The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-11-01

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It Is announced that the President viii
send no moro troops to the South at present
1t is rumored that the object OF Ministe
washburne's coming home is to accept tn
portfolio Of the State Department unde
President Grant, that Gen. Schenck will b.
transferred from Londoa to Paris, and tina
Mr.. Fish will take the English mission.
Foreign.
A terrible epidemic RACES among the horses
in Canada, seriously ,nterrupting the business
Of the country. In the street-car stables OF
Montreal more than 800 horses are stricken
with the disease, and the cars have stopped
running. Farmers are unable to take their
grain to market.
Sir Rounded Palmer has been appointed
Lord Chancellor of England.
The postal treaty between France and the
United States will soon be signed.
Railroad accidents are becoming alarmingly
frequent in England. The latest one occurred
near Sheffield the other day, by which two
persons were killed and several injured.
Senator Sumner recently visited Gambetta,
and it is stated that the French statesman was
deeply impressed with the interview.
Mr.. A. b. Henderson, Of Philadelphia, who
accompanied his wife to Havana for the bene-
fit Of her health, has been arrested by the
Spanish authorities on some trivial charge
and thrown into dungeon.
A Madrid letter says it will require 1900, 900
to repair the damage to the Escurial. The
idea of a national subscription was started,
but King Amadeus has knocked it on the
head by insisting on defraying the whole
cost out Of his own private purse.
1t is announced from Paris that the Govern
ment has resolved to support, in the APP
preaching session Of the Assembly, motion
for the appointment of a commission to i'm
paratory to the impeachment Of the I'm.
perial Ministers, on charge Of having provoked
war with Prussia.
The gallery Of q circus in Sheffield En-
gland, recently gave way while crowded with
spectators, and in the panic that ensued q
great number of people we're injured, some of
whom. it is feared. will not recover.
There is much excitement in France over
the coming investigation concerning the war
with Germany. 1t is believed the fact will be
developed that the war was the result Of the
rash and headstrong rolicy Of the Cabinet
then in power.
The insurrecton at Ferrol. Spain, has been
and the insurgents have scattered |
to the mountains.
D'Aubigne, the historian of the Reforma- |
ten. died recently at Geneva, aged IS.
Miss Agnes Livingstone, daughter Of the |
great explorer, has published in London q
letter from her father, in which he says: 81
have written two letters to Mr.. Bennett.
meant to keep materials to myself, but be-
cause the expedition was expensive, gave
Stanley what would help him to write book.
In his hands it is harmless, for the Americans
ire good and generous friends"
The Royal Geographical Society recently
rave banquet to Mr.. Henry NJ. Stanley, in
london, which was attended by many Of the
Nobility and several American gentlemen,
among them Mr.. Samuel l.. Clemens MARK
Twain).
The cable between London and Melbourne,
australia has been successfully laid, and
Geographic communication between the two
oints is complete.
Senator Summer will sail for home on the
4th of November.
There is scarcely any room to doubt that
he Emperor William of Prussia has decided
D favor Of the United States in the San Juan
oundary dispute, though he has not as yet
fixed his signature to the award. 1t is
lated that England, through her Berlin Min
tier, Odo Russell, is seeking to delay and
hwart the judgment.
The German troops are being slowly with
rawn from France. The provinces of Marine
nd Upper Marne have been evacuated, and a
ody Of French soldiers entered Rheims the
Their day, amid the cheers and rejoicings of
ne populace.
Roussel, prominent Communist leader,
as been convicted at Versailles, and sen.
,nced to be shot.
The recent sale Of American coal for ship
ing purposes has frightened the British coal
callers into reduction Of dollar and half 4
ton in all contracts for steamer use. The
ONE consumers so far receive no benefit
ON it. This kind Of competition is new \
ling for England.
Another overflow Of the River po, in Italy.
ith disastrous results, is reported.
The coolies on the plantations in the vicini- 4
OF Demarara, Jamaica, recently rose A
,ainst the planters, and fifteen OF the for.
er were killed before the riot was sup
ressed.