ARRIVAL OF THE ’FRISCO MAIL.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2282, 26 July 1881, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE ’FRISCO MAIL.

[BY Tblbobaph.] [Per s.s. Australia, at Auckland.] ■ GENERAL SUMMARY, Sir Duncan McGregor, K. 0.8., is dead. Tho Boaconsfield fund makes slow progress. The “ Athenaeum” says that the publication of Carlyle’s letters will soon take place. Lewis Potter, imprisoned in connection with the Glasgow Bank frauds, died on Juno 17th. Dion Boucioault’s brother died in London tho same day from heart disease, aggravated by over exertion. The Spanish Government has sent one million dollars to relievo the Cuban treasury. The Dublin guardians have resolved to sand thirty-seven able-bodied paupers to America who have been in the workhouse from three to twenty years. It is proposed by the American and European powers to confer with a view of securing the complete neutrality of the Panama canal. The Board of Trade returns for May show an increase of £2,368,829 in the imports compared with the same mouth last year, and an increase of £1,809,772 in the exports. Tho London “Standard” has opened a bureau in New York for daily cable specials. The other London papers have been forced to follow its example. The walking match in London for the championship of the world was virtually ended by Weston’s sickness. He became light headed, and was put to bed. Dwyer, of New York, offered to match Bowell, Weston’s opponent, against any three men in tho world for 10,000 dols. Tho Prince of Wales subscribed 100 guineas to tho Boaconsfield Memorial Fund. Tho “Morning Post” (London) has appeared as a penny paper. Mr Gladstone recently made a speech, in which he announced his hearty support of the principle of free trade in land. Comte De Andsmy shot himself in a box at tho Grand Opera House, Paris. He discharged four shots at himself. The Panama railroad having been purchased by the French, practically crowds all American interests off the Isthmus. Two returned Communists have been arrested in Paris for blowing up the Thiers statue. Advices from Algeria say that heavy losses had been inflicted on the revolted tribes. The Madrid authorities have resumed their raid on the gambling hells. In consequence of the disclosures twenty-seven persons have been arrested and warrants issued against others. An English paper in Constantinople has been suppressed for publishing news in regard to the State trials. An escape is reported from Siberia. This is the second instance on record. Tho Jews have been invited to Spain from Germany, and 60,000 are expected to emigrate there. The Italian Chamber of Deputies rejected universal suffrage by a vote of 314 to 39. The Porte suppressed the local post office in Constantinople because of the facility afforded for the transmission of revolutionary appeals. The Great Eastern steamship will be offered at public auction on October Ist next. Ruptures between the French and Italians are taking place all over tho Continent. A groat many Italians have left Marseilles, and even in the Paris Bourse Italians have great difficulty in transacting business owing to the national animosity. Professor King intends making a balloon trip from Poland to the Atlantic seaboard. It will be experimental as to tho currents of air to be met with during tie trip he intends making across tho Atlantic ocean. “ Jeff Davis’ “ History of the Rebellion ” has fallen very flat in England. Tho reviewers say that it has a dreary style, is crude, and exhibits literary incapacity. The breaches between tho Extremists and the Land Leaguers are widening daily. It is rumored that some of the leading Irish firebrands maintain peculiar relations with the Castle, and this has led to the revival of the discussion as to James Stephens’ standing with the New York Fenians. His old comrades in the troubles of 1865 67 do not hesitate to charge him with being a Castle spy. Tho treasury of the Land League ia bankrupt, and strong appeals for funds are made, especially to the Irish in the United States.

Yellow fever and smallpox are prevalent in Havannah,

The Berlin “ Zietung” says that the “French console themselves for their past expenditure in Tunis by the idea that they are financially starving Germany, which is a delusion. America only profits by this war, for which the French agriculturists are paying dearly.” The Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company, Limited, established in 1840, has been suspended in consequence of a petition filed by one of the larger shareholders. The desnafeh sent from the British Foreign Office to the American Government, calling attention to the operations of Fenians in New York, is said to be of the friendliest character. The atrocious passages in O’Donovan Rossa’s paper are reviewed, and while it submitted that they go somewhat beyond the widest limits of the freedom of the press, no demand is made upon the United States for any particular action. A now idea among the criminal classes is the systematic invasion of cemetery vaults in Beach of any articles of jewellery that may have been buried with the dead. Considerable interest has been excited in the clubs by the reappearance in London of QeneralValentino Baker, formerly of the 10th Hussars. There has been much comment on the fact that he was at once taken up by the Prince of Wales, after his return from Turkey, and invited to dinner by the Prince, a circumstance which is regarded as intended to pave the way to his re-admission into the Army and Navy Club, the required number or fifty members having signed a paper expressing their opinion that the cause of his quitting the service does not affect his standing as a gentleman. A sensation has been caused among astronomers by the unannounced appearance in the north-western heavens of a largo comet. It is a stranger, and it is said to bo its first appearance. AMERICAN NEWS. The “ New York Herald” puts forth as a solution of the Irish problem the establishment of a grand Imperial Parliament, including representation from Australia, Canada, the Cape, Ireland and Scotland. The “ New York Times ” publishes a story that the remains of William Morgan, a man who fifty-five years ago disclosed secrets of Freemasonry and was made away with, have been discovered at Batavia. Princess Louise will exhibit at the art exhibition at Halifax, Nova Scotia, three pictures from her own easel, D. Wight Kidder, a prominent Democratic politician of Massachusetts, was shot and killed by his half-brother for expressing a wish that their father might die, bo that he could inherit his life insurance.

Kallock, the Mayor of San Francisco, is now on a visit to his native State, Maine, where ho is lecturing in justification of his moral and political career. Olive Hersee, brother of Rose Hersse, a member of the Soldene Opera Troupe, committed suicide at Denver. He was a young Englishman, and his wife was a member of the same company. Tho cause was jealousy. The “ World’s ” (Nhw York) special has the following details of tho recent census in Ireland, In some districts in Connaught and Munster whole villages are almost depopulated, and in all tho population was terribly

thinned out. In Weat Cork, on the vast estate of the Countess of Kingston, two hamlets are absolutely deserted. The little village of Knock, county Mayo, where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared, contained 600 souls in 1871. To-day, exclusive of pilgrims, there are not thirty, all told. The Limerick returns tell a similar story. In scores of baronies in the West and South nearly all the young men and women have gone to America.

It is reported that Grant intends establishing a large printing house at the City of Mexico, and issuing daily an English and Spanish paper for circulation all over the world in tho interest of the railroads. European financiers are astonished at the rapid conversion of fives and sixes bonds into three and a half’s, all the advantages being on the side of the Government. It has had a favorable effect on American credit. Trickett, the oarsman, arrived in New York on June Ilth, with Kelly, his trainer. He expects to remain in the United States three or four months, and offers to row any man in a raco except Uanlan,

The shutting down of the hydraulic mines in various parts of California, by order of the Courts, has caused great depression in business. Should tho injunction bo continued tho mining region will be depopulated. A waterspout broke in Little Valley in Barry County, Missouri, recently, and swept away an entire village. Another Tichborne claimant has turned up in San Francisco, where ho made a long statement as to his connection with the family and averred that he was the missing Sir Roger. The statement was submitted to the Duke of Sutherland and Dr Bussell, atthattime in the city, who promised to give it attention. A laborer in the hospital at Winnipeg, Manitoba, who on Juno 13th, was fatally wounded on tho Canada Pacific railway claims to be the lost Sir Roger Tichborne. The Canada Pacific Railroad Company have sold 200,000 acres to the French Agricultural Society at 125d01s per acre. A race in lap-streak boats has been arranged between Wise, of Riverside, and Edward Hanlan, to come off in tho middle of July, for 1000 dollars a side. The course is five miles, in Toronto Bay, with a turn. Charles Qintean, the man who attempted to assassinate the President, has been more or less in Chicago for the past ten years. He was a disreputable lawyer, and generally considered half insane. He went to New York seven or eight years ago, and upon his return in 1876 professed to be converted, and delivered several lectures under the auspices of tho Young Men’s Christian Association. Ho next appeared at the head of a scheme to buy the Chicago “ Interocean ” and run it on the plan of the “New York Herald,” but as he had neither capital nor backing, the matter was soon dropped by him.

War has broken out between tho Sioux and Oreo Indians. A bloody battle took place near Woody Mountains, Winnipeg, Manitoba, in which twenty-eight Sioux were killed. The Creea object to the Sioux coming further west.

The Arctic exploring vessel, Rogers, Captain Berry, sailed from San Francisco for Lady Franklin Sound on the 16th ult. It was found at the last moment that a whole carload of canned provisions, amounting to 10 tons, shipped from the East, were unfit for human food, and tho ship was delayed until the supply was made up from the local market.

An important emigration movement has been set on foot for taking colonists from the United States to Ohild-Mahca, Northern Mexico, there to build up one or more large co operative cities. The immigrants will leave simultaneously from the Eastern States and California. A scheme is afloat in tho West to consolidate several large iron companies, having a joint capital of £8,600,000. The Chinese Government has established a School of Telegraphy at Hartford, Conn., where forty young Chinamen are now at school. They will be instructed in the construction and operation of lines with which it is intended to connect the principal Chinese cities.

Mr P. Lorillard’s colt Iroquois (the Derby winner), also won the Prince of Wales’ Stakes at Ascot, jwith Geologist second, and Carle a bad third.