LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Samoa Weekly Herald, Volume 1, Issue 2, 3 December 1892, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

The U.S. warship Alliance left Honolulu on tho 21st nit... and may be expected to arrive in Samoa about tho 9th inst.. Tho Alliance, which is a sister ship to tho Alert, which vessel was in S.imonn waters immediately after the Uurricnno of 18S9, carries a crow of about 180 men.

A detailed report of tho proceedings in the charge brought against Yandall for using language calculated to bo prejudicial to tho interests of the Samoan Government, has been held over till our next issue. Grover Clevelund lias boon elected President of the United States by nn immense majority.

The schooner Martha S. Tuft loft San Francisco for Apia on tho 10th ult, under charter to tho Trenton nnd Vandnlin Wrecking Company. She carries a cargo of general merchandise. We havo boon informed that tho Mataafa party nre cleuving tho rond from tho Municipal boundary in tho direction of Malic. No mutter by whom done this work wns a very necessary oho, and will greatly benefit many, both foreigners and natives.

Wo havo had tho plensuro of iimpoctj ing a vory fino lookiug trotting horso tfhich )uiß been imported by Mr. D. 8. Tarkur. This liorso in ouo of tho progony of tho celebrated utullion Potehoiu, now in Victoria, for which a Torj-;iurgo prieo wus paid, and wo understand is it nj>loudid goer.

"Wo nro glad to hear thnt tho difficulty, ClmtfiulJ v. Municipality, caused by a judgment ogtiiust the. lattor in, tliii Supremo Court, him been sottlod, through the prompt action taken by llii« Councillors. By the nettlomout of tliis claim the public hnvo bcon saved from loss by forced sulo of Municipal proporty.

Mr. Orovamulil, of the Apia Municipal Council, has nettled Mr. I'uuTs account, and wo now hopo to sen tho rood opened for public truffle. About JUO more is required for approaches to tho bridge, and it is to bo hoped that tho people mostly interested in this road will Und the money. In reply to the inquirios made by Mr. T. M. Cusnck-Siuith concerning Angorn goats, the following information has been received by him from tho British Vice-Consul at Ban Francisco:—"The price of the Angora goats is S2O each. They only kid about foster time, and cannot bo got in that condition now. it is «nid thnt they are good to cat, and will thrivo anywhere."

We would again draw attention to the Christmas Lottery in connection with|Mr*. and Mi.. Doll's English Rchnol, the procepdn 'fmm which are to Ih> .!. voted to a t'ln i'.tnia» tree for the school children.