Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-15
From our Regular Correspondent
European Letter.
LONDON, Eng, August l, 6

The appalling disaster at Ischia and 'th'
assassination of Carey have been fertile
topics of discussion during the week. Thu
former. though it involved loss of 4,50(
lives, made much less sensation than the
latter In fact, there has been a singular
lack of interest in the Ischa disaster here
although it is one of the most awe inspir
ing and fearful calamites of modern
times. 1t Was feared at first that mum
Der of Americans were lost, but they
| happened to have nearly all left the island
Not spark of sympathy has been
expressed by any kind of people in regard
10 Carey. There has been an affecta ton
of resentment in some quarters and Of
apprehension that the effect would be to
embarras' the government, in dealing
with like criminal eaeos in ireland; hut
The general feeling is that once he was out
of Jail the government was pc ,erless to
protect him, and his fate was simply +,
question of time. As it is, his evidence
was rewarded with two months more lite
than WAS allowed to his victims, and no
more. Dublin illuminated itself with
bonlires, TO make which the people tore
the shutters off the store windows. 1t is
not believed here that Mark Twain's
travelling agent was told off to remove
Carey; his act had not so much delibera
ton. Fate threw him In ODonnell's way,
and he shot MIN as II matter of principle.
While ii is thought that the informers, 10 II
man, will be killed in whatever part OF
the world they hide. there is a good deal
of nonsense in the assumption, hch is
general here, that there is an organization
of vengeance of marvellous completeness
and determination. There is no doubt II
wides pread desire and intention TO do
away with them, and O'Donnell happened
Ia be the first to have this opportunity.
Captain Webbs death is the su, cot OF
deep regret. He was popular here. 1t is
u matter of qualification that the railway
companies put no temptation in Captain
Webbs way. Tire opinion here is thai
either vanity or over conf ience was the
sole of his fooIhardy undertaking
A battle royal is proceeding in plrlia
m-nl over the power OF the Swan. E LIS N.
Jplbu ch If systems to light 1i',ricts OF
Lon on. The telegraph construction and
maintenance are also in the field, off ring
to supply for five shlllngs an equal thou
sand feet of gas compue ed with seven
smlngs and six pence, which the other
com PAM, en- rye.
A second electric boat, forty six feet in
length and capable of carrying fifty pas
>engers, has just been launched in the
Thames. The motive force lies concealed
in seventy boxes. each OF one horse power.
stored under the floor of the boat, and at
the end there is Siemens dynamo, the
spindle of which is continued SO as to
form the screw without intermediate gear
ing. A speed of nine miles an hour can
be maintained for six or seven hours,
when the secondary batteries have to be
re penished. There is no noise, or heat,
or smoke, or smell, or water. and the
machinery takes up so little space that
the entire boat is available for
passenger accommodations.
Sunday evening parties with music,
cards and supper. and dancing after mid
night, have been tho rage in London
during the past seasons. In this, as in |
many other innovations upon old fashioned
con ventionalities, Marlborough House has
set an example which the gay world of
London have been only too eager to
follow. The time is rapidly approaching,
if indeed it has not already come, when
Frenchmen whose duties or inclinations
keep them in London during the week will |
not be compelled to cross the channel
every Saturday to avoid tho horror of an
English Sunday. AUGUST