Life — March 19, 1885 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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-LI FE - SOME OF LIFE’S CONTEMPORARIES: THE HORRORLD. THE NEW YORK HORRORLD. WHOLE No. 765342791}. NEW YORK, MARCH UMPH, 1885, SQUINTOOPLE SHEET. PRICE 2C. A REAM. THE SOUDAN. Lord Wolesley Addresses the Troops. THe MAHDI APPROACHING Wapy Hara Dota, Buller at Korti. | GORDON ALIVE AGAIN. A Crisis Imminent in the Cabinet. Engagement ‘with Pahdi and the Begorry’s. TERRIBLE ODDS AGAINST THE BRITISH. Seven Thousand Arabs Under E Mycki Attack Wolesley's Rear Near Whackball. MASSACRE OF THE GARRISON ‘AT SHINDY. ‘THE ABOVE LACKS CONFIRMATION. NEY-MAKIT CABLE TO MORRORLD.]} Horrorip Burrav, Nos. 7777 and 9999 Corncob, E. C., Lonpox, March Umph, 188s. ‘The situation in the Soudan grows hourly more and more com- plicated. Gen. Wolesley yesterday ad- dressed the troops and gave each man in line the Queen's love by special request of her Majesty, and [ey srectat wi 7 informed them that her Goodness|t: Gratuitousness would shortly follow up this liberality by sending them| an autograph eegomn of congrat- ulation on their prospect of speedy | relief from the cares of the cam- paign. ‘The men were overcome by this generous token of her Majesty's recognition of their services, and God Save the Queens rent the air. The latest deserters from the Mahdi confirm the report that the Rebel is fast approaching Wady Halfa Dolla. Mt Ogivier: Payne, the Mahdi's right hand man, with Oswoman Digma leading’ the| French and Amazon contingents, are close on the Mahdi’s rear and a bloody contest with the Halfa Dolla Garrison is greatly feared. Gen. Buller arrived at Korti on February 2gth and was there met by King Dingus, the Supreme Korti ruler, who alter the custom of the natives pledged faith to the Eng- lish over the tomb of El Lahdi- Dahdi, his first known ancestor. If Buller can get away from Korti he will be of valuable assistance to Wolesley in approaching Simoom campaign, but inasmuch as the hos- tality of King Dingus keeps him indoors and under lock and key, it is not likely that he will move until next fall. ‘A messenger belonging to the (a): Wolesley’s present situation. ‘Oxash-bobl, the ‘objective point of Gh, yq.a): Oases, near Barchoum, the w MAP OF THE WAR IN AFRICA (): The land of the Regorty tribes £2 ‘autiah, to be reached fe December land of the’ Sm-iahs snd Droostherds: ‘Whackbull, the scene of the disastrous battle with El Mycki and Pabdi. of Khartoum. The General was engaged in reading the obituary notices of himself in the American papers, and the messenger states was weeping copiously over a wood- cut of a prominent patent medicine American lady under which was hartoum.” This is important if rue. E1 Pahdi the leader of the Begorry tribes engaged the British at | Whackbull on theevexing of March and, The British fought with all their accustomed bravery and the amount of sang /roid displayed was amazing. There were terrible odds against the forces, the attacking party under El Mycki consisting of seven Arabs and the troops under Wolesley numbering but 7,000. Fifteen officers were killed on the spot. This leads to the supposition that they were attacked in the rear. The garrison at Shindy was mas-| \sacred last evening by the inhabi- | was in the neighborhood decided | not to remain friendly to the British. | unfortunate incident as the garrison was lately provisioned. The Gov- | ernment feels aggrieved at the com- | mander of the forces at this point for not reporting the liability to massacre, and thus diminish the expense to which the government have now fallen into the hands of the Mahdi. A crisis has been discovered near the Cabinet meeting room by a reporter on the Lond— tribe of Li-Ar claims to have seen Gordon four days after the taking Sheet.) laced the words ‘The Hero of |} THE HORRORLD'S NEWS STANDS. With our accustomed enterprise we have succeeded in placing throughout the city seventeen new news stands at which the Hor- RORLD may be obtained at the reg- ular price, two, cents per ream. Ne lea! copies for a cent are doing so in spite of our expressed command to season. the contrary, and we trust that rather than patronize such unprin- cipled persons our readers will, if AN |Impressive Ceremony DEDICATION OF A MEMORIAL WINDOW AT THE WALL OF THE Roya ORDER OF INDEPENDENT, Lirirors, ‘A DESCRIPTIVE. DIAGRAM OP THE WIN |“ bows "'Sreeewes By Tate KEV. NEN REWARD SCREECHER, DAVID DEADLY SQUEALED, WILLY. SUMMER, WM. MEM Mievarrs. "no TNJERSOUL. AND PHEELIX TADLER, PD. (Underground Pnewmatic Putty Hower to Horrorld. The long looked for day set apart for the dedication of crazy glass window commemorating the found- ing of Royal Order of Independent ripops broke clear and cloudy yesterday morning. The window jhad been placed in the sash on the evening previous and the rising sun |shone through the carnation eyes of Mugwumpius L., the central fig- ure, with all its accustomed efful- gence. E The speakers we have enumer- ated above delivered most interest- ing addresses, Mr. Screecher spoke earnestly for five minutes but could not be heard owing to the clasbing of the colors in the window which was designed by Biffany. Mr. | Meevarts’ Opening remarks will be found upon our seventh, eighth and ninth pages of to-day's issue and Jers selling it’ at. seven the rest will be published at regular weekly intervals during the Lenten Mr. Injersoul’s remarks will be found in an unexpurgated edition. The subjoined diagram showing necessary, go without their papers) the beauties of this artistic window until they meet with one of our authorized stands. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. Mr. James Boardon Gennet is in town with his yacht. St. Peter's pills are the best for headache, Gen. and Mrs. Ticket Agent arc Paris. Prince's porous plasters are now plumbago. Games Jordan Gunnit, Esq. evening. High water mark, 791042. THE w! The weather vicinity will ope 4 be as much: so as usual. If not, it will be more THER. cloud; land States. The E! 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