The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-11-29
FOREIGN.


FOREIGN.
The Conservatory of Music in Mexico
has over 2000 pupils.
Khalifa, the lender Of the last insurrac-
ton in Tunis, is dead.
It is estimated that 100000 persons left
Paris during the cholera epidemic.
The Champs de Mars has been selected
as the site of the Paris Exhibition of 1889.
An epidemic of hydrophobia prevails in
Vienna, eighty cases having already been
reported.
The protocol of the treaty Of commerce
of America with Cuba and Port Rico has
been signed.
Queen Victoria has the musket ball
which killed Admiral Nelson mounted in
crystal and silver.
Out of thirteen drunken persons brought
before London magistrate 9 few days ago
ten were women.
Peace is restored in gnndinamarca and
santander, owing to the active interven-
ton of the Federal Government.
The King of the Belgians is threatened
with insanity from prostrat;on caused by
political excitement in his kingdom.
Baron Alexander Won Stiegiitz, the most
famous banker in Russia, has just died,
leaving d fortune Of 100, ,0oo, 900 roublea.
The Paris medical and surgical societies
have decided not to admit women to COM
petition for position in the hospital service.
A corn dealer at Vienna carelessly sold
flour which lie had mixed with rat poison
to use in his barn, and poisoned sixty
persons.
A carriage lighted by ineandescent
lamps, and drawn by horse, on the head
of which an electric spray appears, is o
late sensation in Paris.
Two of the brigands who murdered and
robbed two employees of the French Lau-
rum Mining Company have been captured
and IL 600 francs recovered.
The recent auction of the Duke OF Ham
ilton's library Was the greatest book sale
on record. It continued over forty days
and realized total of $850,o00.
The Duke of Cumberland, ON opening
an iron safe bequeathed him by the Duke
of Brunswick, which was supposed to be
empty, found coin and paper money to the
value of $4,000.
King Humbert has expressed desire to
the municipal authorities who we're pre-
pairing grand welcome to the King on
his return to the capital, to devote the
money to the sufferers instead "
wAR NOTES.
The Chinese feet il preparing 10 leave
for Formosa.
Gen. Woise1ey's troops are rapidly ar
irving at Dongola.
Mahdi,s position is eighteen hours
march from Khartoum.
Sheikh Morgan, with large force, will
lend assistance to Gen. Gordon.
Admiral Courbef still remains at Kelung.
unable to advance until reinforced,
The Mahdi's people are deserving and
fleeing to the hills, having lost faith in the
false prophet.
Two Chinese ironclads have arrived and
intend to forcs the French blockade of the
Island of Formosa-
The Chinese Government has notified
foreigners that the Kinpai Channel is pro-
tected with torpedoes.
Heavy fighting is expected in Tonqnin.
Large bodies of Chinese ara reapproaching
the French forces from various directions.
Gen. Gordon has an army of 1000 Turks
and 6oO0 blacks, besides large number of
Arabs: also plentiful supply of provisions
and ammunition.
The French will demand the execution OF
the Tientsin treaty, tha. they be permitted
to occupy Kelnng aud Tamsui five years.
and that the Chinese apologize for tsie
Lang Son affair.
Each man of the camel corps and infantry
which has been formed for Egypt, will ride
at the back of native driver. Besides
these two men each camel will carry bag
| gage and twelve and half gallon tank Of
water.
We don't youch for the tvuthfulness of
| this paragraph. but any reader may believe
| it If he chews. 81 story Is told Of q calker
who was so absen.-mined that once while
| ali work, on d ship he drove plag OF tobacco
inf, the vessels bottom and bit OF the head
IS Al iron ss,iHe himself. never realizing
III. til sse vessel spit IN his face.