ARRIVAL OF THE 'FRISCO MAIL.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2516, 2 May 1882, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE 'FRISCO MAIL.

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Hofcr, correspondent of the Paris “ Des Debats,” has been killed in a duel. In the House of Commons on the 29th, Mr Forster admitted that it was true that the Protection Act had not done much for Ireland, but it had done something—it had prevented many outrages and murders by enabling the authorities to lock up those who otherwise might have committed such acts of violence. There were, he said, signs of hope, but the outrages must be stopped. Mr Gladstone ridiculed the idea in the debate on the 2Sth of allowing the imprisoned Irish members to come to London to vote on cloture.

The Land Leagues of the United States and British Columbia contributed £22,C30 during the month of March.

London “ Truth ” says that Don Phillip De Bourbon, the second son of the Count D’Aguila, is about to marry Miss Mackay.tho sister of the Californian Bonanza King. Mr Foster has declined to release Mr Dillon from Kilmainham, although he is represented as much worse in health. Arthur Herbert, an active Land Leaguer, was shot dead on the 30th while returning from Cattle Island petty session. Three passengcra on the steamer Cynthia, from Liverpool for New York, were arrested at Queenstown in connection with this murder.

Fronde’s “ Life of Carlyle,” now issued, contains many matters of offence for a number of persons. All the foibles of Carlyle are brought out in it vividly. Mrs Maokay, wife of the Californian millionaire, is indignant that her daughter’s name should be associated with that of Don Phillip de Bourbon. The lady says she is pestered with fortune hunters, and that if a monarch were to propose far Miss Maokay he would bo refused.

The Austrian Polar Expedition left Eola for the far north on Sunday, the 3rd.

The Eussian Grand Duke Vladimer is on a visit to Borne and the Vatican,

William McArthur, the sugar merchant, of Greenock, has failed for £BO,OOO.

The British revenue returns for the financial year are £85,822,282, being an increase of £1,780,904 over the previous year. Extra police force has been placed in the Town Hall, Manchester, because of anonymous Fenian threats to blow it up during Easter. Sara Bernhardt, the actress, was married at Paris on April 6Lh to a gentleman named Dunmall, middle-aged and tolerably rich. The affair was quite private. The charter granted to the British North Borneo Company is rovokeableif the company failed to abolish slavery. Seven new cardinals, including Archbishop McCabe, of Dublin, were created at Borne. Sir Sydney Hedley Waterlow, M.P. for Gravesend, and formerly Lord Mayor of London, married Miss Hamilton, of San Francisco, at the British Embassy. A Californian Presbyterian minister performed the ceremony.

Allen H. Palmer, well known turf writer under nom de plume of “ Yoriek,” is dead. Serious labor strikes in Barcelona and other Spanish cities have occurred, caused by changes in the tariff. Works and mills are closed, and the military were called out. Mr Querney, anex-Mayorof Northampton, has instituted proceedings against Mr Bradlaugh to compel him to perform hia Parliamentary duties. Newmando, a Fellow of the Eoyal Society, and an authority on statistics, is dead.

Three men-of-war are to be sent to Moravia to inquire into the maltreatment of British subjects. Tukhangahoff, a condemned Nihilist officer, was shot at Cronstadt. Twelve marines formed the firing party. Death wes instantaneous.

At the Petty Sessions Court, county Galway, a priest named O’Higgins was committed for trial upon a charge of inciting to murder. He was escorted to gaol by a detachment of cavalry. The Gladstone mills at Ashton were burned, with 100,000 spindles. The damage is £IOO,OOO.

De Lesseps denies that the Panama Canal Company intend to take up the N'o raguan concession in case the Americans allow it to lapse. Mass meetings of Trades Unions have been held everywhere in the East to denounce the veto of the anti-Chinese Bill. It is alleged that the interests of the white productive classes are ignored in favor of incorporations and capital. It is now generally believed that Dr. Dougande’s boat’s crew from the Jeanette perished at the mouth of the Eden Eiver. St. Patrick’s Day was but mildly celebrated in San Francisco, but was more enthusiastically celebrated in all the Eastern cities. The speeches were a fusilade against perfidious Albion all along the line. Another powder works explosion has taken place in the vicinity of San Erancisoo. Eleven men were blown to pieces, and the buildings were destroyed. The widows of ex-Presidants Garfield, Polk, and Tyler, have been granted by Congress a pension of 5000 dols. a year. Arrangements are being made for a steam fleet to convoy wheat from the Pacific coast to Europe. Three of the vessels will soon sail from England for San Francisco, via Cape Horn, carrying coal and iron as outward cargo, and return with grain. The Pacific Steamship Company now take cargoes direct to Liverpool, without breaking bulk, at lower rates than their competitors, the French and German lines. Advices from South America are to the effect that the Chilians are denuding the Peruvian railroads and conveying the material to their own country.

An appalling earthquake has occurred at Costa Kioa. Four towns were destroyed. The loss of life was fearful. Thousands of inhabitants were swallowed up.

Henry M. Newboll, millionaire, and a loading merchant in San Francisco, is dead. John Bussell Young, the journalist who accompanied ex-President Grant in his tour round the world, has been given the post of Minister to China,

It is said that the Conservatives are drifting towards a scheme to buy out the Irish landlords, The scheme so far is in the air, but it is believed to be gradually acquiring favor.

Another dynamite mine was discovered beneath the railway at the fourth station from Moscow. Many persons were arrested on suspicion, A company, containing two Italian troupes, under the chairmanship of Bari Latham, Qifo being director with Mapleson, will hare the entire control of the Italian operas in Great Britain and the United States during the coming season. Mapleson and Gifo are secured for ten years. Lorrilard's Iroquoise, Gerald, and Aranza were scratched from all engagements at the Spring Meeting. Boston card sharpers recently victimised Charles Francis Adams, an eminent politician, to the tune of £20,000. The sharpers were arrested.

Sergeant Mason, who attempted to shoot Guiteau, and who is in gaol, has had his sentence commuted to five months’ imprisonment in tho guard house. President Arthur is being attacked in some Washington papers as being too much of a society man, and disinclined to attend to the serious duties of his position. Ex dictator Pereloa left Peru, and the Eepublic is now united. The electors of Northampton in a mass meeting approved of Bradlaugh’s course, and authorised the Executive Liberal and Badical Union to sign a petition to the House, praying he be heard at the bar in support of their claim of the right to be represented ia the House by speech and vote of a duly elected member.

Sir Charles Dilke, Mr Fawcett, and Mr Chamberlain walked out of tho House on the Cabinet resolution being introduced on the 25th by the Premier for the customary marriage allowance to the widow of Prince Leopold. There is some fnss also because Mr Bright kept his hat on whilst tho Queen’s message concerning the allowance was being read. In the Court of Queen’s Bench on the 30th ult., Clark, plaintiff in the case against Bradlaugh, applied for a judgment, notwithstanding Bradlaugh’s appeal to tho House of Lords is still pending. Justices Grove and Huddleston gave judgment against defendant, to force him into bankruptcy, so as to vacate hie seat in the House of Commons.

The Pope declares he will not receive the Emperor Krancis Joseph at the Vatican if the emperor visits King Humbert at Borne, Lord Erskine died on the 29th ult.

Further accounts say that as the result of the collision off Cape Finisterre, thirty-two persons are miesing from the Douro, and twenty-nine from the Tondo. The Douro had on board £35,000 in specie. Sir Henry Nirn Beecher, Bart,, Cork, Ireland, and Lady Beecher, were saved from the Douro.

Leon Say, the Minister of Finance, informed a deputation on the 3rd that the stock brokers of Paris had completely recovered their position from the lata financial storm. The losses were 130,000,000 franca. At Lyons the situation is less satisfactory, and the liquidation there is not yet completed. The losses amount to 80,000 francs. It is rumored that James Bussell Lowei! will be recalled, and succeeded as Minister at the Court of St. James’ by Judge Tafe, of Ohio.

Johann Strauss, a celebrated composer of Vienna, was engaged to conduct the concerts at the New York Casino.

Jesse James, the notorious outlaw and murderer, was shot by one of his own gang named Bob Ford, near Kansas Oily. James Gordon Bennett has given the actors' fund 10,000dols. A mass meeting was held in New York on the 3rd to protest against the imprisonment of American citizens in Ireland without trial, Eesolutions were passed denouncing the sycophantic bearing of James Bussell Lowell, the United States Minister to England. Hie imitation of English manners was denounced as bastard Americanism. The London “ Times ” is of opinion that the attempt to excite popular indignation against England on the ground of the detention o£ Irish American subjects in Ireland has proved a signal failure. It has served only to show that the great majority of the American people are friendly towards the mother country. For the week ending April Ist no lets than three cold blooded murders were committed in San Francisco. John Kellala cut his wife’s throat in a fit of jealousy ; Wm. MoCornish shot his quondam friend Hugh Money ; and J. Hambun, a gambler, shot John M. Hissey, another of the same kidney. The latter fell dead in the middle of Kearney street. Epizootic is epidemic in Argrantina, Yellow fever is increasing in Arizona, and the fights between the .citizens and the ruffians known as cow-boys are of the bloodiest kind.

The Tobacco Monopoly Bill will be rejected by the German Eeichstag. The Lincolnshire Handicap on March 22nd was won by Paulet, Master Walter second, Buchanan third. The American horses Aranza and Mistake also ran.

The town of Essey, in Hungary, was destroyed by fire and 350 houses were consumed. Nine lives were lost.

Hanlan, the Toronto oarsman, defeated Boyd at Newcastle-on-Tyne on April the 3rd by four boats' lengths. Boyd won the toss for position, and chose the north side of the river. At the start Hanlan led slightly, and at Hugh Bridge, four and a-half furlongs from the starting point, he had increased his lead to one and a-hal£ lengths. Oil the lead works, Hanlan increased his lead to two lengths. He kept this position past Dunnaet (three furlongs further on). Nearing Armstrong Crane, half way from Dunnaet, he had increased his lead to four lengths, but after this eased hia pace, performed tricks, snd rowed leisurely. Hie victory was complete, snd the race a hollow one. An immense 'crowd witnessed it. Time, 21mins Sssos, The length of the course was about three miles three and a-half furlongs. His victory was received quietly in Toronto, there was not much betting and no enthusiasm. At a meeting of representatives of fortyfour Chambers of Commerce in France it was resolved to petition the Chamber of Deputies in favor of the system of autonomous tariff with a maximum reduction of 21 per cent., in. nlace of treaties of commerce.

Edmunds’ Polygamy Bill passed Congress on the 14th by a vote of 199 to 42. By its provisions, all polygamists are disfranchised and rendered ineligible to hold office. An unforseen difficulty in the operation of the new law is the filling of official vacancies, where nearly all the offices are held by Mormons, most of whom are polygamists. Guiteau, it is said, exhibits much interest in reading accounts of executions and remarks they all died without showing fear. One day he read an account of seven hangings and afterwards said, “I’ll die without flinching, too, if I am executed, see if I don’t.” He insists, however, that he will get a new trial.

Rev. Geo. O. Milne, pastor of the Unitarian Church, Chicago, publicly apostasiaed from the Christian faith in a sermon preachedj expressing belief in the immortality of man, anddenouncing in caustic language Unitarianism as practised at the present time. He concluded his remarks by saying ha was glad to get out of the pulpit, and would not enter one again. The steamer Golden City, of the Southern Transportation Company, was burned rear Memphis, Tennessee. Nearly forty persons perished, Sunday law is being held constitutional by the Supreme Court of California. It came into operation in that State on the 19th nit. A powerful organisation, called the League of Freedom, was formed to resist its enforcement. The law is directed chiefly at saloons and places of amusement, but the League, in order to make the enactment odious, will cause the arrest of everyone engaged in an unnecessary occupation on the first day of the week.

So many frauds have been discovered about the Mexican claims business that the United States Government has made an agreement with Mexico in order to prevent the Troas ary of the latter country being plundered by American claimants. The two chief awards by the Mexican claims commission amounted to 12,000,000 dollars, and were obtained by perjury. The Garfield monument fund reached 106,000 dollars.

Smallpox continues to make terrible havoc in Pennsylvania. It is spreading rapidly. A young Englishman named Owens was lynched at Papa Bay, Florida, being hanged to a tree in the Court House yard by a mob. He had attacked a young lady for some cause and stabbed her nearly to death. In personal appearance he was said to exactly resemble Guitoau.

Mr Smyth, of Barbarilie House, near Ellanstown, County Meath, has written to Mr Gladstone concerning the assassination of his sister-in-law. He says—“ Your practical adhesion to the principle that force is no remedy in the case of Irish savagery has culminated in making it necessary for a Land League assassin to murder my sister in-law at noon day. I lay the guilt of that deed of blood at your door in the face of the who!© country.” Mr Gladstone, in replying, assures Mr Smythe of his hearty sympathy, and is confident Mr Smythe will readily understand why he does not notice his charges.

The anti-Chinese Bill, prepared particularly in the interest of the Pacific coast, limiting Chinese immigation to the United ictates for twenty years, and passed by both Houses of Congress on the 22nd ult., was vetoed by President Arthur on the ground that he considered twenty years too long a time. Oxford won the University boat race on the Ist by six lengths. The Cambridge craw were first to come out on the river. They took the Middlesex side. The final betting was five to one on Oxford. The boats started at one minute past one o’clock. Cambridge was first to take the water, and immediately led by half a boat's length, but was caught and passed by the Oxford boat before five yards had been traversed. At the Soap Works, a mile end a half from the starting point the Oxford craw were loading by throe lengths. At Hammersmith bridge, ‘.wo furlongs further on, they were four lengths in front of Cambridge, and off Chiswick wail the latter seemed to be fairly dona, while the Oxford crew finished in good form, and they “won as they pleased.” Tha Cambridge men were exhausted at tho finish, and their rowing was irregular. Tho time of tha Oxford men was 20min 12sec ; that of tho Cambridge 20min 37sec. The tide and wind were bath favorable for a good raca._ The Prince of Wales and Duke of Edinburgh were among tha epeotators. The chief of the nihilist executive committee was arrested at St. Petersburg, Ee was connected with a mine in Little Gordon street.

Public feeling in England is increasing in hostility to the Channel project. The Government is severely censured in many quarters for allowing the project to proceed as far as it has already done. Iu the opinion of eminent geologists, moreover, the construction of the tunnel is impossible. Parliament is likely to put an end to the work at anv moment.