NEWS BY THE MAIL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1350, 2 July 1885, Page 2

NEWS BY THE MAIL.

The Eastern States are threatened with the locust plague now affecting the Californian farmers. Ihe annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Freemasons was held in New York on June 3rd. Every Lodge in the States were represented. The burden of Grand Master Brodie's address was an insistence of the Masonic belief in God as being the corner stone of the Order. Socalled Masonic periodicals have of late been making light of faith in the Supreme Being. The entire personal property of Mrs Parnell, mother of the Irish Land Leaguer at Border Town, New Jersey, was seized at the suit of Joshua Turner and others, and sold on June Ist. Mis Parnell has sacrificed her fortune by carelessQeis and in mixing in Irish politics to aid her son's advancement. Her intellect has been slowly giving way under the political strain.

Serious anti-Jewish riots broke out in Vienna on June Ist due to election agitation. Forty arrests were made. The German Government have begnn a vigorous opposition to the Socialist movement. Meetings have been prohibited, and gatherings of Socialists have been suppressed. A story is going the round of the French Press that there have been fifty suicides this season at Monte Carlo. This is denied by the authorities of the place. Punaraa wishes to separate from the United States of Columbia and be annexed to the United States of America.

Beecher has thrown down the gauntlet in favour of evolution.

Colonel Charles Denby, an Indian lawyer has been appointed United States Minister to China.

The feeling in the Council of the Empire is that the duties on most importations should be increased 20 per cent.

A sea canal was formally opened at St. Petersburg on May 26. The Czar and Czarina, the Diplomatic Corps, and crowds of citizens were present. The Apache Indians are committing great damages in Arizona, destroying trenches and murdering settlers. " Faith pure" is the last craze in the United States.

A London despatch of June 3, states that there was almost a riot at the last meeting of the Corporation of that city over the mention of the name of Victor Hugo. Sir John Bennett, a member of the Council, attempted to move a vole of condolence with the bereaved family of the great poet, and the city fathers at once took alarm.

Paul Boyntoo's ioke in fixiag a sham torpedo on the bows of H.M.S. corvette Garnet, whilst she lay in New York harbour recently, has been made public. The preliminary investigation into the conduct of the officers on board at the time, was held at Halifax, and concluded on May 15. The sentry on duty at the tune was summarily sentenced to 42 days' close confinement for failing to report promptly Boynton's approach to the ship, and neglecting to report the incident. The midshipman on duty was acquitted, hut the lieutenant who allowed Boynton to go aft, leaving him in charge, instead of taking him piisoner on board the Garnet is'to be formally court-marlialled. U.S. Admiral Govett reports o« May 18 that the rebels had been forced to retreat from Cirtagenn to Baranguigi no the Magdalene, which is now the only place on the Isthmus of Panama, where they hold possession.

U.S. Commander M'Oalla, just returned to New York from Aspinall, Baya the sole cause of the recent disturbance was that erery month the Canal Company pays out a million and a half dols. to workmen. Debauchery, robbery, and bloody fights, follow as matters of course.

It is stated that the manuscript left by Victor Hugo will fill tan volumns. He had intended to make arrangements for their publication. These embrace prose and poetry and other notes and letters written during the year of exile of the poet.