The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-10-17 00:00:00

ffortign intelligence.

DURINCI the lest gambling season at Spa the beak
cleared two millions of francs.

Tea Rev. Henry Ward Beecher holds that WOOlall
and negroes mast be perinitkid ta vole.

'Nang hu been en immense oonflagrstion in the
Large town of Tiagloe Otero. Government of &MON
and 278 home+ have been redimed to althea-84 ?claw
bergs Gazette.

MISS EMMA Jeers has beea tried by court-martial in
Charleston, South Carolina, and sentenced to pay • Abe
of WO dollars. The charge against bet was that she bid
behaved in a disgraceful and disloyal manner in the
presence of citizens and United States' soldiers, and had
trailed the American Union flag in the dust, as
trampled on it, at the same time uttering oontemptuoi g
and disloyal language.

MI FATS Or SOHL6BWIG-HOUITILM. —We (Star)
have reason to belies*, thai A.nstria and Prude have
come to an understanding at last on this subject.
Austria will, we are inforni.d, unapt a pecuniary anus
pensAtion for her share of the spoil; and Prtnsie may
carry out her plan of annexation in her own way. Room
steps are being taken on behalf of the populations thus
disposed of to direct Earl Russells attention to abe
vending amngement—with *bat pottible object we fail
to oonjeeture.

A MlSAcca.—A tract is in circulation in the sonth
Franoe, with the approbation of the erelesiastical
authorities, which relates a WM/ miracle. The virgin
has appeared to a nun of "-surpassing sanctity," and
has told her that the predictions- of La &lette are about
to be accomplished. She recommends many prayers te
appease the wrath of God, and promisee that the more
numerous they are the greater will be the aid roach.
*44, adding, "I will come with legions of angels, anti
save the Church."

A BALL Tit A BEIM BARR/114— In the garden of al
restaurateur at Vienna there had existed since 1853 am
enormous beer barrel, the capacity being sash that the
interior had been converted into a room for dancing.
A few nights back a ball took place there, which walk=
did not leave till three in the morning. At half-rust
four, when all was quiet, an alarm of Bre was given„
and the barrel was found to be in flames. In the comma
of two hears in spite of all the efforts of the proorietor
it was redeoed to ashes. The lou ia estimated at 40,000fra

ADVENTUZE ON THE TIGHT•BOPE. - The Builds
Courier states that Mr. jambe, having undertaken Ite
give the
.people of Mayfield. Canada West, a performance
on the tight-rope, stretched his rope across the Jamey,
a disfanoe of 600 ft., and proofed° i to walk over its mill ri
when midway, to go through various MaDOSIITTee
feats of skill. Upon afterwards nearing the
.op ;
bank he found • number of persons greatly eon
could hear them MI% "D— him, he's the devil
"Cut the rtspe r " Cali him down I" Sta. teelis !
tinned to meet along on the rope, but before be cos_ .14
reach its terminus the slender bridge was net, and 'Mr'
was allowed to fall a dietaries ad nearly MN In Lie
desceet he caught hold of a tree, and theme rolled domed ,
the embankment to the water's edge. Plnding that be
was pursued by the ruffians he made his escape to the'
woods, and after travelling about a mile and a bell
managed to get • hone and buggy, with winch he rahcbti
dleatorth.
Tail cholera In' Prance most be rather serious, for th•
cases are not few, though no official returns' are pub-
lished, In a village near Paris the deaths have be.e.
numerous, and in the hospitals of the capital there &so
also many chokla patients. The Manailles parents
announce the deaths in that city from the lit to the ftb
inst. to be 264, of which 91 were from cholera Daring
the preceding seven days the deaths were altageibtir
388, and among them 196 cholera oases. They eld that
there are fewer sudden attacks, and that thq number 4
deaths would have been less had not many individual'
been guilty of great acts of imprudence. Dr. Hannon!,
an eminent physician at Marseilles, was among the deal •
hue week. He fell a victim to his ,disinterotted sites.
tine to the more necessitous 0121110/. A warm penecj4l
was pronoutfoed over his grave by Dr. Bartbelmy. The
Totalosnais of the 7th inst. states that the cholera stint
continues to decline ha That toon, and'arould probablp
have entirely ceased had it not been for 1,2(8) of thug
who fled from Toulon at its approach, and who retreat('
Wore It was extinguished, thus adding feel lir Ite
flame.
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