AMERICAN.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3798, 17 September 1883, Page 3

AMERICAN.

San Francisco, August 26. The new Brooklyn suspension bridge is pronounced a financial failure.

Several towns in the State of Minnesota Averc visited by a cyclone on August 25th, Avith most distressing results. Places Avere literally wrecked, and many of the inhabitants killed. The Avind also demolished a railroad train, lifting the cars bodily from the track, and reducing- them to shivers. One hundred passengers were killed. The object of the visit of Monsignore Capelto tlie United States is said to signify the intention of tho Church of Rome to try and make great spread in the future in this country. The .somewhat startling storyis also circulated that Monsignore Capcl's appearance hero but precedes tho arrival of the Pope himself. Moody and Sankey go to London in September, "and spend the Avinter there in evangelical Avork. The AVhite Star line steamship Ludwig, long overdue at Montreal, Canada, has been given up for lost. Commissioner Pierrcpoint has made a report to the effect that in five years, if the policy of the Government toAvard the Mormons was continued, tho latter would control all tho territories remaining.

A boxing match between Sullivan, the American champion, and Slade, the Maori boxer, came off on August Oth, and resulted in Slade being knocked out in the third round, Slado being terribly mauled.