The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-10-10 00:00:00

Soreigrc Enteltignce.

A siaTic cholera bas appeared in Psris, and is declin•
iog at Malta.

M. Kosarrni has anived in Turin, and there is again
a talk of his taking a part in political affairs.

THIS Sultan of Turkey is having his portrait painted
by a French artist, M. Guißernet. Hitherto, as is well
known, all representations of the human form have
been deemed profane by the true Mahomedaus.

THE Seine has shrunk no much in consequence of the
heat that a considerable part of its bed is now exposed
on each side. The mudlarks of Paris have taken ad-
vantage of this, and may le seen in great numbers
searching for lost treasures.

A MEDICAL gentleman from Paris, Doctor Tonrette,
who had gone down specially to Toulon with a fresh
discovery for curing cholera, mainly by the application
of cold water, was himself carried off in a few hours
after his arrival.

TH6 King of Greece haa offered to pay 30,000
drachmas • month from his civil list into the State
treasury in order to relieve the financial distress of his
government, and it is expected that several wealthy
families in the country will follow his example.

ONE of the creature) of the Papal police, named
Generso,rio, was mortally stabbed the other day at
Rome in the open street. It was this man's duty to get
up cheers for the Pope, and to post paid agents to beg •
blessing along the route his Holiness was expected to
follow in his drives.

MS. Jrrr. DAVIS'S MIA/WM —The treasure has
been taken to Washington in charge of • Treasury
,gent, counted in the Treasurer's office, and found to
consist of 87,000 dols, in gold coin, 9,000 in silver coin,
mostly Mexican dollars, and 30 hare a silver; total
value slightly over 100,000 dobL—Neto York Times.

The Congress of German Deputies have passed re•
solutions strongly condemning the principle acted upon
by Atist,ia and Prussia of arranging the political system
of the Duchies without consulting the wishes nf the in-
habitants. A resolution was also passed expressing the
desire of the country for the convocation of a German
Parliament.

A 1118211, aged 81, has just died at Gandenzedorf,
near Vienna, in possession of a fortune of nearly
2,000,000 f., the whole of which he has left by will to
the Pope. He bad for many years lived on a life an-
nuity of 1,000 f., of which be contrived to put by a
third. The only condition contained in the bequest is
that the Pope shall pray personally for the soul of the
donor.

A. PRUSSIAN PANIC.—The Prussians are so alarmed on
account of the cattle plague that they will not admit
within their frontiers foreign animals of aoy kind, and
even the drovers and all persons suspected of having
come in contact with beasts susceptible of the plague
are under an interdict. Two pairs of pigeons sent from
Belgium to Germany were stopped by the Prussian
officers; and a stuffed dog was also, it is said, seized on
the frontier.

THE EXHIBITION OF 1867.—The works of the Paris
Exhibition have been begun in the Champ de Hare.
Besides the cafes and restaurants which are to surround
the Exhibition, it has been determined by the commit-
tee to have a series of annexes built, which are to
contain commissionnairts, interpreters, bath•roems,
lavatories, rooms for ahoeblacks. shops for hair-dressers,
tailors, hatters, and bootmakers, a store-room for
luggage, and • post and telegraph office.
THE FATE OF SCHLESWIO-HOLBTEIN.—We (Sac)
have reason 'to rknowlithat the fate of lichifuiwig-
Holstein has been actually decided. The Prussian
Government have finally and formally resolved upon
carrying the policy of annexation into effect. Coute qui
mat, he Duchies are to be Prussian. An elaborate
justification of this policy has been already drawn up,•
and will, we presume, be circulated presently among
the Courts of Europe. How Austria is to be arranged
with for her share of the spoil we have not yet learned.

AN ALARMING EARTHQUALL —On the 20th of
Argest the people of Port Rico were startled from sleep
at 2 15 a.m. by an earthquake more violent than any
living citizen had ever experienced. It consisted of
terrific osci lations from east to west, preoedod by a
fearful subterranean rumbling. The hones were
violently shaken, though none of them fell. The people
in terror rushed out into the street in their night.
clothes, but the shock, which only lasted forty-five
seconds, was not repeated. It was felt all over the
island, but was most forcible at the capital city.

THE WAR AT THE CAP!: CAPTURE OF A SLAVE
SHIP.—By the arrival of the Cape Mail we learn that
the war between the Boers and the Basuto' was being
actively prosecuted. The Boers had made two attacks
on the enemy's positions, but were unqicc maul in each
—in the second, indeed, they were repulsed with heavy
loss. The urns Mail also brings the intelligence that
her Majesty's ship, the Wasp, hod ceptored an Arab
dhow with 287 slaves, with a loss, unfortunately, of a
oosswain killed, and Lieutenant Rising and several
seamen wounded.

SIBTRB PATBOOINIO.—There is again a report that
Sister Patrocinio has been warned not to show herself
at the Spanish Court, where she has long exercised an
injurious influence over the Queen. The notorious
Sister is Abbess of the Convent of San Pascual d'Ara-
juer., and has been convicted of imposture by the
• iminal courts. She gave herself out as the subject of
a miracle, and exhibited the wounds of Christ upon her
hands. On one occasion she obtained possession of a
document to which the Government attached great im-
portance, and they were obliged to give her a large
bribe before she would surrender it. It was than under.
stood that she would go into exile, but she soon re-
appeared at Madrid. The Pope himself is said to have
tried in vain to persuade her to live in retirement. This
wonder is that Spanish statesmen should stoop to in-
triple with such creatures.

Tay ABYSSINIAN CAPrivss.—Our readers are
familiar with the circumstances under which the
Christian missionaries and the British oonsul were cast
into prison by King Theodore, ant know as much as is
at present knowable respecting their horrible sufferings
for two long weary years, during which the Govern-
ment has proved incapable of effecting their liberation.
A private individual is now about to set out for
Abyssinia, deputed by a few charitable persons, who are
to pay him £2,000 for the expenses of his mission. If
any man in England has influence with King Theodore
It ia Dr. Bake. He knows more of Abyainia than any-
one in Europe. We cannot too highly commend the
courage of this noble traveller in volunteering on a
mission of Christian charity, in which his own life may
not improbably be the penalty of failure. There will
be no difficulty, we should think, in raising the small
sum required by voluntary subscription. Delay in the
preparations for the journey to Massowah may be fatal
to one or all of the unfortunate men eh° are dying a
lingering death in a strange land, almost within hearing
of the booming of the guns of England, as her arma-
ments wend their way to her Eastern Emnire. We
trust that Dr. Bake may soon start on his journey, and
our readers, one and all, will join with us in wishing to
him and to his mission a hearty God speed.

FIENDISH Masassme or Lumens—The Cheyenne
Indians inhalited'part of the territory of Colorado, and
appear to have been distinguished by their peaceful
behaviour and their uniform friendliness to the whites.
Other Indiana residing in the same district had been,
however, in the habit of harassing the settlers and
against these an expedition of Colorado volunieers,
under the command of United States officers, was under-
taken in the summer of 1864. At the invitation of one
of these officers, the Cheyennes and some other friendly
Indians repaired to one of the !military posts, where
they were disarmed. Not withstanding this step and the
subsequent stoppage of their rations, they conducted
themselres in the most peaceable manner, and did
nothing whatever to provoke thefate which befell them.
But the Colorado volunteers and their commanders
were apparently determined that they would not be
baulked of their victims. If they could not capture the
unfriendly Indians, they would murder those who were
friendly. Accordingly, one day in November, Colonel
Chivington, with 700 mounted men and two pieces of
artillery, and Major Anthony, with 125 men and two
more guns, bore down upon the Cheyennes. Fire was
at once opened upon the defenceless people, of whom
more than one-half were women and children • and the
slaughter did not cease until more than 100 bodies were
stretched on the plain. Nor was this all. "Not con-

tent, say the committee of Congress, with killing
women and children, who were incapable of offering any
resistance, the soldiers indulged in acts of barbarity of
the most revolting character, such, it is to be hoped, as
never before disgraced the acts of men claiming to be
civilised." The officers seemed to think that the
slaughter of an Indian was an innocent, if not a meri-
totious act. The members of Congress do not, how-
ever, share the feelings which appear to prevail amongst
the Colorado settlers. Nothing can be more emphatic
than the censure with which they visit Colonel Chit,.
ington, who was "mustered out" of the service last
January. The Government are said to have arranged a
plan which they hope will prevent any future occur-
rences of the same kind. Its main feature seems to
consist in the collection of the comparatively few
Indians that remain into a limited number of settle-
manta, where they would be governed by military men.

TRIAL OF TOSPEDOE3.—On Wednesday a number of
interesting experiments with Torpedo shells were made
at Chatham in the presence of the Duke of Somerset
and other members ef the Admiralty. The object was
to test the effect of these implements, of which no much
was said during the American war. The invention tried
on Wednesday is due to • Mr. Weed, an ofileer of the
United States' navy, in conjunction with another
American, • Mr. Beardslee. On Saturday the latter
deposited one of his largest test torpedoes in the Medway,
at the entrance to Chatham Harbour, near which lay
moored the bull of an old wooden sloop, the Terpsichore,
of 500 tons burden; and not far off he deposited other
torpedoes of various power. The largest of the torpedoes
was constructed to receive • charge of 4401ba. of
powder, and the smallest Mb.. The submerged im-
plemente of destruction were ignited shout two in the
afternoon, and exploded with such effect that they must
have proved, the Times report says, most dangerous if
not absolutely fatal to even our largest ships of war,
had they come within their influence. The next ex-
periment was to blow up the sloop, which was done
most effectually; for she was irretrievably wrecked, and
the tide in a few hours would not leave • trace of her
visible. Many practical and scientific gentlemen wit-
nes.cd the experiments. The Pall Mall Gazette says:
—"One most important result of the experiments made
seems to be this: they diminish the necessity for forti-
fications. If two seventy-five pound torpedoes will ,
destroy a vessel as they on Wednesday destroyed the
Terpsichore, all land-baked harbours, river ports, and
cities not liable to be shelled from the open sea, can be
protected at comparatively small expense. An attack
on Melbourne, for example, or Calcutta, or Portsmouth,
could be made nearly impossible; and though we shall
not dispense with fortifications, the colonists, who dis-
like expense to provide against a danger so remote,
certainly will. The Australians in particular will pro-
bably congratulate themselves on their chance of saving
the many hundreds of thousands which fear of a Russian
attack has almost induced them to spend. The in-
vention will be all the more valuable if, as th 3 reporter
thinks, it cannot be used for purposes of attack. Steam
and rifled cannon have so greatly inereased the facilities
for invasion, that a per contra is urgently required to
redress the belittle.