Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-24
BY CABLE
A Rocket Factory ExpIOdss With
Serious Loss Of Life and
Property.
Harmonious Meetings in Ireland
Arrival of Witnesses for the
Carey Trial.
Catholic Troubles I'm Prassia-
RebeiIiOus Chiefs Sentenced
20 Death.

ct factory at the arsenal at W0olwich
exploded to>day. Many buildings
we're destroyed and the loss Of life
serious.
The steamer Garth Castle, from
CapetOwn, with Mrs. Carey and other
witnesses Of the murder Of James
Carey, arrived at Plymouth. The
detectives who have Mrs. Carey in
charge have not allowed her to be
seen.
The explosion at WoolWich was
caused by FIRE in the main building,
which included the laboratory, and
the building was destroyed within
half an hour after the FIRE broke out.
1t contained an immense number Of
war rockets, which are filled with de
structive missiles. The latter few in
all directions, many being projected
to and falling upon the other side Of
the Thames. The explosion caused
fearful destruction of property all
over the town and the surrounding
district. The fire was extinguished
at noon, when the rockets ceased their
explosions. Old soldiers declare the
explosions during the FIRE were as
frightfnl as if occurring in action of
seige, Two bodies, victims Of the
explosion, have been found FIVE miles
away. One of them went through the
wall Of the arsenal and another struck
the barracks.
LONDON, September PA dis
patch from Paris to the Times says:
The reply Of the government Of China
to the memorandum proposals by the
French government for the settlement
Of the TOnquin difficulty, which was
telegraphe6 to Pekin by Marquis
Tseng, has just been received. Said
response favors the theory off division
OF the neutral zone OF Tonquln.
A Times dispatch states that it is
not likely that France will reply fav-
orably to this counter proposition.
Everything, however, points to an ul-
innate favorable solution Of the ques-
tons at issue and thereby friendly
intervention is solicited by both ma
tions.
LONDON, September 24-Mr. Shaw,
the British missionary who was sub.
iected to indignities by the French at
Madagascar, landed to-day at
Plymouth from the steamer Garth
Castle. He states that during the
illness Of the late Rakenham, English
CONSUL at Tamative, he (Shaw) dis
charged many Of the duties of the
Consulate, which fact tended to in
crease the dislike toward him of the
French Admiral Pierre. Shaw has
been advised to file claim for elO,.
900 damages against the French gov>
ernment He hopes to return to
Madagascar to resume his missionary
work.
DUBLIN, September 24.-Notwith-
standing the proclamation of the gov
'ernment iorbidding the holding Of
meetings in the counties of Clare and
Limerick Sunday, several thousand
persons, headed by priest, gathered
on the Mill railway, County Glare, and
attempted to hold an Irish National
League meeting. A large police force
was present, and prevented the organs
isation Of the meeting. A Magistrate
read the prohibitOry proclamation,
and the crowd dispersed, uttering
groans for the Queen and shouting,
God save Ireland"
DUBLIN, September 24.-The meet
ings Of the Irish National League,
which was permitted to be held at
Bandon, near Cork, and at Tallow
County Waterford, yesterday, passed
off in an orderly manner. A govern
ment reporter was present at each
gathering.
GIBRALTAR, September A.-The
Governor has issued an order remov-
ing quarantine restriction upon vessels
arriving from Eastern ports where the
cholera has been prevailing.
DURHAM, September 24,-The re-
bellious chiels, Mampoer and Mapach,
who we're defeated by the Boer Gems
eral lambert, and captured early in
August, have been tried at Pretoria
and found guilty of treason and sem
tenced to death.
ROME, September 2.-The Vatican
has authorized the Catholic Bishops
who we're expelled from Prussia to
open negotiations with the Prussian
government to return to their pas
torates.
ROME, September A.-The Man
thur Dicems learns that negotiations
between the Vatican and France has
reached a satisfactory conclusion. The
French government restored the sup.
pressed stipends to the Catholic cler-
gy, and have given formal assurances
of her pacific intentions toward the
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