ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 104, 3 May 1881, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

THE STEAMER QUARANTINED.

Auckland, Tuesday. The City of New York on arrival signalled for the Health Officer, and Dr Philson boarded her. The captain reported that Braallpox was prevailing ia San Francisco and Honolulu, but ih the latter port only among the Natives. There had been four cases of ineaales amongst the children, of whom there are twelve on board, but ,at present only two of these are convalescent. The firßt broke out on the 12th and the last on the 25th April. One occurred before reaching, and the others sincfe leaving, Honolulu. One death occurred on the passage. The Rev William Cruden died of dysentery, and was buried at sea the same day. Dr. Philsou, in accordance with the regulations, but contrary to the general wish, decided th*t the vessel mu9t be quarantined and the mails fumigated. The City accordingly steamed away towards dusk to the quarantine station. The Customs launch went down to assist in lauding and fumigating the mails, but owing to the roughness of the weather it could Dot be done during the night. GREAT BRITAIN. April 12. Miss Semari, the fiancee of Herbert Reeves, the tenor singer, perished by fire at the Nice Opera House.

Herr Moat, editor of the Freiheit (Freedom) in London, has been arrested, and the paper suppressed because it published the killing of the Czar in a slangy leading article, the page being surrounded by a blood red border. The Court said the proceedings were not a Btate, but a police prosecution. Mr Gladstone was loudly cheered when he rose to make his budget statement, which ?-Gwed the gross revenue to be £84,041,000. being an increase of £1,341*000 orfcir the estimates* the total from increased taxation being only £378,000.

Violent squalls occurred in London on the 3rd of April, and many small beats, filled with pleasure seekers, were capsized. Six teen lives were lost.

In the .Lawsou v. Labouchere case Chief Justice Coleridge commented severely on Lawßon's conduct relative to the personal fracas. The question was not whether Lawson was a coward in refusing to fight a duel, which he had a perfect right to decline, but whether, having acted as he had, he was the person to complain very much of the subsequent publication of the alleged libel. Lord Coleridge could not help thinking that if Lawson refused to fight he should have abstained from the subsequent gross and outrageous insult contained in the message sent to Labouchere, that " he had thrashed him like a dog and would uuder certain conditions do so again." The Court pointed out that the accouts of the fracas that appeared in Truth in the form of a letter from Lawson was quite a sufficient ground of indictment for libel even if it had not been published in the newspapers. It was however published after the account emanating from the office of the Telegraph, which appeared in the Manchetter Guardian, and after the account bad been written by Lawsou to the editor of Vanity Fair, Lord Coleridge implied that the letter was written in braggadocio, and he showed that Labouchere waa unable by the nature of the proceedings to give his account in Court. He strongly stigmatised some of the Telegraph's personal attacks, particularly on Earl Beaconsfleld, which Labouchere adduced lo justify his assertion. Lawson, ho said, was a disgrace to journalism. ITALY. The Pope has ordered a strict enquiry into the sacrilegious traffic in spurious relics. Entire astrological specimens, purporting to be the remains of the early Christians martyrs, freshly dug from the catacombs of Borne, bave been shipped to America. The Opera House at Nice was destroyed by fire on the night of the 23rd March. A gas explosion was the cause. The fire commenced soon after the curtain bad risen for the performance of " Lucia," The tenor De Yillers, the basso Millar, the baritone Carbon, and a number of chorus singers were burned. Mdlle Donadio, the prima donna, made her way out safely. Strunacb, the iinpreßsario, was injured. The victims numbered over 100. SPAIN. Severe floods have occurred in Seville, and many houses in the city have given way before the force of the water. All the valleys in the country beyond Siems is an immense lake. The tops of the trees, churches, and roofs just appear above the water, which Bweeps away cattle and crops, and the river is five miles broad before it enters Seville, and is rushing over the gardens, quays, and . entering the Stellmio Palace. On the stb, the Minister of Public Works left for the scene with eight Government engineers. The King has placed bis private purse at the disposal of the authorities to relieve the sufferers. The estimated loss is about 100,000 dollars. AMERICAN. San Fbancisco, April 10. After a trial lasting forty-seven days Kulloch was acquitted of the charge of the murder of De Young, the proprietor of the Chronicle. The verdict was hailed with I delight by the " Land lot " element in the ' community, but is causing much much digsatisfaction among the more conservative oitizem. The New York Commissioners expect half a million of European immigrants this year. ! Father Gabazzi, an Italian reformed priest, is preaching in San Francisco to raise funds to assist the anti-Catholic movement in his own' country.

Commodore Shufeldt of the U.S. Navy has been elected to re-organise the Chinese naval force.

Chicago has decided not to follow San Francisco in laying wire cable street railroads. The cost and the severity of the climate in winter, which might prevent its successful operation, acted as deterrents. The ice gorge in the Nebraska river caused great destruction of property. The whole of the Platt Valley from Columbuß to Fremont is under water.

Lorrillard's exploring party in Mexico have exhumed a buried town on the line of the central railway. Evidences of advanced civilisation were found— paved slates, regular stone steps, and carvings showing a high order of workmanship.

Hanlon, the rower, issues a challenge to meet anybody in the world for any amouut up to 10,000 dollars and beat him by 15 seconds. Any race growing out of the challenge to be rowed in Toronto, Canada.

The Edison electric light system is now said to be complete, and a company baa been granted permission to lay the wires to light New York city. . Beecher has discoursed against the widespread sympathy for murderers ancf criminals.

The Chicago Socialists passed a resolution approving of the killing of the Czar, whom they styled "a boulder in the pathway of human progress that had been blown out of the way."

Forster, the son of a leading citizen in Los Angeris, was deliberately shot in the street of that city by a young Spanish girl, because he refused marriage as promised. Moody and Sankey have ceased their revival in Sun Francisco. They declare themselves disappointed in the results, so far as the number of the converted is concerned.

The President has declared his unalterable opposition to Mor monism. Which must be stamped out. He feels bound to do this because his predecessors saw fit to recognise the institution by the appointment of Brigbam Young, the head of the church, as governor of the territory.

Coleman, an alleged Fenian, suspected by the London police to be concerned in the plot to blow up the Mansion House on St. Patrick's Day, has been arrested in New York.

The wife of a wealthy Chicago physician has been arrested for stealing 1000 dollars worth of diamonds in New York. It is a proved case Of kleptbttianift. Secretary Btane called! the attention of the Commissioners of Immigration in New Ycrk to the fact that Switzerland i« exporting her sick, insane, pauper, and other undesirable persona to the United States in numbers.

Sullivan, an associate of Parnell and one of the traversers, is now in Naw. York addressing the societies and stirring up Bubscriptionp*

Salt Like City is lighted by the Brußb system of electric light.

Pennsylvania haa passed a prohibitory liquor law.

Mark Twain bas in the New York presa a book called the " Handbook of Etiquette." The Prohibitory Liquor Bill has been defeated at MaseacbusettSi

Beecher surprised his congregation recently by relating in open meeting bow, one of the lambs of bis flock having preferred the Roman Catholic communion to the Protestant, he took her by the band and led her to a priest in Brooklyn telling him that he brought one Who had found " greener pastures in your field than in mine," and he added :— " I would do so again if necessary." The affair has created a great sensation.

CHINA AND JAPAN.

Hongkong, March 7.

Page, a British subject employed by the Chinese, who bad killed a smuggler, was thanked therefor by his employers. Subsequently, however, the British euthorities arrested and tried him for murder, but the jury acquitted him. LATEST NEWS. San Francisco, April 13. Chili has presented her terms of peace to conquered Peru. She must pay the cost of the war, and yield up the provinces of Antafogaata, Tarapaca, and Tarns* The new Peruvian President Calderon baa taken the oath of office.

By the bursting of a dam Dear Merezel, in Pesth, Hungary, the liver Theish overflowed 100,000 acres.

It is believed that throughout the whole island of Chios, which contained 70,000 inhabitants, 6000 or 7000 were killed by the earthquake, and 25 per cent, of the survivors were wounded. But one man survived in the mines, and 30,000 people are without shelter. . Hobart Paella has been ordered to prepare the defence of the itardansllM against vessels creeping in at night. Evictions are going on largely in Ireland. In County Tyrone more than 2,000 processes for ejectment have been served.

It is Baid that the Nihilists have notified the Czar that they will lay down their arms in return, among other things, for bd amnesty for the revolutionists. In the meantime more minpi have been discovered near the Imperial Palaces of the Grand Dukes Nicholas and Constantine.

Novilidi, notorious in connection with the theft of the diamonds, has been arrested for political intriguing in favor of hia father, the brother of the late Czar.

Overtoil and Craig from the colonies are playing with Lingard, and have scored a success in San Francieeo.