, 1876-02-16

condition of the country to justify serious alarm
or SO extreme a measure as abdication.
. There have been struggles and contentious
between the political parties, but they left the
position of the dynasty entirely untouched. All
Servia has affirmed that it is we'll aware that at
the present ~juncture no more serious misfortune
could happen to the country than a change of
It's ruler.
LONDON. Feb. 9.
Viennstelegram to the Standard reports that
Prince Gortschakof has instructed q delegate
OF the International Assistance Committee to
inform the Herzegovinians they must be satisfied
with Andrassy's reforms and need expect no
support from Russia.
Neutrality is row strictly observed on the
Bosnian and Croatian frontiers
ROME.
LONDON, Jan. %.
The Voce della Veritd (newspaper), of Rome,
noticing the report published in the English
papers of secret negotiations between the
extremists of the Anglican clergy and the
Vatican, looking to the secession to Rome of
the whole body of ritualists, strenuously denies
che existence of any such negotiations. 1t says
there is q powerful, but not a secret, movement
among the English. Protestant clergy toward a
return ito the glorious unity of the Church
Rev. Frederick George Lee, the vicar of All
Saints, Lambeth, to whom the Manchester
Guardians London correspondent credited the
letter to the Cardinal Archbishop Manning and
the promotion of the petition to the Pope
on the subject, writes to the Guardian indig-
nantly denying any connection Herewith.
INDIA.
BOMBAY. Feb. 1.
Sadash Rao, the nephew of the deposed
Guicowar and the claimant to the throne, has
been banished from Baroda for melting rebellion.
Serious and bloody feuds are announced as
having occurred among the tribes on tie Scindo
frontier.
The Times Of India fears a general rising
throughout Beloochistan.
It is reported that the Indian government
c%ontemplates occupying Khelat aud deposing
she Khan.
CENTRAL ASIA.
LONDON, Feb. /.
According to the latest advices from Khokand
che insurgents have been joined by Kashgar col
diers, calling themselves deserters from Yakoob
Beg's army, while the Ameer of Rokhara has
gone to Sharisbbk where he ia collecting troops.
His presence there has excited armed rebellion in
che neighbouring Russian territory of Zarofsban.
THE DYNAMITE HORROR.
LONDON, Feb. 2
A report, presenting the results of their in
vestigation into the Bremerhaven explosion, has
been published by the Bremen authorities, who
intend it to rectify false rumors and stimulate
further inquiries.
The report states that according to his owo
deposition the name of the perpotrator was
William King Thompson. BE was born in
Brooklyn in 1880. His parents, who originally
emigrated from Hamburg to America are now
living in Virginia. Thomson was taken
prisoner when running the blockade during the
tate war in the United States. He escaped and
fed to the South, where he passed under the
name of Thomas. He mentioned q Midlers
Skidmore, of New York, as an accomplish.
With the above exceptions he made DO reference
30 his former crimes or accomplices.
His wife supposed his name was Alexander.
He had a tatooed arm.
There is no evidence that he entered into
relations with underwriters or plotted against
the safety of vessels previous to 1875. Nor is
there any evidence, except an insurance of
S712.50 on the barrel which exploded, that be in.
sured any goods to be shipped by the Mosel or
Deutschland. Observations made by Thomson
point to the conclusion that be intended to hand
small box to the officers of the Mosel, de-.
olaring it contained greenbacks, and that he in
tended to have this box insured. In June,
1875, Thompson insured goods on the steamer
Rhein. which had started from Bremen for
New York, for $4,000, through the Barings,
of London.
His wife's evidence shows that previous to