National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-10-18


WADY HALrA, Oct. 17.--Tho steamer
Feruz with forty row boats on board has
arrived at Dongola, Osman Narreddin,
an inhabitant Of Korte, has arrived hero
from Khartoum, having been fourteen
days ON tho way. Ho was present ut
Khartoum during the whole siege, and
saw Gen. Gordon capture u quantity of
guns and rifles Of the enemy. He says
the road from Khartoum to SEMINAR Is
free of rebels. Gen. Gordon's steamers,
after bombarding Berber, Djelyeen, and
Menneh returned In safety to Khartoum.
Kashmil Pasha has undertaken to oc-
cupy Berber, with n force which Gen.
Gordon was getting in readiness at the
time when Narrsddin left.
The Mahdi came to Shaft, only six days
journey from khartoum, but on hearing
of the insurrection at Geb-el-Deir was
forced to turn back. Before starting he
summoned the tribesmen and villagers to
accompany him, but very few obeyed.
They rather remained loyal to the khe-
dive. The Mahdi had left Mahmou d
Abdel Kader in command at FL Obeid
with only 5000 troops. Tho Bakkara
trbesmen and the inhabitants of Geb.el
Deir. Joined by 100 Egyptian troops,
made an attack on Ell Obeld and cap
tured number of slaves and cattle. The
attacking party were so much encouraged
by their success that they threatened to
renew the assault.
SUAKIN, Oct. lit is believed that
Osman Digna, the rebel leader, will sue
eeed in massing his forces at Tamai. The
English have lost their chance of crush
ing him for the present. Both the
weather and the crops favor him.
DoNGoLA, Oct. IA special messenger
has returned home from Wady Garna.
He report that the inhabitants there de-
clare that the steamer which ran aground
some days ago had quantity Of money
on board which belonged to the Greek
consul. There were forty Europeans and
natives ON the steamer. Tho steamer
was armed and carried booty which had
been captured by the party in fights with
the rebels. 1t had also on board the heads
of the rebels who were killed at Khar-
toum. When the steamer ran aground
at Salamat the inhabitants were terrified.
The messenger repeats the story of the
treachery and massacre to which the
people on the steamer were subjected.
He says there were no whites among the
the prisoners.
CAIRO, Oct. 17.-Advices from Am
bukol state that merchonts who have ar
rived at that place confirm the reports
that Gen. Gordon captured the towns OF
Shendy and Netemmeh on Oct. 6. They
state that Gen. Gordon makes constant
sorties from Khartoum.
Death OF Paul Lacrei~
PARIS, Oct. I'm. Paul Lacroix, the
we'll known novelist and antiquary, IL
is dead. He was born in Paris Feb. 81.
1906, and was the author Of number Of
novels. dramas, and miscellaneous works
Besides this he distinguished himself as
an archeologist, and was famous for his
intimate knowledge of books. The mos,
magnificent Of his richly illuminated an
tiquarian works have been translated
into English, and appeared under
the titles of Tho Arts Of the
Middle Ages" Manners, Customs,
and Dress of the Middle Ages" 1873;
military and Reli gious Life in the Mid.
die Ages, and at the Period Of the Re.
naissance," 1874; and Science and Litera'
ture in the Middle Ages, and at the
Period of the Renaissance" 1873. In 1856
N. Lecroix was appointed curator of the
library Of the arsenal IL Paris. He had
been decorated with the Legion of Honor
in 1885, and Jan. 6, 1860, was promoted a:
grand officer. He wrote much under the
the pseudonym "Biblophite Jacob"