The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-11
his accu' ers with being men Of bad character
and in che pay of the Mormons.
Foreign.


RESOLUTIONS of coincidence to the queen
and duchess of Albany, on the death of their
son and husband, were adopted in the British
parliament
GENERAL GORDON made an advance from
Khartoum, and in n battle with the rebel
forces was defeated. The rebels pursued the
Egyptians for two miles after the battle The
scene of confusion presented by the retreat
ing troops was fearful to behold The Egvp-
tian regulars and the Bashi- Bazoi1kks
kept shouting out that their gene
rails had betrayed them. The
wounded received no attention for the
long space of seven hours The troops had
been clamoring for three weeks before to
meet the enemy In the early part of the
encounter the Egyptians were successful, and
the enemy were actually in full retreat, when
their cavalry made a dashing charge. De-
spite the reverse the inhabitants still remain
staunCh friends to General Gordon. Two
black pashas were shot for treachery, which
caused the defeat of General Gordon's troops.
GENERAL MILLoT commanding the French
troops at Tonquin, reports that he has been
entirely successful, and that the troops will
will soon return 10 France. About 5000
troops with the native auxilaries will be suf.
ficient to remain in Tonqun.
GENERAL GRAHAM, with his troops, has
sailed from Suakim to Suez. The British
troops had hardly left when Osman DiCma re-
appeared near Tamanieb with about 900 fol.
lowers.
GENERAL GORDON resolved to abandon
policy of Cancellation toward the natives OF
the Soudan and adopt more vigorous meas
ures. The Egyptian soldiers who had been de.
tailed to give a safe conduct to parties leaving
Khartoum and proceeding to Egypt received
orders to return to the beleagured citadel with.
out delay. Armed steamers at khartoum
daily engaged the rebels, who lost heavily.
PRINCE ARrHUR's body was taken to Eng
land on the royal yacht Osborne
EDMUND YATES, a prominent English
journalist and editor of the London World
has been sentenced to four months imprison-
mcnt for libeling the Earl of Lonsdale. The
judgment has been respited pending an APP
peal upon point of law.
a FIRE in London destroyed about a dozen
business houses mostly publishing and book
binding establishments
JOHN and George Stephenson were exc
cuted at Regina, British America, for the
murder of an old man named John Mccarthy
A Hone KONG dispatch says that the French
will probably invade China from the northern
coast Of Tonquin, and will hold Canton in sup
port of their claim for indemnity.
IT is proposed in Canada to notify farmers
of weather forecast by means of discs on all
railroad stations and locomotive engines.
FIVE men were instantly killed and others
injured by blasting accident at Port Arthur,
Manitoba.
AFTER a thorough discussion the British
cabinet decided against the proposition to es-
tablish a protectorato over Egypt.
PRINCE LEoPoLD's funeral took place in
Windsor castle in presence of Queen Victoria
and the other members of the royal family
a second funeral service, celebrated later,
was attended only by the queen, her dead
sons wife and the dean of Windsor.
THE steamship Daniel Steinmann from
Antwerp, struck on rock Off Sambro Light
while entering the harbor of Halifax, n. S.
She knocked hole i'll her bottom and sank
at once. Of 1870 passengers and crew only
nine We're saved, comprising the captain, five
sailors and three passengers. The ship is a
total loss and only her topmasts We're visible
above water
HUNGARY'S supreme tribunal has confirmed
the acquttal of all the Jews who We're charged
with numbering Esther Solomossy 1t was
alleged that they killed her to obtain her blood
to mix with Passover bread.