The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-03-15
NUMBER 28.
OUR GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
FOREIGN.


The Apaches are again depretading So
nora, Mexico.
The Porte has appointed Turk, Gov.
ernor of Crete.
Dumas right in " Camille" has realized
over $4,000.
gaining strength.
Nine hundred of the enemy's dead were
: counted at Tokar.
Emigrants from Connaught are starving
in Torondo, Canada.
There are four deaf mstes employed as
drummers in London
Francois Bonheur, brother of Rosa Bon
heur, died suddenly in Paris.
The Czar has offered Gen. IgnatieR the
civil governorship of Turkestan.
Prince Napoleon intends sending his soa
to Roumania to serve in the army.
| The Khedive's agents are preparing
hotel in Paris for himself and family.
The Arabs lost lilo men dead on the field
at Teb, besides the guns and other NUM-
tions.
The Island of Chios, Asia Minor, has
again been visited by destructive EARTH
quakes.
The rebels are negotiating with Ksssale
and other garrisons to induce them to join
Ell Mahdi.
| Mayagueze, Porto Rico, has had fire
which destroyed forty-two houses at loss
of $4,000.
The pew rentals in the Tabernacle Con-
gregational Church, New York, amount to
over 1000.
| Baker Pasha now wears the British uni-
| form for the first time since his retirement
| from the army.
The Gar is thoroughly terror stricken,
and lives in a state of panic which makes
him almost insane.
meeting of 1000 workingmen was held
at Lambeth, England, to pass resolutions
of sympathy with Ell Mahdi.
The authorities and railroads offer q re-
ward of e400O for the detection of the au-
thors of the dynamite outrages.
A number of Nubian troops assembled at
Suarim to embark for Trinkitat; at the
last moment fevolted and refused to go.
The English Government intends eend.
ing acourteous.dispatcht to America, relative
to contenanoing and assisting dynamitera
The British loss in the fight near Trin-
kitat was twehty-four killed and 142
wounded, Baker Pasha being among the
latter.
A decree has been issued In Bacatioas,
Mexico, that every house shall be painted
within specified time at the owners ex-
pense.
England has addressed note 10 the
French Government relative to British
losses through the bombardment of Mata-
gascar.
The cut-glass throne made by Birming-
ham, Eng, firm for an Indian potentate is
said to be one of the most showily beauh-
full in the world.
An explosion of lime light occurred in
hall at Oldham, Eng, while a children's
entertainment was being given, killing one
and wounding nine others.
The Porte has refused to allow the estab
lishment of French College at Beyrout
on the ground that public instruction would
interfere with the rights of the government.
At Edinburg last month woman con-
victed 2O3 times of petty offenses, and who
had already spent $50 days of last year in
jail, was sent to prison again for the thirty
fourth time this year.
When the rebels at Teb were charged by
the British, they threw themselves on the
ground and speared the horses as they
dashed over them. Their trenches were
found completely filled with corpses.
DOMESTIC
There are forty-eight female students IN
Harvard annex.
There were 1876 accidents last year m
Pacific coal mines.
The financial loss of the recent North
Georgia cyclone, will aggregate 100000.
Salmi Morse, of the Passion Play noto-
riety, committed suicide in New York, Feb
ruary 22.
A quack doctor at Denver, COL, whose
patient died was hanged by vigilance
committee.
There is laundry department to Trim
ity Church, Boston, to provide work for
needy women.
The one pound baby recently born at
Long Branch has died of cold from expo
sure to visitors.
Miss Mackay, daughter of the Lonanza
king, is president of Paris society for the
relief of the poor.
The cornerstone of the Florida State
Agricultural College has been laid at Lake
city, with imposing ceremonies
Two Negro boys while digging on q plan
tation in Schlsy county, Ga, unearthed
box containing $s45 in gold and silver coin.
A fac simile of Lady Dudley's diamond
necklace worth over $4,000 has been made
by New York jeweler for lady of that
city.
Funeral services ending in procession
were held in Philadelphia in memory Of
the Seaman Boyd, one of the Jeannette
| victims.
Miss Edwards, the American negro sculpt-
ress has received an order from Lord Butte
to execute marble statue of the Virgin
Mary for one Of his chapels.
| One of the inventions ON record in the
patent Office is hfe-saving coffin, arranged
so that the motion of any one buried alive
is registered above ground.
Collections to the amount Of SIS, were
taken up in three hours Sunday, March 9,
1 at Boston, To Enuidata fha indaE4aflnasa 1,f