The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-08-03
FOREIGN.

An explosion in mine in Sicily caused
the death of thlrty-siX persons.
The King of Italy has gone to the scene
of the disaster at Ischia.
The London Times says the death of
Carey the informer, is public calamity.
All the Americans at Ischia escaped un-
hurt except u Miss Van Allen, who was
slightly injured.
Keene's Bolero took second money in the
Drayton lightweight handicap. race at
Goodwood on Tuesday.
Two cases of cholera developed at the
laZaretto in Smyrna, one of which proved
fatal. The deaths in Egypt Monday num-
bered 4?9 of which 0were British soldiers.
A man named Terry succeeded in crossing
the English channel on a tricycle., going
from Dover to Calais in eight hours.
The Turkish Government has declined TO
prolong the treaty of commerce with the
United States.
Vesuvius Is again in eruption, the lava
descending in the direction OF Tore del
| Greco.
Protracted wet weather in Great Britain
| has had an unfaYoruOle effect on the crops.
| The supply of foreign wheat is large, which
has weakened the market.
The mall-boat Casino, which recently
| sailed from Liverpool for the west coastOt
Africa, took three thousand carbines for
Henry Nj. Stanley.
Lady Florence Dixie has issued a new
letter tothe public severely censurlng the
government for indirectly causing the death
| of Cetewayo
At meeting Of socialist workmen at Ge-
neva Monday violent speeches were made,
summoning the state to provide employment
for workmen, Being refused an audience
by the officials the red flag was unfuried.-
Several arrests were made.
Mr.. Gladstone's government has suffered
severe defeat in Parliament, having been
obliged to abandon the provisional agree
ment with De LessepS regarding onother
SueZ Canal and the furnishing or goou
portion of the necessary capital by Eng
land.
A daughter of Sir Samuel Baker, the eX-
plOrer, took her own life at her residence in
. Devonshire, England, Her labors. in con-
nection with the Sisters OF Mercy brought
about complete physical and mental pros
| tration. She first used scissors blade on
her arm, then ,acerated her throat WITH Q
penknife, and at last disemboweled hersell
with japanese sword.
The official reports from thirty-six towns
In Egypt give the'deaths Sunday from chol
era i'm excess of 500, and as probably reach
ing COO. Thedeaths in many villages are
{ unaccounted for by the authorities, VINO &c
{ not consider the eXactitude III making VI
| their reports necessary. Nldlly pclooio WI,
, | came from the infected districts and nave
! read the detailed reports in the presence o.
their knowledge of the situation and OF th'
Z roundabout official methods of the Turkisl
). subordinates, say that the death rate !
3 probably not less than 300 or l,oOo.
Q Mount Vesuvius is in q state OF eruption
: Lava is descending from the crater In tn
: direction of the town of Tore del Greco
:. the foot of the mountain. The inhabitant
: of Tore del Greco are fleeing to places Q
safety. The burials of victims OF the earth
y quake were continued throughout Tuesday
5 Two hundred and eighty bodies were bun
! led at Casamiccioa ninety at Locco, an
. twenty-nine at Forio. The latest estimat
@ places the number of deaths at between :
:, 6OO and 5, 600. AS 1t would be impossible
It recover and bury all the bodies, Signc
9 Genaha, Minister Of Public Works, has has. q q
n tions from the decomposing remains, IN
T. uncovered corpses be left where. they u
and liquid lime be. poured over the ruiz
a made by the earthquake. Casamicciol
n will thus be converted into vast cein'
o. tovv