Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-26
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Campairn ON the Nile.

| hORT1, teDruary Zotn.-General Brack-
enbury, commander of the late General
Earle's force, reports from Hebbeh, opposite
| Hamlet Island, that on the DIST his entire
| force, including $50 animals, guns and
| equipment complete crossed over to the
| right bank of the Nile, ready to advance at
| daybreak Sunday TO Abu Hamed, forty
miles distant. Brackenbury had visited
the scene of Colonel Stewards murder. and
found some of Stewards visiting cards. pa
pers belonging to Herhin and Power, and
| shirt sleeve stained with blood. The steamer
which conveyed Stewart from khartoum to
the place where he was murdered is now
sixteen feet above the present level of the
water. She is Quilted, and filed with sand.
! The wounded of Brackenbury's party are
doing well, and no deaths have occurred
since the 18th. The health and spirits of
| the troops are excellent, only eighteen men,
| besides the wounded being sick
| REPORT OF VICTORY CONFIRMED
SrAKIM, February 25th.-The latest news
| from Agig and Siami confirms the report of
brilliant victory won by the Mudir of
Jaka and the Shukria tribe of friendly
| Arabs against the Hadendowah tribe in an
attack made by the latter upon some
| friendly tribes for supplying the garrison OF
Kassala with grain. 1t is now stated that
| during the battle no less than $500 Haden-
| dowahs were xii ed, and among the slain
was Sheikah Moosa. The Kassala garrison
| is short of food and ammunition and as
the place is hard pressed by the enemy
! despite the recent repulse, its surrender
| must result unless the garrison is relieved
soon.
TIE DREADED FIFTY DAYS. WIND.
LONDON, February 25th.-A dispatch
from Korti says the dreaded kamsin -
| winds which do N nj UaDaral1Ny hpJir, hafnra
March, have already begun to blow over
| the Soudan, and assumed almost the in
tensity of siroccos. The wind is hot, and
is accompanied by binding clouds of sand,
| which cut like needle points. The troops
only find shelter by lying down, with their
| faces to the earth, until the storm is passed |
when they struggle out of the sand almost
| choked and blinded. The cavalry horses !
suffer terribly from the effects of the hot
blasts, and many of them have been so
injured that they had to be shot. 1t is sup
posed the kamsin will prevail about
| month.
New Guinea and Samoa.
LoHDoN, February 25th.-A blue book
was issued this morning which is taken up
with correspondence concerning New
Guinea and Samoa. 1t contains a report
from Sir Edward Malet British Minister of
Berlin, of au interview with him and
Prince Bismarck. The latter read to Sir
Edward q dispatch he (Bismarck) had sent
| to Count Munster, German Minister to
London. The dispatch is dated May 5,
| 1884 and the obi ect was to show the British
Government that England could render
Germany signal service in the latter's policy
of colonial extension. In case England
! should undertake to grant this favor, the
| dispatch indicated that Germany, i'll re-
| turn. would support English interests
nearer home The dispatch further gave
| it to be understood that, III the event of
| failue to secure the desired arrangement
Gith England, Germany would be under
the necessity of seeking from France, on
| similar terms, the assistance England re-
| fused.
Lord Granville asked Bismarck what
Germany wanted. Did she want New
,, Guinea orZuluand Bismarck replied that
it was impossible for him to answer Sir
| Edwards query. Germany had now come
to an understanding with France, and this
precluded him making any further explain
ations.
Americans Left Cut i'm the Cold.
LONDON, February 25th.-The Duke of
Cambridge, presiding at the meeting of the
| National Rifle Association, announced that
the Colonies would in the future send a
| team to Wimbledon to compete for the Ca
| idpOTe anu tllt queen pIILc ne ilitut iiO
reference to desirability of Americans par
| ticipating. prominent member of the
| Association told Il correspondent that in
ternational rifle matches were not looked |
| ON with favor by members of the team
| that shot last at Creedmore. He refused to
| give clear reasons, but assured him that
the feeling was quite common.
An Earl Tired of His Wife.
! LoSpoS, February 25th.-John George
| Lambton, present and third Earl of Dur
ham, has brought suit for divorce against
his wife, who is a granddaughter of the
| Archbishop of Armagh and daughter of the
| late Henry b. w. Miner. The Earl bases
| his application for divorce upon the ground
| that his wife is insane, and was insane at
| the time of their marriage. 1t is admitted
| that she is now insane, but denied that she
| was insane when she was married. When
! Miss Miner married the Earl, she was a
reigning belle, beautiful, accomplished and
a general social favorite.
Labouchere on Gladstone.
LoHDoS, February 25th.- Labouchere
says I" My own impression is that Glad
stone will resign before many weeks for
ever. He looks aged this season, and his
| heart is not in his policy. He feels that
| step by step he has been drawn into a
| position which conflicts with the professions
of a lifetime. Honoring him as ] do, /
should be glad were he to resign. 1t is a
sad sight to watch him struggling against
his conscience, while specially pleading for
apoliey which he hates and loathes."
lowed into Cork.
LONDON, February 25th.-The troop ship
Poonah, with troops for the Soudan, which
was disabled Monday during heavy gale
! off St Ives, has been towed into Cork. A
fotilla of tugs from various ports have been
searching for her.
Death at Winnipeg.
BosToN, February 25th.-An Ottawa dis
patch says that intelligence is received of
! the death at Winnipeg this morning of ex-
| Lieutenant Governor Couchon.