MAIL NEWS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1085, 16 March 1883, Page 3

MAIL NEWS.

By the San Francisco Mail. William (). Dodge, a well-known New Yoik raercMh't, fed dead In Ins room on the (HI) Fofiruury. Ho was worth 10,001), ‘IOO, Ini. Henry Bsrgan, philanthropist, and likewise the friend of animals, made a strong apoeal to the Mayor of New \ork on the 20th ult, to stop the pugilism of Mace. Slade, and Sullivan. Ho stylos the “ pugs ” a brace of “ vulgar creatures whom he will not compliment by calling brutes.” The chief of police stopped the Mace-Slado fight set for January 29th. When the bruisers arrived in New Yoik a few days before, they wore followed through the principal streets by 200 men and boys, completely obstructing the thoroughfares. Mace is indignant because the authorities stopped the sparring match. “Why,” ho argued, “in San Francisco I was allowed to spar in a church.” At a recent farewell dinner to the German Consul in New York, over 100 leading Germans refused to drink to the health of the Kaiser William. The ironmen of the United States are discouraged by the reductions in the iron schedule of the Tariff Bill. They think it will prove disastrous to the iron inteiests, aud allow the importation of a large quantity of iron. John Howson, erstwhile an Australian comedian, has angered the sensational preacher Talmageso much by making up in imitation of him for the stage, and placardin'.’ a burlesque portrait as well, in the part of John r/cllington Wells, in Gilbert and Sullivan’s “ Sorcerer,” that the rev. gentler man has called on the authorities of New York to interfere. The managers of the theatre were notified to stop it. Ex-Postmaster-general Marshal Jewel, a noted and piomiueut Republican political manipulator, died at Hartford, Coim , on February 10th. The city of Boston is to be i'lmninated in every part by electricity. It is rumoured that Sir Hercules Robinsou intends visiting England during the spring. Sir Dillon Bell’s health is unsatisfactory, and his physicians recommend a warmer climate. Sir William Fox has sent to the Secretary of State for the Colonies a letter re Native matters, for the purpose of clearing away misconceptions re the .importance of the late Maori mission. The letter was read before the Colonial Institute,- In course of the discussion on it, Sir Charles Clifford stigmatised the Treaty of Waitangi as “ a mockery, a delusion, and a sham.” The Duke of Manchester remarked that the Maoris seemed to be thoroughly friendly now, and during his short New Zealand tour he saw ami heard sufficient to convince him that there was no Englishman in the Colony but would regret their extinction. The Auckland and Hawke’s Bay Loan Company, with a capital of £IOO,OOO, is now being formed in London. The Bishop of Nelson returns to the Colony this month. A meeting was held in London on 30th January to devise means for the relief of the distress in Ireland. Mr Justin M’Garthy said that he anticipated the pinch of the famine would be felt in February or March. Mr O’Donnell, M. P., made a violent attack on the Government, in which he said the Government had millions to spare for bayonetting the Egyptians, hut none for the relief of want. I lie Lord Mayor of London has been asked to open a relief fund, and the Government are directly appealed to. The whole of the north of Ireland is in a most wretched condition, owing to the complete destruction of the grain crops in September by a tornado, and the rotting of tiie entire potato crop, caused by the constant rains. In one place such general destitution prevails that 22 tons of "Indian meal per week is required to keep the people barely alive. Despair is staring everybody in the face. Repots reached Sligo on February 22rd of deaths by starvation in the island of Innismurray. A man was found starved to death on the sth, at Loughrea, County Galway, and at the inquiry of the poor law guardians it was stated that this sad case was only one of many. A crowd of hungry people gathered in front of tin residence of the Rev. Patrick Duggan, Roman Catholic bishop, of Oh>nfert, on Sunday, the 4th, and the Bishop had to inform them that he and the priests had distributed every shilling available. The opening of relief works, in the Bishop’s opinion, was the only resource left to relieve the sufferings of the people. The £3OOO left from the Duchess of Marlborough’s relief fund is to bo devoted to assisting Irish migration. Mr O’Brien, M P, editor of the Dublin United Irishman, has been tried for seditious libel. The jury disagreed. A new trial has been ordered. On the 24th Judge Lawson gave judgment against Messrs Davitt, Healy, and Quinn for using seditious language. They were ordered to find security for their good behaviour, or go to prison for six months. Mr Joseph Cowan, M.P, (Radical), telegraphed from London his readiness to become one of the bondsmen, but the parties refused to give bail, and were sentenced to solitary confinement at hard labour in Kilmainham Gaol. Judge Lawson, in giving judgment, said that he had nev-r read more blasphemous language than Mr Davitt’s. Mr Fo'-stcr, speaking at Leeds to the Liberal Club on January 20th, said Ireland should have the same franchise as England and Scotland, and be made one country with them—(Cheers). The Irish people ought to be treated as we ti v at ourselves. Thomas Higgins and Michael Fiyun were hanged on the morning of January 17th, at Galway, for complicity in the murder of Buddy. Both walked firmly to the scaffold, and died without a struggle. Neither made any statement, hut during their confinement both expressed penitence. Small interest was taken in the (xecution, and but few persons were present. At Tralee, on January 23rd, Naff and Barrett were hanged for the murder of Thomas Brown near Castle, Ireland. They protested their innocence to the last. Only five person’s, including Naff’s wife, were inside the gaol. The local workmen refused to erect the scaffold at Tralee, and Marwood, the public executioner, had to bring carpenters from Dublin for the purpose. On the arrival of Marwood at Limerick, en route for Tralee, the police hail great difficulty in protecting him from the mob at the railway depot. Beportors were refused admission to the executions. The warrants were issued by the Queen’s Bench division on February 27 rh for the arrest of Messrs Davitt, Healey, and Quinn. Healey intimated to his party and to his constituents of Wexford Borough that in consequence of his impending imprisonment ho intended to resign his seat in the House of Commons. The Agent-gonoial is despatching emigrant ships to Ney Zealand in rapid succession. The Emgitikei will sail from Plymouth for Auckland on January 25th, with 300 emigrants of whom 120 are single women The Wiipa sails a week later with 950 emignnts for Confer bury, in-

sails from l ho-Clyde for Port Chalmers' iff about three weeks time, with 220 intending settlers, ohi'dly the shipwrecked passengers of the Wild Deer, These are the only fixtures at present. At an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholdces of the Now Z island Ti ust and Loan Company, held on January 24th, Sir Charles Clifford presiding, it was stated that the profits were amply sufficient to pay the usual interim dividend of 10 per cent. The shareholders present expressed .tile hone that the whole of their now capital would bo called up. The Chairman replied that this would ho done, two cads being made, one due in April, anil another in July next. He further stated that £IOO,OOO of the reserve fund had been invested in England. Mr Bowen, the manager, returns next week.