NEWS BY THE MAIL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1527, 18 December 1886, Page 4

NEWS BY THE MAIL.

AMERICAN SUMMARY, • San Francisco; Nov. 22. Jesse H. Lord, editor of the Scientific American, was found dead'extended over his wife’s grave in Old North Cemetery, Hartford, Conn., on November lOtb. He had shot himself w.ith.a,revolver. Judgment for 2,000,000 dols has been given by the United States Supreme Court against the United States in favor of the Chastal. (Indian) nation, and in settlement of the Indians’ claims. Tremendous storms have been experienced on the Great Northern Lakes, involving many shipwrecks and much loss of life. Jt was currently reported in Detroit on November 20th that there was a conspiracy on foot to murder Michael Davitt, because of his opposition to the extreme measures proposed by the O’Donovan Bossa Irish faction.

Mr Justice Gillies, of New.; Zealand, accompanied by his daughter, left San Francisco for Europe, via Chicago and New York, on November sth. A syndicate of Canadian residents in Minnesota have acquired a tide to about 50,000,000 acres of pine timber in the north-western part of that State, and is arranging to “ gobble up ” the rest of the vast timber belt in the north slope, including about one-half of the entire State. The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher/the popular American preacher, returned ori October 31st h- ; 1-r health than in temper with Engasu people. The Plymouth Church divine was not wanted in the Old Country, where hia orthodoxy was challenged on all hands. ,i, A fight between John L. Sullivan, the Boston ‘‘slogger,”’ and the American champion, Paddy Ryan, took place at the Pavilion, San Francisco, on Saturday night, November 13th. Ryan was defeated in three i rounds. ; The only interesting part connected with the encounter is that the contestants share 10,000 or 12,000 dollars gate money. Before visiting Australia, Sullivan will go to England. There is a scheme afloat among some restless spirits in Texas and Arizona to invade three north-western States of Mexico and Lower California, and establish what they call a Socialistic Republic. The movement grows out of the recent Cutting trouble at El Pasco. Anxiety is felt in Chicago that anarchists may take measures to damage the city. There are dark hints of blowing down the water tower with dynamite, and firing the city in several places at the same time. Henry George, the defeated candidate for the New York Mayoralty on the social reform ticket, has been severely criticised in a pastoral letter by Archbishop Coongan. He ia preparing a reply, but confesses himself somewhat staggered by being so heavily sat upon by the Church. A convention of Catholic priests belonging to the Archdiocese of New York, assembled in the city on the 17th. The principal business was to consider the growing tendency of married people to divorce, and to take measures to counteract it.

Mr Greenbaum lately Consul at Samoa, arrived at ’Frisco, from Apia, on' October 30tb, by the Mariposa. He states hia resignation as American Consul was given in consequence of an agreement between England, the United States, and Germany to withdraw their Consuls-General from the islands. Mr Greenbaum will represent Hawaii at Samoa. Mrs Moreland, a wealthy Chicago lady, while en route from Australia to Sau Francisco, became acquainted with C. W. Beasley, introduced him in the best circles in Chicago, and was victimised by him to : the extent of several hundred dollars, and procured his'arrest as be was about leaving that city. Herr Most, the anarchist, has written a letter in opposition to Henry George and George’s movement. Ho denounces the author of “ Progress and Poverty ” as a mere mercenary who has doomed himself by his book. The question cf negotiating a treaty between Canada and the Sandwich Islands is under consideration by the Dominion Government. The Canada and Pacific Railway bridge, spanning the St. Lawrence at Lachine, was finished on November 12th. It hfs twelve piers, built in the water 18ft to 35ft deep, with a mile current. The Legislative Council of Jamacia has passed a resolution asking that the islands be permitted to make arrangements with the United States or Canada on some basis of reciprocity, in order that the sugar producers may find a favorable outlet nearer home. The steamer leaving San Francisco for the colonies on the 16th proximo will carry to Auckland 2,500,000 fish eggs from the United SUtes. {The above was unavoidably held over from our last issue.] i.