MAIL NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 242, 13 March 1880, Page 2

MAIL NEWS.

Captain Win. 'lower, of the barque Brothers Pride, has been arrested at St. Johns, N. 8., charged with scuttling the vessel at sea in order to defraud the Insurance company of 72,000 dollars. The people of Lucnu, Ontario, suspecting u family named Donnelly of numerous acts of incendiarism and other offences, formed a Vigilance Committee, which attacked the Donnelly’s In-use, murdered all the five inmates and fired the building, consuming the bodies at the same time. It was a horrible affair, and caused great excitement. I our arrests were made, one of them being a constable at Otawa.

Mr Vickers’ Theatre, at Chicago, is illuminated by the electric light, a electrician having anticipated Edison, ami overcome the difficulty of dividing the current.

Lord Northcote announced in the Mouse of Commons that the Government Tould advance Ireland three quarters instead ot half a million.

Fever lias appeared in Tipperary and West Cork.

An Irish Belief Committee lias been formed in Pans,

English residents have presented a c ngratulatory a.idress to the ( zar on anniversary of his 15 years accession, Turkish tropps revolted, but returned to duty on receiving their arrears of pay. It is reported that the Princess Louis has returned to Canada against her will.

Civil war Is impending in Abyssinia. Instruction lias been sent to Canadabar Fr the army to advance early in March. Gvr.nany proposes to increase the garrisons at Alsace and Lorraine, and the artillery at Metz and other fortresses.

Trains collided at Clichy, France, and seven were lulled an 1 4-0 injured. High military officers in Russia a e said to sympa bisc With the Nihilists.

A railway is proposed to Candahar. The estimated length is two hundred miles.

The Grezars, a Russian transport vessel, was last in the Caspian Sea. Two thousand troops perished. Montenegro is preparing for war, and has ordered 4,000,00.) cartridges from American mannfao'.ori. s. Holland and Greece have recognised the independence of Iloumama. There is a famine among the Adrian people, and many have been starved. The Frence Budget Commiitce proposed a vote of credd of 80,000 francs for the construction of subterranean tele lines. A courier from the Spotted Ta agency reports that lire savages are i consternation over the ravages of sman pox. None have been hnown to r cover and many die in a few boms after being st-'eken.

One of the principals in the great Turf Frauds, ia connection witli Benson Kerr, and tb<*ee detectives, who were tried in 1878, have been arrested. In reference to the proposition of the New York Herald to make him one of the Commissioners to distribute the Herald fund in Ireland, Mr Parnell said he had concluded to accept the offer, provided Mr Bennet would allow him to appoint proxies to serve ia his stead till he returned to Ireland,