Weekly News. — 1891-06-04 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

SLAVE REVOLT.  A Timss correspondent at Pomony, Johanna, gives the following account of the disturbance in tha Comoro Islands. On account of a difficulty through the Resident's flag having been stolen one night, a man-of-war called and took away the Resident on January 20th. Twelve days afterwards the Sultan died. Things remained quiet for a few days. Prince Salim, the late King's son, and Said Othman, the King's brother, disputed the succession. Alter the lapse of a fortnight Salim gave out 300 guns to the late slaves of his father, and ordered them to bring Said Othman alive or dead to Samba°. The latter was brought as far as Patsy, where he begged to be allowed to stop. The negroes, who were more friendly to him than to Salim, consented. After staying a week or so, he went back to town. The negroes wandered about aimlessly with their arms until they conceived the idea of making themselves free, and on February 28th there was a rising of all the negroes in the island. They pillaged the town, murdering several Johannaimn, and committed' all those excesses which have always been associated with a slave revolt. The town was veiniletely gutted, the only people respected being the Indian and Arab traders. The negroes threatened ,to burn the town and kill all their masters if their lliberty were not given them, according to the treaty made with the British Consul, flolmwoe‘i. A document to this effect was signed by several Johannamen, and affairs quieted down for a short time, though the place was not entirely free from disorder. Salim had gone to Domony (a walled town) with a good many Johannamen, where he remained defending himself until March 15th. when .-,eree 4,000 negroes carried the town by assault and fired it, butchering sonic 150 people who tried to I.3clpe. Horrible scenes ensued, defenceless peeple nd old men and women succumbing to the rage of he negroes. On Mardi 18th, the man-of-war hoursaint arrived, but the negroes refused to allow the Resident to hoist his flag, and they declined to !Ave up their guns. Another man-of-war arrivA on he 20th. and the town was bombarded. No descent was made from the men-of-war, and no commanii ation was exchanged with the shore. On March 21st both ships left, presumably to fetch troops. lhe Europeans have not been menaced by the negroes.  Troy is again threatened, and this time with final irrecoverable destruction. Unless admirers of /Miner and his apostle &lineman° bestir themIves there will soon ba left not one stone upon dnother. Now that Dr. Schliemarm is dead there is C, one ta guard with jealous care the precious ruins which he brought to light. Next month the guardian of Hissarlik, who was placed in charge by the lamented excavator, will be withdrawn, as there is nobody to pay his salary, :Ind there is no doubt that in a short time thr vi:!agers will denu.lish the remains of Troy for iii,' salt, of the materials and the relics. To obvbce the it is suggested that those who tat.,u ; c:' these antiquities should pr eih, to • va.'fy Gi• 40f. a month required for the guardian's s:: la ry.  .1 Wig(' Jamison, in tne united states Circuit Court Kid no April 27th to deal with a case of the densest ignorance in his experience. James Pennington was before him for violation of the internal revenue laws in having sold liquor without licence. He pleaded guilty and declared he did not know he required a licence. "Did you ever hear of the United Stites ?" asked the court. "Yes, but only in an indirect way," the prisoner replied. "I live in lil'axton county, and did not think the United States had any control over it; the county court make th • laws there." The judge fined him 100dol., with 10 months in gaol. and told the clerk to furnish him with a copy ot the Constitution, that ht might study it tin.