AMERICA.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3844, 12 November 1883, Page 4

AMERICA.

San Francisco, October 20.

Airs Langtry in her coming American tour will bo accompanied by her mother, Mrs Lo Breton. The latter arrived at Ncav York on October 15.

A reward of £500 is offered for the recovery alivo of "Willie "Dickenson, a boy who Avas stolon from his homo in AVisconsin in November, 1881, and taken to Cornwall, England. John Bright will visit America next spring, and deliver addresses in all tho great cities of tho Union. Tho postage in the United States is reduced from three to two cents, but the foreign postage remains unchanged. Chicago sent to tho Parnell fund committee ou the 4th of October £1028. The fund will close at the end of November. It is expected that Avith donations from Australia it will reach a total of £40,000. Chinese are being smuggled into tho Pacific States aud territories in such large numbers from A r ictoria, British Columbia, that tho restriction hnv has become virtually a dead letter. The Chinese themselves look upon Victoria merely as an open gateway to the United States. John L. Sullivan accepted on September 29th Jem Alace's challenge to meet him in the fistic arena for 10,000 dollars a side. Tho pugilists propose to use gloves, but in case Sullivan should manifest a desire to fight him Avith bare knuckles Maco will train down to 172 pounds. Sir John M'Douald has been unseated for Lennox County, Canada, on account of bribery. Au attempt was made to assassinate tho British Consul, General Booker, at New York on September 20th. The assailant, was a man named James F. Feeny, and it Avas said that he came from Canada for tho purpose of killing General Booker. An examination after arrest showed that Feeny avus afflicted AA'ith melancholia and severe nervous depression. He avus sent to tho insane asylum. Tho Oregon woolgrowevs' convention met at Dalles on October 2nd, and adopted strong-resolutions urging projection for this industry by national legislation. MathoAV Arnold arrived at New York from London on October 21st. He brings three lectures Avith him—"Social Politic*," "Literature," and "Execution."