Milford chronicle., 1883-12-07

3 "A correspondent at Hong Kong
cables the present condition of affairs il
Tonqnin, and says that the restoration
OF order Is onl " a question Of time.
Admiral Courbet SAYS that he is
continuing his preparations for an adj
vance from Hanoi.
The trial of O'Donnell for the mur-
der of James Carey was begun at the
Old Bailey.
-RiOting occurred in Newry, ireland,
several Of the participants being injured.
The Porte intends to ask the Eu-
ropean Powers to support it in its
demand to send troops to the Soudan.
Despite some brilliant play at the
last, Sehaefer, the American champion
billiard player, was defeated by Vignaux,
the French champion, in the Paris
match by 124 points. The total scores
for the five nights are: Vignaux, 5000;
Schaefer, 2, 876.
"A letter from Java says: "When
we reached Anjer what a sight met our
eyes AMER all gone; not one living
soul left; the land on both sides white as
snow, covered with ashes; trees all dead
IA fearful sight. We were ordered to
stop and heaYe to by Dutch man-of-
war. A small boat came to us and
kindly took our letters. For two days
after passing AMER we plowed through
masses Of dead bodies, hundreds and
hundreds striking the ship on both
sides; groups Of fifty to a hundred all
packed together, most OF them naked,
and such an odor 1t was awful p
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ence as whaler in the Arctic Ocean, in
a lecture delivered at Dundee, expressed |
his fear that the Greedy expedition had |
lost its bearings, and said England |
should do something toward its rescue.
Captain Adams said he was ready to Join
IN the search himself
There was a large fire at Roubaix.
France; damage, $4OO, 900
Emperor William thinks that the
peace of Europe will be maintained.
"A Paris correspondent saws dificul-
ties may arise between France and Eng
land II Chinese ports are blockaded
The collision on the Lake Of Geneva.
IL which twenty persons were drowned. /
was between the steamers Cygne and !
Rhone, and took place during heavy
storm. The Rhone foundered within
wo minutes after having been struck.
he Cygne being also much damaged. 1
her return to Ouchv. =
"A secret treaty is said to exist be- /
ween China and the Black FLAGS !
ADMIRAL COurbet is to move on Sontav
n the coming week. {
The German Crown Princes visit
o Spain is said to foreshadOw the an fl
exation of Portugal to Spain. II
"A force of 5000 Chinese troops IA
lade an attack on Haid- -Zuong. on the h
9TH inst. The French garrison. being
by gunboat, held out seven ol
ours and the Chinese retreated. The re
ss of the French land force was over
yenty killed and wounded. The French Sc
lnboat had its hull penetrated by the sl
lemy's shot III several places. and =.
ght OF the crew were wounded, The u
hmese loss was large. cl
The Board of Trustees refused to IS
ant the use of Exhibition Hall, in br
'rk, to Mr.. Parnell for a meeting.
. Two steamers colided on Lake n
sneva between Evian and Ouchy. and ~
enty passengers were drowned. yo
T. III AeltSDb 4luu4DGI VI lu6 ulllllSLlG -
gan, The IV3U Of the People. gives Cl
lroWing details of the sufferings of the alb
ltical prisoners in the Peter and Paul no
tress, where, it is stated, they are
ated ike mUrderers. No distinction
made between men and women or be- fla
cen the sick and the healthy. Several ma
the prisoners have gone mad and have is
nmltted suicide. Corporal punish 60
Mt Of the prisoners is frequent. "
Japan is anxious to open the in me
ior Of the country to foreign trade. his
M. de Lesseps was assured bv Mr. int
ldstone that the English government
ulG ~ 90 niothlng 70 1aclIltate the max ma
OF another canal in Egypt. rl,
The municipal authorities of Paris 49,
seize any American pork improperly ~ ~
ted. to
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