AMERICAN SUMMARY.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 187, 15 January 1887, Page 4

AMERICAN SUMMARY.

San Francisco, December 18. Tremendous stook excitement has prevailed in San Francisco during the month, reported new diecoverles in ComstoCk causing a sudden rise in Comßtook. Ten brokers failed. A terrible marine disaster occurred at San Francisco Heads a short distanoe south-west of Cliff Home. The whaling barque Atlantic, which sailed the day before on a oruise in the South Paciflo, drifted ashore and became a total wreck. She had a orew o£ 10 meo, about 30

of whom were drowned. The wreck occurred in a heavy fog. The captain had no bearings, bat knew he was being carried inßhore by the current, and let go two anchors to prevent it. The anohora dragged, and in the meantime the waves tore the vessel to pieces, drowning the helpless sailors. South Dacota has applied for admission into the Union of States. Another ex-alderman of New York, named McQuade, has been consigned to Sing Sing prison, convicted of bribery and corruption in connection with the Broadway-street Railroad Franchise. An audacious train robbery occurred at Belle View Station, Texas. Forty passengers were robbed by two highwaymen. '< here was also a. U.S. Army Lieutenant on b ard, with five noerro soldiers, in oharge of two desertera. They alao yielded up their weapons to the robbers when demanded. One woman was greatly incensed, and boldly stood up in the carandasked if forty men were zoingto tamely submittOßUOhr an outrage at the hands of two highwayman. John Young. Mormon leader, and son of Brig* ham, visited New York, with a scheme for Belling all the Mormon posae3sions in Utah, and moving to Mexico. The forty-ninth Congress of the United States aßsambled on December C. The President's meßßage was lengthy. Among otnor meaaurea urged on the attention ot Congress is the reduction of thrt tariff on foreign tjoods, which may alao be manif aotured in the United States, and the suspension of the Aot by which the coinage of silvwr is male compulsory. Referring to Samoa, the President said Consul Grreenbaum was re-oalled for over ze'il in granting the protection of tho United States to Malietoa. Regarding the Canadian fisheries dispute* he hoped that before the close of Congress it would be settled. Me rocomuaends the better treatment and more protection for Chinese; advises seveu years' extension of the Reciprocity Treaty with Sandwich Islands; urges amendments to various extradition treaties with foreign countries making them more comprehensive, and favours an international copfright. The annual report of the National Treasury shows a healthy condition. The American proBS, with tho exception of the " Republican," generally endo-ae the message aa a comprehensive and complete State report, and Demaoratic to the euro.