AMERICAN SUMMARY.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3614, 27 July 1880, Page 2

AMERICAN SUMMARY.

Garfield, the BepuDliean Presideaital nominee is considered, a^ good choice although charges of accepting bribes by the informer of the public office were preferred against him. ' ' ' \ The heat in New York, is intense., 70 eases of sunstroke, occurred in one* day* Capt. Howgate's Arctio Expedition has sailed. . \ Two terrible steamboat accidents occurred at I rag Island Sound* "In one, the Stormington and Narragauatt collided during a fog—the latter took .fire. Thirteen persons were burned or drowned. Two young men unable to swim killed 1 each other in desperation. The captain. ' and officers are charged with cowardice and mismanagement^ by the survivors, ' who will sue the company for damage*. ■ In the other case, the steamer Sawanaka caught fire by explosion. Forty passengers were burned alire or drowned. 1 The captain and crew behaved with great coolness, otherwise the loss of life would have been much greater. Hiscooks and Haymtn bare engaged Roberts' Humpty Dnmpty party for New Zealand. .-: • ■ ■■ Salmi, the Italian tragedian, after,a' season in New York, visits Australia and New Zealand, . . '... , , - „-., Hanlon was beaten badly at Prondevce Ehode Island with Soyd, Biley, and Boas, the champion, and others. Boss finished with 36 sees, lead, Biley second, 10 sees. lead. 60.C GO people witnessed the contest. Hanlon's trouble was said to be stitch in the side, but there is no definite information with regard to ; it. Biley says that after making' the turn he seemed unable tQ> p^ ;l^d gare up the contest as though ra&ermg from cramps. , Others ,say,' ,he s" was simply outrowed and beaten, returned to Canada much duheartened, and will train for a race with Triekett ia England. ■• . , ■ CHILE. Chile bail offered stringent terms of peace to Peru whioh provides for-the . absorption of Bolivia, making the liter Loa the boundary between Peru and. Chile, Peru to pay 200,000,000 dollars indemnity. '•; '■■,!,::., J The contract has been signed between the Nicaraguan repubHe and a New York Company for the inter oeeanio canal. ■■. - , ■ °:, ,