The Jasper weekly courier., 1874-07-10

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arrest him.
Hon. Joseph II. sloss, member OF Congress
from Alabama, a few days ago shot and ia
tally wounded young man named George
y. Long, for assaiing the character Of his
daughter. The tragic affair occurred at Tus-
cumbia, where all the parties reside.
The Prohibition State Convention OF ILL
nois met at Bloomington on the 3Oth and
nominated Major John Little, of Christian
county, for State Treasurer, and Miss Jennie
+. Willing, Of Bloomington, for Superintend-
ent Of Public Instruction.
BY the explosion OF two boilers in the saw
mill Of Thomas Ssylor 4 Co., at Carrolton,
Mich, on the 30th, three men were instantly
killed and several others badly injured.
FOREIGN.
Mr.. Pullman has completed a contract for
placing his palace cars on the Northern Ital-
ian railways.
News from Paris TO the 10Th, stated that al
a recent sitting of the Committee Of Thirty,
VI. Falon, of the Right Center, proposed an
extension Of President MacMahon's term Of
Office TO ten years, and the appointment OF
Vice-President. NJ. Dufaure opposed the
project, on which no vote was taken. Domi-
eiliary visits have been made by the police to
the Offices Of the Imperialist journals and to
the residences Of prominent Bonapartists. and
important documents have been seized.
A private letter from Havana, recently re-
ceived in New York, states that the Cubans
had shot four hundred Spaniards whom they
had taken prisoners. in retaliation for the
shooting of Cubans by their adversaries.
1t was officially reported at Madrid, on the
2Tth. that a force Of Carlists under Prince
Alphsnso, stated 10 number 10000 men, had
been defeated at Atchelbs by force of 5000
Republicans.
1t is stated that the Car has sentenced his
nephew. the Grand Duke Nicholas, who stole
his mothers diamonds and presented them
TO an American adventures, TO Punishment
for life to the Caucassius, and deprived him
Of the cross OF st. George, bestowed for
achievements in the Khiva campaign.
Madrid dispatches Of the 29th convey the
important intelligence OF the killing OF Mar
shal Concha, commander Of the Republican
army, while leading an attack upon the Car
list entertainments in the vicinity of EstelIa
successor, with General Ma-iones as Chief Of
STAFF. The Carlists report that the
engagement in which General Concha was
killed resulted most disastrously for the Re
publican army. their defeat becoming almost
a rout after the loss Of their commander.
There seems 10 be no doubt that the siege of
Estella has been, temporarily at least, aban-
doned.
A Halifax dispatch of the Both SAYS there
was heavy fall Of snow on Cape Breton
Island the day previous.
A letter from the coast Of Sumatra. under
date OF April 10, recently received in New
York, states that the Atchinesc. on the night
OF March 20. made an attack on the Dutch
fort. captured it and overwhelmed the garri-
son. The loss of the Dutch il placed az 900
killed and 400 wounded, the greater number
being laborers employed to work on the fort
and colonists dwelling outside. Eight ships
were required for the wounded. whom the
Malay chief permitted TO be removed from
the shore, as much TO embarrass the navy as
to do an act Of humanity. The letter adds:
The news Of the complete annihiIation OF
this second Dutch expedition j. known in
official circles at Singapore. and is purposely
withheld from the press
1t Is announced by telegraph from the City
OF Mexico, that terrible disease, the charac-
ter Of which is unknown, has broken out in
Jlacolutam and become epidemic. The Gov
ernment Is assisting the inhabitants, and has
adopted measures 10 prevent the spreading
OF the malady.