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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 5, 3 June 1885, Page 3

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AMERICAN NEWS. J I (Per San Francisco Mail.) A murderous maniac named Martin Niolson ran amuck at Santa Fe, Now Mexico, on the Oth May, and killed eight people before he himself wns shot. Peter Duiy, m Now York, offers a purse of 0000 dollars open to all, far rowing races live miles ovi>r the Laciiino course, provided that William Beach, Edward Haulan, and Wallace lioss enter. General Irvine McDowell, • who commanded at the first battle at Bulls' Run, and was many years m command of the military department of the Pacific, died at San Francisco on the 4th May. Edward McSweeuey. v famous suspect, connned so long m prison m England, demands that he be rewarded with a collcctorshii) at San Francisco as a salve for his injustices. Colifornians earnestly oppose the appointment. ■ The Russian man-of-war Strelok is cruising on the- Atlantic seaboard and is followed from port to port by H.B.M. "■ism*-? Garnet. The Russian has scarce--1 • .jo h t anchor before the English ».-igu.e is also at her moorings. The Pacific mail steamers, to protect themselves against bandit raids at the Isthmus, have each mounted four pieces of ordnance and gatling guns m each quarter. The Edmunds' law against polog.uny is being enforced s.i closely amJnij tho Monn >ns at Utah that the saint-i are holding mass meetings to express their indignation, and formal appeals and protests hav«j bj.;n Usued t » the President and people of thb United States. A point: is made that the law ruas against no o.ic who is not a Miinu m. The Gentiles m Utu'i live m a state o£ o meubinage and walk the streets unch.illenge.l.