ADDITIONAL MAIL NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5484, 24 October 1878, Page 2

ADDITIONAL MAIL NEWS.

(£ER PRESS A.GBKCT.) The Ktw York Times says: -Henry Morgan, a miner, residing at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, recently sent to England for his wife and two children. They took their passage in the Wyoming, which arrived her© on Wednesday, having COO Mormons on board, Morgan came to Near York to meet them. He lost his money on the way, and ho telegraphed his strait to James Brown, of Pittsburg, who sent him 2Sdols. With this in his possession lie went to Castle Garden on Wednesday night, but his wife refused to go with him. She had been converted on the passage overby Mormon elders, and expressed her determination to follow them to Utah. Argument and entreaties were of no avail, and Morgan, half distracted, was obliged to return to his lodgings Yesterday he went to tjie garden aga|n and renewed his appeals Mrs Morgan remained |bstinate. At length the Mormon chief took Morgan in hand, and wrestled with him so effectually that he turned over all his money to them, and Morgan family took the train on the Erie railway in company with the other 600 bound for Utah. An inventory of O’Brien’s Bonanza estate showed the deceased millionaire to have boon worth only nine million dollars Instead of the twenty million with which ho was credited. James Leroy, an actor, known in New Zealand ns the husband of Marla Durct, died suddenly in San Francisco. Cazuran will furnish a new play for Majeroni to open in Boston. Ho has not been successful so far. Charters for Now Zealand nre; Barque James Bolana, at Now York, -iOs; barques Albert and Bulto. at the same port: barque Malay, cleared at San Francisco on the 21st for. Auckland; barque Keyler Been has been taken for the same destination, to carry barley and oats at £llos. The released Fenian prisoners, Edward Condon and Patrick Melady, arrived at Now York on the 29th inat. on board the steamer The United Stages Government placed the revenue cutter at their disposal. They had been imprisoned eleven years. A heavy fight occurred between the Indians and the United States troops near Fort Wallace, Kansas, on the 2Sth, in which Colonel Lewis, in command, was killed. New York, Sept 20. Woo l , spring, fine, 20 to 28 cents perlb; petroleum, 13 to 13$ cents; whale oil, 42 to 43 cents. San Francisco, Sept. 29. Wheat, dull, 65 cents to 1 dol 7£ cents; oats, 1 dol 15 cents to I dol 60 cents; barley, quiet, I dol 5 cents to X dol 50 cents; flour, 5 dol 50 cents to 5 dol 75 cents. London, Sept. 24. A Calcutta despatch states that orders have been issued to concentrate troops towards tine frontier with a view of early operations if necessary. It is seml-officlally announced that the Ameer of Cabul has allowed three letters from the Viceroy of India to remain unanswered. A Bombay despatch says no attempt will bo made to induce the Ameer to receive the British Envoy. The mission has already broken up. General Sir Neville Chamberlain has loft for Madras. Eight thousand men will start in a few days to strengthen the force at Qucetah. It is considered certain that a move will be made thence on Candahar, which would reach Cabul and Herat. Simultaneously with this movement, it is said a thousand men will go to Kohot, and it is believed will enter Affghanistan by Koram Valley, whilst a third column will traverse the IChybcr Pass. It is estimated that »here yrill be plenty of time for those operations before'the snow falls. A despatch from Simla confirms most of tho details regarding tho concentration of troops, A report says that the Koram Valley people arc peaceable and friendly. By this route a force might advance within 70 miles of Cabul, and tho KUyber Pass will be avoided. It is not intended to attack Cabul. The probable effect of the demonstration will be to show the helplessness of the Ameer, and to conciliate the frontier tribes by friendly treatment. Another despatch from Simla reports that the commissioner of Beshawar is negotiating, with hopes of success, to detach tho inhabitants of Khyber Pass from tho Ameer of Cabul. A Constantinople despatch states that < the Russian head-quarters have been removed to Adrianople. Khiuiskon Pasha, formerly Prime Minister to the Bey of Tunis, has been mentioned to the Sultan as capable of re-organising the Turkish affairs. The Sultan asked him to state his views. Vienna, September 24. It is officially announced that the Austrians have occupied Bongatila without opposition. The insurgents, after the battle at Sonkolcs, fled pamc-stnckeq to'Kicligrad ami Goradosah. . London, September 2/. It is reported that an order has been issued for tho dispatch of 10,000 water-proof sheets and 500 blankets to the Indian army. Field stores are also being prepared for immediate issue. Vienna, September 22. Official telegrams report tho simultaneous successful advance of the whole Austrian force against the insurgent positions in North-east Bosnia. Tho southern division, starting from Strapevo, after a six hours’ engagement, was defeated on the 2lst instant by 7000 insurgents and 1000 Turkish regulars occupying a strong position near Zakovies. The Insurgents were taken iu the flank, and obliged to retreat under a destructive artillery fire. Tho Austrian loss was 400 killed and wounded. The insurgents’ loss was considerably heavier. Another force, operating parallel to the Serajevo column, but further north, occupied Olooro unopposed on tho 21at. Still further north General Szarapay, after receiving tho submission of Lugla, pushed forward a strong force which, after heavy fighting,’ carried the Insurgent positions on Majevicka Hill, which formed tho great obstacle. Barring the advance on Bjellva. the inhabitants of Bjeliva, probably on account of this success, invited Jgiufioh', li-ho tvas advancing along the bank .of Save, protecting Szaparay’s left Hank’ to continue’ his n>£roh, and he has already arrived at Bjeliva.' Numbers or Bosnians aro tendering submission at Somjova. According to all accounts, tho Austrian troops, witluji two or throe days, will be at Zirantk,while the remaining insurgents have retreated. General .S’ nlch has arrived before Klobuk, the last Herzegovinian stronghold. Joyia universal in Austria ’ London, September-7. A Vienna despatch says the approach of bad weather, which has set in in Vilens quarters. and the fact that organised bodies of insurgents ar ° towards JSovi tllo Aw S IS ir 5 «.0° NovT Bazar di S l rlct lia v o 3 crved willhosa’feto witSdrqw any considerable number of (Vnim trom tho province as long as Nova Uasar Is occupied by an imposing hostile force ! on the other hand bad weather W overtaken the army of oocupa. lion ore tho work of paeißoation can be considered as commenced. The Insurrection has boon disintegrated, tat . very difficult portion of the Austrian task remains to bo accomplished. Material obstacles la tho wav of provisioning a large army during winter precludes tho possibility of maintaining more than a limited number of men in tbe sphere of occupation, while in the opinion of competent authorities it will require a.strong force to bar a passage from Nova Bazar, where the insurgents ate located for tho winter Campaign.