NEWS BY THE MAIL.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3971, 20 September 1881, Page 2

NEWS BY THE MAIL.

i&ENERAL SUMMARY,

The Canadiau Temperance Act has been carried in the County of Cape Breton by a majority of 400. Advices from Bio Janeiro of 16th July state that the Bolivia Convention has decided to continue war against Chili.

Tennyson is working at another drama. Parnell is agitating for the protection of Irish manufactures.

The Saturday Review devotes two columns of laudation to Sherriff Garret, who shot "Billy the Kid," of Colorado, and thinks him exactly the man for County Galway, Ireland. The energy displayed by the German authorities against the persecution of Jews is attributable to the representations of the Crown Prince, Frederick William, to the Minister of the Interior.

The British member of the Dalmatian Commission has been attacked by brigands near the frontier of Epirus, and after a short encounter, in which the commander of tho Turkish escort was killed, the brigands were driven oft. At Birmingham, George, the pedestrian, won the thousand yards handicap from scratch in two minutes fifteen seconds. This beats the best amateur on record in the world.

Sigaor Marinette, a distinguished member of the Italian Alpine Club, while attempting to ascend Mount Hose, was overwhelmed by an avalanche, together with two guides. The Duke of Argyle is announced by the Kadical press as the instigator of the obstruction of the Lords, and it does look as if to prepare himself for marriage into a Tory, family he had done his best to wreck the Ministry, which he deserted. It is said that the Duke is so incensed against the Government that he has written to the Marquis of Lome recommending him to resign his GovernorGeneralship of Canada, so that the house of Argyle may not be beholden in any respect to the Ministry of the day. Au old building four stories high, situated iv a roost frequented part of

Venice, suddenly fell. The greater part of the building was occupied by offices. Tweuty lives were lost and thirty persons seriously injured.

Much excitemsnt was caused in Berlin by an article in the Augsberg Algemeine Zeitung that by ratifying the appointment of Korum as Catholic Bishop of Treves, the Roman Curia has triumphed over Bismarck.

The steamer Faraday has spliced the end of tue new cable off Lands End, and is laying the mid ocean section.

A basket was left at the Midland Eailway Station, London, by two men who immediately decamped. It was found to contain a large quantity of gunpowder cartridges.

The residence of John A. Kimball, about five miles from Salt Lake City, was entirely consumed by fire about ton at night, caused by the explosion of a kerosene lamp. Five children whose ages ranged from two months to 13 years, perished in the flames. The lamp foil from the table to the floor and exploded, igniting a five gallon cau of oil which was in the room. The flames spread so rapidly that the roof, being burned through, fell in, crushing the inmates and preventing their escape. Nothing but their charred remains, burned beyond recognition, have been found. The youngest of ..the children were twins in a cradle at the time. The mother is threatened with insanity in consequence of this terrible affair.

Private letters from Bangkok, Sianii says the Asiatic cholera is raging there. It is variously estimated that from one hundred to three hundred natives are dying daily. Very few foreigners hare died, but several have fled to Singapore and Hongkong. Everyone feels as though he were living in a graveyard. A serious riot has occurred at Eathkeale, County Limerick, owing to a report that the police were about to remove some cattle seized for rent. A. mob assembled and stoned the police, who charged the crowd several times.

A landslip has occurred at a village in Moldavia. ' Sixty-five houses disappeared, but no lives were lost.

Parnell, in speaking to a meeting at Castle Derge, County Tyrone, asked the electors to decide between the representatives of the people and a Government which formed the fetter's of coercion for the noblest of Ireland's children. Dickson, who is a candidate, if elected would take his seat behind " Buckshot Eorster'' and that slanderer Harcourt. ; The Land Bill was passed through Parliament in fear of the Land League, and Government only released John Dillon when they found continued imprisonment would kill him. Parnell concluded by asking those who favored the release of " suspects " t» " plump " for Kylett. .

The International Exhibition of Electricity was opened in Paris on August 10. President Grevy and other notables were present. An ingenious electrical boat, and a so-called Tissandier balloon, attracted a great deal of attention. . Five hundred Edison's lights are to be aflame in a room specially prepared. President Grery and his Ministers were treated to a telephonic musical entertainment. Four wires were placed in communication with, the Opera House, and the voices of the chorus were distinctly heard.

The lager beer brewers *of New York, in answer to a series of interrogations recently addressed them, admit they often use instead of barley and malt, such substitutes as cornmeal, cornstarch, rice, grape sugar, and glucose, but add, " We will'discontinue the use of these'as soon as they are shown to be deleterious."

The Eev. Phillip Schoff, D.D., L.L.D., of New York, has been lecturing in favour of the New Revision. He pronounces it the dearest, purest, and most accurate of all others, free from errors of translation, and the product of the most advanced scholarship of the nineteenth' century. : ; '

The wrestling match for the championship of America and £400 dollars aside, between McDonald, of. Canada, and Lynch, of the Uaitedl States, took place at Halifax, and resulted in favour of the Canadian. : .. The fund for Mrs Garfield, has reached 156,757 dollars. The promoters think it, can be easily raised to 250,000 dollars.

A series of extracts have been forwarded from the Fenian newspapers of New York. The leading subjects are the " sentence of death " passed on Mr Glad* stone, the blowing up of the Houses of Parliament, the burning of some of the larger English towns, and the sinking of the Doterel. In the United Irishman the latter subject is referred to as a great triumph, and the readers are assured that "if every club of the Land League in America would go to work in a decent x manner, and sink or explode an English man-of-war, or an English ship of any kind, it would be a grand thing for Ireland." Tb.6 same paper pro* fesseg to know the man; who ? "laid" the work that. ? faunk" the - "enemy's ship." The "sentence of death " passed " by the Irish Executive " upon Mr Gladstone " for shooting down the Irish people in their native land " is, however, the subject of most general comment at present in the Fenian news* papers. The announcement of the sentence was telegraphed to the Irish newspapers, but was discredited bj them. O'Donovan Rossa, however, wrote to the Sun justifying the sentence, on the ground: '■■ that a state of war existed between England and Ireland. As regards the measures taken for giving effect to the sentence, the United Irishman says :—" Four Irishmen have volunteered to carry ont that verdict against Gladstone. Gladstone is, of course, a most amiable gentleman, and we would not take pleasure in hurting a hair of his head, but Gladstone as the Primo Minister of England is the murderer of our people. He disarms them, and then sends out his armed soldiers to shoot them down. Gladstone in this case is England, and if we heard tomorrow that any Irishman had strung him up or shot him down we would rejoice that' the blood which cries to heaven tor vengeance' had been so far satisfied."

Ex-Alderman Clancy, of Ottawa, lately gave an exhibition in the presence of thousands of spectators, of his recently invented flying machine, which is worked by a crank and his wings. Starting from St. Aune's Church, he managed to keep up the average height of twelve feet for a quarter of a mile. The exhibition created considerable excitement, and the inventor is proud of his success, and boasts that he will be able shortly to accomplish the desired results. He proposes flying across the Ottawa river on Dominion Day, from the tower to the Parliament building. Clancy has been at work for thirty years at his lnaebiue, which be will Lave at ouct> patented.