The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-05
In ALIEN LANDS.
KHARTOUM HAS NOW FALLEN
Gordon's Life Spared-The Mahdis Guest
Latest Cholera Bulletins-Mexico
Quarantines A Destructive
Fire at Port Perry.
FRANCE.
CHOLERA BULLETIN.

ChoLEkA BULLETIN.
y MARsEILLEs, July 4.-No deaths from
cholera here last night. There were five
81 at Toulon.
PRESENTATION OF TIKI RARTHoLDI
STATUE.
PARIS, July 4.-The formal presenta-
ton of the Bartholdi statue, ''Liberty
Enlightening the World" by the
French Government to the United
States, took place in Gauther's
workshop to-day. Morton, United
States Minister to France, received the
statue in the name of his Government.
Prime Minister Ferry sent letter
stating he regretted illness pre-
vented him from assisting at the scene
of fraternity between the two great
republics; in heart and soul he would
participate. DeLesseps said that France
under all governments had al
ways been the friend and ally of
America. America now realized the
Panama canal was the work of universal
interest. The statue would forever
pledge bonds of amity between France
and the great American people.
Morton, replying, thanked France i'm
the name of President Arthur and the
American people for the statue. He said
he was charged to assure De Lessons.
American people responded with all
their hearts to these sentiments
of friendship. The noble gift which that
friendship had declared would render
the gratitude of the American peoplo
still more profound and stronger. lie
hoped the statue would remain for all
time the emblem of the imperishable
Sympathies uniting both countries.
ARRIVAL OF A GERMAN EXPERT.
ToULoN, July 4.-Dr. Koch, member OF
the German cholera commission and
head of the cholera commission, who has
offered his services to the French GOV
eminent to ascertain the character OF
the epidemic, has arrived here. Dr.
Berel, naval physician, died to-day from
cholera.
MARsEILLES AND TOULON.
The city of Marscilles, France. at
which point the Asiatic cholera has lust
made its appearance, enjoys a foreign
commerce which exceeds that of every
other port of the Republic. Its coast
trade is also very great. With respect
to the amount of tonnage owned it holds
the first rank in France. Its commerce
in the wines and fruits of the South, il
cork and anchovies, has flourished fol
twenty-iOur centuries, and extends tC
all parts of the world. II
is the great point of debarkatior
of passengers for the various ports
on the Mediterrcan and the East,
great centre ofsteam navigation and thu
terminal of important railroads. The
manufactures Of MarsCilles are yariou,
and extensive. The principal article,
produced are soap, soda and other chem
zeal products, bonncts, shoes,perfumery
tobacco, olive oil and liquors; beside,
which there are tanneries, and sugar
salt and sulphur retincries. The harbo
is one of the finest in Europe perfectly
secure in all weathCrS, with anchorage
for 200 vessels in from eighteen I,
twenty-four feet of water. Although ono
of the oldest cities in the world, it is
said that MarSeilles has few ancient
buildings, and none of any great an
tiguty. Its vessels trade with nearly
all the principal seaportS in the United
States. It's population is about 3jO,Wt
souls. ToulOn, the port to which tho
cholera was brought by an army trans
port from TOnquin, is a place Of about
$1,000 inhabitants, and the naval station
of France. The town is built on an ac
cliYity which rises gradually from the
sea and terminates toward the north in
TRANCE of hills. In front of the bay is q
tongue ofland which nearly closes its en-
trance. In the town itself the arsena
and other marine establishment,
are on Il scale of almost unrivalcd mag
niiicencc. The houses are generally
well built, but the space occupied by
them is small and they are closely
crowded together in narrow streets Ol
on small insignificant squares. Its trade
which has increased considerably since
the occupation of Algicrs, is chiefly IN
corn, flour, salt, provisions, wine, brandy
oil, capers and fruit Toulon is the prin
cipal point where convicts are sent ant
employed rs galley-SlaycS. II is stu
atcd on the Mediterranean, thirty milc'
southeast of Mnrseillos.