Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-06-21
OTHER LANDS.

OTHER LANDS.
The bill legalizing marriage with a
deceased wife's sister have passed a second
reading in the British House of Commons. Its
final passage is confidently expected.
Michael Davitt has given up the idea
OF coming to America but will remain In 'Ould
lreland'' TO help carry out Parnells programme.
Helen Markovich, the woman who
became so notorious by her attempt to shoot
king Milan In the cathedral at Belgrade In Dc
tober last suicided In her cell a few days ago.
The Pope's latest pontiiicial only re-
iterates his opinion, previously expressed, that
British statesmen will give satisfaction 20 the
Irish people when the latter demand what Is
just.
There are on trial for manslaughter
Paris Is prominent men OF the French re-
ublc. In July 1877, the Marquis De Paws
dvertised land for sale in the island Of Port
Breton, Oceanica, and inaugurated scheme
for emigration. Legitimist papers interested
themselves In the enterprise and 5000, 600
francs were subscribed. OF this sum the mar
quis pocketed 100000. IL is stated that 7O0,-
OOO hectares OF land were sold, although the
island only contains 1000 hectares. The mar
quis had maps Of the island published In which
were indicated imaginary houses, churches and
roads. lie also instituted militia and gende-
arm.c forces and the necessary civil officers.
Finally he dispatched TO the island four old
sailing ships with a number Of emgrants, the
majority OF whom persisted under the most
miserable circumstances. On one vessel 30
emigrants died during the passage, and go
more died from hunger aud disease after reach
ing Port Breton, and five others were captured
aud eaten by natives OF the island. Only 100
OF the unfortunate people succeeded In reach
ing friendly country.
News has just been received that the
4..A.I III. - a.
observed In the Caroline islands OF the South
Pacific by South American, French and English
expeditions. Vulcan was not seen. Several
good photographs OF the corona and spectrum
were obtained.
A dispatch from Shanghai saws the
situation IN China Is becoming very serious, and
that the Chinese troops are being stationed
around that city. a
The car has committed the death
sentence OF a number OF nhilists to imprison
ment for life.
Great excitement was caused in Cairo
Egypt, on account of the conversion OF Young
Mahometan by an American missionary. The
excitement was so intense that the young con-
vert had to be sent 10 Cyprus for safety.
The trial of the dynamite conspirators
at London Is ended. OF the defendants, Dr.
Gallagher, Wilson, Whitehead and Curtin were
found guilty and were sentenced to penal SER
vitude for life; while Ansburgh and Bernard
Gallagher were found not guilty aud dscharg-
ed. Mr.. Mathinson, counsel for Bernard Gal
lagher, vcntured the statement that plots ex-
listed In America for the manufacture of dyna-
mite FOR use against England, almost with the
connivance OF the American government; :" but,
being rebuked by Justice Coleridge, he with
drew the statement. In charging the jury,
Justice Coleridge said the case against DR..
Thomas Gallagher, Whitehead and Wilson was
stronger than against the others. He declared
that the assertion that the nitro-glycerine was
INTENDED Tor legitimate purposes was incredi-
BILE. No legitimate trader would have carried
1t about London as 1t had been carried.
The French village of Valloirs has
been entirely destroyed by fire, the inhabitants
barely escaping with their lives Nearly all of
<heir live stock was destroyed.
Many communities in England protest
against the rigid enforcement OF laws for the
exclusion Of American cattle.
Various places in Eucador have SUI.
fered severely from earthquakes, and repeti
ton of the catastrophe OF 1867 is feared
The Irish informers are said to fear
assassination by secret society.
Ii Hung Ching, military commander,
says China will not declare war against France.
French authorities say Chinese soldiers captur-
ed in TonGuln will be shot.
The House of Commons has passed
the bill providing grants TO Lord Alcester, Ad-
miral Seymour and Lord Wolseley for services
rendered during the late war in Egypt.
Portugal proposes to abolish the
chamber OF hereditary peers, and will take
steps to create senate.
All the leading journals of England
approve OF the conviction and sentence of the
dynamite conspirators.
Aterrible calamity involving the death
of 11S children occurred In Sunderland county
Durham, England, on the evening of June IT,
From details received IL appears that an en-
tertainnent was given at Victoria hall by q
conjurer, attended almost altogether hy chill
dren, several thousand being in attendance.
The accident occurred at the close OF the per-
Torrance; The body Of the hall had been
entirely cleared OF occupants when some 200
ofthe little ones came rushing down stairs
from the gallery. At the top Of the first flight
of stairs WAS door which opened only 20
inches, and this but one child was permitted to
the mass OF children were pushing forward,
one Of them fell and was unable to rise ow-
ing TO the others crowding. The result was
that great number were pushed down,
trampled on and suffocatcd. The scene was
terrible No effort could stop the mad rush
OF the affrightened children. They came on pell
nell, though strangely without much shouting,
and soon were knocked down and suffoc0ted TO
death by the others trampling upon them.
The greater number Of the bodies, which
we're badly mangled from tramping, laid seven
OF eight deep, Many OF the victims aud others
who were not killed had the clothing torn from
their bodies, and this, together with the bleed
ing bodies OF the unfortunatcs, show the terri
BILE nature OF the struggle. The ages Of the
IFS children known TO have been killed ranged
from to IA years. The excitement in town
when the news OF the disaster spread was ter
rife. Great crowds rushed to the scene until
1000 persons surrounded the hall. The feel
ing was so intense that the authorities ordered
out sixty-eight infantry TO preserve order. The
work of getting out the bodies was begun i'm |
medistely. They we're laid out In the hall and
the parents of those killed we're admitted 10 |!
identify the bodies, Of their children. Most |
cation was in progress. The mothers Of the dead |
children constantly uttered piercing shrieks |
and many tainted on discovering the bodies of |
their little ones.