Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-07-25
FOREIGN.

A DISPATCH vas received in London on
the 1st from General Gordon, showing that
he was safe and in good health at Khar.
toum.
CROPS in the vicinity of Kingston, Ont,
were suffering greatly from drought on
The 1st.
ToULoN reported six deaths from cholera
on the LIST. Arrangements had been made
railway stations, three fatal cases having
occurred. Italy had sent a transport 60
take away her citizens from the plague
stricken ports. DR.. Kochwas about to start
frem. Berlin to offer his services to the
French Government. Quarantine regrla.
tions were being enforced by all the Eu-
ropean nations.
The shore end of the Mackey. Bennett
cable has been laid in Waterville Bay. on
the Irish coast, andi the mid-ocean splices
would probably be made about July 20.
CASTILLO, the Spanish Premier, declared
in the Cortes on the LIST that Spain had ab-
solutely no intention Of selling Cuba.
BRADLAUGH was recently convicted of
misdemeanor in sitting and voting in tho
British House of Commons as a member
for Northampton after administering to
himself q form Of oath.
THE LIST was observed as Dominion day
throughout Canada, a general holiday be-
ing observed. Five thousand militiamen
paraded at Toronto, and many were over
come by the intense heat.
AN explosion a few days ago in a col.
liery at Nanaimo, British Columbia, killed
tw%enty-four miners and injured many 9TH
ers.
AT the recent National election in Next
co Porfirio Diaz was elected President
without opposition.
THERE were six deaths from cholera at
Toulon on the I'd n four at MarseiT4es.
In the former city there were 115 cholera
patients in the hospitals. The report that
the disease prevailed at Lyons was denied.
Five cases at. Toulon were said TO have
been cured by inhaling pure oxygen.
The Russian Emperor has contributed
500, 900 toward the relief of sufferers in
the inundated districts OF Poland.
ADvIcEs Of the ID from Assouan, Egypt,
stated that twelve thousand Arabs at-
tucked and captured Debbeh by assault,
and massacred three thousand of the gar.
risen and inhabitan ts.
FOREST fires were on the I'd doing vast
damage in the vicinity Of Kingston, Ont.
One tract of fourteen miles by three was
enveloped in flames, and over one million
feet OF lumber had been burned.
The Gulf coast of Mexico has been quar-
antined against France on account of the
cholera.
A FIRE which broke out on the 4th in a
saddlery-shop Eat Port Perry, Ont, de.
stroyed the whole business portion Of that
town. The loss was estimated at 5000, 600.
The formal presentation of Bartheldi's
statue, "Liberty Enlightening tho World, !"
by the French Government to the United
States took place in Paris on the 4th.
TOULoN advices of the Alta stated that the
cholera was Of the pure Asiatic type and
the deaths averaged ten daily. Six thou
sand persons had fed from Marseilles,
where the fatalities were six per day. OFF,
cial notice was given on the Paris Bourse
that there had been no deaths in that city
from cholera.
ADvICES of the Sd from Cairo stated that
khartoum was captured by Ell Mehdi the
latter part of May. There was no massa.
ere, the Europeans being well treated.