ADDITIONAL MAIL NEWS.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1369, 5 July 1878, Page 3

ADDITIONAL MAIL NEWS.

[By Telegraph.] [fbb peem agkkoy.] Russian oJficerß are being drafted from the Cumbria to smaller vessels recently purchased as cruisers. The Russian agents are inspecting tho American shipyards, and have purchased a milhon dollars worth of torpedoes. Hostile Sioux Indians contemplate a raid from Sitting Bull's Camp, Canada. The sittiation is serious. The English ironclad Serus has been despatched to watch the movements of the Cumbria and other Russian vessels on the coast. Orders have been received from Liverpool to ship American cotton from that port for consumption in the mills of Bombay. It is intended with this material to commence the manufacture of shirting and other medium cloth in India. This cotton will pass into India duty free, while goods made from the same kind of cotton in England will pay an import duty of 5 per cent. Lord Penzance has sentenced the Rev. Alexander Mackonnachie, Incumbent of St. Albans, Holborn, to suspension from his benefice and priesthood for three years with costs of the proceeding in consequence of his persistent ritualistic practices, despite repeated monitions from the Court. Despatches from London say that the Lancashire cotton mill ownerß are arranging to bring operatives from the United States in view of the continued locks out. Virulent cholera has appeared at Morarandia. Of forty Europeans attacked thirty died; 100 cases are reported among the native population. The Russian Imperial Bank is so heavily indebted that the publication of weekly returns is discontinued. Its affairs are reported to be in hopeless confusion, and the continued issue of paper money will be necssary to cover the deficiencies. Dr Butt reluctantly retains the leadership of the Home Rule party. The London " Times" urges the establishment of a British protectorate over Turkey in Asia. Mr Gladstone resolutely opposes it. The British ileet at Bermuda, consisting of several quick sdling gunboats, has received orders and sailed for Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Russian Government, through their agent, Count G-riffonburg, has opened negotiations with a. Boston Iron Company for the manufacture of heavy ordnance. A secretary of the Russian agent was detected among the miners of Virginia. He is said to bo empowered to furnish letters of marque to a crew of privateers to be raised in Virginia, for a vessel to sail from San Francisco. Tho Russian agents are negotiating at Philadelphia for the purclin.se of the new steamer City of Peru for 500,000 dollars. It is said that the Russian Government propose buying six firat-cliiss vessels in tho United States. A terrific cyclone passed over the town of Richmond, Missouri, on tile Ist instant, levelling over ono half of the buildings, killing fifteen and wounding forty persons. James Gordon Bennett will return from Europe in July to stand his trial for a duel with May. Extensive preparations for defence are jbeiug made in the eeaboard provinces of

Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia being fully armed, and all fortifications slrengtliened. Amongst, the steamers purchased by the Russian agents is the State of California, just completed at Philadelphia, built under the supervision of the British Lloyds. A tremendous tarnado visited Wisconsin on the night of the 23rd. The destruction of life and property was appalling in the towns. Nebraska, lowa, and Missouri, have been devastated by storms. The Cabinet of Washington have discussed the question of America supplying ships to the Russians. No decision has been arrived at. The town of Cura, eight leagues from Caracas, Venezuela., has been entirely destroyed by an earthquake, and property it) Caracas damaged to the extent of 100,000 dollars. Mr Bennett's Polar ship soon leaves Havre for San Francisco. The expedition sails for the Arctic about Ist June, 1879, through Behring's Straits. The famine in Labrador is appalling.