The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-02

cs.ded in destroying 2cc rshelC, who lespst
| iorth and charged from every opening. Al
| 10 O'Clock, efior an hour ~ intense lighting
The rebels gave way aud bolted outright
| The Gatling guns ard maritime rifies had
caused great havoc. The British pursued
the rebels o. they fslt back ard advanced
~ far Nh the ftesh water wslls at Tebs,
where the rebels mude their last stand.
| The rheiks, VINO advanced empiy.hrDded
10 show that they bore charmed lives, were
st'icken down with bsyonet tArusts.
The biRhlanders carried the next breast
works, capturing three gums. At the end
II Iour hours arduoua fighting the British
gained posse,sion Of the rebel camps and
ot The huts aud wells. The cavalry on the
right flank charged the retreatiuR rebels
who did not halt, but met the troopers who
rode along by them, giving blow for bow
splendid display OF hrroism was made
by three mounted rebels They resoirtely
maintstnes their ground against the shock
OF two cavalry charges. In the third charge
they were cut down, but not before they
had Killed several men aud wounded Col
ouel Barrow with their spears. The enemy
retired sullenly, and In consequence the
British ke ,t up their firing for q long time
amer the fortunes OF the day had beeD de
cided. They remain at tho wells OF rebe
tor daylight. The intention was 10 con.
,iDue ths advance to Ksar TIL Sunday
The ppols taken from Bsker Pasha were IN
q large measure recovered.
MI.cRLLAHDoUs BeYPrIAE Eorn.
LoSDoH, March l.-rhe Enslish govern
ment has given 't1 sanction 10 the dispatch
ing OF two British battalion to Assouan
Popular enthusiasm 80 strongly aroused
when General Gordon's mission wss An
nounced 10 subsiding at KhAitoum. Less
Confidence 10 felt in the situstion, and
it 10 feared tho tribes beyond Khartoum
vili ridiculs General Gordon's somewhat
rompous proclamation. Col mel St- wart
will 20 again up the White Nile, taking
VIII him 1000 Bashi Bazouks IN order to
over awe tb0 natives.
The wsr ONCE has received a telegram
stating that the loss oil tho British In the
light near Tripkitat were "a HI led and l42
wounded. The British captured tour Krupp
guns, two howitxers and one machine gun
WILL Assist.
LONDON, March L. rhe statement is
published thst the French government has
given assurauoes that il will assiBt Ia the
discovery OF the men engaged in dynamic G
business and all vessels hereafter arriving
u. French pous from America will be thor
oughly .earchsd.
LoEGvsLLow's BUST UNVEILED.
LONDON, March l. The bust Of Longfel-
low was unveiled this morning. The oere
mony was performed BY Rev. orge
Bro,hsn S ,Se-de.n Of WsTm'ns,sr, sr;
expected 70 undertake the ofiioe,
vss sbeeut on account Of domestic sffiie-
ton. Harle Crawl 9. Sir Hugh Chilners.
Jsmes Russell Lowell, Alice LoDgfellow
Aud Annie Lonxfell Nv, daughters Of the
poet, Mary Aadsrson, Moncure d. Conway
and Theodore Martin we're among the die
tinguishsd pen ons present. The P'inos Of
Wales sent Q letter expressing regret thst
he was necessarily absent. hail Granville
made . speech eulogizng the char
acter OF the American poet and
dw~lt on the refinement which
vas his chief cham. He referred
in = feeling manner 70 the presence Of
L,ngfsliow's dausht~uksnd Mnister Lo.
we'll. Mr.. Lowell also made a speech in
~hich ho said L-DRieliow's was y nature
which mad cons~crated this ground which
no unolsan spirit oonli ever enter. In oon.
clusion he sco@pted the tribute tn his mem-
ory, this placing OF his memorial in the
poe w. corr or between the busts OF Chaucer
and Dry den, In the name OF the American
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