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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 136, 8 June 1878, Page 4

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San Francisco, May 14 h. The Russian Minister has removed his residence from Washington to New York, in order to be in a more convenient position for tbe rapid despatch of business in the event of war. Nutnerous letters have been received from California, aekiag the price of arms, and there ia an impression that hoßtihiies are probable between the woiking men and the Chinese. Faction quarrels between Orangeman and Catholics have occurred at Montreal. A Fenian Brotherhood, near St Albans, in Vermont, isorganising. The Pacific Mail Compay have refused to pay Elder md Cob., draft from Glasgow, Scotland, for 53,000 101. The claim arises out of the Australian, and American mail service. The Orangeoaenat Montreal by a vote of 367 against 6, resolved to parade. Bloody work is expected. A Chinaman sued ths Sheriff pf San Francisco for 100,O0OJols. damages, because he compelled him to submit to the prison regulation by cutting his hair wiihi.i an inch of the scalp.. He,claims for losa of his queue, which demoralised and disgraced him in the eyes of himself and friends. Professor Aundre and a party of French astronomers are engaged at Ogden, taking observations of the transit of Mercury, Three pbotogropha were (aken up to 1 pm, after which seventy-five photographs were taken to the time of exit.- The observations are regarded as satisfactory, and confirm previous observations. In view of the rumors of Russia preparing a fleet on the Pacific coast to be ready in the event of war wilh England, the following dispatch from Yokohama, Japan, wbich waa received at New York, may have significance. It was received by a shipowner from the master of his barque, "Things look warlike her,e. I can sell the vessel to good advantage; answer what you will take. Duff, of Toronto, started from that place oil Ist May, to walk a distance equal to the circumference of the earth. He proposes to walk 40 miles on each working day for two years, which will give bim a day over what he requires to accomplish it. During his walk be will try t0 b. r f°g down the best records of variouePdistances, and will continue to walk' in the princpal cities of Canada and the United Stßtes, crossing afterwards to Paris, and then visiting the principal places of Great Britain, and 1 there continue. He stands sis feet in his stockings, and is twenty-eight years old. People in and along the coast are starving through the incessant failure of the crops, arid are compelled to ent dogs. Hundreds are dying from scurvy. The Bolivian barque Rimingio sailed for New Zealand with lumber. Canada is fortifying vigorously and exet nsively The Marquis of Lome and Earl Dunrobin visit Western America. William Smith O'Brien's "will was proved for 6;000,G00 dollars. The general impression is the property left is worth from 15 to 20,000,000. 6 h^ >9 > *P. Canada, bas been invaded by an army of tramps. Thoy flourished pistols and behaved in a riotous manner. The appearance of some of them, led to the belief that they bad sorap deeper design than mere disturbance. New.paf k brewers are receiving large orders for beer to be sent to Germany. The Cuban sugar crop falls short: by nearly 140,000 tons of last year. Charlea Morgan, the great steamship proprietor, died at New York. The Mayor of Montreal has received a letter from Massachusetts, stating that the Fenians are making formidable preparations for a raid on Canada. A meeting of Protestant and Catholic citizens is called to consider the matter. A tremendous storm iv the State of lowa demolished buildings and destroyed life. Houses were lifted from the ground and dashed into splinters. The heirs of General Lee are making good progress with the suifc to recover their father's confiscated estates at Aslington Heights. A Congress man, named Douglas, from Virginia, charged wifch drunkenness on the floor of the House, and with making a show of himself, denies the impeachment, and says he was suffering from a "peculiar illness." It is announced that the Columbia College boat crew will positively go to Europe in June. The imigration of colored people from the Southern States to Siberia pud Africa contitvues, The ship Azore left j

Charleston with 250 passengers, oneflfth of whom were young children. A political riot occurred at Montreal, Canada, during which 30 persons were seriously wounded. A Catholic priest, Father Cuddely, created a sensation afc Milford (Mass.), by denouncing in severe terms the society of the Ancient Order of Hibernians from the pulpit. He declared all pews in the church held by them vacant, and warned Americans against the order, as Mollie Maguire disturbances in Pennyslvania might be repeated in New England. Leamington, the celebrated racer, fell dead at Philadelphia. The Canadian dalies do not anticipate any serious difficulty from Fenian raids or Russian cruisers. The Mail says in case of war Cauada will be exposed to serious danger. The potato bug has made its appear ance in New York, and farmers are replanting the potato fields with maize. The Russian Minister has refused to be interviewed regarding the European situation. In reply to a question whether he considered war as inevitable, be said evasively, "Wiser men than I am doubtful on that point." The United States treasurer has under consideration an offer from a Bonanza firm, Hood and O'Brien, to furnish all silver bullion Ooveramenfc may need, at London quotations. It was rumored afc Baltimore on the 10th tbat several of the best steamers of the North German Lloyd's line between that city and Bremen have been sold to the Russian Government.