Local and General News.

Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 32, 25 May 1889, Page 2

Local and General News.

The U.S& Alert, which arrired on Tuesday from Tutuila, with the mails from San Francisco, reports that the Nipaic arrived safe in Fango Pango. It will he a few days before the Nipsic will be ready to leave again. Her gun* are being removed to the Honongahcla, which will considerably reduce her top weight, and no doubt also the rol liner of the ship. From what we learn it is very likely the Nipsic will be more successful in her next attempt This time aha will be despatched toHonolulu.again under convoy of the Alert On Monday night a white man under U»ldo3ce of drink was evidently running - A-muk" la (ha Be obtained #pbtol soewwbere and pointed U ft the head of a gentleim* named

Font* who ww Matting by. H« alio trad several shots in the street*, j 14 wu a Tr>ry Hark night ami the aemelaii conduct of the man creatod , considerable excitement. Fortunately no person was injured. The anchors which were lost from j H.M.S. Calliope in the hurricane! have been found by H.M.S. Rapid, and are now buoyed ready to ho picked up l».y the Calliope on her return to Apia, which is daily expected. . . The schooner Sophia, which was chartered to take the colonial mails to Tutuila, to be forwarded by the San Francisco mail boat, did not wait to get the San Francisco mails and returned to Apia on Monday. The mails were brought down ou Tuesday by the U.S.S. Alert. The schooner Utumapu left the harbor on Tuesday night with the mails to meet the mail boat for San Francisco, due at Tutuila today. The schooner will bring the New Zealand and Australian mails

to Apia. Amongst her passengers I were Captain Mullan.of the U.S.S. j Nipsic, for San Francisco, and Mrs. Edwards and family for Honolulu. . Last week a man and woman belonging to Tainasesc's camp were assaulted in Matefelc by one of Mataafa's men named Magu. A complaint was mode and Mataafa ' sent his police after Magu, who had gone to Faleulo. He was arrested there on Tuesday night and brought on to Apia for trial. This is a step in the right direction, and we trust that assaults which have been so common of late, will be put a stop to.

. One of Dr. Knappe's despatches to his Government, taken from the White Book, complaining of the monnei in which English and American flags were hoisted over , native huts and lauds claimed by the Germans, in some maimer got into the newspapers. It was unfortunate those despatches did appear just at the commencement of the Conference, but we are glad to hear that li.tle uo'ice was taken of them by the members of the Conference. Their publication did not create any nnfricn llv feeling. The U.SX AierV returned to Pango i'ango en Thursday, at 2 p.m. She took an extra mail for Europe ami America for the mail boat due at Tutuila to-day. The marriage of Mr. Gold win Dudley, laU: of Massachusetts, and Miss Katie Scanlon, daughter ot Mr. Michael .Scanlon, took place on Saturday last, the ISth iitst The 1 ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father Didier, at the Catholic Church, and again gone through at the United States Consulate. After I the marriage a weddiug supper and j dance took place at the residence of. the brides uncle, Mr. Morris Scan-' lon, to which over 200 persons were invited. All seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves. The supper was i given in Samoan style, and was well served. The King Malietoa sent down one of his chiefs and some of his bodyguard. Everything passed off to the satisfaction of the guests, amongst whom we noticed Mr. Consul Black lock, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Carruthers, and Mr. Hucn, who had acted as best man. The bridesmaids were Miss Emma Scanlon, Lota Yandel, Miss Mary Meredith, Miss Soda Purrella, Miss May Scanlon, and Miss Louisa Feangati. The lady visitors were Mrs. Blacklock, Mrs. Moors, Mrs. Gurr, Mrs. Froude, and Mrs. Carruthers. Several officers of the

U.S. Navy were also present. The men of the Trenton gave a theatrical performance with (.'tea 1 , success after the supper. We wish, the happy couple all success.