AMERICAN EXTRACTS.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 16, 16 December 1871, Page 3

AMERICAN EXTRACTS.

New York, October 19: The second race for the American Cup came off over the New York Yacht Club course to-day, the ‘Columbia’ sailing, under a new captain, against the ‘ Livonia.’ The latter won, beating the ‘Columbia’ about 20 minutes by an accident to her steering gear. The ‘ Livonia ’ got a mile ahead on the start. —October 30: A private letter from Buenos Ayres says that there is a frightful prevalence in that country of small-pox. During the past summer 26,000 deaths from yellow fever have occurred in Buenos Ayres, and 30,000 deaths in the province of Corrientes.— October 30 : Late mail advices from England show that there is great fear of a financial crisis: Bismarck is demanding gold for the English subscription of part of tlie French war loan. The bills on the Bank of England are being presented, and say r s the London Court Journal, the only safety for the moment is to decline to discount the bills of Bismarck in gold, and give him bank notes'of England. AVe must stand as if behind a battery against the Prussian invader who undertakes our overthrow through the finances. There is no such amount of bullion as that which Prussia demands of France. All the deposits in gold and silver, public and private, in Europe and America, are less than two hundred millions sterling. That would not begin to pay half of the indemnity. It is believed Bismarck intends to hoard the world’s finances and touch England’s vitality through her gold.— October 25 : The real estate operations of Tweed, Connolly, Sweeney, and Hall are published from the official records. They show that Connolly, when sued in 1866, swore that he owned nothing, but since that time he has bought real estate and lands to the amount of 2,300,691d01. Tweed, a bankrupt in 1866, has bought and sold real estate, since 1868, to the amount of 4,474,954d01. He has been engaged in other irregular transactions to the amount of 7,500,000d01. Sweeney’s purchases in three years amounted to 1,479,739d01. ; May'or Hall’s amounted to 150,000d0l. —It was stated at the Brooklyn mass meeting last night that the authorities, who decline to give an account of their financial doings, put the city debt at 8,000,000d01., while trustworthy figures show a total of 30,000,000d01. New York, October 22nd. —A Herald special from Columbia, South Carolina, October 21st, states that information has been received there from York and the adjoining counties of Spartansbnrg and Chester, saying that groat excitement prevails owing to the summary proceeding of the United States Marshal and the troops. Forty-four citizens have been arrested and crammed in a jail already full of negroes. Several hundred citizens had deserted their homes in consequence of these wholesale arrests, and had sought refuge in the woods until the opportunity presents itself of seeking safety. AVasiiington, October 26. The immense petition from Utah, signed by about 25,000, is in favor of polygamy rather than against it, as stated. It was sent to the Executive Mansion.