The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-07-05
OUR GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
DOMESTIC.

The New York Herald has spent s173,0Oo
fighting the newsdealers.
/ Vermont school teachers are prohibited
by law from using tobacco.
East Tennessee marble is selling 100 per
cent higher than the Italian.
| Vanderbilt has offered the Duke of Mari-
boro $2,2OO,0 600 for his picture gallery.
Waco, Texas, has Chinese forger who
attempted to pass bogus draft for $20, COO.
| Mrs. Langtry made more clear money
bey's management.
Senator Palmer of Michigan keeps one
house in Detroit, another in New York and
third i'll Washington.
George W. Cable has written an article on
New Orleans for the last edition of the
Encyclopedia Britannica"
Senator Fair positively denies that he has
any intention of remarrying the wife from
whom he was separated year ago.
One of Gen. Grants Arabian horses
kicked over milkman's cart and New
York jury rendered a verdict for 5000 DAM
ages.
workman fell from the top of fve-
story building in New York city last week,
struck on his feet and escaped with slight
injury.
The bodies of twenty y-one children have
been discovered buried in small plot of
ground attached to sanitarium at Ham,
monton, Pa.
Mrs. James B. Potter of New York has
cleared over $4,000 for charitable societies
during the past winter by her amateur thea
trical performances.
Two boys living at Beloit, Kan., got their
uncle into the cave cellar and smashed glass
and barrels against the door telling him
cyclone was coming. When the old man
was taken out his hair had turned white.
Charles Reade leaves personal estate of
eli, 600.
The new treaty between France and An
nam has been signed.
Over 1000 converts assembled at Moody's
farewell meeting in London.
France has yielded the provinces of Bin
Buan and Thangoa to AMMAN.
Ten thousand miners at Staffordshire
have struck against q reduction.
The province of Yemen, in Southwestern
Arabia, has revolted against Turkey.
America, France and Germany are about
to recognize free State on the Congo.
An academy to teach the Aztec language
has been started in the City Of Mexico.
Thebaw, King Of Burmah, poisoned the
Queen and her mother, and married the
Queens sister.
French troops near Langson, in Tonquin,
we're surprised in a narrow defile and near
ly cut to pieces.
Hamelin has celebrated the 600th anni-
versary of the charming of the children
by the Pied Piper.
Each of the special performances in Mu-
mich before the King of Bavaria, as sole au-
ditor, cost over 5000.
The Franco-American committee will
deliver the BarthoIdi statuet to United States
Minister Morton on July 8.
The new steam yacht now being built for
Baron Nathaniel Rothschild will be the
largest pleasure yacht in the world.
Charles Reade's will constitutes his god
son, Charles Listen, his residuary iegatee,
provided he takes the name of Reade.
A Swedish explorer is in London collect
ing subscriptions for an expedition to the
South Pole. It will cost 100000, which
the Spanish government has promised to
share.
The sacred fig tree in India, under which
Budda is supposed to have been born, has
been killed by the streams of eau de CO.
logne that the Burmese pilgrims poured
about it.
An Italian Count has been travelling back
wards and forwards, night and day, by
rail, between Paris and Marseilles for bet
that he would journey 15.G25 English miles
in month.
maid in the employ of a lady of title
and high social rank in London, has turned
out to be man. Hewill be pensioned OFT
by the ladys family on condition that he
leaves England and never returns.
souDANEsE WAR NOTES.
Reports of the fall of Berber are officially
confirmed.
The last news from Gen. Gordon was of
the date of April II.
The inhabitants of Korosko are openly
hostile to the troops.
The rebels have issued fresh warnings
that they will give no quarter.
King John of Abyssinia has accepted the
treaty prepared by Admiral Hewitt.
French subjects and other Christians in
Kasala have petitioned France for succor.
King John has ordered the Gallas to as
semble at Hamaseyan, on the northern
frontier.
The Mahdi has again written to the Mu-
dir of Dongola, summoning him to espouse
his cause.
The rebels have captured the town of
CHA, near the Abyssinian frontier, with
six guns, 3ooof the garrison and 7oO canels.
One of the provisions of the Egyptian
conference is that the Sultan send 15,o00
troops to pacify the rebels IN Soudan and
Upper Egypt.
Most of the inhabitants of Berber were
after the surrender, number
ing 1890 men of the garrison and a0n of
the populations
TIE Governor of Berber fell wounded
ard would hare been killed had not a. son
of HessaIl Pasha held a rebel flag over
him until the fight was finished.