HOME AND FOREIGN.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1065, 22 September 1882, Page 3

HOME AND FOREIGN.

It is suspected that the fire in tho mail room of the Alaska was caused by exolosives contains! in the mails There was only ten sacks of newspapers burnt an I two ba a of lerie-s. T'>e mishap that is reported by R otter as hj iving befallen the August San Francisco mails docs not appear to have beet) so disastrous as Was at first state 1. An Argus special says that only a portion of the mail was burnt, adding that it is suspected that tlie destruction was caused wilfully. The Government have received no intimation ot the .disaster Tlie Government have telegraphed for in formation respecting the burning of the mails on board the Alaska, ami it is expected that, a reply will be received at one -. The Marquis of Lome and H.R.H. the Princess Louise sailed from Svi Francisco bn Saturday on an official visit to British Columbia. A conference is announced tn asserah’e in Dublin in October, with a view of establishing a national agitation wiihin the limit if law, and entirely devoid of criminal intent, for the redress of Irish grievances. At the wool sales 223.000 hales were catalogued, and 20.000 Dales withdrawn. Good combing was firmer, hut short faulty wool was Id lower ; clean cross-bred, 4 I higher , clothing easier. The sales close on October 3. The Austral’s cargo of frozen meat was cleared at an average of 6J 1 per lb. Some was sold at 74 on the following day. The steamship Asia, with a la- ge number of -passengers on board, has foundered in Lake Ontario. Fully 100 persons were , drowned. The official investigation into the conduct of the Jeannette exploring expedition promises to disclose a great ded < f unfriendly feeling and jealousy among the officers Jerome J. Collins, the Herald correspondent is reported to have bean shamefully treated by Do Lon".