AMERICAN SUMMARY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 248, 19 October 1880, Page 2

AMERICAN SUMMARY.

San Francisco, Sepiember 25. Donald McKay, the well-known clipper ship-builder, is dead. The prospect of securing the Great Eastern to run between Londou, New Orleans, and Galveston, to take out cottou and other produce, and bring back immigrants is in a fair way of being fully realised. Silas M. Wark, the absconding president of the First National Bank at Brattlebdra, Vermont, haß been arreßted in Omaha. He is charged with forgeries to the amount of 250,000 dollars. If brought back his son threatens to expose others connected with him in the frauds. Maud S., the celebrated mare, having trotted the fastest mile on record (2mins lOfsecs), some turf men have offered 100,000 dollars for her. Western farmers and dairymen are accused of the adulteration of butter with powdered soapstone. Tbe parties accused have uttered an indignant protest. A Mormon elder and New York city missionary had a set to at the Castle Garden recently, because the latter was endeavoring to dissuade Mormon converts from going to Utab. The run of salmon in northern waters is very large thia season. One cannery at Seattbe was using up 2500 fish per day, and making 12,000 cans. Chinese labor bas been abandoned in the shoe shops at North Adams, Mass., as unsuccessful. The people ih several counties in Kansas are famine stricken, and appeals are made for aid. Tho two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the settlement of Bo.ton, Mass., was celebrated on the 17th. The bells of the parish church of Boston, Lincolnshire, where John Cotton was for 20 yeara vicar, were rung in honor of the event. The Shwatka Arctic Expedition that sailed from New York June Ist, 1878, in search of data, regarding Sir John Franklin, returned to New Bedford on the 23rd instant. They obtained many relics ot the lost navigator and his party, and also the remains of Lieut. Irving. Geographically the expedition hns been quite a success. Important rivers and coast lines have been discovered, and serious errors on former charts corrected Thc longest sledge ride on record was made in the face of fearfully cold weather and deprivation of customary food. The result of the expedition haa shown that it is feasible for white men to adapt themselves to the life and climate of the Esquimaux in prosecuting journeys in Polar regions, and they are not particularly restricted to any season of the year for that purpose but can travel at aoy time, and in the samo manner in which the natives travel. A new system of reducing ore by electricity has lately been formulated, aud threatens to revolutionise miniug. Trade was never so lively in New York as at present. Freights for shipment exceed those of last year by 20 or 30 per cent. An exciting race against time took place at Mineapolis, between a Miss Jewett, of that place, and Misß Belle Cook, of California. Miss Cook made 8 miles (changing her horae each mile) in 20min, and was awarded the purse of 2800dol. Miss Jewett was thrown, and severely hurt. 1. arties lately arrived from New Zealand are purchasing farms in Fresno county, California. George Howes and Co., one of the oldest and best known shipping firms in San Erancisco, have failed for a large amount. A hollow swindle was lately attempted at Calistoza, California, where a party named Tichnor pretended to precipitate gold from' the waters of a mineral spring at the rate of sdols per gallon. Investigation checked bim off. The Mormon immigration from Europe isi increasing to such au extent that the Secretary of State (Evartfl) has determined to institute proceedings against the converts immediately on arrival, for the practice ofi polygamy. He justifies himself in this course by the circular recently issued to foreign governments, asking co-operation to prevent this elass of immigration, and stating thei consequences if the Mormons came to the United States, while endeavors were made to prevent polygamy at home. The Government could not afford to bave the obnoxious element constantly recruited from abroad. A boy named Byrnes has won a matcb against a horse. Tbe match was run in Chicago, and the duration was 168 hours, and in this time Byrnes made 578 miles against tbe horse's SGB. Mr Moody, of Moody and Sankey, intends to visit San Francisco for revival purposes. The Manhattan market, New York, and adjoining buildings, ha?e been destroyed by fire, Loss, I,ooo,o JOdols. The United States are represented in De Lesseps' Canal syndicate by two eminent New York bankers, and probably by a mining millionaire. — - In San Francisco some damaging statistics recently issued as to the prospective profits of the canal, havo materially depreciated the Btocks. The steamship Vera Cruz, _ of the New York, Havannahand Mexican Line, foundered recently in a tremendous gale off St. Augustine, Florida, and Borne twenty-five passengers were lost, including General Torbert, a famous cavalry officer daring the last war. In regard to tbis disaster a New York Herald despatch from Flonda ssys: — " The pilots of St Augustine, of whota there are five, formed themselves ibto a Joint Stock Company, and took possession of a vast amount of freight already beached, as well as claiming all that" wss to come ufter. Several trunks belonging to the ill-f ated passengers came ashore in good order only to be rifled." Dr Tanner's faßting example ia being followed Hor notoriety or gain. Charles Liring'

ston, of Brooklyn, started to do 42 days, but after fasting nine bis wife broke up the business by feigning mortal illness, and summoning her bußband to hear her " last words." " The Pasßion Play " is to be produced in New York, at Booth's, in September. It is the same play, suppressed some two yeais ago in San Francisco, and adapted by Salvine Moore, an old Melbonrnite. CANADA. The Bishop of Quebec has sought, by a pastoral letter, to stay further emigration to the United states from Canada. The loss in population is becoming a matter of serious consideration. Advices regarding the Canadian-Pacific railroad state that two syndicates are offe Idj for tbe entire road, the Government to complete that now under contract, and the new company to construct about 2000 miles, inoluding 645 miles from Lake Nepiuing to Thunder Bay, and the company lo work and maintaiu the entire road upon completion It is stated that one offer is for 10000 bonds(?) per mile, and fifty million acres of land ; also that the Rothschilds at first refused to take one million of the stock of the company. Baron Englauder, the Parisian banker, is s.id to be a subscriber of a million. The Baring Brothers are also said to be largely interested. Tha Dominion, it would appear, is to guarantee four per cent on 20,000,000 dollars, and to furnish an unmentioned number of millions of acres. The road, it is further said, is to bo buit throughout from Lake Nepiniug to Paget Sound at onco, and that portion of the road already constructed is to be given to the company. GREAT BRITAIN. William J. Taylor and Co., of Newcastle on-Tyne, insurance brokers, have failed for 260,000 dollars. A parcel containing 27 dynamite cartridges, connected with a rubber tube filled with percussion caps and gunpowder, was found under the rails of the London and Northampton Railway line, sixteen miles from Easton, the London terminus, on September 13th. It is supposed that the express train to Scotland, passing over tho rails two hours previous to the discovery shook out tbe tube, and prevented the explosion. Suspicion points to or three or four employees just discharged aa the parties in the plot. Mr. Parnell, in a recent speech to the farmers of Ennis, declared his policy to be in fact uuaminity of action among Irish members for independence of all political parties, refusal to pay more than what the tenant cousiders a fair rent, and the social excommunication of any person taking a farm from whicb another has been evicted for non-pay-ment of rent. Among the disasters at sea reported are the foundering of the steamer Aurora, from Oporto, for Southampton, with the loss of oO lives. The steamer Hardwick, from Odessa, for Bristol, with a cargo of barley, foundered, and all on board, with the exception of a fiie man perished. A strike has taken place among 30,000 nailmakers of East Worcestershire and Staffordshire against 20 per cent reduction in their wages, but the strikers being destitute were compelled to succumb. The probable competitors in the International Rowing Match, will be Trickett, Laycock, Ross, Riley, Teneyek, Hanion, Boyd, Elliott, and probably Blackman. Dean Stanley intends to visit the United States next year for the purpose of investigating church institutions. The failure of Hannay and Dickson, brewers, near Manchester, is reported. Liabilities, £80,000. William Henry Wells, one of the origiuators of Punch, and an associate of Charles Dickens, in the establishment of " Household Words," has died in London, aged 71. The Baroness Burdett Coutts, who is said to have set ber heart on marrying Mr Ashmead Bartlett, is ill in consequence of her friends' remonstrances against the matcb. There is a prospect of a run on the Coutts' Bank in consequence of the expected withdrawal of the Baroness from the concern. The alien clause in the Ducbesa of St Albans' will cannot, it is now admitted, avail in tbe case of Mr Bartlett, as he is to all intents and purposes an Englishman. Sugar has been unfavorably affected by the prospects of the European beet supply, which appears likely to reach 1,600,000 tons, the largest amount on record. Phillip Callan, M.P. for Limerick, and described as the Pariah of the Irißh party, made a scene in the House of Commons recently, lie was intoxicated wben he took his seat, and delivered an incoherent spesch, in the course of wbich he insulted tho Chairman ol Committees, and denounced the members gensrally as infidels, Scotch Presbyterians, contemptible Nonconformists, and despicable shopkeepers. His colleagues left the House in a body at tbe beginning of the speech, and Mr O'Connor Power, on behalf of tho Irish party, apologised for Callan's conduct. The Census Bill passed tbe House on the 2nd. A motion that the enumeration should indicate religious persuasions was energetically opposed by Jobn Bright,'and rejected. Thomas P. O'Connor, Home Rule member for Gal way, introduced a resolution on the 2nd in the Commons, for the suppression ot the House of Lords on the ground tbat the people of tbe country had lost confidence in that body. He was seconded by Mr. Labouchere. The Marquis of Hartington humorously deprecated the raising of a great constitutional question at half-past tbree in tbe morning, and the House divided on tbe question, which resulted in 13 ayes to 17 noes. The minority consisted of five Irish members and Bradlaugh, Broadhurst, Ashton, W. Dilke, Sir Wilfred Lawson, Labouchere, Charles McLaren and Whalley. A public meeting was held at Hyde Park on Sunday the 16th, at which O'Connor denounced tha House of Lords as " the most disgraceful and oppressive assembly existing." The meeting, however, degenerated into tumult, in wbich the platform was torn down, and the crowd was finally dispersed by the police. GERMANY. The anniversary of the battle of Sedan was celebrated on tbe 2Dd with a good deal of display. The Emperor issued an address to the army. Seventy-two houses in tho village of Pestricke. Pomerania, have been destroyed by fire. The Impeiial Bank of Germany now pays gold for its notes at Berlin, but not in Bremen or Hamburg. RUSSIA. A plot to destroy tbe Czar's life on a visit to Livadia, has been frustrated. Two mines were discovered on the railway, charged with dynamite, near Charkoff. These were found only one day beforo the Emperor started on his journey. The Grand Duke Nicholas has been compelled to resign command of the Imperial Guard, for with other Grand Dukes it was found be bad systematically embezzled regimental funds. General Lo.is Melikoff, compelled to send in his resignation, disclosed tbe peculation*, because the Grand Duke Nicholas opposed his plan. It is also said the builders of the Czar's yacht charged £20,000 extra, giving a cheque as security for that amount to a Grand Duke. A political prisoner, confined for five months, recently hanged himself. Before committing suicide he disc'osed the names of certain Nihilist lenders, and that of the author of the Winter Palace explosion. Six vessels of the Russian Pacific squadron have been ordered to the Mediteranean, in the event of a rupture occurring between Russia and Turkey. ITALY. The ironclad Temerarie, with Admiral Seymour on board, arrived off l.agusa on September sth. The fleet consisted of 20 vessels, manned by 2300 men, and carrying 136 guns. The Albanians have twice attempted to fire Dulcigno, and Riza Pasha has notified to the local authorities to be wary. The demonstration has been postponed to enable the Christians to leave Dulcigno, as a massacre was feared. A powder magazine at Belgrade has exploded, destroying a large quantity of ammunition. INDIA. Further particulars of the landslip at Nani-tal, Bengal, on the 18th, whereby 11 British officers, lfi soldier., and 11 ether per-

sons were killed' and four others injured, are to hand. Rain began falling heavily on the previous Fiiday, and poured steadily till Saturday afternoon. When it was gauged it showed a fall of five inches every forty hours. The effect of sucb an enormous mass of water pouring down into the confired settlement, which is simply a basin formed by a circle of hills, can be imagined. All the roads were cut to pieces, and in the forenoon of Saturday it was rumoured that the Victoria Hotel was in a dangerous state, and tbo alarm was given to visitors in the hotel, who took shelter elsewhere before the buildingfell. Thirty natives were buried in tho ruins. The police aud a band of laborers and soldiers were quickly on the spot to render help, but about noon there was a sudden roar and rumbling, followed by a vast cloud which burst over the spot, and tbe lake rose in a moment far above its usual height, and swept in one massive ware toward the weir, where an enormous landslip came clown, burying the hotel and band of rescuers witb tbe disastrous result already mentioned.