LATEST FROM EUROPE AND AMERICA.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 415, 11 October 1875, Page 2

LATEST FROM EUROPE AND AMERICA.

♦ ADDITIONAL MAIL NEWS PER OYPHRBNBS. The arrangements for the new mail service are completed.- Five ships have been employed. The Pacific Mail Company contribute three —viz, the Colema and two ships, the City of New York and City of Sydney; The Colema begins the service from San Francisco on the 10th of November, sailing for Sydney. The City of Sydney and the City of New York sail direct from New York to Sydney, to take their places on the line. Messrs John Elder and Go’s two new ships are now rapidly approaching completion. They leave London for Australia, the first about the beginning of November, and the other a month later, so that in a few months hence the service will be performed by four new powerful steamships of the highest class, with passenger accommodation which leaves nothing to be desired. Pending the required time to get the new vessels to their stations, the company have obtained permission to use the Mikado and Vasco de Gama for one voyage in November and December, to carry the mails from Sydney and New Zealand to San Francisco, after which the regular vessels will be employed.' The mail from London in future will be despatched on Thursday evening, and go out by a fast boat to New York, instead of via Boston as before. The table is arranged with a view to the homeward mail meeting the fast boats leaving New York on Saturday. The Vasco de Gama leaves San Francisco on the 10th of October, and will not take the mail. The next inward mail will be brought by the City of Melbourne. GENERAL NEWS. The Scotch express train came into collisou with an excursion train from Morcombe

to Dradroad, near Kildwick. Five were killed, and foity injured, several probably fatally. The editor and proprietor of the Frankfort newspaper, and member of the German Parliament, has been arrested for refusing to testify to the authorship of certain articles. Five other editors of that paper have already j been imprisoned for the same reason. I A pilgrimage of German Catholics has set out for France. The Pope has sent his blessing. The foot and mouth disease is spreading in Cumberland and Aberdeenshire. In Dorsetshire 15,000 animals are down with the disease. Albert Cohen and Co, merchants, Old Change, have failed. Liabilities, £120,000. The blacks have invaded the Egyptian coast, near the Abyssinian border. The Khedive has despatched three war vessels and 4000 infantry to punish them. The Pope has invited the German Archbishop Ledochowski to Rome at the end of his imprisonment to attend a special consistory council. It has been resolved to suppress the Convent of the Sisters of Charity. Emperor Ferdinand of Austria has left, by his will, one million two hundred thousand pounds to the Pope. The amount has been paid. Three towns in Russia have been entirely destroyed by fire and floods, the Barman river overflowing its banks and doing immense damage. The cholera in Syria is abating. At the meeting of the National Bank of New Zealand on August 19th, the chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, said Mr Bridges had worked advantageously for the Bank. Mr Burnes’ resignation had been accepted. The election of a general manager is now under consideration. Last year it was reported that the Bank would lose £IO,OOO through a bad debt at Nelson. The amount was greatly exaggerated. At that time he had thought they might lose £2OOO ; but the loss had actually only been £BOO. There had been other losses in the year, but had more care been exercised these bad debts would not have been so large ; and the directors had expressed a very strong opinion in this respect to those in the colony, that they wish to do a safe and steady business. They had written off as paid £4646 preliminary expenses, and would carry forward £6850, after the payment of dividend. The Queen witnessed the running down of the yacht Mistletoe from the deck of the Alberta. She was deeply agitated, wringing her hands, and evidently in a state of dreadful suspense while the efforts were being made to rescue the unfortunate sufferers. The American officers of two vessels at Tripoli were hooted through the streets by the rabble. The Consul had been previously insulted. An apology was made to the officers, and a demand sent by America to secure satisfaction to the Consul was conceded. AMERICAN SUMMARY. At St Louis on the 4th September a duel was fought between Major Edwards, editor of the St Louis Times , and Colonel Forbes, the editor of an evening journal. Both fired too high. Edwards demanded another shot, but Forbes refused, and all ended amicably. Business in New York is reported flourishing. The merchants in almost every branch predict an excellent fall trade. A good deal of caution is exercised in buying nothing extravagant, but small orders are abundant. Increased activity is noticed both in the South and West. The grain market is firm, and higher in Chicago owing to recent heavy rains. Heavy storms have prevailed in Illinois. Rumors at Brooklyn are current that the district attorney Brittan is negotiating to enter, a nolle prosequi in the case of Beecher v Moulton for slander. It is stated that an indictment has been procured against Moulton, who refuses to settle the case. It is not known when the trial will come on. Beecher’s counsel does not want to proceed, and says it will be better to let the scandal rest. George Bittendanden, aged twenty, was shot and killed on the spot by Edward Bittendanden, his brother, only nineteen, in San Francisco. The murderer was arrested, and lodged in prison. Horrible cruelties are reported in Illinois State prison. Ex-convict Joliet makes a statement that three cases came under his notice while in prison of cases where prisoners were tortured to death. Two were dosed to death in iced water, and one was knocked on the head by a warder because he was too sick to walk fast. Another was strung up for six hours by his hands to a ring bolt. The last mentioned recovered after being given over. The new railway between New York and Philadelphia will open on the Ist of March. It is calculated that there will be 5000 arrivals daily from New York during the centennial season. It is threatened in the Eastern journals that the establishment by Steinberger of a protectorate over the Kingdom of Samoa will receive a thorough overhaul when Congress meets. At Montreal, on the 2nd of September, a great disturbance occurred at the funeral of Mr Guiford. The mob stoned the hearse, and would not allow it to enter the cemetery. Fighting took place, and the hearse was obliged to retreat. The body was afterwards deposited in the Protestant Cemetery vault, and guarded by eighteen armed men under the command of a sergeant of police. Louis Richie, teller of the Planters’ National Bank, was discovered near the bank in an exhausted condition, and he told the police how three men had forced him from bed, and compelled him to deliver up the safe keys, and had robbed the bank of nearly 100,000 dollars. Richie afterwards confessed that he himself had robbed the bank, and showed where the property was hidden. Another revolution has happened in San Domingo. Ex-President Balz has been proclaimed President by the insurgents. A Spanish steamer has been sent to protect the Spanish residents in the island. ' It is reported that General Butler is retained as counsel for Tiltoa in the second suit against Beecher. A revolution is imminent in Uruguay. The insurgents in Cuba are very active, burning plantations, and making themselves a general nuisance. Two prisoners in Florida, convicted of indecent assault, were taken out of gaol and hanged in front of a church. There was great excitement in Rochester City on the discovery of a baby farming establishment in full operation. The Bank of California had not resumed on the 13 th September, but was expected to do so at an early date. Jefferson Davis has declined to accept the gift of a homestead in Texas. He has issued invitations to address several agricultural societies i

Judge Woodruff, of the United Stn'os Circuit Court, is dea l. The New York Evening Post says, ai'iei the 15th September the rates of «hurges on cable messages from New York and the east of New York to Britain and France will be reduced Is per word. Black Nut, under sentence of death in Panama, has committed seventeen assassinations, several rapes, robberies, and other crimes He is eighty-eight years old. An organisation has been started to pursue those engaged in the massacre and robbery of Don Miguel. A number of the bandits have been captured, and many of the leaders shot. On one day fifteen rebels were executed and twenty hanged. The City of Guayaquil has been thrown into excitement by the assassination of Garcia Mene, president of Ecuador, in his palace by Captain Rayoand two young men. Rayo was killed by the guards, but the others escaped. There are strong reasons for anticipating a massacre of foreign residents. Lieutenant-Colonel Villar, while being conducted on board the iron clad Cabrar at Rio Janiero, was attacked and mortally wounded, dying next day. A conflict be tween the troops and people had taken place the day before. By an explosion at Newark, New Jersey, at the Callaboid factory, the building was destroyed, and two persons are known to be killed. Several others are missing, and are supposed to be buried in the ruins. The suspension of the Bank of California has caused great excitement, which was heightened by the death of the president, Mr Rolestan, immediately after, by drowning. Mr Rolestan had been intimately connected with all the improvements in San Francisco, and people turned out to honor his funeral. At the meeting it was stated that the assets of deceased would fully cover his debts to the bank. The board of directors had made a stand against him, and the Bulletin and Call had attacked him. It is supposed that he committed suicide in consequence of a feeling of disgrace. The bank was expected to resume soon after the 13th of September, and pay all liabilities, Fifteen million dollars have been subscribed as a guarantee fund for the bank. Four stockholders are subscribing a million dollars each.

The Washington Republican contains an article stating that the Centennial Exposition is in danger of failing altogether, or being postponed. A nugget of gold was found at Pernambuco, in guano, weighing 16£lb. During a gale at the Archipelago, off Chile, seven lighters were lost, and three persons drowned, There have been Indian troubles in various states, and war was feared, but now quiet is restored. COMMERCIAL, San Francisco, Sale of quicksilver, 66£ cents to 70 cents; best flom-, 6 dol 60 cents per barrel; wheat, 1 dol 95 cents to 1 dol 97£ cents ; barley is in fair enquiry; feed, 1 dol 35 cents to 1 dol 45 cents: wool, 12 to 15 cents; Oregon salmon firmly held at 1 dol 35 cents to 1 dol 40 cents. New York, September 11, Sperm oil, 1 dol 48 cents to I dol 55 cents; whale, 63 cents to 70 cents ; wool, spring fine, 25 cents to 35 cents ; pulled, 35 cents to 42 cents. Liverpool quotation of wheaton September 10th was 10s lOd to 11s, and club, 11s to lls 6d per cental. INTERPROVIN 01AL. Gisborne, October 10. On Saturday the fiercest storm in the recollection of the oldest inhabitants passed over Gisborne. Buildings were unroofed, and in some cases blown to the ground. Scarcely a soul ventured out in the streets. During the day a cutter, which was moored to a high tree on the river bank, tore it up by the roots. Other casualties are reported. Fences are lying flat on the ground in all directions. A number of drowned cattle, sheep, and pigs, were floating down the River Paora. Pukerakuka (a native) in trying to rescue his horse during the heavy fresh, was nearly drowned, A Maori, who was recently imprisoned for biting two fingers off the hand of an arresting constable, and swallowing the same, has escaped from the lock-up across the river. The police are trying to hunt him down. A prize pugilistic fight, in European style, came off between Porle Pron and L. Hia, a notorious Chinaman (lately imported), near Mungatu, for £25 aside. The Chinaman was conquered, and has since left the district. Wellington, October 9.

The criminal fittings, Supreme Court, terminated last night, at eleven o’clock, when Eliza Smith was acquitted of perjury, after three days’ trial, during which the most barefaced perjury was committed. Mr Buckley defended the girl. In addressing the jury, he said the present case had arisen out of the criticisms by a portion of the press after the conclusion of Cameron’s trial, and his conviction last session for rape on the girl Eliza Smith. This case (he said) was practically another trial of Cameron for rape, as the prosecutor attempted to prove the offence had never been committed. A man called Jeff, seedsman, was the principal prosecutor. His conduct, he told the Court, was actuated by “ strict moral principles.” Of his evidence Mr Buckley said Jeffs and Mrs Cameron (wife of the convict) had for weeks concocted this case, that Jeffs’ evidence was a contradiction in every point, and was so utterly contemptible it could not be credited. The Chief Justice, in summing up, said with reference to Jeffs, his evidence was unsatisfactory, and whether from design or inadvertence, he had given evidence at variance with facts. After the jury had given a i srdict of “ Not guilty,” his Honour direc ed certain of the witnesses for the prosecution to be brought before him. He told them he had the power to commit them all- for trial for perjury, but would leave it to the Crown to decide what steps should be taken with regard to them. His Honor concluded by saying he feared the foolish observations of some ignorant writers in the press had a great deal to do with this prosecution. The sentence passed on Cameron for rape, instead of being too heavy, was far too light. Gbeymouth, October 9.

The result of the crushing of the Energetic Quartz Mining Company, Inangahua, from the 16th of August to the 4th of October, is seven hundred and sixty-seven ounces twelve pennyweights of melted gold from eight hundred and ninety-three tons of stone. Ten additional head of stampers have been ordered for the battery, and will be erected within a month. A dividend of five shillings per six thousandth share was declared.