The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-12-06
NUMBER Ii.
OUR GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
Addison Gammack won S90, 900 on Clsye-
lands election.
The Nun of Kenmare, Sister May Clare,
is visiting New York. ss
Burglars robbed the Kings County, Ny,
penitentiary OF 5000.
The Cincinnati deputy marshals cost the
country $14, COO in salaries.
st. Louis has an egg canning factory
which puts up 1,0oo, 900 dozens annually.
The Grand Opera House at st. Louis
burned last week, entailing loss of $250,-
COO.
Middle Mountain, Of the Green Mour-
tain range. has been rechristened Mount
Cleveland. z.zs
GOV. Cleveland has directed his clerks to
destroy, without showing to him, all lstters
making application for Office.
The stone for The new mansion Of mill
ionaire Flood, at San francisco, ~ being
carried the length of two oceans.
Gov. Cleveland has declined grand BAN
gast at tha Academy Of Music, rendered by
a number Of prominent Philadelphia DEM
ocrats. Nf
The late Senator Anthony's wine cellar
in Providence was found TO oontain over
GOO bottles Of wine when it was opened at
ter his death. za
A novel feature of The celebration of
Gieyeland's election in Jersey City, was the
presence of COCO live "roostsrs, borne by
i the men in line.
One dry goods frm in New York Is put to
an annual expense of from 81, GOO to $20,-
600 for samples of fabrics, with the postage,
sent all oysr the country IN answer to re-
| quests. = yt.a s,.z
..Kimball's starvation store" in City
| Hall, New York, furnishes food gratis to
the deserving poor, being supported by
benevolent down town grocers. In one day
1900 pounds of food was distributed.
FOREIGN.
The Empress of China is 81 years old.
Another revolution is in progress IN
Educator.
+ a fire at San Jose, Guatemala, destroyed
thirty houses.
The Lord Mayor of London is Meth
odist lay preacher.
The rice crop in Japan has been badly
| damaged by a typhoon.
| Bands of Bedouins are robbing all cara
| vans of pilgrims to Mecca.
| Several violent shocks Of earthquake
were felt at Geneva recently.
| The niece of the Princess OF Sarneslne ID
to marry an Italian diplomat.
The announcement of the marriage OF
Princess Dolgorouki is denied.
| The popuiace are again in revolt and un-
/ der arms at Salinas Hdalgo, Mex.
The revolutions in Panama, Curdinamar-
ca and Santander have terminated.
/ A new industry, the propagation OF
sponges, is being tried on the Irish coast.
The Colombian government has mort
gagged the mint in Bogota to raise $4,000.
Thousands of paupers are being shipped
from Naples and Genoa to South American
ports.
/ The Roman government has prepared
bill devoting IA, GOO to sanitary works
in Naples.
| Paper bottles are now made in Paris, and
BresIau. Germany, has paper chimney
fifty feet high.
4 Empress Eugenie fell as she was alight-
ing fron her carriage at the tombs OF her
husband and son at Chiselhurst, sustaining
fracture of the ankle.
Several papers and documents with De-
b Longs signature attached, which, with
other relics of the Jeanette, were found Ill
Greenland in July, 1854, were recently
exhibited at meeting Of tine Copenhagen
] Geographical Society.
WAR NOTES.
tits reported that Ell Mahdi is dead.
: II Is reported that Gen. Gordon has
recaptured Berber.
There is considerable sickness among
the men of the Nile expedition. ~
: A tslegranIfrom Dongola reasssrss that
: Gen. Gordon has taken Shendy.
T Gen. Wolseiey has applied to the war
. Office for more troops and officers.
/ Five hundred of the Mahdi's regulars are
said to have joined Gordon's army.
The advance on Khartoum is considered
4 entirely improbable before February.
d battle between Ell Mahdi's followers
t and the AassaniIe tribe is in progress.
s Gen. Wolseley intends to abandon the
r river route and try land march from Deb-
beh.
!, One of FL Mahdi's ieutenants was re-
$ Gently killed by the troops of the Mud'r OF
Dongola.
III An attack is designed upon Canton By
IS the French land and naval forces IN the
. early spring.
y Premier Ferry has abandoned all hops
: of a successful issue of the mediation o1
), England between China and France.
y Gen. Wolseley offered prize of s1oo tt
i the regiment which would make the quick
L est passage on whale boats from sarras Z
y Debbeh.
= II is reported at Waay Halfa that Gen
d Gordon and his forces are IN mos
1t imminent danger from the want
s. ammunition.
s. A Jesuit priest has left Dongola upon
le mission to Ell Mahdi to obtain the reieas
s. of several priests and Sisters OF Chart
IN detained at Ell 0beid.
er There are rnmors of the gathering OF
ge hostile tribe within dag aud hasf marc
I'd beYond Merawa under the leadership OF
he daughter of Mahmoud.
er Gen. Wolseley has invested the Mudii
of Dongola with the imperial order OF I'll
e. Malidie Five other native officials II