, 1876-02-10
the Antwerp steamer, having $50 pas
sengers on board.

the Antwerp steamer, having 150 pas
sengers on board.
PARIS, Feb. 5.--The International
Committee on Construction of the Sub
marine Tunnel between France and Eng
land, terminated their labors to-day.
A complete agreement has been estab-
Used on all points under consideration
as we'll as the possibility of the under
taking.
| PARIS, Feb. 4.-The Bien Public says
it has received intelligence of complete
defeat Of .Carlists. 1t is stated that Don
| Carlos has fed and is expected to take
refuge on French Territory.
ST. ET1ENNE, Belgium, Feb. Am
explosion of an air damp took place to-
day in Jabln Colliery. The men were
at work in the pit at the time. Out of
23O men only % have been taken out,
two were dead. The earth is falling in
immense masses. CONSERVATION pre-
walls throughout the district.
BRUSSELS, Feb. 5.-There were ZIG
men in Jabin mine at the time of the
explosion of the air damp; so were
rescusd alive and it is feared all the rest
have perished. 26 bodies have been re.
covered.
ST. ET1ENNE, Feb. g. So far, G7
corpses have been recovered from Jabin
Colliery. The earth is constantly falling
in and search for living and dead pro-
ceeds slowly, and under circu instances
of great danger.
LONDON, Feb. 5.--A dispatch from st.
Etienne reports that 200 miners were
kill by the explosion in John Colliery.
Sir Henry Halford writes concerning
the international rifle contest at the
Centennial: If I fail in inducing Scot
land al Ireland to join the British
Eeam, shall place my resignation as
Captain in the hands of the Interna-
tional Rifle Association. l have every
reason to believe that England will not
be represented by any separate team.
The report of official investigation in
to the case of Dutchland says that the
wreck was owing to an error OF reckon
ing and the Captains disregarded the
force and direction of the tide. There
was bad discipline aboard the steamer
and in the conduct of officers. Boat
men at Harwich and elsewhere are com
pletely exonerated. The report recon-
mends that telegraphic communication
be established between the light ships
and the shore.
LIVERPOOL, Feb 5.-The L. S. Str.
Nagantic, which LEFT this port on the
18th of January for Portland and Bal'i-
more has returned. having lost her pro-
peller.
LONDON, Feb. 5.-The remains of the
late John Foster. the author, were depos-
tied in Kensal Green. 1t is stated that
he bequeathed nearly the whole Of his
property to Lord Lytton, whose father
and Mr.. Foster were life long friends.
New YORK, Feb. Gold closed at
1875 a q.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. Z. General Babcock
appeared in the United States Circuit
Court this morning to answer the in
diciment, charging him with completely
in the whiskey frauds. 1t was the Gen
erals first appearance in court since his
Indictment and the formallty of plead
ing not guilty was gone through with.
The jurors remaining on the old panel
and those specially summoned for the
case, were called over. but only half of
them responded. some of them not
having had time to arrive. After brief
consideration, Judge Dillon announced
that the case would go over until to-
morrow.
DENVER. Feb. 6.-Unusually rich dis
coveries in the San Juan district of
Colorado have developed wide spread
interest in that quarter. Late assays
show the presence of large lodes of gold
bearing ores of extraordinary richness.
New YORK, Feb. 7.-Admiral String
ham died in Brooklyn to-day, aged IS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.--Booth present
ed resolution of the California Legis-
lature asking a modification of the
treaty between the United States and
China relative to the immigration into
this country of Chinese. Referred to
Committee on Foreign Affairs.
House Fort introduced bill declar-
ing the birthday of Abraham Lincoln a
national holiday aud that on the 14th
of April the National flag shall float at
half mast.
CHICAGO, Feb. THE Times WASH
ineton special says Mr.. Allen. natl, e
of the Sandwich Islands is there work
ing in the interest of the treaty with
his government. This treaty provides
for free entry into our ports of the pro-
ducts of the Sandwich Islands. 1t is
we'll known to be job in the interest
of few sugar planters in the Islands
who have thus far, through their own
nisnanagement, lost money. The
main argument here is. the people and
their government is SO friendly to ours
that If We extend to them this class of
favors they will naturally drift into our
possession. Fernando Woods has pre-
pared report with the bill from the
Committee on Ways and Means to car
~, into offoof tho convention hafwapn