MISCELLANEOUS.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 147, 22 December 1871, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

Californian newra states that the subscriptions in aid of the sufferers by the Chicago fire still continue to come in. The American authorities have arrested Governor Curley on a charge of complicity in the recent Fenian raid oh Canada.

The subscriptions for the relief of Chicago continue. Up to latest dates the Mansion House Fund amounted to £30,000; Birmingham, £30,000; Glasgow, £50,000. Subscriptions have been opened at Cardiff. Intelligence has been received, via Honolulu, to the effect that the Arctic whaling fleet was caught in the ice, which came down earlier than usual. Thirty-three ships were crushed in the ice. Twelve hundred seamen took refuge on board seven vessels, which escaped. The ships were smashed up like chips. Mr. Martin Sholl reports that Tookey's shares have decliued from £42 to £27. Caledonian shares have advanced from £6O to £75, ex dividend. Thames Co.'s shares are at £l7, and improving. The market is dull, except for the above stocks. The Caledonian dividend was £5, the Thames Co.'s £1 10s., and the Tokatea Co.'s Bs.

At a sale of shares (15th December) in the Maungntua Iteef, Charleston, one brought £360. A share in another claim brought £74.

A great flood has taken place in Grey Ttiver, aud part of the town and several houses were underwater on the 15th inst. No serious damage, however, has been done.

The prospects at the Scandinavian Reef, Skippers, are excellent. In striking this reef, Messrs. Bullen Bros., the proprietors, have for sdven years persisted under, heavy discouragements, and during that time have expended over £ 15,000. The tunnel is 700 feet in length, some of it costing as much as £2 15s. a foot to drive. Their crushing machine is going night and day- but has not yet commenced to crush stone from the reef proper. Messrs. Bullen seem now in a fair way to reap the reward their enterprise so well merits. ■