The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-03-21
NUMBER 20.
OUR GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

OUR GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
DOMESTIC.
The extra session of the Senate. may end
to-day.
chalk mine has been opened near Trim
ity, Texas.
Two neices of President Cleveland teach
in the public schools of Peoria, III. Sz
two-story house in Cincinnati collapsed
and took Gre. One man was crushed and
cremated ...s
Jefferson Davis is prostrated at his home
near Biloxi, Miss, with an attack Of acute
rheumatism. ,-zz
notwithstanding the preparations for
Inauguration cost over $4,000 it cleared
all expenses.
The champion roller skater in Baltimore
is little miss not yet 4 years old, who has
carried of all the prizes.
Gov. Marmaduke of laissouri and Col.
Rainwater of st. Louis are having bitter
controversy II, the newspapers.
Mrs. Blaine, accompanied by her son
Walker, were among the callers at Miss
Cleveland's third White House reception. -
norther derailed five coaches and g.
caboose on the line of the Texas Central
railway near Van Alstyne, March 10. No
body hurt.
The largest rough diamond ever brought
to the United States is now on exhibition
in Philadelphia. It weighs 1873 carats aud
is valued at $4,000.
A female somnambulist in Philadelphia
awakened on the roof OF five-story bnild-
ing and losing her balance was dashed to
pieces on the stones below. a
Mr.. Maiaa, called upon President Cleve-
land and was very cordially received. The
two distinguished statesmen were closeted
together more than an hour.
The large blush prize rose Of England.
"Her Majesty" is now in this country,
the entire stock Of 10000 plants having
been purchased by Philadelphia firm for
5000. Is *...s4
At Niagara the ice bridge below the fallss
is in some places over eighty feet in thick
ness and $50 feet from its base to the top.
the highest that has formed since the win
ter of 1845,
President Cleveland's first proclamation
warns the "Oklahoma boomers that they
will not be permitted to occupy the lands
in the Indian Territory which they are seek
ing to take possession of. ~ ss7sE
The three boys who ran away from New
York City to come to the Exposition, have
returned home and been arrested. Their
travelling expenses were betrayed by one
member of the party who stole $40 from
his mothers wallet.
FOREIGN.
The revolt in Cochin China is spreading.
recent flre in Dublin destroyed $780,
o0e worth Of property. a !.
Memorial services in honor Of Gen. Cor
| don have been held throug ghout England
Parliament has granted the family of.
Gen. Gordon an annual income of 10000.
The fund for the national tribute to Bis
marck on the occasion of his 10th birthday
amounts to 1900 marks. - .s.,.u
Gen. Don Prospero fernando, Presidents
of Costa Rica, and Baron D. Alhsnda,
Brazilian Minister to Russia, both died
March "a. sss.
| There will shortly be placed in Westmins-
ter Abbey marble bust of Robert Burns,
the outcome Of a shilling subscription
among Soetchmen in all parts Of the worlG.
Gordon's diary, comprising six volumes
written on Egyptian telegraph blanks and
sewed together with twine, has reached
London and will be edited by the British
Government. sse-5 ra
The Gordon memorial will be great hos
pital and saritarigm. erected at Port Said
and open to the people of all nations on
earth. The Kh6diye has already granted a
site for the building.
WAR NOTES.
Ell Mahdi has evacuated Metemneh.
A mutiny has broken ont in Osman
Digna's camp.
Ell Mahdi fears that an invasion ia about
to be made into Sondan from Abyssinia.
Gen. Briere De Iisle asks for 10000 more
men before resuming operations agai1s!
Kelung.
The loss of Che Chinese in defense of the
positions around Kelung captured by the
French was 1900.
The squadron of the British navy sta
, toned in Chinese waters has been ordered
to rendezvous at Hong Kong.
Gen. Graham has decreed that the inhab
itants of Suakim shall be disarmed, as b.
{ has reason to apprehend treachery.
, Admiral Cou.bet intsnds to abandon his
, position on the Island of Formosa ant
| operate on the coast Of northern China.
The total loss of the French in the twe
l days fighting against 10000 Chinese q
t Thuyenquan was 463, including numbe
r officers.
It has been discovered by the British gov
r ernment that Zebher. whom Gordon wantet
= appointed Governor of Khartoum, ha
Q been in continual correspondence with E
9 Mahdi both before and since the capture O
3 Khartoum and the killing of Gen. Gordon
FL Mahdi is:having placards distributed
! in Arabia ordering the faithful to organic
8 and expel the Turks from Arabia, promis
i, ing that the Prophet will soon arrive 8
Jeddah and lead his hosts to Mecca, wher
!, there will be such displays in the sky as +
t l.leaye no doubt of his indentity.
A Fasting Girl.
In Cincinnati si1teen- year old girl reoentl
; died after fast of ffty-two days. She ha