ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume II, Issue 134, 2 July 1880, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL.

The Mnil via San Francisco arrived at Auckland on Monday, and the following items amongst other intelligence were brought. The Quebec Legislative Assembly rejected a proposal to abolish the Legislative Council.

A tremendous cyclone visited the town of Sevoy, on the Texas-Pacific Railway, aed completely destroyed it, besides killing nine persons, and wounding many others. A railroad accident occurred on the narrow guage, South Pacific Railway, on Saturday, May 23rd, by which 14 persons were killed and 30 injured. This terrible affair happened near Santa Cruz, to a picnic party, and was caused by two platform cars jumping off the track.

The electoral franchise in New York State is to be extended to women. The wife of Edwin Hoyte, the murderer hung at Bridgeport recently, after taking a tearful and apparently affectionate leave of her husband in his cell, asked the sheriff' to show her the preparations for the execution and, on seeing then, remarked, “I am glad he is to be hung. I would like to see him hung now. ” Robert Kreig, a Savings Bank Secretary at San Juse, abstracted 10,000 dollars to meet stock liabilities, and then poisoned himself when discovery became imminent.

The revenue cutter Corwin has been dispatched from San Francisco in search of the Bennett Arctic exploring vessel, Jhannette, and also to relieve ice-bound whalers.

Dr Gabriel Kaiser, of Louisville, shot himself out of grief for his dead wife, choosing her grave for the place to commit the act.

The purpose of the American Government to establish coaling stations on the Gulf of Dulce has caused much wrath among the Columbians. The war ships Adams and Kearsage were ordered io desist from taking soundings, and told to be off, and 2000 Columbian troops were actually put under marching orders. The American journals talk of Columbia putting oil her war paint. The town of Nulton, Pensylvania, has been reduced to ashes. The loss is estimated at 0,000.000 dollars.

Archbishop Tixterarn, has issued a pastoral condemning trade unions, and threatens to excommunicate any Catho.ic who may attack a person because he chooses to work at any price he may think fit. The Foreign Office is considering a proposition that England co-operates in a contemplated International Polar Expedition. A match has been arranged between America and the United Kingdom, under the auspice 3 of the Royal Rifle Association, to take place on the last day of Wimbledon The ranges will be 800, COO, and 1000 yards —fifteen shots at each range. Harvest, prospects are good throughout Ireland. An immense area has been planted in potatoes, which, as new seed has been extensively used, came up well; The Irish Home Relief Fund Committee report on hand £23,000 ; it will not last three weeks. The cost of the Afghan war is stated as upwards of £13,000,000, and will probably be more. ■ *

Gladstone appears determined to continue Sir Bartle Frere, Governor of Cape of Good Hope, in his place, notwithstanding the clamours of the Liberal Press.

Nothing has been heard of the missing training ship Atlanta. A portion of a vessel supposed to be the Atlanta, found on the English Coast, was handed to the Admirality on May 1. By the destruction of flax and maize ware houses at Dunkirk, 1000,00 francs were lost.

Forty thousand acres have been added to the total amount lost in France by the ravages of phylloxera. The case of vine producers is becoming desperate. The German fleet on the Eastern station will be increased by the corvette Friga among others, to meet the gravity of the Russo-Chinese complication. The ultramoutranes are resolved to recommence war against Bismarck, and to stir np the Catholic population against Government. The first important meeting has been held at Dortmoud. There were 20,000 Catholics present, including many noblemen and influential leaders. The Catholic Press has also joined ahe crusade. Hundreds of parishes arc without priests, and no new ones can be nominated until the bishops are willing to submit names of candidates to Government. It is believed in best-informed circles that the Pope is inclined to give in, and he fears the power of Papacy in Europe might be shaken by 1 a longer delay. His policy, however, wila be opposed by the Jesuits. The total strength of the recognised German army w ill be 2,* )0,000 men. The King’s secret c '.binet at Stutgart has been broken into, and valuable papers stolen.

It is proposed to liberate 200 political prisoners in St. Petersburg, and 4.0C0 through out the Empire and relieve 11,000 from surveillance.