The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1866-12-20
FROM EUROPE.
BY the Atlantic telegraph.
GREAT HRITAfN.

GREAT BRITAfN.
LONDON, Dec. Il, noon.-The Times
OF this morning, ID an editorial, takes a
hopefulsTiew of the trouble In Ireland,
and thinks there Will be no serious diff.
ficulty m quelling tie Fenan rebellion
with the civil force alone
! APl ia i TTHE. CIVIL WAR SUSPENDED
LONDON, Dec. 14-Intclligence re-
-ccived here from Japan announces that
theeiyil psar which has been desolating
that Country 5has been suspended, a
truce having been declared between the.
hostile tactioifs. ~
ritz BARNsLEY coLLIERY BtsAs1 "a. =
,BARssLEr, Thursday Night Dec. IS.
~ = third explosion took place at the
Oaks Coliieryiat 10 O'Clock this morn
ing, There is no longer any hope. for
those in the pit must now all be dead,
| IL is estimated that three Hundred and
fifty human beings in all have lost.their
lives by this, terrible catastrophe. The
mine is now on fire. and the flames have
burst from the mouth .oflthe main shaft
with great violence. The work of draw
ing out the bodies is suspended, and
the mine is to be flooded with water
The cause ofthe explosion will probably
remain a perpetual mystery.
HANLEY, Stafordshire, Thursday
night, Dec. l13-A fearful explosion
took place at noon to-day, at Falk's Hill,
near the town, where there is coal pit,
belonging to the. North Stafordshire
Coal.snd Iron Company. Two hundred
men went into the mine this morning,
of whom only thirteen have been taken
out alive, and they are badly injured.
The rest, is it believed, are dead. Up
to the present moment forty dead bod
les have been brought out of the pit.
The excitement is intense. en
BARNsLEY, December 16ASeycral
explosions took place at the Oakes col
liery yesterday and to-day, which show
that the fire is still raging in the pit
No further loss of life has occurred
Touching scenes ofwoe and despair are
hourly witnessed in the vicinity, and
oyer eighty funerals have taken place.
One hundred and sixty women have
been left widows,I and three hundred
and thirty children have become orphans
by this terrible calamity, and many of
them are mourning in the streets from
morning till night. g 5d:iset 'fd !
80, eaoi ra7 FRANCE. e -, 2,'+-'
PARIS, Dec. 14.GUnder the new or
ganization the French army, with the
usual. reserves, will foot up about / .250.-
600 men. Tits expected that such a
mighty standing army, in times of peace,
will have no good effect, Amongst the
thoughtful in this city the. project ex-
cites much misgiving
ROME.
ROME, Dec. 14.-The anticipated
trouble in this city consequent upon the
withdrawal of the French troops has
not occurred, and the city is tranquisg
The idea that the Pope has any id.
tcntion of leaving the Holy City is uni
versally abandoned. @F a.o ,',.rj
We nave adVlceS from Europe by the
cable to the 1Tth The London Times
of that date contains telegram from
Berlin which asserts that the Pope of
Rome has been officially invited to visit
the United States. The same despatch
states that Maximilian is actually pris-
oner i'll Mexico. The King of Saxony
is on visit at Berlin and is the guest
of the King Of Prussia. TWAS current
" rumored at csth, the Capital of
Hungary, that the Austrian Government
had refused toaceede to the demands of
the Hungarian Diet From England
we learn that there is no truth in the
reported arrest Of Stephens. All was
quiet in Ireland 2la's'''9 -'.'e'' -
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