SAN FRANCISCO MAIL NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 224, 21 September 1880, Page 2

SAN FRANCISCO MAIL NEWS.

The French Jesuits have established tfwo settlements in Wales k j . At the Home rule demonstration at Glasgow, a very serious riot took place, whilst the procession was passing the Orange Lpdge rooms. The police were overpowered by; the crowd, and two were bo badly injured that they ai'e. not expeoted to recover- One pan was spearedi . -.< ■.• ■» < " : The Archbishop of Canterbury (Dr. Tait) is aboub to marry a well>known lady in London society. 'The late Adelaide, Noilson left. forfcj thousand pounds (£40,000) to Bear-Admiral Carr-Lynn, to whom Bhe was to. have" been married. She alto bequeathed one thousand pounds (£1000) to Edward ConaptonT SJ>nie considerable confuiion, which almott terminated in a riot, took place among the crowd assembled at lior grava. . ;. : Mr W. Collinson, of London, offers a stake of one thousand pounds against a; similar sum, that Dr Tanner will not fast forty days and forty nights. The brothers of Collinson to "watch Tanner during the fast. j During the month of July thirteen thousand emigrants left Liverpool jfor America. i „„ The figure-head of a vessel, recently picked up, and said to have bolonged to the missjing training ship Atlanta, does; not, : sayfl -the London Times, answer the description of jthe one on that vessel at the time she left land on her voyage. . . . . j Dr Tanner is so iar none the worse for his forty days fast, and is rapidly- .gaining flesh. His wife, from whom he has been divorced, and who is now living in, Paris, has publicly denounced him as a fraud. She says he takes nourishment during his fasts in -a. liquid; form. ■ , ! . An immense Conclave of Knight Templars has been held in Chicago. Including the wives and children of the Knights, thero were two hundred thousand visitors. Delegates from every part of the United' States wjere present. | A number of serious outrages have ocourred in Ireland. Mr Levin, J.P.; while riding home from Tuam, County of Galway, was shot at, and three bullets struck him on ihe breast, but owing to his wearing a coat! of mail he escaped uninjured. — The Marquis, of Waterford has received threateiiihgletters to the effect that he will be shot for voting against the Compensation Bill. — At Dunginnon, many policemen ware wounded.dvr J ing a terrible riot.— At Dbwnpatriok, inj a fight between the Eoman Catholic* and Orangemen, former were worsted. — Firearms' were incessantly discharged throughout ihe, whole of. one Sunday .-^-In the iCountyioj Mayo; iron huts have . been erectadj.ior the protection of the. police.— Precaution*, have been taken in the West of Ireland against resistance to evictions. — A. footman,' nairjed Donovan, has been arrested for sending threatening letters to Lord Oran-Moor«, for advocating the cause of Irish landlords.— bn August 24th affairs were quieter in Iroland. In the North, South, and Cantral districts the harvest, which is an extremely good one,, was in full operation, and the demand for labor was excessively brisk.- , ; j Two Bussian war vessels have been despatched to Corea. They have bean instructed to demand permission in remain IrT'Coroan;! ports. { There are great military preparations 'in Greece. Becruiting for the army is rapidly proceeding. Volunteers are- enrolling, from all parts of the country. A camp has baton formed at Athena, and fourteen hundred artillery horses have been purchased. It Us denied that Greece has proposed to form an alliance offensive and defensive, with Servia. - j A filibustering scheme has baen. projected in Texai to wrench for Texas four States from the Mexican Government, and convert them into an Independent Confederacy. : Three French war vessel hava proceeded to Tunis, owing to a threatened revolt against the French rule. ' , The ironmakers in the Wast of Scotland' have ceased operations for tho present, and have put out their furnaces. A grand naval demonstration has taken place at Cherbourg. Besides a. flyinj Bqua|dron, six first-class ironclads took part in the display. . i A young physician at Lyons, attempted to imitate Dr Tanner* fast. He gave up fasting at the end of a week, although he had under, taken fifteen days. "~ ' , > Germany ha* entirely relinqmsh«d I the idea of colonising Samoa. ; ; - v .. : \ » An exciting affair haa ocourrei in New Mexico. Tho Bey father Eomana persuaded a beautiful young* nun, named Margaret Garcia, to. , elope with hiva-i from the convent at Lascruses. : The uncle oi, the girl instantly followed the fugitives, 'anjl : would have killed the, priest, but ..the latter compromised matters by marryjng 4hk gt^l*- .; j Five hundred pounds have been .raised in London, towardsbackiiig ;Triokett 6 in ; . j» .match against Hanloh; - t A uniform tariff of two shillings per word has been fixed for cable mesVagoa between England and' f Ameripa. rr . . ; , r .