The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-08 00:00:00

ELEVEN PERSONS 'IIEAHIIED TO DEATH IN A

TIIEATKK

At the moment when IMO public school children were
about to begin the performance of an allegory in the
theatre of Cincinnati, SAttirday. Lofore an immense
audience, • false alariu of fire was raised, which caused •
general rush to the doors. Eleven persons were trampled
to death. and a large nuniber were injured.

GREAT COLLIERY EXPLOSION.
mg min, were in the Ishin Colliery at the thee of the
implosion of lire damp Saturday afternoon at Mt. Etienne.
In addition to the 26 mien remotest Saturday, 24 were got
out alive Monday morning. It is feared that all the tuen
remaining in the pit have perished.
Up to the present 70 dead bodies have been got out of
the labin pit. The search continue, to present ;great
difficulties on account of the constant falling in id the
worth. The dead that hate been recovered were burled on
Monday.

THREE MEN KILLEb IN A MENEM MINE.
The little town of Callingtou became painfully excited
on Friday evening when it locum., known that. consider-
able fall had ncroirred it, Holnibush Minor. burying • party
of miner. Doe•tors and friends of the miners hurried to
the mine, but they liad to wait three hours beton. the
ground could be sufficiently cleared to extricate the
sufferers. Three bodies were found to be much mutiLated
—three of two men named Guest, father and eon, and
William Pascoe They leave two widovr• and six children.
The immediate CAI:34 of the catastrophe cannot be
explained.

Great excitement prevails in Melbourne and all over the
colony in consequence ot the Opposision refusing to vote
the supplies.
Tag Watuirtre.—The Warspite has been 444 by the
Admiralty to • City firm. as she now lies in the river, for
rather more than A2OOO.
It is definitely announced that his Royal Highness the
Duke of Edinburgh will shortly assume the command of
the Sultan, one of the Chemise gest. The Sultan is now at
Dezonfirt. and will receive a relit as. Portsmouth.
a Durant baker, Greek street, tioho, was sum
3hopua.rw wore Knog, at ilalborouehsstreet Police-
court, for an infringement of the Act of Parliament by
baking bread on Sunday, and was f.ned 103 and costa.
A complete agreement has been arrived atibY the inter-
s:oil:load committee as to the possibility of constructing the
submarine tunnel between Ragland and France,
Pr°.safaaad ia regard to all the subsidiary points submitted for
their consideration and decision.
An Antwerp paper publishes, hut with reserve, a
rumour of another attempt to blow up • steamer having
on board ISO passengers. Seven packages of gunpowder
were discovered among the coals which were on board for
the steamer's use.
The Princess of Wales arrived at Dover Sunday night,
and left at once for London. The passage across the
Channel was annewbat stormy, but her Royal Highness
would appear to have suffered little incouyenience from
it.
Roumania is repotted to he snaking warlike preparatior.s
against the Ottoman Government. Large purchases of
arms and ammunition ass being tffected. The complaint
is that the Turkish camp at Widdin is a permanent
menace to Roumania Serious complaints are published
at Pwth as to the aid which Rastsa is affording to the
insurgents In Bosnia.
The Prince of Wales on Saturday went out tiger shoot- I
lug at Jeypore and killed • large tiger. His Royal
;Mebanu afterwards attended • grand dueller. and
presided at the banquet which followed it The Maharajah
kr=d" The Health of the Queen and the Prince of
and His Royal highness, in replying, spoke upon
the prospnity of Jeypore and tlas ightenment of the
OUTIL4OI IN W OOLWICH Ganalsom.—On isaturday mem
last when the men of F Battery. Pith Brigade Royal
Artillery (Captain Creear). proceeded to their salmi, a t
'Woolwich, it was found that during the night the stabl
bad been entered and a number of saddles. surci lets
and ether horse trappings. cut anddamaged to antat
o:teat The number of surcinglea and girths cut is
and the Wieserourt
are such that it will be i
as mpeadhie to
=irthem.. cof inquiry to the cutrage as w
on Saturday night :but at is understood that nothing
was elicted in the course of proceedings which would lead
to the discovery of the perpetrator or perpetrators of the
deed.
On Saturday morning the remains of the late Mr' John
swam. were removes' from Palace Oats-house, Hewing-
to geesei.green Cemetery. for interment. The Rey.
nteeet read fhe funeral service. The coMn, which was
mi polished oak, was laid in the same vault in which the
reamaimi of Mr. Forster's sister repose. The Faisediate,
4Deardien mentions • rumour that Mr. Forster has
bequeathed awly the whole of his property to Lord
time son of Wit old friend, the late holder of that
=litter known as Sir Edward Bulwer. The le,
townxidergwod to boot much higher valuethan might hive
expectem