The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-03-28
the railway will be supplied with water
by pipe lire from Suakim.

by pipe lire from Suakim.
Gen. Edwin Bryant of Madison, Wis.
has been appointed assistant attorney gen
eral for the postoffice department. He
was former law partner of Col. Villas
and editor-in-chief of the Madison Demo
crat.
The ovation given Miss Emma Nevada
the prima donna, at San Francisco surpas'
sed anything of that character ever seen in
the city. Miss Nevada is native of the
state of that name and has lived 8
large part of her life in California.
General Wolseley has ordered the evac-
uation of Korti, in the Soudan. Cases
of typhoid fever, dysentery and sun stroke
are increasing among the troops. The
heat is intense. The troops will proceed
to entrenched lines at Debbeh, Aani and
Dongola.
The following appointments have been
made: Henry L. Muldrow, Of Mississippi,
Assistant Secretary Of the Interior; VIM
A. J. Sparks. of Illinois, Commissioner Of
the General Land Office; Daniel McCon-
vile, Of Ohio, Auditor of the Treasury,
for the postoffice department.
On Sunday detachment Of English and
Indian infantry was ambuscaded and at
tackled by the Arabs seven miles from Sua-
kim. A very sharp fight at close quarters
followed in which the Arabs seem to have
got the best of it. The English losses
were So killed and IS wounded.
In the Soudanese war now raging
around Suakim the Arabs have an annoy
ing habit of lying concealed on the
ground and suddenly springing up on the
British to kill soldier or hamstring a
horse. The English have not had such an
experience since Braddock's time.
An Anglo Russian company mas been
started to compete with the Americans
and Australians in furnishing England
with meat. The abattoires of this new
company are located in the center of Sibe-
ria and the company calculates to sell in
England alone three million dollars worth
Of meat this year.
On Friday the Goth, desperate battle
between the British and Arabs was fought
at Hasheen short distance west of Sua-
kim. The British brought ARTILLERY and
machine guns into the engagement and
used them with such effect that it is stated
that 600 Arabs were killed though this
cannot be known as when they retired
they carried their dead with
them. The Arabs fought with great
bravery and retired only after five hours
fighting. At one time British defeat was
imminent and the tide of battle was
turned by gallant charge Of the Irish
Lancers. The British loss is placed at
40.
The President sent to the senate on the
23rd, the following nominations to be en-
voys extraordinary and ministers ploenipo-
tentiary of the United States: Edward j.
Phelps, of Vermont, to Great Briten;
Robert McLane, of Maryland, to France
George H. Pendleton, of Ohio, to Germany
Henry r. jackson, of Georgia, to Mexico;
Macenas E. Benton, of Missouri, United
States Attorney for the western district Of
Missouri; David S. Banter. Jr., United
States Attorney for the district of Rhode
Island. Phelps is very prominent lawyer
has several times been the democratic
candidate for governor of Vermont. He
is highly regarded. jackson is lawyer,
man of fine education and has some repu-
tation as an author and poet. McLane's
and Pendleton's names are of national
fame