The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-09-29
Several Killed and Wounded
Wreck Of the Ship Hespers'
ALL ON BOARD DROWNED.
The Proposed ADdicatiOn OF
Francis Joseph.
England and America.

LONDON, September 28.-The Home
Secretary, in speech last evening,
advocated the most cordial friendly
relations with the United States. lie
said there was now a fair prospect for
the settlement of all questions in dis
pute between the two countries.
The Newcastle Troubles.
An amicable settlement of the dis
pute between the workmen and their
employers at Newcastle is probable.
CoIIiery Explosion.
A colliery explosion occurred to-day
al Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Several per
sons were killed, and others wounded
Napoleon.
Napoleon still remains at Torquay,
He has suffered lately from rheu-
matism.
The Princess Alexandria.
The Princess Alexandria leaves Lon
don tomorrow for the Highlands, to be
absent about month.
It is announced from st. Petersburg
that Russia is about calling in all the
officers and men of her army who are
on furlough, in order to test the ef-
ficiency OF mobilization.
wreck OF the Ship Hespers.
The ship Hespers has been totally
wrecked on the island of Spiker Oog, at
the mouth of the Weser, and all on
board were lost.
Heavy gales prevailed last night, and
it is feared that many vessels have been
wrecked.
Ambassador Recalled.
ROME, September 2S.-Chevalier
Nigara, the Italian ambassador to
France, has been recalled.
The Spanish COrtes.
MADRID, September 2S.-The King
opens the Spanish Cortes on Monday.
Emancipation in Brazil.
LISBON, September 2S.-The steamer
from Rio Janeiro brings the news that
the Brazilian Chames and Chamber OF
Deputies have adopted the bill for the
emancipation ofthe slaves.
Rumored AbdicatiOn of the En-.
perOr Francis Joseph.
VIENNA, September 21.-The city is
seriously agitated to-day by the preva
Ience of a rumor, which is very freely
circulated, to the effect that the EN-
peror is seriously disposed to abidicate
the throne. The cause which is al
legged as more Immediately affecting his
mind in this direction is mental de-
spondency arising from conscious con-
viction of his personal unfitness to Crap
pie with the constitutional crisis which
has matured under his rule, and which
threatens the sudden and complete de-
struction of the Empire. There are
people who say that the mind OF the
Emperor has been confused by the con-
stant clamor of the many and divers
political claims which are presented to
him hourly by the leaders of the vari.
GUS nationalities subject to his rule, and
that this confusion has been rendered
still more intense by a recent review
Of the financial and military condi-
ton of the Empire, coupled with
the Cabinet difficulty, which he has
experienced from the perilous condition
of his Government in its relations with
the Holy See. Francis Joseph is per-
sonally respected, if not actually be-
loved, by his people, and his Empress
Elizabeth, is exceeding popular. HIS
Majesty is 4S years of age and should
be in possession of full vigor of his ln-
tellect, 1t has been frequently re-
marked, however, during the past few
years, that he was gradually becoming
gloomy in mind and disposed to retreat
back from the presence OF members of
his family, State Counselors and lmme.
diate acquaintance. The rumor OF
his intention to abdicate is accepted as
evidence Of the progress of democratic
sentiments in Europe.