The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-05-18

keeps silent
presenment seems to warn
impending fate in order him to
of life the death calamity does come, but leads him
to life and fortune Or when something strange unlikely is
about to happen, the is enabled avoid by warning
which points to something probable There curious
ampe of both these rules in the life of William Wlberoree
To take the latter first he relates that he reading
campsool close to the brink of a river Something whs
pered him that he might be by drowsiness while
reading, might fall off the campstoo and tumble into the
water Obeyng the warning he moved the campsool away
He had scarcely sat it five minutes longer when broke
suddenly and he fell fiat the grass if he had been shot
If this had happened by the river side he must have been
drowned But if anything had whispered to him that the
campsoo might break it question if he would have heed
ed the suggestion Again. find him writing his diary for
1917 Let put down that have had of late greater de-
religious feeling than usual Is it omen has once
twice shot my Imagination hint that time for
being called away draws nigh?" 1t no his life had six
years longer to run. But it gain of
ardent religious feeling have greater degree than
all though orboded nothing? Some shrink from
of such feeling because they think it orbodes DEATH
Others again. refuse talk of their childhood because Gun
lucky But if such feelings forbode DEATH it is hopeless to
cape death by stirring them If presenment you of
anything you do not escape by refusing to listen the pre-
sentiment; on the contrary you make it NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Magazine.
CONQUERED RAoE-If any good-natured philosopher has
any that people of this city conquered
and completely under the feet of that vicoruos
which from the boys of Ireland let them look
pue shany by which of their church assoca
tons has suatted upon the city property Ill Union Square
Its are Obliged to rent halls for their
fairs meetings in Irving hail. the Academy of Music,
Assembly ROOMS but the squat of his Irish religious
ciety will be followed by another and another and all will
DOUBTLESS be presided by of the favored gentlemen
in green scars who merly chopped down policemen
with their Patricks Day. Verify, we a
conquered race ?-N T. Daily News.
TERRIBLE ExPLosoNA terrible explosion took place in the
habor of Hon Kong about noon, the 18th of January
hulk called the Zephyr used for the storage of POWDER
blew and totally destroyed we'll the Bremen three
masted schooner Thems which taking in powder the
time From thirty to forty persons killed in all those
board the abovenamed vessels being blown
fragments of them afterwards found Many who
boats in neighborhood killed by explosion.
There two Europeans board the Zephyr and
Europeans and two Chinese the Thems OF whom trace
found.
though the opposite side of the harbor the shock of the
explosion made the town of Hong Kong shake with earth
quake while windows blown in the frames in maty in
stances being torn from their fastenn and the glass broken
in immense quantities Four English gunboats, that
moored in the vicinity of the explosion barely escaped des
rucon, of them being covered with falling ashes and
number of iron bolts which later however, fortunately did
little damage. The boats of all the English menofwar and
the United States Hartford the Ashelot and the It
ian figate Magenta lowered and proceeded
the of the disaster but nothing to be but dis
urbed of small pieces of charred WOOD with here and
there larger piece of timber, stanchon, or bitt
AT the village OF Yamahtee the Kowlow sde opposite
where the Zephyr hulk lying, considerable damage
done $50 houses having been less shaken down
and unrood and several people being wounded by falling
of them seriously The noise of the explosion
distinctly heard the steamer Knsha her down from
Canton when thirty miles distant The Hills the Kowlow
side strewed with pieces OF ron Chinese clothing etc.
and it is reported that chain cable and part of mast
found in field three quarters of mile from the
waters edge.
A ROYAL MAN EATER.-The negro king Geo. Peppe, Off
ny proposes visit Paris correspondent of the London
Sun says
Among the usous strangers who will grace the exhibition
is sovereign of note the Niger king of Bonny who tsad
has palace constructed of the bones of his enemies and who
give human skull 100000 guests drink from with
the loving cup The kingdom of Bonny is situated to the
North of the coast of Guinea between the Niger and of its
continents 1t has army of 1000 and 100 pieces of
artillery of English manufacture. The habits of the people,
says French writer very simple and if they do not love
another they love the Europeans after their
flesh has been cooked upon the gdron they be fat
This description reminds of question put by traveller to
a chief of the tribes of these nggers.
"The traveller asked if the chiefs people liked the English
Oh yes said the chief; and do II have of
Them They illustrate the admonton to love thy
neghbo myself His Niger majesty, adds the account