ADDITIONAL NEWS BY THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1933, 5 May 1880, Page 3

ADDITIONAL NEWS BY THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

[Br TEIiBGBAPH.] Russia is seeking an alliance with Japan against China, and also making friendly overtures to the Emir of Bokhara with the same end in view. Probabilities of trouble with the Celestial Empire are freely discussed at St. Petersburg, especially as China refuses to regard herself as bound by the recent Kuldja treaty. At St. Petersburg it is thought that a naval demonstration may have a salutary effect on the Chinese, and it will shortly be made. This stop is partly due to the fact that the reactionary party in China is gaining the ascendancy, to the danger of all Europeans, whose respective Ministers have consequently asked for naval reinforcements in Chinese waters. The Egyptian troops have been defeated in Tonmonzi Berbehi, The Ring of Abyssinia is marching with a large army against King Mezea of Shea. The Governor General of Massoah has telegraphed to the Khedive that two bodies of insurgents have been defeated, and prisoners by the troops of King John of Abyssinia. A stone cross has been erected by order of Queen Victoria on the spot where the Prince Imperial lost his life. The “Times” speaks of the policy of the future Government as follows :—“ The Liberal Cabinet will maintain the treaty of Berlin in accordance with the public opinion of Europe, and the policy of the great Powers. It will treat the Anglo-Turkish convention as an engagement of the Continent. With regard to the obligations in South Africa it may institute an enquiry whether the annexation of the Transvaal will not be an error. Although the measure was approved by Lord Kimberley and Mr Forster, the question ought to be treated as an open question. The Government insist, that the South African colonies, whether they choose to confederate for political purposes or not, shall enter into such common engagement for military defence as shall relieve the mother country from the charges of native wars. When this policy in European, Asiatic and South African affairs has been carried out a point will be reached at which the Liberal Ministry, if attempts are made or it is forced to go further, must part company with moderate men. We do not believe that the Marquis of Hartington or the other leaders of the party will desire to go further, and so far we can have no difficulty in accompanying them.” Mr Gordon Bennett’s Muscadine won the Park Hurdle Handicap Plata on March 30th, Bed Hazard 2, Puritan 3. Muscadine also won the Hunt’Cup at Nottingham on March 24th, but was objected to on the ground of insufficient description. Bacchus won the Surrey Open Steeplechase. The “ Journal de St. Petersburg,” referring to the alarmist reports relative to the intentions of China, says that the Chinese Ambassador at Paris is to come to St. Petersburg to conduct negociatious respecting Kuldja. One the principal prompters of the turf frauds has been sentenced to twenty years’ penal servitude for forgery on various Banks. An explosion of firedamp occurred in a colliery at Anderlines. There were 150 persons in the pit at the time, most of whom were suffocated. Extreme civility is shown to the Chinese Ambassador by the German Minister at Paris, which is supposed to point to secret negotiations between Pekin and Berlin against Russia. Herr Oppenhoim, formerly member of the Reichstag and leader of the National Liberals and Freetraders, is dead. The Emperor, addressing his generals on the anniversary of his birthday, said that ho be lieved he was able to assure them that they would

have no more opportunity of putting in practice their military knowledge, all fear of war having apparently passed away for the present. Six failures occurred at the Berlin Stock Exchange on April 2nd, aggregating one million marks. Bismarck says in a letter to Herr Bule'er on disarmament, that Germany cannot occupy any position but a self-defensive one. The finance committee of the Lower House of Austro-Hungary has approved of a loan of 40,000,000 florins. In Vienna, Jules Strasser, cashier of the Rothschilds’, has been arrested for embezzlement. He lost 400,090 florins in speculations on the Bounce. His brothers have also been arrested. Italian brigands have captured the Duke of Saxemeningcn, hut liberated him on payment of a heavy ransom. The amount paid to the Greek bandits for the ransom of Colonel Synge was .£120,000. Colonel Synge is unmarried, and therefore the statement that his wife shared his captivity is

untrue. Without approving tho measure, the Pope submitted to tho expulsion of Jesuits from France. . ' The “Agence Russo” denies that Prince Gortschakofl' is about to resign.

The province of Kharkoff is being ravaged by diphtheria. Over 100 Russian medical students have recently been arrested on suspicion. The new Russian official organ, the “ Berge,” finds no favor. It does not advocate Liberal measures.

A despatch from St. Petersburg on April 10th says that Prince Gortachakoff is dying. Political convicts are being despatched from Russian Island to Saghalien by hundreds. The Emperor has presented Alexander of Bulgaria with a war steamer, 40,000 rifles, and several Krnpp guns, and allowed him to enlist 500 Russian subjects. Two thousand Chinese troops have crossed the Amoor. The Chinese charge d’affaires and his whole staff had loft St. Petersburg for Pekin.

Winawesky, the great violinist, died at Moscow on April 4th. It is reported that General Melikoff ’s position as dictator has already become shaky. Thefts of gunpowder from the Government mills at Odessa have been discovered.

Batoum is being fortified contrary to Russia’s declaration that it was to he a free town. A fanatic stabbed the Grand Sheriff of Mecca fatally on March 14th. There was great excitement in Constantinople at the result of the English elections. Greeks, Armenians, Bulgarians, and Christians rejoiced in the result.

Four thousand ICnras, pressed by famine, descended recently from the mountains on the town of Mardun, in Asiatic Turkey, and plundered and murdered a number of priests and nuns

Terrible distress prevails in Asia Minor. Cattle, sheep, and goats are being carried off in largo numbers by disease. The country between Angora and Ismid is becoming a desert. A proclamation has been issued in India declaring that tho British have now assumed the whole political administration of North and East Afghanistan. Generals Stewart, Barker, and Hughes are on the march to unite at Mnkurau. The departure of the Viceroy from Calcutta for Simla has been postponed, in consequence of the result of the elections in Eng’aad. AMERICA. The result of the late pedestrian match in New York for the O’Leary Belt, astonishes athletes. The winner, a negro, named_ Hart, made 5G5 miles in less than six days, beating tho London champion, “ Blower ” Brown’s time by twelve miles. Hart’s total rest daring tho match was 22h. 54min. 59 secs., and his longest rest at one time 3h. 3min. 25secs. Hart makes nearly 22,200d015. by this transaction. The San Francisco Board of Supervision, the clergy, and the author, Mr Salem Morse (formerly of Melbourne), are wrangling over a Passion play, which the latter wishes to produce. The clergy fight against it vehemently. Morse is a Jew. Chas. W, Leverlance, a land agent at Saneilite, near San Francisco, has been murdered, and his house robbed by his Chinese servants, assisted by confederates. An outrage is reported at West Point, Colorado. A coloured cadet was found in his room tightly hound and with his head braised and his ears slit. According to his statement, four masked men perpetrated the deed at midnight. An American rifle team will go to Ireland in Juno to compete at the International .contest.

A centenary in memory of the Rev. Wm. Ellery, founder of Unitarianism, has been celebrated in Europe and America. St. James’s Hall, London, was crowded with participants. The “New York Times” claims that De Losseps has gone back to Franco from his mission in this country without accomplishing anything in furtherance of his Panama Canal scheme.

At an election in San Francisco on March 30th for the joint offices of Senator and a Commissioner of Freeholders to frame a new charter, the working men party combined with the democrats, were badly outvoted by the publicans. The result has restored business confidence in a measure.

A line of steamers is projected from San Francisco to the mouth of the Amoor river. Russian Commissioners are expected in the city shortly to arrange details. Mr James Branzell, President of the Michigan University, has been appointed Minister to China, vice Mr Seward, recalled for irregularities.

Messrs John F. Swift, of California, and W. H. Westcott, of South Carolina, have been named commissioners, to act with Mr Angell, in arranging a new Chinese-American treaty, that will be free from the objectionable features of the Burlinghame document.

Nea'ly 3000 immigrants landed at New York on March 22nd from Europe in a steamer and 40 oon April 6th. Many are well-to-do Irish farmers and their families.

John Nngent, formerly of the “ Herald,” a pioneer newspaper publisher of San Francisco, originator of the Vigilance Committee in 1852 and opposed to its organisation in 1865, whereby ha was reduced to poverty, died on March 29th. He was nearly seventy years old and a celebrity in his time.

A Washington correspondent says that the extraordinary number of immigrants arriving this spring is attracting attention, and, if it keeps up, immigration this year will be much larger than over. Since January Ist 2300 have arrived at Baltimore as against 259 for same period last year, and 35,825 have arrived at New York against 1114 for 1879. During March last the number of arrivals was 21,658 against 5965 last year. It is said that these immigrants are an unusually good class of people, most of them having sufficient money for a good start in life.

The King of Siam proposes, early in May, after visiting the principal European capitals, including London (where the ceremony of investing the Queen with the Order of the White Elephant will take place), will extend his travels to the United States. It is stated that an American frigate will await him at Southampton.

A New Orleans president, Palmer by name, has been sent to the penitentary for three years for embezzlement.

An investigation has uncovered a conspiracy to destroy the entire journalistic fraternity of Deadwood, Colorado. The first attempt was made by an effort to assassinate George Stokes, of the “Evening Press,” by bravos hired for SOdols. each by a well-known scoundrel. The Winchester Arms Company have received an order from the Chinese Government for 20,000,000 cartridges, the first order ever given to foreigners. Chisteaney, an old senator, who married a young treasury employee at Washington, and was afterwards appointed Minister to Peru, has been compelled to send his wife home from Lima on account of her scandalous conduct. He now applies for a divorce. King George of Greece has sent a letter of thanks to Chas. Jakerman, formerly U. S. minister to his court, for his paper on the Greek frontier question, prepared some time ago for the consideration of a mixed commission.

A four mile race for 30,000 dollars is proposed in San Francisco in November next. Eastern racing men have been invited to participate, and will do so if a personal assurance be given by Governor Stanford and Theodore Winter, of California, that the money will be paid. Two men, named Callaghan and Maguire, had a prize fight near Philadelphia on April sth. The latter was nearly beaten to death, and his life is despaired of. Callaghan and his seconds fled. , , The Anglo-American cable of 1873 has parted at a point thirty-six miles from the landing place on the Irish coast, in eighty fathoms of water.

Immigration by the negros to Africa is largely on the increase. At no time since the war has there been so much dissatisfaction among the negros of the Southern States. The Earl of Dunmore (Charles Adolphus Murray) is in Helena, Montana, buying cattle for a farm he has taken up in Yellow Stone Valley. Two supposed thieves, Henry Gate and J. Edward Darsney, have been apprehended in New York for offering at half-price bonds of the Breslau Friobourg railway. A number of these bonds were some time ago stolen from a German banker in a railway carriage, London, and those offered at reduced prices are said to be a portion of the missing documents. The British ironclad Triumph, the flag ship of the Pacific Squadron, witn Hear Admiral Frederick H. Sterling on board, arrived at San Francisco en route to Victoria, British Columbia, for refitting. A cyclone passed through Ottawa, Kansas, on April 10th, killing and wounding twenty people, and destroying much property. Toronto is inundated in places, and Central Ontario has suffered from the hurricane. Deliberate incendiary attempts have been made to destroy the Presbyterian Church of St Joseph, Ottawa, Sir Francis Hinks and others, directors of the Consolidated Bank, charged with making false returns, have been acquitted. The b'rench Canadians are emigrating in largo numbers to the United States. Snow in St. John’s has fallen to a depth of six feet on the level, interrupting all business. It is proposed to tunnel St. Lawrence River at Montreal, and a company formed for the purpose has applied for a charter. South American and United States warships are surveying the harbors of Golfite and Boca del Tora, on "the Panama Isthmus coast, for the purpose of establishing naval stations there. The Columbians are much excited over reports from Washington that America will oppose the construction of the canal by a foreign company.

They say that they want no protectorate, either French or American, and will submit to neither without striking back as bard as they can. They are strongly incensed at the slight offered to ' olnmbia, in that she is not to bo allowed the right to grant concessions to private companies other than American, or without asking the permission of the United States.

The American Press, equally with the English, is busy dismissing the late elections, and their unexpected result. According to the latest despatches from London on April 11th the numbers polled thus far show a gain of 431,000 Liberal and 118,000 Conservative votes. Up to this time 400 constituencies have been heard from, which returned 338 Liberals, 130 Conservatives, and fifty-thr ’o Home Eulers. The following vessels are loading at New York For Dunedin and Wellington i Barque Bygdoe, 503 tons, sails about April Bth, For Lyttelton and Wellington: The German brig Heding, 273 tons, sails about April ?Bth. For Lyttelton and Auckland : The Britisn barque Ocean Kanger, 233 tons, sails about April : oth. T