The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-07-05

Marguerite Dixblanc, who was sentenced ia
death, in London, for the murder OF her mis-.
tress has been rcpreved.
The Mexican insurgents seem determined to
make good their success In the vicinity OF
Monterey. The latest advices are that they
are strengthening the forti6cations and con-
centrating all their forces there. This con.
tradicts the report sent through Government
channels, few days ago. that Trevino had
pronered to treat for peace.
The Golden Club, Of London, have ISSUED
invitations to the various powers throughout
the world to send representatives to an Inter-
national Free Trade Congress, to be held in the
English metropolis next year.
Gen. Sherman was doing" Switzerland at
last accounts.
The first accounts Of the German lombard
ment Of Port-au-Pnnce were greatly exsg.
gerated. Only two shots. 1t seems, were fired.
The Duke Of Montpensier is out in mani
festo asserting the right OF Don Alphonso, son
OF ex-Queen Isabella to the Spanish throne.
Mail accounts from England give the par
ticulars of an attempt made on the night of
June 10 to blow up the statue Of the Prince
Consort, in Merrion Square, Dublin. The ex-
plosion is described AZ tremendous shaking
the whole square. The monum mt was, how
ever, but slightly injured. A simultaneous
attempt was made to blow up the statue of the
Earl Of Carlisle in Phoenix Park, Dublin, winch
also proved abortive-only the legs of the
statue being injured.
Madrid dispatch states that our Govern
ment has waived the ques ton of claiming DR..
Houari to be an American citizen, and bases its
action upon the ground Of friendly intercession
in the Doctors behalf, for an amnesty 10 be
granted by the Spanish Government.
Paris letters report that Bismarck ulti-
matum was necessarily accepted by France,
and, in accordance Herewith, the French
army is to be cut down to $4,000 men, and the
National Guard bound over to keep the peace.
The last news from Mexico represents that
the Juarists, 5000 strong. were marching on
Matamoras, and that decisive conflict was
imminent
party of Canadian militia, in camp at
Windsor, made raid on Mr.. Edwin Benefits
garden the other day. Mr.. B. blazed away at
the depredators with double-barreled shot
gun, and seriously wounded Corporal Isles.
The volunteers were highly incensed. and
came near mobbing Bennett.
The London papers report terrific hurri-
cane and waterspout At Kustchuk, in Bulgaria,
which destroyed 500 houses, and sank two gun.
boats, killing and injuring several persons.
A Washington dispatch states that Spanish
war vessels have been instructed to seize and
sink the American steamers virginius and
Edgar Stewart, wherever found outside of
,eutral ports
The great strike of the London carpenters
md joiners still continued at last accounts. 1t
8 said over 10000 of them are idle, and they |
ave been joined by the masons and brick
ayers. The men demand 81 hours instead OF |
61S hours per week, and one shilling per day |
additional. The London Times says that the |
trike will result in England losing her present
in industrial productions.
1t is said negotiations have been concluded |
or the complete evacuation Of France by the
herman forces.
Three hundred and thirty Mormon converts
allied from Liverpoolfor New York on June 26.