AMERICAN.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4085, 25 August 1884, Page 4

AMERICAN.

The cholera in Franco has reduced traAX-1 from America to Europe very much. Only 350 passengers sail from New York on July 24th in all first-class steamships. Manager Gyo, of London, avlio recently sb-ned °i contract with the Metropolitan Opera House Company of New York, has throAvu it up, being unable to obtain artists. The run of salmon during July iv the Columbia river Avas enormously great, but the canneries were not prepared Avith stock to handle the fish. _ _ A party of capitalists are negotiating for the purchase of a large tract of land, between 100,000 and 200,000 acres, m Utah, to be applied to the purpose of founding a self-supporting Irish Catholic, colony. Jiy this means, it is thought, Mormonism avill be gradually stamped out, Business is rapidly improving in New York, and the mercantile shipping houses are almost as busy as in last autumn. Tlio health authorities inSan Francisco have taken ample precautions against a probable visit of the cholera, and their example is being followed by all the sea-ports iv the United States. The Ncav York Times says that Lord Mandevillo is in bad odour at Long Branch. r-Tn has not paid his betting debts, and there is a movement, to expel him from the Monmouth Park racecourse. Among those who have suffered lrom the late shrinkage in stocks iv Wall-street, Ncav York, is tho Avell-known capitalist, Russell Sage. He was reputed to be worth on the Ist May last 15,000,000 dollars, Avhile on the 1 nth of Jul v his financial condition was stated at, Jem than 1,000,000 dollars. Serious fears aro cnt.-rlnlncd that Sago will, become insane. . The Secretary to the Treasury has issued a warning circular to all collectors of Customs at United States ports recommending extra vigilance m regard to incoming vessels. Opium smokiny has increased to such an extent iv New York that the authorities confess their inability to prevent it by IaAV. The Bandmanu-Beaudet company opened a season at the Grand Opera House tit San Francisco ou .July 22nd.

The Queen lias sent a letter of congratulation to President Arthur ou the rescue of Lieutenant Grci-ly and the survivors of the Grcely expedition. Tho Dundee Avbalers were greatly instrumental in the rescue. Grcely has been made an honorary member by several English scientific societies. The expedition was completely successful in its scientific researches.