ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1719, 3 April 1888, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

Auckland, March 31. The R.M.S. Alameda arrived from S«n Francisco at 4 o'clock this morning.

GENERAL SUMMARY. The Dtike of Leinster was appointed Irish Privy Councillor on Marsh 6th. Count Herbert Bismarck is betrothed to a relative of the Marquis of Londonderry, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Lord Herschell, at a dinner of the National Liberal Club, on March 7, predicted that the Conservatives before long would propose a Home Rule scheme representing probably more advanced ■ views than those of Mr Gladstone. Green’s cotton mill at Blackburn, containing 12,000 spindles, has been destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at 100,000. Advices received at London on March 2 state that the French schooner Fleur de laMer had foundered off the Island of Cay one, and sixty passengers were drowned. The sculling match at Lake Weir, Florida, on February 28Mi, between Teemar, Hamm, and McKay, resulted in favour of the first named. Teetner is now champion of America. The Paris Temps reports that Great Britain is negotiating with Turkey for the cesation to England of Saloniea island, commanding the Dardanelles, England guaranteeing to the Sultan possession of Stamboiil with the district about the Bosphorus, Dardanelles, and all his Asiatic provinces. The Amira'ty issued on February 28th to the commanders of the Home squadrons fall instructions regarding their positions for defence is the lime of war, including the mode of manning, victualling, and coaling their ships* and the method of communication. It is reported that the plan will be tried early in spring. The instructions apply to the squadrons at Portsmouth, Ho'yhead, Queenstown. Shee r nees, Hull, Leith, and the Clyde, The Channel Squadron has also received instructions, but its position is kept Moret.

The execution of the sentence of death pronounced by the State Court of Missouri on Maxwell (alias Brooks), the murderer ofßreller, has again been stayed, and a petition for reheating is now before the United States Supieme Couit. Mrs Langtry, the London actress, is now in New York, and is reported to be seriously ill from neuralgic heart disease. A Bill was introduced into Congress on February 20th, providing for the payment to the. Oceanic Steamship Company of 60,000 dollars for services rendered in carrying the malls between San Francisco and Honolulu, Auckland and Sydney, acid other parts of the Pacific Ocean. Sereral Alfine villages were destroyed by an avalanche on February 29th, and many live* were lost. Two villages were (Covered; and thirty peraics perished. In the Valley of Mutietier, in Swi'ZTland, a great number of hojses weie oveiwhelmed, leu persons killed, and many cattle destroyed. Many villages near the Lake of Co mo suffered from want of food, Communication has been obstructed ■Troops were despatched to aid the sufferers, uud the soldi'rs cut their way through to relieve them. The Custom House near Sever ‘ village was entirely over- * whelmed. Three guards and four other persons were killed, A despatch from Rome, dated March 4th, says that over 200 bodies of victims of these disasters have" been recovered. The hospice of St. Bernard was buried on March 6th. There was no loss of life. A terrible cyclone visited Mount Vernon (Illinois) on February 19th, resulting in the killing of 30 persons, the wounding of 200 others, and the almost total destruction of the town, hires broke out in the ruins,'and many of the wounded were burned alive. Not less than 500,000 dollars' wor,th of property was destroyed by the cyclone and fire. Bom shops were jtirtad (amid the ruins, but the people, becoming disgusted at so many intoxicated nu n lying about the streets, compelled the owners to close them up. A father and son, farmers, near Fargo (Dacota), were eaten up by a pack of sixteen wolveo pn March 6ih, in sight of the wife and mother, who Were looking through the window of the farm house. The men had gone out with shovels to clear the snow from the haystacks, not more than fifteen or twenty rods distance, when they were attacked and devoured. Msiie Roze, the prima donna, wis presented at Liverpool, on March 2nd, with a necklace of diamonds as a birthday gift. Tfce ; Queen sent congratulations lo the dinger. Justin McCarthy has declined to become Deputy-Speaker of the House of Commons, giving as a 'easou that he ia near-sighted. A great number ol documents have

been aiacosered iu a hidden chamber io . the Strallord-on-Avon jGpihlhall, mid ' they will be examined with the h°p 6 of

securing some new light concerning the life of Shakespeare. Lord Hamilton, First Lord of the Admiralty, has issued bis statement regarding the Navy estimates for 1888. Tos mt increase is shown to bo £915,581, including special cost of the Australia'; squadron, £900,0®0. During 1887 twenty torpedo boats were added, making n total cf 80 of the first class, and sixty-thres of the second class. During the coming year six first class, and ton second class torpedo boats will be ordered.

On March 3rd Mr Gladstone return

thanks to 150 clergy of the Church of England for a memorial drawn up by tht m in favor of Home Buie. Ho said bu believed it would have the effect of grea'ly widening the growing conviction that neither honor nor advantage can be gained by continued refusal to consent to the moderate and constitutionally expressed demand of the Irish people.

Mr Balfour has declared that the sta'rraent that orders had been issued from Dublin Castle to magistrates trying Irish cases Wi.s an infamous libel.

Sir Henry Burke has granted 25 per cent redaction to his tenants, and Mr McArran, M.P., 50 per cent. Tha eviction of tenants on Ponsonby estate.‘at Gunghlehan, was resumed on February 2nd. Father Keenan and eighty farmars were convicted on February 3rd and sentonc d to two monthf* imprisonment for atle-d* ing a meeting of a suppressed branch of the National League at Newmarket, County Clare. On the 2nd James C, F ynn, M P. for North Cork, was also sentenced to Kunturk gaol for three weeks wi'hout hard labor for inciting to conspiracy.

The Dublin Express of March 3d affirms that there are internal dissensions in the Parnellito ranks which will produce a rupture that will shake the foundations of the National League.

AMERICAN SUMMARY. Henry George has out his connection with Dr McGlynn of Now York, and the latter now proposes to run tho society himself. The statement of the debtfo? the United

States issued on March Ist, 1888, shows reductions for the month of February, 7,750,366 dollars, 'I he total amount of cash in the National Treasury was 572,390,989 dollars. During a concert at Wilkes Baare, Pem., on February 29th, Madame lima de Murska fainted away, and her condition is now precarious. Vast tin deposits have been discovered in a mining section called the Block Hills. English capitalists are attempting to corner all the mines in the Hills.

The Californian building in Sun Francisco, a leading place of amusement for twenty years, has been sold for 127,000d01a, and is to be converted into an hotel,

It has been discovered that a large and

increasing proponion of books issued by branch houses of English firms in New York are prinled from p’atos made in the United Slates.

Theß : shop of London, Chairman of the Committee for the Prevention of (he Dtniora ! is'i(ion of Native Races by the liquor traffic, has written to Bishop Potter, of the diocese of New York, requesting that stops may be taken to secure protection from the sale of liquor to natives of tho Pacific Islands. A hasty analysis of the Tariff Bid shown

the following estimates of reducuons recommended : —Aggregate reductions, five million dollars. This total includes about 2,013,000d0l on account of the free list; 18.750,000 10l on account of woollen goods; 160,000d0l for china and glassware ; 750,000i0l in chemicals as scheduled. Something less than 500,000d010n cotton ; IOO.OOOdoI on flax, hemp and jute j and on sugar 11,000,000d01. No internal revenue changes are proposed by the Bill, this subject being purp sely left to the consideration of the full Commi'tee,

The Daily Union office, Springfield, Massachusetts, was burned on March 7. Several employees lost their lives, and many are missing. Mrs Farley, the society editor, was instantly killed by jumping from the window, and five compositors shared her fate from the same cause.

Each deposits have been discovered in a black sand bank which is situated on the coast near the mouth of the Trapper rivet, about 700 miles above Juneen, Alaska.

The business portion of the town of Solten Creek, California, was burned on March Ist.

A desperado named Gimboll, in broad daylight entered the Bradford (Pa.) National Bank, and after grabbing a lot of greenbacks and shooting the cashier through the body, escaped to the street. Being followed, he shot a butcher dead and then blew out his own brains.

The Union Square Theatre, New York, with all the contents, was destroyed by fire on Feb, 28. The-damage amounts to one-third of a million dollars.

IT&LV. Large numbers of unemployed workmen in Rome engaged in a riot on March Ist, A baker’s shop was broken into and pillaged, and the police, who attempted to arrest some of the rioters, were driven away with stones. The mob was dispersed by the troops without bloodshed. The anniversary of the coronation of

the Pope was celebrated in Rome on March J, His Holiness received the congratulations of the Sacred College, and, in reply, commented more than ever on his position, which he said was unbearable. He declared that if the Italian Government did not prohibit public fdtes it was in its own interests, and not from any feeling with respect to the Holy See. The Catholic worjd rxiust be aware of the situation, and in defopce the papacy must be restored.

The Freecli Chamber of Deputies voted by 294 to 140 yotes to restore credit for an Embassy !| t Hi o Vatican.

Tramp (to farmer driving by): “ Can you give me a iitfe Jift, sit, to help mo along my journey V Farmer ; “ Where are you goinT Tramp (with emotion) “Pm going home to die.” Farmer (with gravity): ,‘f Why, een’ply, jump light in, i’ll do it glaily.

Shrewdness and Abidixy,— Dr Soule’* American Hop Bitten so freely advertised io a}J the papers, secular and religious, nee hr.?ing ;• large sale, and ore supplanting all other medlcicep. There is no denying the virtues of the Hop plant, and thoproprietoie of these Bitters have shown greatisbrewdneßß and ability in compounding a Bitters whose virtues ate to palpable to evsry ore’s obseivation.—Examiner and Chronicle.

Durr g the gale on Thursday last the Cook Strait cable was broken.

Coughs, Colds, Buokohitis, &0., are quickly cured by using Baxter’s “ Lung Preserver.” This old-established and favorite medicine is phasant to the palate, and highly extolled by members of the medical, legal, at d clerical professions. For testimonials, soe.advt. Sold by all patent medicine vendors.

A singular affair is reported from Sardinia. In tha presence of the authorities the members of two families, numbering 670 persons, who had been at enmity for, years, assembled in the parish church and took oaths to pardon all offences and live in peace and harmony. The next day a banquet was given by the parties, for which had been ordered 14 pigs, 16 sucking pigs, 2cwt of macaroni, 3cwt of bread, and scwt of fruit, with 10 hectolitres of wine.

" Hough on Oatabbh.”—Corrects offensive odors at once. Complete cure of wont chror.io oases, also unequalled as gargle for diphtheria, sore throat, foul breath. At Chemists and Druggists. 4