ITEMS BY THE MAIL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 740, 23 June 1876, Page 3

ITEMS BY THE MAIL.

The City of San Francisco arrived at Auckland on Saturday last the 17th inslant. The following are the principal items of nows :—A Paris despatch says, no such wintry weather has been known in Paris as is experienced this season for fifty years. —Sir Edward Buckley, baronet, and Member of Parliament has been declared bankrupt, his liabilities are over LIOO,OOO. —The Channel fleet is ordered to be in readiness to proceed to the Meditterranean. Germany has ordered five ironclads there.—The Rouen Theatre has been burned. Several persons killed. The fire broke out while the actors wore dressing, just previous to the admission ot the public.—By an explosion on a steam ferry boat on the Rhine, thirty persons were killed. -by the collapse of a crowded stand at the Chester Races, two were killed and many injured. —The Board ot Trade enquiry into the loss of the Strathmore expressed its sense of the generous assistance by the American whaler Young Phoenix. The owners of the Strathmore have announced their readiness to make a handsome remuneration.— A mutiny occurred aboard the British barqe Caswell at Rio Janerio. All the officers were murdered by the mutineers.—On Friday, 29th April, a party of detectives made an attempt to capture Boss Tweed at Muaka- , ka river, near Toronto, Canada, but failed, „ . his companions covering his escape with revolvers.—The Centennial Exhibition was opened by the President with areat ceremony on the 10th May, Tho Emperor of B-azil was amongst the distinguished visitors. 60,000 people were present. The weather was fine. —The Emma mine investigation has been concluded, and despatch-, es from Washington exculpate Minister Schenck from any original knowledge of fraud in the Emma negoeiations, but will leave him in the questionable attitude of having accepted a gratuity of 50,000 dollars for the use of his name and influence in floating the stock on the London market. Prerident Grant has been very ill. The New York Herald says that he favors Conkling as his successor.