SAN FRANCISCO MAIL NEWS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1085, 9 February 1883, Page 3

SAN FRANCISCO MAIL NEWS.

Mr Henry M. Stanley, explorer, was reported on Januiry 10th 15 I miles up the Congo River, with 301) tons of nools. He will resent all interference in,his movements by IJe Brazza, the emissary of the French Govern nent. The most tangible thing in Ireland (says a dispatch of December 31) is the distress and misery of the people in the western distant. particularly m places where there are hundreds of evicted families without shelter and starving. Information about these is derive I old fly from the Catholic priests, whose own resources are all exhauste I, and about who e dive lings the unfortunate people are gat.h -ring, crying piteously for a potato or.a little conuueal. James Meen, a heavy tiuancial operator on the New York market, predicts that the United States, through overtrading and excessive rai'ioad-building, is on the eve of a tiuancial crisis. The Langtry-I.abonchere quarrel has at traded much attention from English society papers. Vanity Fair entered into elaborate I details and described the quarrel at length, introducing young Gildurdr. to the notice of the British public in anything hot a complimentary manner. The papers, as a rule, I treated Mrs Langtry charitably, but sum - ■of her illustrious friends in Loudon took up the ended- for her vigorously, and a good many windows (?) wore threatened if not shattered. New plans for the Channel tunnel were issued on December 4, and are said to meet, the approval of the critics. They bring the entrance and approach to the tunnel three miles inland, within range of the defences of Dover garrison. Tire return match between a team of the National Guard of thu United States and the British militiamen will take place iu the fall of 1383,' at Wimbledon, Dr Maimino, a welli known, ; writer, on political economy, shot' las” wife an I, him self on December 27. The murder and suieide were committed by mutual agreement. Manning was pecuniarily embarrassed, and his wife ru(Toyed from an incu.ado bodily ailment. A London dispatch of December 22 soys arrangements have been made for the creation of a Minister of Agriculture. Mr Chamberlain is to be ma o first Minister. Mr Dobs-m, whose place Sir 0. Uilkio tabes is to bo given the Chancellorship of the Duchy of Lancaster,