The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1875-12-24

caused the explosion, had planned that the
erpIosioa should take place on the ocean
during the voyage Of the Mcsel outward.
A report comes from Bremen that pas
seuser who attempted 10 commit suicide,
and whose name Is Thomas, had confessed
that there was another case Of explosive
material on board the Mcsel; that u ".
provided with cloch.work apparatus which
wss tined W explode In eight days, when
the Mc.eI would be In mid-ocesni that he
intended 10 land at South Hampton. His
object was 10 destroy the steamer 10 that he
could clsim q large insurance which he had
effected, hut a later dispatch from Bremen
prouounces the horrible story untrue. The
case spoken Of has been opened by the
police and found 10 contain nothing explo-
sive or dangerous.
The man Thomas, who is supposed 70 have
owned the case Of dynamite which exploded
at Bremerhavep, Is an American. He hss
been residing for some months st strohlen,
ssxouy. The police made dcmiciliary
visit TO the abode Of Thomas In strohlen,
but failed TO discover anything throwing
any light upon the terrible crime 10 which
the man Is implicated. His wife has gone
10 Bremerhaven.
The Jury that held an inquest on the bod
les from the wreck Of the Deutschland have
returned verdict The captain OF the YES
sci was pronounced innocent, and the fatal
ity attributed TO the state Of the weather.
Thonas.en, not Thomas, is the name Of
the passenger who owned the case OF dy-
Mantle which exploded at Bremerhaven. He
has confessed TO the authorities that he con-
structed a chest which exploded, and ar
ranged q clock-work attachment to cause
the explosion at q certain time. He was
occupied for fortnight In filing the chest,
and worked In the coach-house In one Of
the most frequented parts Of Bremen. The
police have examined the house alluded to,
and found some Of the packing material,
but no explosive Of any kind.
Sir William Jervis, Governor OF the
Straits Settlements, telegrsphs from Penang,
the 18th November. that on the 9TH eighty
men Of the Tenth Regiment, and one hun
dred and twenty-six suxiliaries, consisting
Of irregular troops and police, attacked
from four hundred 70 eight hundred Mslays,
who were fortified behind the stock ade,
within Eve miles Of the Perak residency.
After q sharp fight, the attacking party
charged he Malsys and routed them. From
sixty TO eighty Of the enemy were killed
and wounded, while only two of the British
and six Of the auxiliaries were killed, and
twenty-five wounded. Troops are meeting
with no resistance, and re-enforcements are
not required at present.
A Berlin dispatch says that terrible ex-
plosiou has occurred 10 Q coal mine at
Framieres, near Mons. full force Of men
was at work at the time, and the loss Of life
is appalling. 1t is reported that one hun
dred and ten miners were killed. Eleven
have been taken out injured. The accident
was caused by hre-damp.
Thorn assen, the owner Of the dynamite in
the Deutschland case, has died from the
effects Of the injuries inflicted by himself.
His age Is believed TO be about thirty.five
years. He confessed that he was once cap
tam Of the vessel Old Dominion, and that
he changed his name to avoid being prose-
cuted fof running the blockade during the
civil war In America; that he bought the
explosive material in the United States, and
had IL forwarded to his address, and that
the clockwork attachment was manufac-
tured in Germany. aud was set to explode
the charge in eight days.
Jean Baptiste Dumas, Professor Of Chem.
istry. and Jules Simon. Statesman. have
been elected members Of the French
deaths Of M. Guizot and Count Charles de