AMERICAN ITEMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2425, 15 November 1892, Page 4

AMERICAN ITEMS.

The annual conference of the thirteen Catholic Archbishops of the United States will commence at New York on November 16. The Pope will have a representative present. Dr McGlynn's case will come before the delegates for consideration and, perhaps, settlement. This country rewards its defeated pugilists rather more generously than the British Government rewarded its Balaclava heroes. Sullivan's share from a benefit in his honor was 6030d01.

Alexander Bergman, the Anarchist who tried to kill H. C. Frick, has been sentenced to 22 years' imprisonment. He was indifferent as to his punishment, made a rambling statement about capital and labor, and, worst of all, conducted his own case. This latter was fatal. To cheat the gaol or gallows it is necessary to employ a lawyer. A statue in solid silver, Bft high, upon a pedestal of gold, at a total cost of 310,000d01, will be one of the exhibits at the World's Fair. Ada Rehan has consented to be the model. The figure is to represent Justice. A writer in the Boston Transcript has figured up that heaven contains 1,800,000,000 souls, against a population in hell of 175,000,000,000. In order to bolster up the American tin plate industry, the consumers of this article had to pay in twelve months, through the medium of the Customs, the modest sum of 16,000,000dol; and yet this " native " industry—the pet creation of McKinley—for the year ending June 30 only managed to turn out 2 per cent, of the entire amount consumed! Rather an expensive industry it must be admitted. . A family in Lawrence county, Illinois, claims to have the original M.SS. of "Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress." If true, it is intended to endeavor to obtain it for the World's Fair. The Rev. Dr Talmago has arrived safe and sound after his usual theatrical vacation. This trip, his supreme effect was his interview with the Emperor of all the Pussia?. His "gush" over this potentate is, if possible, more nauseating than was W. T. Stead's. Everybody is wrono 1 in his or her estimate of the Emperor, for the latter is a patriot, a gentleman, a tender, heroic - sonled Christian, &c, &c, &c. The fruit-growers of Southern California, after a careful and thorough investigation of the present outlook and fill.? 1 " 0 possibilities of the predacious insects ".""Hit over by Albert Koebele from Australia hav"? virtually decided these ladybirds were a future and any reports to the contrary were pematuro and injurious to horticulture. During the Pan-Presbyterian Conner's recent meetings at Toronto, a resolution instructing the secretary to prepare a strong protest against the continuance ot the oppression and inhuman treatment of the Chinese who are seeking entry into the United States find Canada, was amended so as to include Australia. I observe the cable supplied you with the following :—' A girl named Borden has been arrested for the murder of her wealthy failier and mother at Fall River, Massachusetts (U.S.). She administered poisoned milk, and while they were insensible killed and mutilated them in revenge for a quarrel." Tlie latter portion is utterly without support. Miss Borden has simply been committed for trial, but, so far as the evidence at present is concerned, no jury would convict her, and much indignation is expressed that she should have been even so far deemed guilty. The grave of Rebecca Gratz the original of Sir Walter Scott's most beautiful creation, Rebecca, in his '' Ivanhoe," lies in a very much delapidated condition in the Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia. Two warships have been ordered to Honolulu to guard American interests in the event of a crisis occurring in that much-muddled island kingdom. Since writing nvy note upon train wreckers the Dalton gang, in an attempt to rob a couple of banks, were practically exterminated by the citizens, Foiu; of

the latter, unhappily, were killed in the combat. The tragedy transpired in Coffeyville, in the State of Kansas. One of the university professors, F. L. Oswald, in an article published in the papers says : " The moa did not become extinct (in New Zealand) till years after the arrival of the first white colonist."— Otago Daily Times' correspondent.