The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-20
rOREIGN.

FOREIGN.
The ceebr alton OF the or onnell centennial
took place at Dublin, beginning on Aug.
aud continui ing three days. Solemn religi Gus
ceremonsls were held in the churches, n Sc
ries OF grand concerts, mostly Of Irish mus ic.
WAS given, and various meetings were held
and addresses made commemorative Of the
birth Of the great Irish Liberator. The re
were estimated to be 10000 strangers present
In Dublin on the first day of the celebration,
and large sccessions were made during the
subsequent days.
A water-spout burst over the town OF
kim, In Rhenish Prussia, on the 9th, mum
dating the place and doing great damage.
Bridges and several houses were swept aw ay
and 10 persons drowned.
The one hundredth anniversary OF the
birthday OF Daniel O'Connell. the great Irish
Liberator, was celebrated on August 56 with
appropriate ceremonies In most Of the priEc-
pal cities and towns throughout the United
States and Canada.
Up 20 the 9Th inst. IS additional cotton
mills at Oldham, England, had Joined In the
strike, and the number OF its idle operatives
WAS increased to 10000.
Frederick Kramer, Of Baltimore, won the
first prize at the internation al shoe ting.match
at Stuttgart. on the 9th.
Captain Bogardus, the American pigeon
shooter, has won another match in England
defeating Rimmel, his contestant very easily.
The UConnell celebration In Glasgow ter
minated in serious riot between the Orange
men and III ome-rulers. A number OF persons
were seriously injured and many arrests W ere
made.
Dispatches from Central Asia report that a
revolution has broken out in Kokh and. The
Khan has fled and his forces have Joined the
insurgents.
According to accounts from Damascus to
the 22i Of July, the cholera wssraging there.
Four hundred cases were daily reported. but
the real number was concealed. The Chris
tian quarters we're deserted. sudden deaths
occurred in the streets. There were no ply
sicians, medicines norsupplies. The disease
places, and the mission schools were closed
and the children dispersed.
The stringency of money matters in Canada
| is shown by the fact that during a single
week just past, twelve commercial firms in
Montreal. said to be perfectly sound as far Ms
assets aud liabilities are concerned, have been
Obliged to make special arrangements with
thcir.creditors for extension Of time TO meet
their engagements.
President Gonzales, OF San Salvador, has
had about finy Of those engaged in the recent
I fanatcal riots at San Miguel shot. Du ring
three days the town remained at the mercy
oft ho .s.ila nd .,tn hot all
classes of crimes we're committed. The
losses in property will not fall short of si,.
900 900. The President of the Republic has
done what he could to bring the offenders to
punishment, but 30 numerous are they, they
cannot be dealt with. The foreigners i'm the
place have addressed their respective Gov.
ernments for the purpose of making the q ov-
eminent responsible for losses incurred.
A horrible railway sccident has occurred
in Chill. On the night of July q, as a train
on the Santiago and Valparaiso Railway was
passing over the bridge at Limache, that
structure gave way, and, with the exception
OF the engine and tender, the whole train,
containing fifty persons, was prccipitated in
TO the river below. The lamps were broken
in the fall, and the oil ignited and set fire to
the larger part of the wreck. Fully one-half
OF the passengers we're either crushed TO
dea or persisted by fire or water. An in.
vestigation went TO show that the accident
was caused by the defecriveness of the bridge,
which was condemned by the engineer as un.
safe several months ago, without any measure
being taken TO remedy It.
The Madrid Government will soon issue
proclamation, calling out levy Of 10000
more men, for the purpose Of putting more
speedy end TO the war.
The electoral struggle for the Presidency
OF the United States OF Colombia again
threatens general war. and division Of
the country.
The King Of Denmark and other mem bers
of tho ROYAL family assisted at the obsequies
of Hans Christian Andersen, and the day Of
his burial was observed as day Of mourn
ing throughout all Denmark
Mr.. Plimsoll's extraordinary demonstra.
ton in the English House of Commons mas
resulted In the passage by both houses Of Par
Lament of the Mercantile Shipping Bill,
drawn mp by Sir Charles Adderly.
Mr.. Gladstone has published another
pamphlet. assailing the Papacy, which he de-
clares will plunge the world to war, IL ne.
cessary, TO maintain its rule. The French
Government has prohibited the sale Of Mr.
Gladstone's writings against the Papncy In
that country.
AT Sandusky, Ohio, John Wright. an