Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-09-10
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Fine rstouched cabinets, German finish,
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street, between Madison and Monroe.
Painting.
T. Danner, $40 Market street, i:
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For the next thirty days in cigars and
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at 105 Ea st Second street.
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Canada Pine Syrup for coughs aud
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Everybody chews Elephant Chewing
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Chinese Report OF the War.
LONDON, Sept. S.-The Pall.Mal
Gazette this afternoon has the following
The Chinese report that the damag,
done to the forts and arsenal on the Nil
river by Admiral Courbej was tritiire
The masonry was in some place
thrown down, but has now been full
restored. The French landed and DE-
stroyed only three guns at the Minga
forts, and did not land at all at Kinpai
The arsenal was not damaged, and II
war material or stores were destroyed
There was no Ere and no explosion
Work at the arsenal is now proceedin in
as usual. The naval loss was seriou.
but, after all, only two fighting vessel
were sunk. The others were despatc
or patrol boats. Ths defenses along th
river are now in as good condition 9
before the bombardment took place"
The Pall-Mall Gazette says the Ch
nese government has m ade declaratio
of war in the form of manifesto frol
the Emperor to the people. The En-
Iperor declares that he regards itl
French action as constituting a state
war, and he calls upon his subjects I
aid in repeiiing the foe.
The FOo-Chow correspondent of th
Times telegraphs under this date; ''Tf
English ganboat Zephyr was fired upo
yesterday, from the Kimpai forts. A
officer aud n sailor were wounded. III
Zephyr was mistaken for French We
sci of a similar appearance. The Britis
adm iral has demanded an explain,
tion.
A dispatch from Foo Chow to the AZ
mirality states that the Chinese hav
offered an apology for firing on tt
Zephyr, and promised 10 make ever
reparation possible. The wounded me
are doing we'll.