NEWS BY THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

Kumara Times, Issue 624, 27 September 1878, Page 2

NEWS BY THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

[press agency.] ENGLISH SUMMARY. Fowler, the American, who undertook to walk on the water from Bologne to Folkstone in boots like canoes, failed after acomplishing eleven miles. The Times and Telegraph, however, say that Fowler accomplished the passage of the Channel on foot, though he landed at Sandgate instead of Folkstone. The Peace Congress at Paris passed resolutions favouring international arbitration. Nubar Pasha, having been summoned by the Khedive to assist in carrying out reforms of the administration in Egypt, has sailed for Alexandria, bearing important projects of reform sanctioned by England and Prance, and Mr Rivers Wilson takes the portfolio of Finance Minister in the new Egyptian Cabinet. Mr Stafford Nortbcote stated to the House of Commons that a deficit of £4,300,000 must be provided for. He proposed to issue exchequer bonds extending over three years. After much criticism by Gladstone and Childers, the resolution passed. It is stated that a new Turkish loan of £5,000,000 is in contemplation to be guaranteed by, the British Government, who would probably undertake the arrangement of the financesof Asia Minor. Ernest Gye, the great London impressario, has married Mdlle. Albani, the American prima donna. Miss Helen Taylor is talked of for Parliament by the Radicals of Southwark. Two thousand ,ootton operatives at Bristol struck on the 'l6th. Captain Borgard’us won the International Pigeon Shooting Match, beating Coventry by one bird. The scores stood—Bogardus, 79 ; Coventry, 78. The match was for £IOOO a side, each to shoot at 100 birds. from the west coast of Africa say great mortality prevailed there, particulary at Logos, where neatly one quarter of the European population died of fever and dysentery during two months ending July 4; Of the Australian cricketers the Home News says “ The career of the Australian cricketers, which has been illumined by something like meteoric brillancy, is drawing to a close, having been feted and made much of on every

Side, fol Wed % inquiallitvil/* admiring las those who pay to reigning beauties in the Paifki They hive treated last J of all" to a big banquet at Willis’s rooms, the cultdinate ing honor of every true British heatfo Replying to the graceful Compliments of the Duke of the captain of the eleven, in manly terins, confessed - that the success which Kid attended their efforts had far exceeded -theii wildest dreams j they had thought per^ i; . ; | haps to meet and hold their own :against > County cricketers, but had scarcely Z; hoped to beat some of the beat teamS n in the land. Their performances haye , Certainly been no less a surprise to thek? =•> Opponents than to themselveS ; only: at the last moment has Cambridge come in with her Splendid eleven^to redress the balance and prove that the sciepcQ of cricket has not entirely deserted hs. the Australians were *bad beat,* and although worsted in the ahd ? Uiost closely-contested match, they wjli ; take back tneir laurels With them many good wishes, frqife’ all they have encountered here.” . : f , t Relative to Russian intrigues iir 'Afghanistan, the Paris hibnitbur sqya Russia has sent General Abramo&ky as an accredited representative to the capital of Northern Afghamstant The Moniteur regards this jua- grave hews in the view of unsatisfactoryrreialations between Shere Ail aud the British Coverntqsut,: and of R.risian "f advances towards Afghanistan 1 . - r • A Bombay telegram says the Indian ' Government has, received information confirming the report of the arrival of ; . a Russian mission at CabnlLWith a 1 letter from the Czar. The mission was .. received with high honors, and it is believed the Russians, desire; to r establish themselves on the north-west oft Afghanistan, Their at Oabul. speak of their desire tb open up trade with Afghanistan, and , they will ; visit the western frontier. An English mission, escorted, .by,, cavalry, will leave PeshWaur for Oabul' in September. A Calcutta despatch says it is possible that if Shere Ali continues. His hostile attitude the Indian Gpyarqment;may seat Kyhber,Pasha permanently, and rectify the whole north,western frontier. The annexation of. Afghanista i has been talked of office. CONTINENTAL KiETO. - t; .. . " • T f } ' The town of Mickalez, thecapitaT ofBarsod, Hungary, ;has befen enAi tirely laid waste lsr a sfcbrm; ‘ C&e sand houses byAho ram fall. Late aocohute state that corpses have been recovered 0 200 persons are ' sliß’m^ Krlan, abont milea froin Pesth, the;* river broke through the walla 5 of town, and,.whole rows of housea>were demolished, and many, persons were drowned. " -- ... The Rome ; Correspondent of the Times gives an account of the‘shooting of the grossest fanatic of modern tithes, . Lazaretti He declared himself, to. be . Christ come again, ahd had,! twelve apostles.* On; the', morning k'of the 18th this prophet, at the bead ofat about 2500 followers, started for the village of Arcidbssa ; his purpose waa , not peacefnl. ■ Dn6 hundred believers, dressed in white tunics,..like .ancient,' Jewish priest3,.]ed .tbe;co]nmn j-at'their head walked David attired in. .half;regalhalf pontifical With a diadem on his head, and an in his hand. -; The. procession sang a hymn with the refrain,- “ Long live i God ahd the j praise : be to Christ, come a - seated time oh earth.” The mob was mhthalf why,.by ! a delegation of police, -‘accompanied; by carbineera, whoiuvited-thhmtbdifljterae. Upon this David- cried, “lath King,’! and ordered his: folldwere-iih 'diaafßi 'the :! soldiers ; as. he the-ipblice were fired upon, and of stones followed. Again the * delegates; -gaye; the requisite warning to disperse, which’was followed by the prophet aiming a.blow at him with hfa club;; finding themselves surroondect, opened fire, and among thp. tirel .to prophet, ‘shot fall in the forehead. 1 . -'fijis : followers, seeing.,their leader .fall,.gave way. It tufaedf oat that thie wound was his' adhe&htiratiitabute the saving of his life to a miracle. Representatives of Bavaria,Wurtemburg, and Saxony, dn the German Federal Council, * oppose ihe prpfvisions of the Socialist Bill, hnd regard it as tending to strengthen’" Imperialpower. Crimes against the State, and attacks upon officials, are 'placed Under / the j urisdiction of military tribunals. 1 • The assassin of Genefal Mezentzowhi, chief of the Czar’s ' Private’-Po-lice, t ia named Denloscb. He is ‘ the same person who, a few; months ago, murdered Baron-Heking, at Kieff,- • - . The Post says the Russian Government has ordered the dissolution the Slavonic Charitable Committee cow for disseminating . revolutionary doctrines. The commitjtqetj. has- been

Warn %nd,.~fjtay ot the movement. Austrians met a determined fanatical resistance in entering Bosnia. The Austrian vanghard arrived at Ban.Jalluki, and !the Turkish officials and the American Consul-General fled from {Wajero o A account of the menacing attitude the populace. The troops, after grossing the river, were fered united Mahom&kn and Ohlfistiin haiids, who occupy the defiles leading : ’t6;’ : Herzeg(>vinia as the Austrians advanced. ; ’The Austrian main fcolumnadvaneed into the Valley of Boshlft aftdr*'overcoming great difficultiesj gained hy'tact and the goodwill of the inhabitants?. ■ The property owners Vere especially friendly.