The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-01-31


adopted as his motto: strength, but no,
impatience."
THE cable brings news Of a terrible marine
disaster in the English Channel. The emigrani
ship Northfieet from London for Australia,
with 4l2 passengers. exclusive Of her crew.
collided with an unknown steamer and was cu,
to the waters edge. When the collision hap
pened apanic occurred on the Northfcct. The
passer gers, who were asleep. rushed from their
berths to every portion Of the ship where they
thought they might be safe, and utterly re-
fused to obey the orders Of the captain That
| officer, as q last resort to enforce obedience Ia
his commands. was compelled to fire upon the
teror-stricken people. One Of them was
wounded 1t is believed ths- If the passengers
had obeyed the orders of the captain, more Of
them would have been saved. The Northheet
was lying at anchor at the time the collision
occurred. The cargo consisted Of railway iron
Three hundred and twenty-one persons were
drowned including the captain of the Inflated
vessel. Only 81 persons are known to have
been saved. 1t is believed that every other
person who was on board has found watery
grave. No attention was paid by the steam
ship to the emigrant vessel after the collision,
and she proceeded on her course, leaving the
sufferers to their fate. The English Gov
eminent has ordered . preliminary in
vestigation into the disaster The
Spanish Court goes into mourning nine
days for the death of Napoleon The French
Assembly has passed bill prescribing severe
penalties for drunkenness. More arrests of
Internationals have been made in France. :. "A
large public meeting was recently held in Bir-
mingham, England, to protest against the
African slave trade. Resolutions were adopted
urging her Majestys Government to support
the American Government in the demand it
makes on Spain for the abolition of slavery in
the Antilles. "A great. anti-slavery meeting
was lately held in the Royal Theater, Madrid, |
under the auspices of the Abolition Society. |
Brilliant speeches were made, and the enthusi-
ism was intense. The committee of the |
spanish Cortes on the abolition Of slavery in
Porto Rico estimate that the indemnity to be
laid by the State to slave-owners in that island
viii amount to 10000. 900 reals.
GENERAL
The National Prison Reform Association
at Baltimore on the Goth of January.
toratio Seymour presided. United States
senator's have been elected as follows; ILL
ois, Richard j. Oglesby; New York. Roscoe
'onkling (re-elected) Wisconsin. Timothy O.
lowe (re-elected) Pennsylvania. Simon Came
on (re-elected) 1t is said hundreds of adj
enturers are anxious to emigrate to SANTANA
lay, but the company will not forward them
ntil colonizing system is perfected.
SCORES OF petitions, signed by thousands of
ames. are pouring into the Ontario Legsla-
ire asking for prohibitory liquor law
HE Greeley National Statue Committee re-
ort that sl5, 900 have been subscribed for the
atue to Mr.. Greeley's memory. They need
aO,OOO. and will take no seton until that sum G
raised Contributions of any amount are
'lcited. The English steamship Himalaya
rs not been heard from. She left England
u Halifax on the I'd of January, and had on !,
'ard about 800 soldiers Of various English
giments.
JAN. 19.-Gloversville, NJ Loss s5O.OOO.
surance, go, O00.. Toledo. o. Loss. s3O- :,
D.. .Parker's Landing. Pa Fifty buildings
stroyed; loss, $4,000 to 500, 1000. Morn ),
3 Sun, Iowa. Loss, Fl, 500.
JAN 20.-At Ottumwa, Iowa; property to ),
value of s150,oo0 was DESTROYED. Mon =
al Canada; loss, SIS, 900; insurance, 500 :,
}. y
Jan. 2l.-Cobb's warehouse in Dey street, a,
W York; loss, 100000. I.
IAN. pat Helena, Ark; loss, $4,000. !,
ledo. o.; loss, 5000. :,
JAN. 23.-On Canal street, New York: loss. n
1000. AtDevalls Bluff, Ark; . large num- e.
OF buildings destroyed; heavy loss. IN