Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-02-12
aAM. aOKDuN,s FAlE.
overcome and Slain Through the
GreacEerY OF Two PaHhas.

LONDON, Feb, 1O-A dispatch to
Renters Telegram Company from Korti
says: Color-ls Wilson and Wortlsy, who
were With the expedition to KisrtOum, ar.
rived here TO day. They made the jour
ney from Gubat in four days. They
brought the news Of General G0rdon's
death. It was learned that ole OF the
neaoherous pashas among General Cor
ion's forosa marched the garrison to the
side Of the town nearest 0mdurman, say
ing ihst the rebel attack was expected at
thA! point. In the meantime another
tfaitofous pashs opened the gates 81 the
other eud AID allowed tbs Mahdi's troops
to eutsr AID they easily captured the
town, General g jrdon was stabbed Just
q. he was leaving the government hoass,
LONDON, Feb. H. The DAILY Nsps,
ghioh NppssTs this morning mourning
5lt o. respect for General Gordon, pub,
.i5aea shs following from Gskdul:
The natives who escaped from Khar.
toum say G.ns,Sl Gordon wRa killed
while iG the &C; of leaving his houss to
rally tee isilh'ul troops. The latter
were ouI down 10 3 N n, aud for hours
the beat psrt Of the town was the scene OF
msFgi.esa slECg Etar, ntt even women and
en,iirs bang spared. All the uotsblss
rHi's A4lh9. except treACherous pashAs
LG-Astei Charles George Gordon, popu-
t-rlY E4yEl for mEuy years z"Cbiuess"
torro VS. Of = l1ieEly RAGS, HIS
g. AZ - Hai..Ger seEseI as az utf ser IL
L.ec-tAt's IeS meat ia Sir John Cope's
mua-d aid "a, .akeu pr souer o.
PE;styEt ass By PfiLoe Charles "High.
sgG host" IA. WAS p4rUltd through the
i ia ace OF the Duke Of Cum bsrlApd.
hi5 ,EauGia'usr fought at IinOicg, at the
sirge u L q burg and on the Plains OF
Abrs ham, married, in 1888, the sister Of
NuEthuu brian clergyman named
| Clsrer, and Va result Of the union was
four sons, The third OF them Henry
William, VIVA vas born In 1856, being
the father Of "Chin-se' Gordon. The
latter, sttsr receiving a military eduoa.
| tiOn az WolWiuh Academy, entered the
Royal Il iueass as a second lieussnR ut
| Juue 23i, 1852, and was promoted TO be
hrst lieutenant February 18th, 1854 He
served n tae Crimea trom Deosm Der,
1854, 70 My. 1856, was present bs.ore
| Ssbs5iopjl, aud WAS wounded IN the
Trenches After peace had been made
he vas employed in surveying and
settling the Turkish and Russian frontier
10 Asa, work Of no little danger ana
! th.uly OvlIa to tho wild character OF
,he tribes Of Armenia sud Krordis,an.
Lnsseed Ia tbs expedition against Pekin,
he COntinn 4 on service in China after
our ttieultiea With the Imperial govern
men. had bapr arranged, and ct the close
OF tie year 1861 be made long journey
from thst CApitAl to the Chotow and
KElsEn passes on The Great Wall,
striking down from the latter place
through Sheusi, aud passing TIay uep,
| the capita Of that province, city before
unviaitsd by foreigners, unless by Cath.
O.t5 priesta 10 disguise. Next entering
| the Eery ca If the Emperor Of China, he
was appointed in March, 1868, com.
mauder OF tne Essr Victorious Army"
aud was nstpIy Instrumental III sup
| pressing tie formidable Tai Ping rebel.
| Loo IL tAAt AID the succeeding year.
Til tssutt Of HE operations was this :
He md she tlchsst aud most fertile
dlstfl0 d China in the hAnds OF the
most savaze brigal3a. The silk disttiots
ware the rusH VI their cruelty AID riot,
d d the great historical cities of Hang.
obey and SncohoT were rapidly following
the iG'e OF Marking, and wers bscoulinR
das0lSt1 Tlil4 in their possession.
! Gordon out the rebellion In Lal.,
recovered the great cities and
! isUlSttd aud utterly discouraged
tba agmenLs OF the brigard power, and
LETT u msr4uieTs Eothing bns 3 few tracts
| otdsvasiS ted oonntry and their strouS hold
a. Nanhirg. All this LIE Effected, first,
| ~ lH5 power Of Lis 81 ms, and afterwards
sttll E0F- rSpliiy by the terror OF his
mans, earned grtas houor and credit from
both tbs British ani Chinese governments
ard h5ncsirFIb wa known s5 "Cbhese'
Gordon. He reputation row grew world
vide, fne late kIedtge Of Egypt, lanai
Pasha, called q VI, g lrdOn to his aid In
apo!ishilg the lniEmGUs slave trade and
susuEt- ing Eis iEe:9asiug p0wer. Astel
a labor 81 i've YEARS On the White Nile IL
DhitOpr and CaIiUtGnt be had partly
sc3Orpl'ehst h,a mission and returned L
London, a. the KGslive, Tewfik PAahG
Waa not fsvorsblY di-pusad TO him. Tn,
pr7srnt Egyptian complications Induced
GlsdriOne 10 Rgsiu seud General Gordon
into that country as c1noilistor
Gordon, after his Fsturn from the Cape o
Good Hope went 10 Palestine AID settled
Outside Jerusalem. He was recalled from
Ills retirement by the British government
by reason Of the troubles in Egypt, and
on January l9lh, 1883, lhe news was 81 read
through Great Britain that Genera
Gordon had lett for the 5oudAn, having,
according to Lord GrRnville's letter O
January 18th, accepted \ mission to re-
port on the military situation there, t.
provide in tho best manner for the safety
Of the European population Of Khartoun
aud of the Egyptian gArrisons throughout
tue country, as Well "a for the evaou AtioI
Of the Soudau, with the exception OF the
sesboard. Il was on the morning Of
Tuesday, February 18Th, 1883, that Gen
Gordon made his entry into Rhartoum,
Since then unprecedented interest has
conferred in his perEonRlitY.l
|
To Enlarge Broad street Station.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has wcrkmsn engaged in tearing down
four or i've store buildings fronting on
Market street, west Of Sixteenth, Phila.
delphiA. On the site will be placed a
number Of tracks, to give increased faoili-
ties for Masking mp freight trains. Plans
for enlArRing the passenger station are
i under CONFEDERATION