The Iola register., 1885-01-30
GENERAL.

Charles Townsend, which sailed from Sal
gon for Hong Kong, had been lost, with
two hundred and fifty persons aboard.
A DISPATCH to the Exchange Telegraph
Company, London, says that Archbishop
Gibbons, of Baltimore, will be created
Cardinal the coming May. The same
authority saws the Scotch Presbyterian
Church at Rome will be opened shortly.
AN incendiary fire completely destroyed
the town of Hungham, near Hong Kong,
recently. No details were published, but
it was believed that many lives We're lost.
THE Italian iron -clads Gottardo, Principe
and Amadeo have sailed from Messina for
Africa, having on board the expedition in
tended for the protection of italian colon
lists at Assab Bay.
ADvICEs from Tonquin report the arrival
Of more reinforcements for the French
troops. A general forward movement of
the Invading forces was expected to begin
soon.
GENERAL WoLsELEY reports a heavy
engagement between General Stewart and
the Hahdi's forces at the Abu Klea wells
near Metemneh. A desperate hand-to-
hand fight occurred, ending in the rout of
the rebels with heavy loss and the cap
turs of the wells. The British lost seventy
four killed and pinety-four wounded.
Among the killed was Colonel Burnaby,
the celebrated Central Asian traveller, who
was killed by a spear thrust in his neck.
MORGAN O'CoNNELL, second son of the
late Daniel O'Connell, the great Irish agi-
tator, died recently.
KING ALFONSO has completed his tour of
the provinces devastated by earthquakes
and returned to Madrid.
MoNsIGNoR BoUGARDET has been ap-
pointed Vicar Apostolic of Arizona by the
Pope.
FAMINE was prevailing in the Govern
ments of Archangel and Valogda, Russia.
MosT destructive avalanches occurred
recently in Northern Italy. In two dis
tricts alone two hundred lives were lost.
The cries of the entombed could be dis
tinctly heard in some of the villages that
were engulfed. Thousands of soldiers were
sa work endeavoring to reach the unhappy
people.
THE crofters were shooting deer on the
property of Mr.. Winans, the American
millionaire, in the Isle of Skye. They were
prompted in the action by motives of ven-
Ssance.
FAILURES for the week ended January
22d in the United States, ,'311; Canada, 40;
total, All, compared with total of 45O last
wrek and 40 the week previous.
IT was officially announced that En-
peror William had entirely recovered from
his recent illness.
EARTHQUAKE shocks were felt again on
the 2lst, at Malaga, Lola, Velez and at
Munecar. Some damage was done at the
latter place.
A VIENNA correspondent says it is re-
ported the italian Government is organic
ing a force of twenty thousand men to oc-
cupy Tripoli.
for the adoption of treaty of commerce
between Germany and the Trausvaal. Her.
bert Bismarck, on the part of Germany, and
Boclaret and Blakland, for the Transvaal,
were conducting the negotiations.
THE English War Office had, on the 24th,
received no news concerning General Stew
arts advance since the account of the
battle. The absence of news caused con-
siderable excitement.
IT was reported on the oath that the
Arabs had surrounded General Stewart.
BISHOP TEMPLE, of Exeter, has been ap-
pointed Bishop of London.
BUCKLE, editor of the London Times, was
married recently to Alice, daughter OF
James Payne.