The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1884-05-31 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

THE RECALL OF GENERAL GORDON  AND THE FRENCH CONSUL. DEFEAT OF REBELS.  The "Daily Telegraph" repreeentative at Cairo on Tuesday says :—"Four days ago, at the instance of the British Government, Zebehr Pasha was summoned to the Palace, and re quested by Mr. Egerton to:forward letters to General Gordon insisting on his immediate return. In deference to the Khedive's wishes, Zebehr Pasha has despatched his own servant with letters. The French Government took the same opportunity of sending letters of recall to their Consul Herpin, now in Khartoum. Zebehr Pssha guarantees the safe arrival of the letters! The messenger will be back here in fifty days with the answer."  A telegram has been received at Cairo from the Governer of Dongola, stating that he has vibited the disaffected districts, and has totally defeated the rebels. The Governor engages to pacify the whole of the Soudan if 7,000 trooPe are despatched to him. Slatin Bey, the Governor of Darfour, explains that his reason for surrendering was to avoid further bloodahed, having exhatuited all his provisions and ammunition, and waited in vain for the asaistance which he had repeatedly applied for.  Two deaths have been canoed at Wolverhampton through eating tinned salmon. The trial commenced at Vienna, on Wednesday, of Schaffhauser and Ondra, two Anarchist working men, on the charge of complicity in the murder of Police Commissary Hlubek, at Fonda dorf in December last. The Anarchist Kammerer, whom the indictment declares to be the actual murderer, has been handed over to the military tribunal as a deserter. According to latest information from Madrid, the floods in the Eastern provinces are gradually subsiding. It is impossible at present to form an estimate of the damage done, but it is certainly very great, although the loss of life has been fortunately small. One account states that in the country round Murcia 409 dwellings have been entirely destroyed, and 514 others much damaged. Major Cowell, of the Hants Artillery Militia, was found with his back broken, lying outside Fort Grange, near Portsmouth. On returning to the fort on Sunday night Major Cowell ascended a steep slope with the object of shortening his walk to his quarters, but slipped and rolled to the bottom of the slope, where he lay ell night helpless and unable to make himself heard.  A Central; News telegram from New York on Tuesday says has now transpired that the letter sent by General Grant to Mr. Fish, assuring him that the investments were safe, was written by Ward, but signed by Grant. The counsel for Grant state that their client signed the letter in the ordinary routine, and without reading it. On Tuesday evening an inquest was held at the. Sandpits Inn, Bronlyard Road, Worcester, oi the body of:Daniel Williams, 45, a saddler, in the employ of Mr. Hart, Broad-street. For some time past deceased bad complained of pains In his bead, and lately he could not work. On Monday morning he left borne early, and was seen to deliberately throw himself in front of an approaching train, on the line at Renwick. He was dreadfully mangled, death being instantane•us. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that deceased committed suicide whilst in a state of temporary insanity.