ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 124, 6 May 1884, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

ARREST OF DYNAMITE CONSPIRATORS. EXTENSIVE FAILURES—LIABILITIES £250,000. FURTHER DYNAMITE OUTRAGES. STRIKE OF CARPET WEAVERS. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AND ENORMOUS LOSS OF PROPERTY.—£I,2SO,OOO INSURANCE. THE IRISH’ LAND QUESTION AND THE PARNELLITES. PLOT TO DESTROY A PRISON. DESTRUCTIVE FLOODS IN AMERICA. TERRIBLE CYCLONE.—VILLI AGES “BLOWN OUT OF EXISTENCE.” Auckland, May 5. The Zealandia arrived at 7.20 o’clock last night. She left San Francisco on April 14, GENERAL SUMMARY. A London despatch says that the Dutch authorities have blockaded a portion of the coast of Acheen, Sumatra, with a view of exercising pressure upon the Rajah of Lenom to force him to release the crew of a wrecked English steamer, the Nisiro. Sims Reeves, the great English tenor, hopes to make a tour of the United States, and so triumphantly close his career. He declares that the cause of his frequent failures to fill engagements was caused by gout flowing to his throat, and calculates that he has, during his career, lost £BO,OOO from this cause. A dynamiter named Baly, alias Dennan, was arrested at Birkenhead railway station on the 11th April. An accomplice, named Egan, was also arrested at the same time. Daly is an American, and was connected with Carey’s gang. He at one time presided at meetings of the “ Invincibles ” in Dublin. Alston and Sons, owners of the Theatre Royal, Middlesborough, failed on the 9th April. The liabilities are estimated at from £lOO,OOO to £250,000.

The best time on record for a foot race was made at the Athletic Club’s meeting at Lillie Bridge, Manchester, on the 7th April, by W. G. George, the well-known amateur, who covered 10 miles in Simins. 20secs, eclipsing all records, even that of the famous Deerfoot—Simins, 51 secs. An attempt was made on the night of the Bth April to blow up with dynamite a magazine at Fort George, a few miles from Inverness. The mauraders escaped in boats, but not before the sentry had pinned one of them with his bayonet. A detachment of cavalry arrived at Kidderminster on the 9th April as a check to the riotous carpet weavers. The proprietors of the factories refused to yield to the men’s demands and a strike is expected. An attempt has been made to destroy the machinery in the Southport Carpet Works. Baron de Staal has been appointed Prussian Ambassador in London. A fire broke out in London on the 2nd April in the printing house of Pardon and Hones, Lovell’s Court, Paternoster Row; thence it spread to the famous old Dolly’s Chop House, the house of Fakdel, Phillips, and Sons, importers of toys and fancy goods, in Newgate Street; the large book-binding establishment of Smith Bros., the toy and music publishing house of Williams, Paternoster Row—all of which were completely destroyed. The damage is estimated to be as great as that caused by the Wood Street fire. The favorable direction of the wind saved St. Paul’s Cathedral. The losses in the Row and its vicinity were covered by insurance to the amount of £1,250,000. The Duke of Connaught is being hawled over the coals for being present at the cruel spectacle, of an elephant fight given by the rajah of Bhushpdor. The beasts were made drunk and furiousby copious draughts of rum.

A verdict has been given in favor of Lady Collin Campbell in her suit against her husband for divorce. Differences between Davitt and Parnell are growing more and more serious every day. They are specially at variance in their idea regaiding the manner of conducting the coming election campaign. Davitt’s plan is to abolish landlordism, root and branch, by having tenants continue the process which has made landlords’ property nearly unsaleable.

A Dublin despatch of the 28th April says, that the Orangemen and Liberals in Ulster are negotiating with a view to a division of seats in Parliament, so as to prevent the election of Parnellites. The Parnell branch of the Irish National Land League, passed on the 2nd April, a resolution condemning Davitt for inviting Henry George to lecture in Dublin. A plot to destroy the Mount Joy Prison was brought to light on the 4th April. The Invincibles in prison were engaged in clandestine correspondence with the conspirators outside. Letters were found in James Millets cell which disclosed the whole business. The prison warders were to be bribed with money from the O’Donovan Rossa’s Fund to convey an infernal machine to the prison. The letter also contained an order for the murder of Patrick Delany, one of the Phoenix Park conspirators, by throwing him over the balcony as he left the prison chapel after mass. Delany still remains at Mount Joy for safety, and many of the warders have been dismissed. The sudden removal of convicted Invincibles from Irish to English prisons is attributable to the discovery of the plot. A revolt against Parnell is being organised by the more active of the ultra Irish Nationalists. The originator of the new departure is Jas. Stephrns ex head centre of the Fenian brotherhood, who has been living very quietly in Paris for the past few years. Stephens proposes to organise an entirely new Irish party which will be opposed equally to the doctrines of Parnelites, and to the methods of Dynamiters, and hopes to secure the co-operation of the best men in both these factions. He intends to call a Council of Irish Nationalists to meet in Paris, to formulate a platform and decide upon methods of organisation, and subsequent operations. Stephens has also been recently in correspondence with some of the Irish leaders in the United States, and is said to have received pledges of adhesion from several influential Irish American Societies. Roman Catholic priests aie giving r. stive assistance to Parnell’s Land Purchase and Settlement Co. AMERICAN NEWS. San Francisco, April 14. Several persons were severely injured, at ’Frisco, by the overturning of the suspension bridge between Cliff House and Seal Rocks. The Great Eastern, steam ship, will be brought to New Orleans and fitted up as an hotel during the World’s Fair in that city. A forest fire in South Carolina has done immense damage to the turpentine plantations, and several owners are ruined. Large shipments of fresh salmon, from Origon for the East, have effected the market considerably. A flood in the Mississippi caused much damage. On the 31st March, the town of Lucas, Lousina, was entirely flooded, and the inhabitants were removed to Rodney. The waters ceased to recede on the 6th April. A party of tourists who arrived at San Francisco by the Zealandia on the 23rd of March, met with a serious railway accident on the Ist of April, their sleeping car having been thrown from the track. On the 2nd of April Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Virginia and South Carolina were visited by severe cyclones, and whole villages were blown out of existence. A Bill was introduced into the Senate, restoring the duty of 1867 on wool, was defeated by 129 against 119. Professor Wezzoroff, in a speech, has proposed to get 1,000 Irishmen from Irreland to bring over here, and send back at intervals to destroy arsenals, prisons, public works and ships of war. A Newfoundland steamer, the, Neptune, got 41,000 seals, valued at 125,000 dollars, in

The following five footballers will represent Wellington in the team to go to Sydney :— Sidy, Campbell and Roberts ; Forwards: Davy and Dumbell, backs.