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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 206, 28 July 1884, Page 2

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(UNITED PRKSS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, July 27. The Zealandia arrived from San Francisco at ] p.m. The voyage was uneventful. There were 22 saloon passengers for Sydney. Amongst the Sydney passengers were General G. A. Shetidan and Gerald Massey, poet and lecturer. Among the cargo for New Zealand there is 1300 cases of canned salmon for Southern ports. The Zealandia sailed for Sydney al 5 p.m. General Summary. San Fbaitcisco, July 6. A tremendous riot occurred at the Cape de Verde Islands, m which several persons were killed and wounded. The Government candidates were elected. General Massey, the English poet and scholar, who has been delivering alarmixt, political, and Freethought lectures m San Francisco, goes to the colonies by the Zealandiu. General George A. Sheridan, an. American orator and a member of the Grand Army of the American Republic, who is making a tour of the world, is a passenger by the Zealandia. Two days were devoted to the celebration of the American National Anniversary this year, July 4th and sth. A procession .m San Francisco, especially m its military features, was a grand affiir by way of fun. On the 4th of July some miners of Swan City, Colorado, put some giant powder under the post office and blew il. out of sight. Luckily there wag no one hurt. The Londou World, of July lst> says the Fortescue-Gnrinoyle breach of promise case was withdrawn, Fari Cuirns. Lord Garmoyle's father, having* paid plaintiff heavy consideration. Miss Fortescne denies this, and says she never will compromise. A smallpox epidemic was reported on June 23rd as spreading m London. There are already 1700 cases. The daily reports showed the rate to be 75 per week. An Irishman hailing from Brooklyn, New York, applied to the police station, on June 26th, for protection from Invinoiblep, by whom he asserted he was tracked. He was held for examination. , . The Rev, J. J. Blissdale, D.D., formerly ot the diocese of Melbourne, died m San Francisco at 'a German hospital, after much suffering. He was compelled to eke oat a meagre subsistence by newspaper work, which he did chiefly on Marriott's News Letter. He was seventy- two years of age when be died. Patrick Joyce was arrested on the steamship Illinois at London on June 21st, having m his possession an infernal machine of a new and ingenious pattern. It resembled a wooden log, but was found to be hollow. Excep> by careful examination it was impospossible to suppose the article was anything but a log of wood. A new Cunarder has been launched of 12,500 horse-power. This means trips across the Atlantic m less than six days. Mr Labpnchere, editor of the London Truth, is sued by Bishop, the American mind-reader, for libel. Truth- asserted that Bishop was a common swindler, and had robbed the Victoria Hospital of £300, the proceeds of one of his entertainments, ostensibly for the benefit of the hospital. The report says many members of the aristocracy are assisting Bishop with money and advice. Moody, the revivalist, took his farewell of England at Exeter Hall on June loth. Four thousand converts were present. A proposition to form an open air volunteer male chorus for evangelistic purposes as a memorial to Moody's work was responded to by hundreds of converts. They will be known as the " Exeter Hall male chorus.