ARRIVAL OF THE SAN EEANCISCO MAIL.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2699, 12 November 1881, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE SAN EEANCISCO MAIL.

SECOND EDITION

[By Telegraph.] THIS HAY. Auckland, 10 a.m. The Australia has just arrived after a rapid passage of nineteen days fifteen and a half hours from San Francisco. She has the English Cricketers, Shaw, Bates, Lillywhite, Pilling, Emmett, Ullyett, Midwinter, Barlow, Peate, Selby, and Scotton, for Australia. SUMMARY OP AMERICAN NEWS. San Francisco, Oct. 22. Captain Adam, of the whaler Arctic, visited the scene of the loss of the Erebus and Terror, and found the house and store of provisions near Franklin in a wretched condition. In Fury and Hecla Straits he met Esquimeaux, who gave him particulars which appear to clear up the fate of the Franklin expedition. After the loss of the ships, 17 men started overland, hoping to reach Hudson’s Ray, hut only three survived the journey, and reached the house of the narrator. One of these supposed to be St. Crozier, died first, and the death of the others followed. Pilgrims at Rome have been assaulted by mpbs, who cried, “ Death to the Pope,” and “ Down with the Yactican.” Terrible riots occurred in Limerick and Dublin. In the latter city the “ Irish Times ” and “ Mail ” newspaper offices were mobbed. The Keely motor has again been tested and pronounced a failure. The Press oi Chicago charge the inventor with wilful deception. A few Russian Jews, the advance guard of a mighty host that have been driven from the Czar’s dominions, have arrived at Chicago. They look like well-to-do tradespeople. Preparations are making at Moscow fur the coronation of Alexander the Third. The Russian Imperial Palace and approaches are now illuminated by electricity to guard against Njhilists. , The American Press generally considers the manifesto of the Irish Land League as a direct incentive to civil war. The “ Times,” however, says there is a hollowness and insincerity in its ring that amounts to self-confessed Scoville, Guinteau’s lawer, made an appeal to the people of the United States for for his client, “in the interest of patriotism, justice, humanity and mercy.” He believes the assasin to have been insane, but is much discouraged that he can’t secure first-class legal talent, and witnesses everywhere refuse' to testify. At the centennial celebration at Yorktown, of the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, 95,000 Militia-men were massed, and military delegations from France and Germany were present, ji Archibald Forbes attended the gathering. .