ADDITIONAL NEWS BY THE FRISCO MAIL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1138, 23 August 1883, Page 1

ADDITIONAL NEWS BY THE FRISCO MAIL.

The Pope has summoned French B'shops to Rome to consult with on the condition of the Church in France, The extermination of English sparrows has commenced in New York. They have become a great nuisance. The Emperor of Austria has commuted the death sentence of Lividia, one of Overdaok’s accomplices, recently found guilty of high treason, to imprisonment for life. Six young Indian girls fromDacotah Territory were confirmed by Archbishop Frehan in Chicago The ceremony was one of unusual interest.

Pere Hyacinth will sail from Auckland on August 25th, accompanied by his family, for America. He proposes to lecture through the United States. Two Majors and ten Lieutenants in the Egyptian army have been sentenced by court-martial on July 20th to seven years’ penal servitude in the Soudan for complicity iu the massacres of last year. Mace and the New Zealander, Slade (pugilists!.,.returned—to;. Now York from England on Sunday, July Bth. Slade says after his fight with Mitchell, the English pugilist, now in America, he will challenge Sullivan, the champion •£ the United States.

David Rich, a son of Apostle Rich, and Elias Smith, a son of a Probate Judge, both of Salt Lake, Utah, were arrested on July 9th for robbing the Zion Savings Bank on the main street in the city In order to accomplish the robbery they felled a cashier with an iron bar. An investigation has been commenced into the conduct of Father Valienee, of Montreal. About six years ago he started a monster lottery for religious objects, and although an enormous number of tickets were sold iu Canada and., the Doited States, a drawing has never Jaken — place. The Pope has written an autograph letter iu Latin to the Catholic Society of Vienna, in which he says: -‘Justice have I worshipped ; long struggles, labors, chicanery, plots and hard blows have I borne, but of the faitfi of, the champion I will not flinch for Christ’s flock. How sweet to suffer, yea, even in prison, how sweet to die.” Beecher recently pronounced himself as •a cordial Christian evolutionist.’ Ha believes that the animal part of man is evolved from things below him, wlibe in his spiritual nature he in the Son of God. ' Man,’ he says, ‘is not sinful by nature, but becomes so voluntarily if ho does not believe in the fall of Adam or the in* heritance of his guilt.’ Speaking of the Fierich in Oceania, ihe Paris Temps of July 7th says ■ France and England made a covenant in 1878 not to annex the New Hebrides. Since then a company of colonists of New Caledonia has bought several of those islands and obtained concessions in others in order to counteract the covetous designs 01-Aua-traha, it being necessary to the vague covenant by according, to that company rights similar to those granted by Great Britain to the British North Borneo Company.’ On Jdy 19th Harry Montague, Mace s Secretary, drew up an agreement in New York, which was signed by James Wakoly for Sullivan, and H J Grace for Slade, stipulating that Sullivan and Slade shall spar with soft gloves, under the Marquis of Queensbury’s rules on August 6th at some place to be hereinafier agreed upon ; 65 per cent of the gate money to go to Sullivan, and 35 per cent to Slade ; the expense to be shared by the two men equally. Slade,, went into training on July 24th at Port Hamilton, Long Island, New York.

A Mormon Bishop named Hudson wa* placed under arrest on July 25th lor literally blowing up his wives. He resides at Asbley Park estate, whence he went to Park City, where he purchased some giant powder, taking it home with him, some say for fishing, others for the purpose of getting rid of at least one of his wives. However that may be, ho succeeded in blowing up his first wife, who was in bod, and the third wife, who w*» just coming into the room. He placed the powder under the bed, and it is snp posed exploded it by & fuse, The women were badly injured.