provinces Of China. The Government, fad
ing it impossible to capture him, made him
mandarin and gave him viceroysdip.
Rough Experience OF an Aeronaut.
TORONTO, October 11th.-Upwards of 90.
900 persons witnessed Professor Williams az
cenj in o balloon from the Industrial Ex5i-
bition to-day. After risipR hundred ieet
the land breeze carried him inland. On
reaching q hight Of four hundred feet g coun-
ter current carried him ont over The lake. He
came down to catch the lake breeze again.
and was clming back when he was caught
in the land breeze and carried over the
island and out into the lake, where ths
ball lon came down AID gave him the benefit
of hall an hours bath. A tug rssouad the
Professor, who wss nearly insenslble from
cold and wet. The balloon was also secured.
To be Hanged.
OTTAWA, October 11th.-Commutation Of
sentence has been refused to Manu-, the Lit
tie Ridaux murderer, and he will BIS hanged
Mexican News.
CITY OF MEXICO, October 11th.-A captain
of artillery killed his sweetheart yesterday,
and then killed himself. jealousy was the
cause.
A boiler burst at the Santa Ricta mine.
and killed Superintendent Martin Gcday and
seven others.
A soldier in Oaxaca shot a corporal dead.
a pursuing policeman killed the soldier.
Hember or Parliament Unseated.
OTTAWA (Ont.), October 1Ith.-Sir John
Mcdonald has been unseated for the county
of Lennox. on account Of bribery by his
agents in the last election. Sir John was
elected for two couuties-Leunox and Csrle-
ton. He will now represent Carleton.
An Informer Jailed.
DUBLIN, October 11sb.-Informer Lamie
has been committed to prison, the authorities
learning that he wss about leaving the coun-
try to evade giving testimony against his
brother-iu-law Poole, to be tried for the mur-
der of Kenny. Lamie has already testified
that Poole gave him full account Of how
the deed was done.
The Case of ODOnnejI
LONDON, October 11th.- The prosecution
10 the cass OF O'Donnell, the murderer of
Carey, have dispositions from all their wit.
nesses, and placed the whols case before the
solicitor for 0'Donnell. 0'Donnell expressed
hope that he viii be acquitted, not so much
for his own sake. but for the sake of those
who have SO kindly subscribed for his defsnse.
Outrages by Rebels.
PoRT-AU-P PRINCE, October 11th. - Rebel
bands entered the city, pillagsd stores. set fire
to houses and!murdered all resisting. Among
the killed were two Generals. The troops
finally dispersed the rebels.
A President who Objected 10 AssassIna-
tiOB.
SANTA DOMINGO, October 11th.--A man