NEWS BY THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1464, 14 April 1873, Page 3

NEWS BY THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

THE IRISH UNIVERSITY BILL. V^^pn,, February 28— The Catholic Bjtslifop^.throughoui; Ireland have sent a ijnited^request to, Right Hon. Mr Gladstone -for* pie withdrawal of the University (flest. Bill; from Parliament. The communication sets forth that the measnre is injurious to the most vital interests of the Ghnrch. Considerable influence is also being, brought to bear on the Government : f or the, same purpose by the Irish members of ithd House of Commons. XHE b CPAL STRIKES, AND THEIR EFFECTS. i London, February 28— Quotations for coal and iron are rapidly advancing in consequence of the strikes in, the mining diflfeicts. It is thought that if satisfactory t^ms^are not quickly arrived at between. J^e'jsjrikers and employers the result must DTpye djsas^rous to a large portion of the trade. ?"■£ >'EW ATLANTIC "TELEGRAPH CABLE. J . London/: February 28.— The Great JBftsterh has now on board 2567 miles of pa^e ;, and the telegraph fleet, consisting t&i f pup . j r steamers— the Great Eastern, Hibernia, Edinburgh, and La Plata— with *htv new. cable on board,, which is to be laid' between England, Halifax, and New Ttfrk, will sail the last week in May. It expected that the cable will be in working order before the Ist of pn?B CHARGE : OF- INTIMIDATING ELECTORS. J "Dablin,i^ebf«aiy 19.— The Most Rev. i^trickvDugganjLord ßishop of Clonfert, UndCßev. jSI f Quinn, having been acquitted iofthfe charge of using spiritual influence $6 intimidate voters in the Galway Parliajnein'tary^iectwn. Thij efforts of the prosecution to sustain the charges proved a complete failure. 1 ' 'THB^BANK'OF ENGLAND FORGERIES. >)t Lonftoni, March 4.— The circumstances of the "forgeries on the Bank of England ,_still remain a mystery. Noyes. the clerk 'or confederate of the forgers, is now under ,.-; arrest. He is a native of the United S dates. He protests his innocence, but doubtless knows more than he is willing to tell at present. It is stated jatbaLjjJSojea made some startling revela-—"^Urns-to a member of the house of Rothslchild,.'whb visited him in Newgate to-day. It iis reported that the frauds amount to ;L2,000,000, and. that of this amount L 350,000 was drawn upon Jay Cook, .MiCulloch, and Co., L 200,00 upon the ißothschilds, and a large amount upon rthe B&rings. ■,-.": , ; •■■/: . THE GENEVA : AWARD. .., London,; March 3.— ln, the House of Xdmmpns, this afternoon, a question was jraißed.by a member regarding the distribution of the Geneva award and the pay- ■■ ment of. the claims of Americans from the i gum awarded by the Board of Arbitration. Mr Gladstone replied that England was not .concerned with the manner in c which the sum awarded by the arbitrators "nJay'be.'dealt with by the United States Government, nor with the manner of the ■ranking of American claimants under the said award. He intimated that with the .payment of the sum decreed by the arbitrators all concern with the same passed out of the hands of the British Government^ and that settlement with individual ■claimant* vests with America alone. < f> f ;.» V) *.J AC^WUMURAL MACHINERY. fc JbMufan, Msrch. 4,— Ms Jay, the United gtates Minister at Vienna, has furnished ,the : following information concerning the; 'Expositiontrjalsof agricultural machinery,; thfTniolrt ihteregting feature for the United; States.' It is announced that they will! take place on the HospbdaVs estate, 18; ijlileS from; Vienna. They will commence .wtsk chopping, and crushing machines on the 18th of June ;i reapers, feeders, and rakes! on, the 25th June-^r-for rye, wheat, barley,' .pasture,, and clover— with .300 English; acres, and for practice 30 acres. Thresh-: irig machines, straw elevators, corn-clean-higpaiid sorting machines on the 14th of j Jnly. Material will be given for several •ffidfor^ 1 Woirtf. :: Stea« ploughing, sowing,? 'Hrrbwingj and Tolling machines on the 1 JOtfo Juljr. Horses and oxen will jt>e fur-; nlsned at .tariff xateS ; also steam power, j THE NEW YORK PRESS ON GRANT'S SECONDJ ■_, jii -~.~~, -TERM.' " ..-■.., * -■• "New Yorki March 4.— The Herald thisj r&bthmg hasan editorial on the beginning; WPrefsideVit 'Grant's second term, and : Wcldse' of the 42nd Congress. It saysj the people of the United States will be| glad, not onfy t^it fhe'^bvernment

passes again into Grant's hands for another four years, but also that the curtain falls on the Credit Mobilier. In Congress there is general hope that the close of the President's first term will shake from him: advisers who. have not added to' the honor and credit of his past administration. The people have confidence that he will rise above faction in his new career,, and, that the end of his term will leave his fame equal to that of Washington and' Lincoln. The popular sentiment points to a remodelling of the Cabinet that should relieve us of the present Secretaries of State and the Treasury.. New York, March 4. — The World to-day calls Grant the most fortunate man who ever figured in American history. He may fairly count it an honor to be ranked among the list of re-elected Presidents. The Times considers that he enters on his second term under ihe most favorable auspices. There are no foreign embarrassments, and the process of reconstruction is completed. The people of the United States could hardly have a safer man at the helm. . MORE STRIKES EXPECTED. New York, March 4. — The Tribune is authority for the statement that another series of labor strikes, similar to those of last year, are shortly to be made. The battle will be renewed late in April or early in May. Trade organisations are now making extraordinary efforts to gain recruits, so as to move with a solid front when the signal for revolt is given. Employers, however, are prepared, and have avoided large contracts. They will cooperate in making a general defence. Trade unions are now much excited over the coming struggle. The above paper deprecates the renewal of last year's strikes, and points to the failures and loss to both capital and labor interest, and to the whole community, as reason why they should not recur. RAILROAD COLLISION. Cincinnati, March 4. — This evening two freight trains of the Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Lafayette Railroad, collided near Delhi Station, badly smashing both engines and throwing several cars from the track. A few moments after the accident a fire broke out in one of the cars, and spread with such rapidity that seven of them were totally destroyed. One of them contained a pair of valuable horses, which were burned to death. The train which left Hamilton this morning for Indianapolis was thrown from the track near College Corners, and was badly wrecked . Several passengers were slightly injured. A WOSIAN TORN ON THE WHEEL. Yesterday morning, about two o'clock, a terrible accident occurred at the Gould and Carry hoisting works in this city, resulting in the almost instant death of Mrs Amelia M'Kay, wife of George M'Kay, the engineer in charge of the pumpingengine. Mrs M'Kay ha 3 been in the habit df visiting the works and remaining with her husband until the end of his shift. '■■-■ She was in the engine-room, waiting till it. was time for him to go home. She had been seated near the engine, but got up and passed round to the north end of the room, which is < very large, to a desk standing some distance north of the : machinery, which is; placed about the centre of the room. Suddenly her husband heard her utter a shriek, and, turning about, saw her going between the large spur-wheel and the stone foundation, upon which the machinery rests. He at once shut off the steam, and rushed to his wife's assistance. The poor woman lived four or five minutes after. A DIAMOND WORTH L 400,000 Robert Spaulding's party found at Waldek's Plant, Vail River, in South Africa, November 6, 1872, a diamond of the.first water, weighing 288k carats. It is an irregular triangular form, about an inch and one-eighth in diameter, and is worth L 400,000. Such finds are not very frequent in Africa. THE SPANISH REPt'BLIC. London, February 28. — The memorial of Senor Castelar, Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, asking for the Spanish Republic the recognition and moral support of the great European Powers, has been fully considered in the various Cabinets to which it has been submitted. The result is the postponement for the present of a united recognition. It is probable that considerable diplomatic correspondence may take place between the Powers before their attitude towards Spain is finally declared. Tn official circles here despatches have been received from Beilin which intimate the probable decision of the German Cabinet in the matter of recognising Spain. It is claimed that a majority of the Ministry view in the new Republic a future source of European discord and dissension, andthat : the topographical situation of the Republics of Spain and France may at some distant. date. threaten to disturb the inJegrit,; of Germany as well ns that of her Thisj view, it. is intimated by i Vienna despatches,^is partially held by! the Austrian Cabinet. The well-known hostility of Russia to any Republican s movement in Europe will, it is believed, , secure her co-operation with the Powers ' named in any movement antagonistic to i the two Republics. The English Cabinet : is yet undecided ; but it is believed the! prompt recognition of the new Spanish: Republic by the United States may influence Great Britain to a similar action. . SPHSJ REVOLT IN THE UKRAINE. Si Petersburg, February 26. — The re-; volt in the ' province of Ukraine has as-; siimed alarming i proportions; and the atrocities committed by the insubordinate peasantry are most revolting in their i cruelty; The insurgents have massed! together in large numbers, apd are extending their depredations throughout the district, laying waste some of the principal .towns. In several places the most barbarous excesses have been committed, the insurgents,; . without provocation, attacking: the inhabitants, burning their dwellings, and murdering the inmates, both male and female. The power of the Government is defied, and the revolt is maintaining supreme control over the district. A force of Russian troops from the city of Kerxa, which had been despatched, to suppress. the insurrection,, were met by the insurgents, and the engagement terminated in the disastrous defeat the Government, troops. The inability of the Government to maintain order has created a general alarm among the inhabitants, who, in great numbers, are 'fleejn'gffom the country. : ,|t. Petersburg, February 28,,— The Go- * vernment officials here profess ignorance

of the revolt of the peasantry in Ukraine, as well as the repulse of the Russian forces sent to suppress the rising. It is asserted-, that no despatches have been received from the Governor or authorities of Ukraine advising the Government of the insurrection.