The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1884-11-08 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

THE MUDIR OF :DONOOLA.  In a letter from Dongolry. the special corresponded of the Moraine Poe writes as follows shout the Mudir of Dongola: It is not probable that Umtoum, after the rescue of General Gordon, can erns with any regard to humanity or prudence be entrusted to the bloody fanaticism of a ifabdi or cast as a prey to the destructive strife of rival linden of barbarians. When the hour arrives for such a settlement of the complication as the honour and wisdom of England will admit, it will most likely in found that the Mudir of Dongola is the one man, net an Englishman, to whom the goon management of these embarrassing possessions can be moat wisely entrusted. The man wherever he gees peacefay looked upon by the people ni any sea saint,snd .he he moves as a warrior, ti ey troop from the vlfls to follow him as invincible. The fame of hie humanity has surrounded him with a little hale of legend. There are stories of his buying • caged bird to set it free, and once, the Dongols nee gees. he bought a strange fish from a fisherman that hod been caught uninjured in a net, and, walking to the rives with it in his own hand,, returned it to the running water. His integrity is above the tuna of suspicion in a country and among officals where integrity is the rarest virtue. His appearance is attractive. A rather short man, some 40 years of agetsbowh sft. 71n. his stooping frame gives bun in air ot eves less stature. His skin, though sallow, is little less dark than that of an Englishman ; but his keen, large black eyes, his black beard, and his hawk-like aquihee features proclaim him of another race. His Byer, set very deep in a large arch beneath his forehead, sad the flesh drawn rather tightly over high theekbonesinto a somewhat hollow cheek, give him • tartan appearance of asceticism which is in keeping with hut character. His face in repose is very grave 554 thoughtful, but it lights up at a humorous thoughts and his laugh is very pleasant. He is a Circassian.. but strange, snlike his race, he never smokes.. His . ennui to have sequined his great influence enionhf without those famous instances of great invent, wliww so often in eastern gauntries are the foundation cit power. He is a very able, brave, religious, Wants - •  Ti. special correspondent of the Standard kiss gives his impression of the Mudir of Dongola. He says: Short in stature, and of quiet confident manner, and something more than independent bearing, he at once conveys the impression of a saa destined to make his mark in whatever position be may find himself. Be is an earnest Munufinath and as such does not profess feeling! of gr," cordiality towards us Christians. It is evident. indeed, that he feels himself our superior ; and later on, when the bulk of our forces arrive, and his position sinks in importance be will require oast careful treatment and much' politic tact. In dm meantime, his name is • power in these districts, nnd. in • manner, is one to conjure with as much almost PA that of the Mandi himself or of General Gordon. For the Mandi, as a man of genius, he avowedly entertains the most profound respect, and, as he remarked to me, "We must not now think we have merely Osman Diana to deal with."  At Plymouth Johp Pinkey, a coal limper, d'a the other day of erysipelas and conjestion produced by being felled to the ground by a comrade noosed Cowley, against whom & coroner's jury has ram sad a verdict of wilful murder. A great sensation has been created in Berlin soCill by an "affair of honour" between Dr. Du F oir Raymond, the Rector of the University, and I. Schwenninger, Prince Bismarck's personal phial!. IZ who, by favour of the Chancellor, him been appou a profesaor. The appointment is not welcome to ass rest of the faculty, and when Dr. Schwennir I. according to curtom left two visiting cards with 11$ Rector, they were returned. Schwenninger them pa challenged Du Bois-Raymond to a duel with pig ih• which the latter refuses, on the ground that be lae 44Ppooent of duelling, on principle.  F,