The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-05-15
FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.
The aIuiiny ON the Bark CaswelI
murder OF inc Officers.

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--alurdcr OF the Officers.
QUEENSTOWN, May 13.-JamesC Carfick
seaman in charge Of the bark Caswell. re.
ports az follows:
"On leaving kntofogasta, the crew con
sisted OF the Captain, mate, second mate,
steward, three Greek, two Italian and two
English seamen, carpenter and two boys
On the fh OF January the Greek, and
Italian sailors mutinied, and murdered
the officers. Knowing something Of nayi-
cation, took charge. The foreigners
wished to take the vessel TO Greece. About
month afterwards, when of the coast oi
Brazil, the boys overheard a plot, between
theGreeks andItalians 10 murder the Eng
lishmen aboard. The carpenter and my
sci succeeded In overpowering one ofthe
Greeks, whom we put in irons. We were
compelled, in self.dcfence, TO kill Tie
other Greeks, one Of whom was the ring
leader Of the mutiny. The two Italians
then left the vessel on boat, taking a
letter from ME to deliver when they got
ahsore. The vessel was brought hero by
tho rcmainder OF tho crew." '"
LONDON, May 13.-The bark Caswell
arrived at Queenstown to-day, in TOW OF
the gunboat. The mutineers Killed Cap.
tain Best, who belonged in London, and
the first and second mates and steward, all
OF Glasgow. Ono Of the seamen killed
two Of the mutineers, both Of whom were
Greeks. Another Greek sailor was badly
cut with all ax, but survived, ,'and wds
landed prisoner at Queenstown. Captain
Best was shockingly mutilated. The
mates were shot and stabbed. The stew
ard was shot while coming up the com.
paniOn ladder. All four were tied 10.
gether and thrownoyerboard, the captain
and second mate being Mt the time not
dead. ...
wINTow RENtAsDED FOR TEN DAYS
LONGER.
The ten days for which Winslow was
recommitted having expired, application
for his release was renewed this morning.
1t was opposed by the Government, and
he was recommitted for ten days longer.
The Attorney General said il Secretary
Fish's answer TO Lord Derby's note had
not then been received, the Government
would not raise any further objection to
the release.
PENIAG PRISONERS.
The Government has decided TO enter
tain favorably the request for amnesty to
the Irish political prisoners.
FLEET ORDERED TO SMYRNA.
The British ileet in the Mediterranean
has been ordered 10 rendezvous immedi-
ately at Smyrna, in view Of possible ori'
ential difficulties. ''S
SUNDAY LIQUOR SELLING IN IRELAND. :
Smythc's motion in favor Of closing the
public houses in ireland, throughout Sun.
day, which passed the House Of Com
mons, merely proposed that in the opin'
ion OF the House It ia expedient that the
law which fOrbids the general sale Of in
toxicating liquor during portion Of Sun
day, in ireland, should be amended to
apply to tho whole Of the day.
The TTmcSsays the question practically
raised was whether on matters purely con-
cerning their own constituency the opin'
ION Of vast majority OF the representa-
tives Of ireland should he overcome
Tie Irislr people may be fairly said tC
be unanimous in favor OF Sunday closing
An earnest promise has been given o.
fair treatment OF the Irish local feeling
which may be trusted to bear good fruit
and it is only astonishing that the Gov
ernmcnt should have wantonly exposed
. themselves 70 defeat, by throBing away
so admirable an. opportunity for concili'
alton.
FAILURE
i. i. Davidson Il Co. and Alexander
Grove e Co., in the Eastern trade, have
failed. Their liabilities are about E70,-
600 each.
TRINITY CREW.
|. LONDON, May ld.=The Press kssocia
ton says that despite the refusal Of The
Cambridge boat club TO send a crow tc
Saratoga, there seems u probability OF the
first Trinity four crossing the Atlantic.
.LoNDoN, May IA special to The
Times from Calcutta reports the Punjaut
frontier quiet. There is reason TO hope
that the disturbances are complctely'at N
end. One or two Ahredic clans have
promised peaceable behavior in the fu
ture.
The cholera is raging fearfully in Man
dalay among the great number Of people
erecting earth-works for tho King Of Bur
nah.
1t is rumored That the plague has ap
pearcd at Muscat. The authorities o.
bombay and other Indian ports have es
tablished a stringent quarantine for'yes
scls coming from MnScat.