'Frisco Mail at Auckland.

Patea Mail, 17 October 1881, Page 3

'Frisco Mail at Auckland.

(per united press association,) Auckland, Oct. 16th. The City ol Sydney with the English mails left San Francisco on the 25th September, and arrived at Auckland at 6.30 this evening. She brings 13 cabin and 7 steerage passengers for Auckland, and 29 cabin and 23 steerage for Sydney. The New Zealand cargo is 162 tons. SAN FRANCISCO. September 25th. Messages frem all the Governments of Europe and from the Australian Parliaments were received regarding President Garfield’s death. The Queen lias had placed at Garfield’s bier a magnificent floral tribute, inscribed, “Queen Victoria to the memory of the late President Garfield.’’ ; President Arthur was again sworn in at the Capitol, by Chief Justice Waite, on 22nd September. He made a brief address referring to the circumstance preceding his accession, and eulogising his predecessor. The address was quieting in tone, and promises no present change. The assassin Guitean is in mortal dread of popular vengeance, and appears to look for but slight punishment by the Courts. Congress will vote the salary for the rest of General Garfield’s term. A National monument, to be built *>y 25 cent subscriptions, has been started. The Utes are murdering settlers on White Fiver, near Cheysune Forest. At Tinbercurry, Ireland, the police were stoned by the people, who • fired on the latter, wounding several. A railroad train in Arkansas was boarded and robbed of 30,300 dollars. A tornado at Quincy, in Tssinos, killed four people, and did damage amounting to 100,000 dollars. ' H. M. Stanley, the African explorer, has been heard of by letter dated Congo River, July 4th. He had been so serionsl3 r ill in May as to have prepared for death, but the crisis bad passed, and lie was strong and healthy at the time of writing. The Times of 14th September says there is no impi’ovement in the affairs of Ireland. It calls upon Government to defeat, by any means, the Leagures, and says if the Land Act is insufficient let it be supplemented by other legislation. Speakraan and Sons, stockbrokers, of Manchester, failed for £BO,OOO. Several Atlantic steamers are withdrawn from Boston, owing' to dullness of trade, and transferred to New York. An Indian war is threatened, owing to the massacre of the officers and men of General Carr’s command. Troops .in garrison are being hurried to the scene of hostilities. General Burnside is dead. Crop reports to the Bureau at Washington show a decline in cotton of 9 per cent, less than last year, corn 31 percent, decrease. The drought caused serious damage. The tenant farmers of the County Down express satisfaction at the Land Act. Bonfires were lighted through a large portion of the North of Ireland as a mark of gratitude to Mr Gladstone for the Land Act. - The s.s, “ Raleigh,” formerly the “ Hauraki,” having had new engines fixed, and been converted from a paddle to a screw steamer, has commenced running between Wanganui and Onehunga, making Waitara a port of call. She is under the command of Captain Harvey. The inward ’Frisco Mail is expected in this district on Tuesday. The Harbor Board will meet to-morrow to consider a proposal .for building a protecting wall, under the boiling-down works. ‘ The Chairman has made some terms for raising a loan on the Board’s securities. We hear this will be opposed on the ground that tbe Board’s borrowing powers are limited to a certain sum, which cannot legally be exceeded until a proportion of the previous loan is paid off.