The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-05-21

The Irish papers are well pleased To
find that the number Of emigrants from
Ireland in 1874 was 1928 less than in
1873.
The British Admiralty j. directing al
teniion 10 the importance Of afiording
means whereby all seamen in the service
may be taught to swim.
The Chinese Government have applied
through the regular diplomatic channel
for the admission into the English Navy
Of a number of Chinese cadets.
An underground railway has been
opened at Constantinople. IL commune
Gates with different sections of the city,
and trains are run every five minutes.
On April II the dyke of the new bed
Of the Danube Wa cut through. and the
water flowed rapidly in from the old bed
of the river. A strong current was. AT
last accounts. setting through the new
bed. Only "A few unimporfant accidents
occurred. and the disturbance caused has
only been of local and temporary char
actcr.
AT Nugata. in japan. the latest rage
is one for breeding kind of gold fi>h
called koi which has white body and
light red head. A fish foot long sells for
SE 30. The cause of the fancy j. that
rumor prevails that gold can be extracted
from the scales. Some people have turned
their fields into fish ponds by way of
speculation.
Two or three cases OF natives resort
ing to ancient superstitions. recently oc-
Cured in the sandwich Islands. A woman
charged with having the power of praying
her enemies 10 death. creates considerable
terror in her neighborhood. A jet black
cock or rooster is the only cure. Such
birds are rare. from the fact that the comb
must be jet black also.
1T is related of the Duchess OF Edin-
burgh that while out driving not long ago
she was caught in a shower and borrow
ing an umbrella az a cottage of ali old
woman. who refused 10 loan any but the
second best one and next day the
Duchess sent IL hone with her compli-
ments. one sovereign and pound of tea.
The Rev. Thomas Barnard, an Eng
lish clergymen of the Established Church.
got rather drunk in London. and in that
condition went TO the Globe Theater.
where Lydia Thompson had been playing
in bnrle.que. A new piece was produced
that night and Miss Thompson did not APP
pear ia it. The clergyman was so en-
ragged by disappointment. that he shouted
and Kissed, and therefor was arrested.
Two lives rarely run so closely par
alel "a those of Robert and Mary Essery.
who had lived for many years at Orchard
Hill Farm, near Bideford. England. They
had been married siNty-iive years when
the husband fell i'll. His wife attended to
him aSsiduou-ly. and when he died on
Wednesday afternoon she exclaimed.
" Thank God. he has gone before me-" Ii
was not long however, for the old lady
sank back exhausted. and died within
five hours. Both the deceased were verg-
ing on ninety wears of age.
-Adviccs from the Persian Gulf state
that intense cold has prevailed there.
Seven persons had died Of exposure near
Bassorah. All the roads were blocked
with snow. and rendered impossible for
traffic. For miles along the Persian shore
of the Gulf the beach was strewn with
fish. which had been driven by the unu-
sual cold 10 leave the water. and had died
upon the beach. Some of them are repre-.
scnied 10 have been from 100 TO $50 pounds
in weight.