Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-06-08

war at ~ end. flLC}nt GartiA IS ABOUT 10
leave the island ior ST. Thomas, aDd all the TO-
surgcnts in the Eastern department have laid
down their arms. Geo. Martinez Caupos is
expected at Havana in view days. when peace
will be officially proclaimed. Captain General
Jovcllar will depart for Spaiu, leaving Martl
nez Canpos as Captain General. Great les
tivitics arc preparing in all sections OF the
island, and in Havana triumphal arches are
being erected as part Of the preparations Tor
grand celebration.
The Colonel Of the eendarmere at kief, Rus
sia, who made himself so promnet in the sup
preston of the Students riot there some time
ago. was assassinated on Thursday 10 the streets
Of kicf.
LONDON, June S.-Nlchael S!cll, a spinner
of Bradford has failed. His liabilities are
81 900 pounds.
A coal mine explosion occurred yesterday IN
the Eganswood pit cocry at llaydock, six
miles south OF Wigan, Lancashire, England.
Two hundred and thirty two Of the miners are
reported dead. Ten only wer> rescued alive,
but one died almost Immediately, and the oil hers
suffered much from after damp. Eight men
arc rcportcd alive, and have taken refuge IN
working Of the NINE and it is supposed will
be saved, The explorers state that they saw
bodies decapitated, blown to pieces. or reduced
to shameless masses. The cause of the cxplo.
sion is not known, working with naked lights
being prohibited.
LONDON, June S.-Thc explosion in Evans
coal mines at llaydock, yesterday occurred at
eleven O clock in the mornOg. The wood pit
colcry consists Of two mines--thc Ravenshcad
and the Florida. The explosion was confined
to the last named mine. The men went to work
at sig o'clock a. m. The condition Of The mine
had been examined as usual and ten mioutcs
before the disaster it was to all appearances
safe, There we're 250 men 10 the wood pit
Gallery, IS in the Ravcnshead and The remand
CT 10 the Florida mine. The men in the IA.
vcnsheal wcro got out Immediately. Ono man
died, the Others were much affected by the alter
damp.
The two mines are connected by tunnel and
| it was 10 the working Of the Florida mine. be-
| yOnd the tunnel, tho explosion occurred. 1t Is
| the general opinion that every man 10 that part
Of the minc is dead. Tho explorers found the
dead bodies Of men and horses on every side,
| fearlulIy burnt and mutlatcd, giving evidence
OF the dreadful force of the explosion. a great
| fall oil coal occurred. The men engaged in cX
ploring the mine arc working day and hight
| endeavoriug to reach the place where most OF
| TIC UUulCS blC ouppoSCo w DS' NlSot
of men, women and children have assembled 10
the vicinity Of tho pit, aud general grief prevails,
nearly every family in the village of llaydock
having suffered loss Of one or more OF its
number. As 20 powder was used in the mine
no reason can be assigned for The disaster. The
manager Of the mine went down tho shaft i've
minutes after the explosion, and finding mum.
Der Of men at the bottom lying on their faces,
opened the ventilatng doors, and thus saved
| eight Of the lives Of the eighteen men in the
| Ravenshead mine. Tho bodies that have already
been found are all much dis6gured. 1t will
probably be days before all tho bodies are re.
covered. The explorers have suffered greatly,
and have had to be constantly relieved. a argc
staff of doctors being 10 attendance. Crowds OF
women have surrounded tho pit ever since the
explosion weeping and begging for news rom
the explorer, but on the whole the people have
been very quite and and orderly.
| LONDON June S.-A special dispatch from
Manchester to this afternoons Pail Mall Ga
zc!te says "A gentleman is in Liverpool 10.
day who has been deputed by the employers OF
| North and Northeast Lancashire to open ne
gotiations with American steamship companies
with view of bringing over large number OF
| Englsh cotton operatives from America. A
large number who migrated arc willing to re-
turn TO England in consequence of the great
reduction 10 wages there. Means will be found
| to nav the expenses of the passage.