BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH

Evening Star, Issue 3017, 19 October 1872, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH

{From the New Zealand Press Association.)

LATER EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN NEWS. Auckland, October 18. The following special message to the New Zealand Press Association contains one day’s later European and American news via San Francisco, being up to the day the steamer left that port.

London, September 11. P6re Hyacinthe has written a letter defending his recent marriage. He declares it to be the farthest thing possible from his intention to renounce his high calling, and he endeavors by many arguments to show the justness of his claim that marriage and the priesthood are by no means antagonistic.

New York, September 11, Yestcrday morning two freight trains came into collision with each other on the New York Central Railway, demolishing both engines and six loaded cars, and burning the other cars. The loss is estimated at 125,001) dols , and none of it is covered by insurance. At Pursue, a village in New Jersey, Messrs Watson and Son’s bleaching cotton and flannel manufactory has been burned. The loss amounts to 125,000 dels. The b. migration Commissioners have made a report with reference to the emigrant ship Charles Marshal], showing the perpetration of fearful cruelties to the passengers on her recent trip to New York, at the hands of the insubordinate crew, the captain having died on the voyage. Cold opened to-day at 113. At Liverpool, wheat is quoted at 12s lOd to 13a per cental.

We take the following items from the Oamaru Times ’ telegrams :—■ it is rumored that the Board of Arbi* tration hare awarded the United States Li 1,500,000 damages. The London News says Bismarck doubtless counted the cost when he resolved on the expulsion of Jesuits from Cermany, though he knew he was dealing with an order which ha-, evidently perplexed or bathed the arts of the ablest statesmen of ft'urope. At Berlin a disorderly political population on the 9th created many disturbances. On? party who’were opposed to advance the price of beer, attacked a brewery which was completely wrecked. The police were compelled to charge the crowd with swords. Many were’wounded, and a large number a i rested. The 'fimps expects, when the Conference at Berlin is over, that a circular note will be issued explaining its pacific nature. Lash and Co., Bankers, London, have failed; liabilities, L 200,000.

The strike mania prevails all over England. The chairmakers, of Wycourt ; cobmen, of 1 owestoff; silkweavers, of Sadbury ; stonemasons of Prestem; bakers, of \iubhn; engineers, of Birkenhead ; Chinn and earthenware manufacturers, of Staffordshire, are all ott strike. , . .... , The Post office employes have petitioned for nn advance of wages. The journeymen butchers of London bave formed a union for the purpose of getting higher wages, „ Six hundred Mormons left London Sept. o for Utah. The inhabitants of Sedan arc drooping their houses and avenues, anticipating an anniversary capture by the Germans. 'J he troops now occupying the place threaten forcibly to remove such emblems. Professor Agassiz is in California, _ The recent exploration of the deep sea sounding in the Atlantic and Pacific has been successful. The Professor gathered inumevable specimens. . . . , . The award to America is now stated at three and a quarter millions. English papers express dissatisfaction at the result of their labors, and say that the plain English of it is the British Government allowed the Americans to bully us out of three millions to curry favor with them. The delegates to the Congress of the Intelnational Society number 09, including three women. A lively discussion was held on tne sth on the question of the abolition of the German Council. The report presented to Congress says that Bismarck is the apy-in-chief of the German Empire. It declares that tha Government of Berlin projects another Avar, while the Congress has for its obiect the preservation of peace, it also declared that never since 1848 have the masses of the people been so united as now under the flame of Commune. . . No Egyptian force entered Abyssinia as reported.

Christchurch, October 19. Mr Pownall, of Wellington, to-day exhibited his new flax-dressing machine before the Flax Association Committee, who were somewhat favorably impressed with it, but withhold their opinion till after a weeks trial of the machine. The Deep nea Fishery Company promises to be a great success.

Queenstown, October 19. Queenstown has been providentially saved from a conflagration, A large tire broke out at one o’clock this morning in Beach street, and destroyed the large residence and store of Mr Wilson The women and children who lived in the building were saved with difficulty. Both buildings were new on;s, having been built last year. A strong wind from t e west was blowing, fortunately accompanied by rain, otherwise the entire town would have been reduced to ashes. The wind carried over the whole town large fakes of fire, which fell on old roofs, heaps, old building materials, &c. Ihe fileengine was unworkable until the buildings were burnt to the ground. The property was uninsured. An orderly crowd lent valu- ’ able aid, and stayed the fire by pulling down stable fences. The loss is under LIUOO. Inc losers are Messrs Wilson and Wenkheun. The origin of the fire is unknown.

OAM ARC, Oct, 19. An alarming and destructive fire occurred on Friday morning, at half-past six o clock, at Reid and Cray s implement foundry. A large crowd helped to save a lot of implements and tools. The fire was confined to the main building. Lpss. L 3.500. The property was uninsured. A policy in the .Northern Company expired on the 4th October. Ino books were saved, though slightly Bo<-rcued. Much sympathy is felt for the firm, who will soon be at work again. The origin of the fire is unknown, and is supposed to bave resulted from the carelessness of the engine boy in lighting the fire.

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