The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-11-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The News from All Parts of the
World.
ABROAD.


The Nahdi is reported to be is hours march
from Khartoum. Disease is making great
ravages among his followers, fully 100 of whom
arc dying daily. The Sheikh Morgana, with a
large force of followers, has arrived at point
midway between kasSala and Berber. His
purpose is to lend assistance TO Gen. Gordon.
AdviceS from Wady Haila state that British
troops are arriving there and departing for the
front with noteworthy rapdity. The advance
beyond DongoIa w!ll be impossible for a month
to come. II is reported that 500 of the Mahdi S
followers have Joined Gen Gordon 5 forces
The negotiations between Earl Granville, the
British Foreign Secretary, and the Marquis
Tseug the Chinese Ambassador. with view TO
the settlementofth the difficulties between France
aud China. have failed. The Chinese Govern
ment offers France 100000 francs in set
Element of the latter's claims, and France
demands 1,250000o00 francs. 1t is reported
that Admiral CouTbet. seeing that it Is lmpos-
sible for him TO successfully operate against the
enemy with his present feeble force, and hav-
ing vanly asked for re-enforcenentS, has now
determined to resign.-The cholera epidemic
has abated TO a great extent during the past
week in France. the deaths in Paris having de-
creased greatly. At Nantes, Oran and Com
peigne the plague has made its appearance and
has caused great uneasineSS among the people,
although the mortality has not been large
A serious riot occurred in the city of Mexico on
Monday of last week over the bill for the con-
version of the English debt. The people in
the street shouted. Death 10 Gonzalez" and
were fired upon by the soldiers, who killed and
wounded several of the mob.-The French
transport Iscre viii sail for New York about
the 18th of next May with Bartholdi's statue of
Liberty Erlightening the World" - A
French Journal holds England responsible for
the death of VI. Herbin, the French Consul at
khartoUm, who was mastered with Coils.
Stewart and Power.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
In Little Rock. Ark. on the Goth inst, Harvey
johnson, colored, afterq uarreling with his wife,
struck her on the head with some heavy inStru-
ment. then fatally cut her throat and set fire to
the house. The woman managed TO drag her.
self nearly outside the burning house, but her
feet were nearly burned of. Johnson escaped.
Oliver Batcmau, aged 20 was executed at
Savannah Mo-, on the 2lst inst. for the murder
Of the two young daughters OF John McLough-
lin on Aug. 3I.-John Rusch, colCred, was
hanged Al Lexington, Ky, on the 2lst inst for
the murder OF Miss Annie Van Meter, five years
and Il months ac0.--Matthew HAHN had his
head blown + at Worcester. Mass, on the Dist
inst. by the explosion OF some dynamite car
tridges he was warming In d Kettle OF hot sand.
On the Goth inst Mrs. Elizabeth Schmidt,
OF Jersey City, while frying sausage and sour
kraut, poured kerosene oil into the pan instead
OF vinegar. and was burned to death in cOnSe-
OF Hickman. Ky, was destroyed 10y fire on the
18th inst. during a Democratic torchlight pro-
eession. Damage $I25 o00.-M. H. De Young,
proprietor of the san Francisco Chronicle, was
shos but not fatally in his Office by Claus Sprec
els, Oh the 18th inst.-TazeweIiC Courthouse,
Va, which has been recently visited by num-
bor of incendiary fires, was again the scene of
a confacration on the 18th inst, in which
large amount Of property, including number
OF fine horses, was destroyed. A colored girl was
burned TO death."Thirty-th three loaded coal
cars We're wrecked on the Lehigh & Sus9uehan-
ma Railroad at Perrysvile, Pa, on the 18th inst.
by broken axle. No casualties.-Hiram d.
Bodine, a clerk in the Post Office Department,
Washington, ID. c.. shot himself while sitting
Ct his desk or the 18th inst.-Tbe steamer
Capt. Sam plying between Montgomery and
Selma, Ala. exploded her boiler on the 18th
inst, wrecking the boat and iniuring several
sengers.-During a Democratic jolifca-
ton al New Castle, Pa. on the I'D inst, an
explosion of skyrockets occurred, which re-
suited fatally 70 three persons and seriously
injured number of others.-The Grand
Opera House a. st. Louis was burned on the
23d inst. Loss $I50,000.
INDUSTRIAL.
1t is reported that the worsted mill of the
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