The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-18
FOREIGN.

The health of Alfonso is in an alarming
state.
The Sultan Of Turkey supports Halyin
| IN his pretensiens against the Kheaiye.
Irish dynamiters have attempted ovreck
the new Parliament building at Quebec.
Thirty prisoners escaped from the iaiI al
| Tyeptico, Asia, by pinioning the sentries.
Fourteen children were drowned Ewhile
playing in boat on the river Prague, Aus
| tria.
President Grevy will grant 5000 francs
for the relief OF the unemployed workmen
Of Lyons.
The French Government intend charter
ing large English steamships to convey
troops to China. 81.
+ Yokohama and Toxic, Japan, have been
struck by typhoons. In the latter city 5000
| houses were destroyed. s
An explosion of firedamp occurred in the
mines of Ostran, ia Moravia, causing ths
death of twenty persons. 4YS.
Nine. Kalomine has declined the allow.
ance granted her by the Grand Duke, and
she refuses compromise.
Queen Victoria Is interesting herself in the
Grand Duchy of Hesse's divorce so that he
can marry the Duchess of Albany
One hundred and sixty eight students
nave been expelled from the university at
helf for alleged connection with Nih1lisss.
The English government will introduce
proposition into parliament to make
Prince Albert Victor an annual allowances
Of g10,0o0.
The Cardinal of San Anglice has given
the gold cross presented him by the Pope,
to be sold for the sufferers by the cyclone
in Cataria.
The two islands in the Straits of Sunda,
which sprang up at the time of the Kraka-
toa eruption, have again been swallowed
up by the sea.
The Turkish mail caravan from Baedad
has been attacked by brigands who killed
three of the guard and stole $3O0,0oO in
Government bullion.
The King and Grown Prince were prepert
at the burning of the Royal Palace at
Christianborg, until midnight Ten SOL
diers were burned to death.
A German lady recently advertised for
- few well-behayed and respectfully
dressed children to amuse cat IN delicate
health two Or three nours day.
In South Siberia there is an uncivilized
race known as Bourats, who worship a hu-
man god who poisoned at the age of
nineteen and anothe- male infant chosen,
The terrible cyclone visited Cataria, ISL
and of Sicily, October 6. TWentY-seVen
persons were killed, 400 injured, and three
thousand houses demolished, the damages
amounting to 100000 lire.
Americans in London contemplate build.
ing on the Thames embankment an Anglo
American Exchange, to include under one
roof o gigantic hotel, banking establish
ment, theatre fer the production of purely
American dramas, and an assenbly-room.
waG NOTES.
The Suakim rebellion is increasing. Two
fresh tribes have joined Ell Mahdi.x
No British advance in force for relief OF
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The steamer Nasifkheir, forming part of
the Nile expedition, has arrived at Dom
COLA.
AbEigade Of the French army in Africa
will be sent to Tonquin to, reinforce the
army.
China has sent 10,0C0 reinforcernenfs
from KERN, in the province of MancEooria
to Pekin. -
The camel corps, which is 10 take part
in the Gordon relief expedition has land
at Alexandria.
Admiral courbet has bloekaded Tampui
Fai-w -wai-foo an a-kan-kan d on The wess
coast of Formosa.
A battle has taken place before lie. for,
tress of Dliofar in which thrse hundred
rebels were killed and wounded.
The sheiEs Of the tribes between Khar.
toum and shandy have arrives st Aubukol
and rendered subnissiop = liz Egypsian
goeernment.