Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-08-13

LONDON, August 1Z.-!Tho Times has
. despatch from Pekin, Of August II,
which nsys: "The Tsung-Li.Yamen
has protested to the Powers against
the operations Of the French, fleet at
Kelung." Naas
PARIs, August 12.--The voltiare
gives the following account Of the
the French operations In China !: "Ad-
miral Lespes blockaded Kslung on
August 8. The Ohips1ex attempted 20
1eV@ hitaew with . battiky OF Krupp
cannon. The French thsreupon opened
fire and silenced the battery without
casualty. A company then landed
and promptly spiked the guns. In this
operation one man was killed and two
wounded. Admiral Lespes remains at
anchor before Kelung, 80 a. to prevent
Chinese vessels from cosling. Ad.
mtral Courbet stays at Foo Ohoo to
support NJ. Patenotre's demands. The
detached squadron remains off Woo
Sung, ten miles north of shang-
PARIS, Aug. 12.-Admiral Lespes
reports that on August 8, with three
vessels, he attacked and destroyed TIE
forts Of Kelung. On August 6 parties
landed from the ships and completed
the destruction of the war materials
in store there. The French are now
masters of the port, tho roadstead
and the mines. Two men were killed
and four wounded during the opera
tions.
PARIS, August 12.-The Government
will make a declaration to the Cham
Der Of Deputies concerning the Chinese
question, on Saturday, and will ask
for further credit to enable IL TO prose-
cute the campaign actively and force
China to submit.
PARIS, August 12.-The Figaro as
serts that the English Minister at
Pekin is intriguing tb annnl the trading
concessions made to France by China.
The paper says n Patenotre will
insist upon the sHecial rights of
France under the cien .Tsin conven-
ton.
Tho Gorilla ut fhe Paris Museum.
At the beginning bf last winter the
Paris Museum of Natural History
came into possession, of q young male
gorilla that had beenl recently imported
from Gaboon. This lie tile first living
specimen of this largo species of an nthro.
pomorphous monkey that has ever
reached France. A study of it presents
great interest, as well from zoologi
cal point OF view as from that of the
development Of intel lectual faculties.
This gorilla is Abot u three years of age
and already has all Hts milk teeth, as
well as Its CANNES, which are long and
pointed, and nsi,herably exceed tn,
molars. Its chsrac- er is very differen,
from that of the chiLppanzee or ourang
outang, for it IL just as savage, moros,
and ugly in captivit y rs the latter art
mild and sociaDle. 1t has never showI
its keeper the least a,ffection. 1t allow
itself to be touched o, ily with the grea les
repugnance, and 1t .sually responds u
caresses by biting.
1t takes no part ih the play of thu
other monkeys, and s(eems to scarcel,
tolerate them alongside OF it. 1t is no
very active, and usual remains squat
ting in one corner of hts cage, or seatet
upon q branch With rs back against tn
wall, and scarcely ev,er moving excep
TO go in quest of food. Itmakes skillfu
use Of its hands, whitth are very strong
Its lips are less moval BILE than those O
the chimpanzee espeo }ially the lower one
which IT never protrl1 1des in the form @
spoon when It drinks.
Its extremely nbvable eyes, tn
prominence OF its s,sIpirciliary archie,
Its flattened nose, and39 its nostrils of im
moderats WI fth,, AZ. ,4innsencs> esy5in
Dttr 10 ~ Dug Slightly developed, an
at all event, very inferior to tina
Of any other tnthr9ndf df3morphous apet
even of the gtb\en. III
Casey' -, emenss.
DUBLIN, August ay-CrownS Solicito
Bolton asserts that ] Former Casey vo
unteered to give BID evidence. Tn
Solicitor says he rItlsed to accept |
without authority ifbm his superiors
and subsequently no3i6ed Casey tina
the Government acceT3ted his evidence
Casey did not give tlia testimony 1