The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-11-26

Ten persons were killed and 100 injured
10y az explosion 81 ire damp in the Mollieray
Collicry in Belgium. on the 18th.
The New York Herald Of the 10th pub
fishes a telegraphic synopsis Of letters re-
ceiyed in London from Mr.. III. NJ. stanley.
it, correspondent in Africa. Stanley con-
firms speke'- statement that the Victoria Ny
ana j. 4 single lake, and not five. a. re-
ported by Livingstone, The River >himeeyu
i the principal feeder Of the lake and eX-
tremc>t source Of the Nile yet discovered.
STANLEY had several conflicts with slave deal
err on the lake. ON one occasion h. was at
tackelb BY 100 natives. armed with spear~. in
thirteen canoes. who were repulSed after a
severe fight. Three natives We're killed. He
arrived al the Uiesal h~unting-camp al Nj
savurr April -. where the King directed
extraordinary festivities and displays. one
feature was a naval review on the lake OF
eighty -four canoes, manned by $500 men.
ON the second day, in addition TO the naval
m~aneuyers. there were races in which
eighty-four canoes were en.ure'. each pro-
PEELED by thirty oarsmen, the King leading
the feet personally, in trs presence 81 a
great crowd Of on-lookers. including the 300
wives Of the King. ON the third day there
was bird-shooting and target-practice by
5000 troops. and on the fourth day he re-
turned 10 Mtesas, the capital. The King
has a.eOO. 90 subjects. Heisa Mussulman,
ha. great intelligence, and his dominion az
ford. the best augliry for the possible ciyili-
zation 20 Africa.
The large cotton mills At Glasgow, scot
land, belonging u Robertson & Co. and
Young & CO.. were totally DESTROYED by fire
On the nth. Los estimated II 800. 600, and
/. 2oo persons are thrown out Of employment.
Cardinal McCloskey received a grand ova
tion az Queenstown prior 70 his departure
for America. ON the 18th.
The brig Morue. from -. Pierre. y. D..
ior SAN >alven. France, had II passengers
and a crew Of Il. on the 18th she wa
struck hy a gale, which suddenly ~wep,
every thing from the deck. including the
boats. Thirteen of the passengers and twu
\ Of the crew were lost.
The ship Calcutta. from Quebec 10 Liver
pool. was recently wrecked on Crosse l>lc.
( Twenty-Five men 81 the crew and \ Lady
passenger were drowned. The captain.
three men and a boy were saved.
Tn remains 81 Guibord. the eNcommuni-
cant. were rcburied in the Catholic ccmc-
tery AZ Montreal on the 10th. The removal
Of the coffin from the vault in the Protestant
cemetery. and it, transfer and burial Were
quietly performed, under the protection 81
a large force Of police, forty 81 whom wer,
armed with brecch- loading rifles. Fix rcgi-
ments Of volunteers. fully armed. were Sta
toned in the immediate vicinity. The coffin
wa placed in a bed u hardened cement pre-
siou-ly prepared for IL, and this was cover
ed to q considerable depth with liquid ce-
mcnt. intcrmixcd with scraps ~ iron and
tin. There was a very large crowd gathered
in the vicinity TO witness the nov ] proceed
ings, but with the exception Of some jecr-
Ing remarks there was no attempt at dis
turbance. A sufficient guard Of police wa.
len to guard the grave until il became thor
oughly hardened.
The official ST. Petersburg Gazette eN-
presses the opinion that Europe was never
IN more favorable position than now for tho
peaceful settlement 81 any difficult question.
I~tsays: .'Threc powerful Emperors are striv-
ing. assisted hy other powers. 20 arrive At a
pacific solution % thdIerzego,ini an trouble.
The peace 81 Europe Is irmly established IN
the mutual confidence and good understand
Ing ~ the Powers. and no danger % it- dis
tnrbancc exists.
The King n Iial, ha. issued u deere,
granting 4 subsidy ~ 10000 lirc- 90 th'
italian Committee in connection with N,
United state. Centennial Exhibition.