The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-07-12
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OUR GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY

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OUR GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
DOMESTIC.
Fifteen sunstrokes were reported in New
York on the 7th.
An effort is being made in Cincinnati to
sell beer on street cars.
The old Garfield Memorial Church at
Washington has been sold for 1882,
Twenty thousand people attended a sa-
cred concert at Fairmount Park, Philadel-
phia.
Ex-senator David Davis has lost nearly
100 pounds since his rstiEement from the
Senate.
Senator Fairs divorced wife is about to
marrythe society editer of San Francisco
journal.
Gen. Grants valuable horses, which were
kept in Wards stables, have been attached
by the iatter's creditors.
To prevent the transmission of cholera
contagion the mails from Italy are to be
enclosed in tarred sacks.
Kendrick Holland and Victor Eloi are to
be hanged in New Orleans on the Goth of
July, for the murder of their wives.
Pet dogs are the hobby Of Senator Pal
mer of Michigan. He has two which cost
$500 and for whom he employs nurse at
$50 month.
The Philadelphia Society for the Preyen-
ton of Cruelty to Animals hes attempted to
arrest the Spanish consul at that city, upon
the charge of kicking his pet dog.
The doorkeeper Of the United States
Senate has not been absent from his duties
more than twenty days since Daniel Web
ster had him appointed page in 1881.
The gavef used by the presiding officers
of the National Democratic convention,
and to be presented to the successful presi-
DENTAL candidate, contains fragment from
Washington's tomb, marble from Cesar's
palace in Rome, and piece of torch found
in the VOLTS den occupied by Gen. Putnam
at Pomfret, Conn.
FOREIGN.
Immense numbers OF paper bottles are
now made in Germany.
The minaret of a mosque at Cairo col
lasped, killing dozen persons.
The Gear has given 100000 for the re-
lief of the sufferers of inundated Poland.
Acoustic fans and canes are used in
France as substitutes for the ear trum-
pet.
The Parisian Government has decided
to release all the anarchists but Prince
Krapotkine and Louise Michel.
The present organist of st. Michael's
Church, Coventry, England, has held that
position for seyenty-four years.
France demands 5OO,O00,000 francs Of
China as indemnity for violation Of the
Franco Chinese treaty at Langsen.
The belle of a recent Partisan ball was
q Marquise who appeared as beggsr,
dressed in rags and carrying hand organ.
One of the royal crowns of France which
was stolen about two years ago has been
discovered in pawnbroker's establish
ment.
An actress playing at Marseilles heard
that a spectator had been seized with chol-
era, and abruptly fed to Paris in her theat-
rical costume.
"The monarch of the Glen, one of Land
seer's paintings which the English House
of Lords refused to accept, has just been
sold for g3O,O00.
Asiatic cholera has appeared at Mar
settles and Toulon. Arrangements have
been made to fumigate travellers at the
Paris railway stations.
soUDANEsE WAR NOTES.
The road between Masspwah and Kassala
is open.
The Governor of Massowah has arrived
at Suakim.
Over $1,000 Arabs have been sent to IN
vest Dongola.
The fall of Berber has caused great ex-
citement at Assouan.
The rebels are within weeks march of
Dongola and Karoska.
Heavy fighting is expected to take place
after the feast of Ramadan.
King John will not allow Kassala to re-
main in possession of the Arabs.
The Noho babish tribes are about to
combine their forces with those of Mah1i.
Pain, Fga'o's correspondent, intends
suing the Egyptian Government for false
imprisonment.
English sergeants at Suakim resigned,
owing to the cowardice of Egyptian off,
GERS and men.
Over 12 600 Arabs attacked and captured
Debbeh by assault, killing 1000 of the gar
rison and inhabitants.
Admiral Hewitt's treaty with King John
secures free transit to English troops from
the interior to Massowah.
The Khediye has issued firman making
Col Kitchener special commissioners to the
Abbabdas and Bishereens.
Khartoum was captured without much
bloodshed. Most of the Europeans turned
Mohammedan and were treated kindly.
Gen. Gordon is quite safe and has the
freedom of the camp.
The Democratic convention of Missouri
declared in favor of tariff for revenue
only and the delegates to the national coia-
vention are nearly all favorable to the nona-
ination of Gov. Cleveland for President.
The Ohio convention chung to the "Ohio
idea" of a tariff for revenue and inciden-
tai protection, and demanded restoration
of the duty on wool. The national dele