The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-04-26
F'OKEIGN.

Herbert Snencer's health is failing.
Charles Reade, the novelist, Is dead.
The French have entered Hunghoa.
Marquis Tseng has been summoned TO
Pekin.
Prince Bismark has Withdrawn from the
German Cabinet.
A recent Ere at Gerpegan, in Moravia,
destroyed fifty houses.
One of the assassins Of Col. Sudekin has
been arrested at Moscow.
The special pilotage dues in the Suez
Canal have been abolished.
The catheral at Ulm, Wurtemburg, is the
largest Protestant Church in the world.
Dne-half of Mandalay, the capital of Bur-
NAH, g city of $1,000 people, has been
burned.
The Duchess OF Albany, widow Of the
late Prince Leopold, is about to become
mother.
Five French missionaries and thirty Cat
rehists have been massacred at Thanhoa,
Tonquin.
The chief means of transportation in
Central Asia is q line OF railway cars drawn
by camels.
Dom Pedro, Emperor of Brazil, has
reigned fifty-three years, longer than any
other living monarch.
The bridal dress of Mrs. Oscar Wilde was
saffron-hued, with pale violet trimmings
and head-Gress of sunfowers.
The College of Cardinals now includes
the greatest genius and first divine emong
English speaking Roman Catholics.
A recently convicted English murderer
returned the presiding Judge watch he
had stolen from him fifteen years before.
The editor OF a comic paper which pub
lished an offensive cartoon of King Alfonso,
has been sentenced to imprisonment for
eight years.
The Sultan of Turkey has issued an edict
prohibiting, under severe penalties the i'm
portation into Turkey of likeness Of the
Gar of Russia.
The British naval commander has been
ordered to oppose any attempt of the Portu-
CUES to extend their occupation of Congo
beyond Ambriez.
sOUDAHEsE WAR NOTES.
Egypt is seeking fresh loan of G8,OO0,-
600.
Osman Digma, with 2O0O followers, il
again at Suakim.
Ell Mahdi urges fighting upon the Turks
az religious duty.
Ell Mahdi is now as completely hsmmed
in as Gen. Gordon.
KassaIa is surrounded by COCO rebels,
who fire into the town nightly.
The King of Abyssinia asks for direct di-
plomatic relations with England.
Zebehr Pasha refuses to accept the post
of Assistant Governor of Soudan.
The differences between Nubar Pasha and
Clifford Lloyd have been arranged.
Gordon is the only Christian who is
prayed for in the mosques of Mecca.
An English lady has offered e20,O00 and
member of Parliament G1O0O for the res
cue of Gen. Gordon.
Barring, the British minister in Egypt
has been summoned to England to discuss
Egyptian affairs.
Gen. Gordon has telegraphed his position
is hopeless unless Zebehr Pasha be sent to
Khartoum Immediately.
The Cabinet Council has resolved that
the immediate dispatch of troops to Upper
Egypt is imperatiyely necessary.
The German and Austrian Governments
have presented identical notes to Egypt
requesting payment of indemnity claims.
Four hundred and fifty refugees from
Shendy, including women and children,
were massacrea at I'll Booba bg tue rebels.
During the recent fighting in Egypt
Baker Pasha's chsekbone was splintered by
g four-ouuce iron bulle7, which had to be
sawed out.
Gordon is hemmed in bs 200 Arabs. He
has telegrspbed for assistance and asks
that appeals he made to the inillionaires OF
England and the United States for goo $50.
Platinum has roesntiy been drawn into
wire so tine es to he invisible to the nakal
eye.