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Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Issue 16, 19 January 1878, Page 2

New Buildings.—We notice two new buildings in the course of erection in Matefelo. One, we believe, is intended for an hotel, whilst the other is for a store.

Tutuila.— By n private letter from Tutuilu, we learn that Manga surrendered on the Bth lost., and that his fighting party consisted of 889 men. By this surrender the Government party also obtained 255 rifles and eight cannon. The same letter states that an inquiry concerning Manga will ho held at Tutuila, and then ho will he sent to Mnljnuu. The reason given for Mauga's surrender is that his men were beginning to run away over to the Government party. By another source wo learn that the church of the London Mission Society at Tutuila has been appropriated by the Government, and has been turned into a prison, in which Mauga and his party arc kept. Also, that the defeated party have suffered, and are suffering great instigni* ties at the hands of the victorious, and that the feeling at Tutuila is very much against allowing Mauga to be brought down here to be tried.

The Sax Francisco Mail Steamer. —The mail steamer, on her way from Auckland to San Francisco, passed so close to Tutuila, that upon arriving off Aunuu, she lay too while a boat boarded her from the shore. By this fortunate circumstance wo have been enabled to give our readers European news up to the Ist inst, which will be found elsewhere in this day’s issue. Osman Pasha.—Since our leading article was in type we learn, through a gentleman who arrived from Tutuila yesterday morning, that he saw in a paper left by the mail steamer, that the distinguished Turkish officer, Osman Pasha committed suicide by taking poison. On those Swine '—ln our last issue we wrote a paragraph about the pig nuisance. Since then these unclean animals have been nt work every night, systematically digging a trench nt each side of the path leading to our office door, and on Thursday night they commenced operations acioss the path. Whether they have a design upon our life or not, we cannot say, but if they are not soon impelled to run head-long into the sea, or the owner does not keep them at home, we will have to shoot a few of them to fill up the holes they have made.