ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2934, 21 August 1882, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

[Bv Telegraph.]

Auckland, August 20. The Zealandia arrived at Auckland at 6.30 pm. She left San Francisco on July 30th ; stopped on the 14th inst. at 1.45 a.m. off Poalo village, Tutuilla Island, and landed Dr Cummins and his wife. He goes to Samoa as American Consul. GENERAL^SUMMARYSan Francisco, July 30. The uncertainty attending the condition of affairs in Egypt, and the fear that obstacles will be placed in the Suez Canal is increasing the travellers to Australia, via San Francisco, The Zealandia leaves with a full passenger list and more orders for berths by telegraph from the East have been received at the office here than can be filled np. The Manager (Mr L. M. Bayliss) and a fall company of minstrels are on the way by the Zealandia for Sydney. Wagner’s new opera, “ Parcifal ” was produced at Beyrouth in the presence of an immense assemblage. The work is religious in cbaracter and well spoken of.

The Mormon’s propose to make a combined effort to defeat the operations of the Bill to suppress polygamy. The British steamer Gleuovau arrived at New York on the 24th, bringing the first cargo of the new crop of teas, and making the quickest trip on record. She left Amoy oh June 10th. The weather in Ireland improved towards the end of July, but the potato blight had appeared in badly drained ground. There is a splendid crop in most parte of the country.

Edward Arthur Wellington has dihd in London, aged 68, . Archbishop Tascheran, of Quebec, has published a pastoral letter denouncing «Le Courier des Etats,” the principal French newspaper in New York, and forbidding Catholics to read it. The cause of this action was the insertion of a freethinker's letter in that journal. Samuel L. Jack, a young Jewish merchant of San Francisco, who was married to a Christian, shot and badly wounded his wife in a fit of jealousy, prompted by an anonymous letter. His wife is the daughter of ex-Collector Shannon, of San Francisco. The United States will become arbitrator of the boundary dispute between Guatemala and Mexico. Engineer Melville, who has been searching for the survivors of the Jean bette, left Tomsk, in Western Siberia, with two sailors belonging,to that vessel on July 25th for the United States. The search will be continued by Lieuts. Gilder and Berry. • . . The person who sold a plan of the coast defence •of Germany to Russia has been sentenced to six years’ imprisonment with hard labor. A desperate but unsuccessful attempt was made on July 28th to assassinate the Recorder of Dublin at the Green Street Courthouse by a tutor named Fitzpatrick,“who had been nonsuited as plaintiff on a civil bill. The Recorder was fired at in open Court. The Pope intends to confer a Cardinal’s Hat on Archbishop Feehan, of fetter received from Sir Allan Young (dated Porsanger Fiord, July 11th) engaged in the Rira search, says the members of the expedition are all W *Mr John Bright recently received twenty-five American dry goods clerks ftt his residence, and the Lord Mayor afterwards entertained the party at lunch. ' ... B. F. Bigelow, formerly of the National Bank of the Republic of Washington, and John G. Craft, of the Exchange Bank of Franklin, Pennsylvania, are the latest defaulting officials. Bigelow gave himself up to answer for a deficiency of 25,000 dollars. Craft is to answer for from 50,000 to 100,000 dollars. ■ Mr Gladstone has informed Parliament that Government has abandoned all hope of passing the Corrupt Practices Bill this session. The Guicowar of Baroda has been deposed for attempting to poison Colonel Phayre, the British Resident of Baroda. The Mexican journals express satisfaction that America has refused President Barrion’s proposition to intermeddle in the affairs of Guatemala, and the good feeling for the United States has thereby been strengthened in Moxico* A son of one of the Russian Consols in Roumania has been arrested for supplying the Nihilists with dynamite. At a recent election in British Columbia the Government was defeated by a heavy majority. The hop crop this year is the best ever known in Washington territory. Buyers are already offering 30 cents per lb for new hops. A Court of Enquiry concerning the loss of the Arctic exploring ship Jeannette has been ordered at the instance of Dr Collins, a brother of Gerome W. Collins, who perished in the expedition. There is great trouble with the Russian Jewish refugees in New York, as the men are stubborn and refuse to assist themselves.

The “ Times ” thinks the address of the Canadian Parliament to the Queen in favor of Home Buie in Ireland amounts to a vote of censure on the Government and encouragement to its avowed enemies.

The Amateur Rowing Association has decided that crews of the Thames and liondon dobs shall not be allowed to row against Hillsdale (American) in the Barnes and Mortlake regatta on the 29th last. The American sporting papers betray a good deal of feeling on the enbject. A despatch from Fort Said dated July 28 says :—“ This place is full of men-of-war. There is no interruption to traffic on the Canal, but the public feeling is one of indignation at the conduct of Baron de Lesseps in opposing measures for the safety of Fort Said and the Canal. He is believed to be in direct communication with Arabi. The Europeans, including French subjects, not under,De Lesseps’ thumb, contemplate sending o communication to the Foreign. Office and Paris, complaining of his intrigues. De Lesseps continues to oppose every plan for ensuring the Canal’s safety. He said the Khedive was simply a prisoner in the hands of the English, and England’s sole aim was to obtain complete control of the canal. Yesterday he telegraphed to Arabi Pasha saying he had just sent a despatch to M. De Freycinet, telling him the Khedive and the agents of the Powers were incorrectly informed as to the situation here; that the Canal was in no danger ; that he had prevented the landing of French and British forces, and that if the Minister would make him the representative of France here, he .would ensure the safety of European life and property as well as secure, the . Canal. Arabi replied he would provide for the safety of the Canal so long as England respected its neutrality. The Duke of Westminster was married to Lady Catherine Cavendish in London on the 28tb inst.

Hanlan, the oarsman, has about recovered hiia health. On July 12 he issued in Toronto a challenge to row any five men two miles over a straight course, the races to be within two days of each other.

The Orange demonstration on the 12tb at London, Ontario, was the largest ever seen there. About 2500 Orangemen paraded in Toronto. A successful experiment was recently made on the Erie railroad in running a locomotive entirely by hydrogen, produced by chemical decomposition of water under the action of ignited naphtha. lowa has adopted a prohibitory liquor law. At Madison, Wisconsin, a mass meeting was held and the same course advised for that State.

The French Geographical Society of New York has feted M. Lavaron and Dr Brazza, the Frenchmen who have stolen a march on Mr Stanley and made the Congo virtually a French river. It is now said the treaty made by Commodore Stnffeldt with Corea on the part of the United States promises more complications than any other recent act of Eastern diplomacy. The Chinese, it is generally believed, have made a tool of the Commodore in the matter, to farther their own designs against Corea. The Coreans signed a treaty with Great Britain, negotiated by Sir Thos. Wade, on June 6th. The “Chicago Times” publishes a letter from James G. Blaine, when he ■was Secretary of State, to Minister Cooley, of the Sandwich Islands, which is to the effect that the United States will annex the Islands rather than they should be Britanised or Mongolised. Secretary Chandler has telegraphed to Melville, who was despatched to search for the survivors of the Jeannette, to return bon« with hii put?*

Fanny Parnell, sister of Charles Stewart Parnell, the agitator, died at Bordartown, New Jersey, on the 20th, from paralysis of the heart. A large delegation of Land leaguers attended the funeral. The remains will be removed to Ireland. The Pullman Palace Car Company have bsen heavily fined by the Canadian authorities for bringing large supplies into Canada without paying duties. The trouble in Egypt and the closing of the Suez Canel, by order of Admiral Seymour, has given a fresh impetus to the Nicaraguan scheme. The House Committee on Foreign Affairs has now the project under consideration. The Bill provides for a Maritime Canal Company through Nicaragua, and embraces among the* names of the directors some leading capitalists of the United States. Among other things it is provided the capital stock of the company shall consist of not less than 500,000 nor more than 1,000,000 shares of SIOO each, which shall in all respects be deemed personal property ; that the United States shall exercise strict control over the canal as is now or may at any time be prescribed by treaty with Nicaragua, and shall enjoy its free use for transpoitation of troops, munitions of war, and mails, and otherwise, in accordance with stipulations in existing treaties, and should the United States see fit for national reasons to temporarily occnpy and manage such canal, the right to do so is reserved and scoured to the Government upon payment to the stockholders of the canal, of at least 5 per cent per annnm on the capital invested, together with the necessary expenses for the maintenance thereof.

ADDITIONAL MAIL NEWS

THIS DAT.

Mr Archibald Forbes is engaged to a daughter of Lulu Meiggs, of Washington. Mr Francis Arkwright, late M.P. for Derbyshire, and a descendant ef the Land Corporation (Limited), which was formed in 1880 for the purpose of acquiring land in New Zealand, is in Chancery. An agreement was entered into for the acquisition of a large tract of land, but upon one of the directors going out to inspect it, he discovered that it consisted to a very large extent of swamps and impenetrable bush, and was totally useless for the purpose of colonization. A petition was presented by the shareholders to have the Company wound up. After the presentation of the petition a resolution was passed for the voluntary winding up of the Company, and the court has made an order accordingly. On July 17 the Salvation Army Missionaries, about to proceed to Australia, were presented with colors, and a letter from the Queen expressing satisfaction at the work done by the army, but declining to contribute towards the Grecian Theatre for the nse of the army.

A shock of earthquake lasting four minutes and thirty seconds, was felt on the 29th. Many walls in all parts of the city-fell. The national and municiple palace chapels of the cathedral were injured. One lady was hurt, but there was nobody killed. .If was the heaviest shock since 1864.

It is now|thought that Robinson’s Bill for the reorganization of the American Navy may fail in its passage through Congress, We may soon expect (says the St. Petersburg “ Herald ”) grave events in Russia, for at the resound of the first revolutionary cannon that is fired, Germany, without any preliminary form whatever, will occupy the Baltic Provinces and then annex them. This has been repeatedly told the Emperor by a number of well informed persons. It is now positively announced that the coronation of the Czar will take place at the end of August. The Czar has been influenced in fixing the date of the coronation for August by certain movements of the Grand Duke Constantine’s party which were beginning to develop themselves, and the phrase of “the deposition of an uncrowned sovereign,” which might frequently be heard, placed him somewhat in the alternative of losing either his life or his crown. He prefers to expose the first and try to save both. It is now said that the bouquet which Mrs Scoville endeavored to convey to Gniteau on the day preceding the execution contained arsenic enough to kill a dozen men. It was analysed carefully.