GENEEAL.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3971, 20 September 1881, Page 3

GENEEAL.

Jules Berrant, Tichborne's missing valet, has turned up in Buffalo, New York; He verifies the story of the Califomian claimant, and says he will give corroborative testimony. Berrant writes a letter to Mrs Earl, living in Brooklyn, New York, sister of the alleged claimant's wife, in which he says she is wrong in calling the present claimant (who passed under the name of Ferris) an impostor. Says he was with Sir Roger in South America, engaged with him in Valparaiso; that he never ■ embarked in the Bella, hut went across the Andes' to the east side of the country. Was taken with fever on the way, and had to be carried to the house of Juana Sanchez, near Camuda. Then he (Berrant) left his master, as he thought he must die, taking with him a small sum of money for expenses; but be did not take Sir Roger's baggage and jewellery as charged. Knows all the marks Sir Koger had on his body, and can identify him at once, says he had good reasons for keeping quiet during the Orton trial.

A Canadian commission has arrived in San Francisco, en route to inspect the construction of, the Canadian Pacific railroad in British Columbia. : Vanderbilt's mare has trotted a mile in 2min. lOf sees, on the Eoohester Track.

Arixona and New Mexican advices are to the effect that murders and outrages continues among the white desperadoes in these territories, and also the Indians and Mexicans. A camp of seven Americans, near the line, was recently attacked by Mexicans, and all, with the.exception of one, killed. This act promises to lead to reprisals, as large bodies of men are forming to carry the war into Mexico. Much anxiety is felt for the safety of Americans residents in Sonora and elsewhere on American territory. It is feared national complications and war between the United States and Mexico will be the result.

Meetings have been held in New York to protest against the extradition of Leo Hartmann, the Nihilist, which, it was said, Secretary Blame proposed doing, for Hartmann's complicity in the Moscow explosion. The Duke of Argyle, the Earl of Aislie and his son, Lord Ogilvie, and John Walter, (proprietor of the London Times), will make a tour of America this season.

Hartmann, the Nihilist, furnishes the New York Herald with a seven column description of the attempt to blow up the late Czar's train at Moscow.

The mortality from heat in New York was excessive. Sixty persons died in one day and evening. The. deaths in Chicago, from the same cause, were never known to be so numerous.

The convention of Irishmen at Chicago got into trouble over the discovery, as was alleged, of a paid British spy in their midst, one George I. West, who acted as secretary. West had to take pains to prove that he was an Americau, born in Providence.

The stoppage of machinery in the Sprague factories, Providence, E.I, consequent on legal proceedings, has thrown 15,000 people out of employment. George Augustus Sala advises Oscar Wylde to visit the United States, and lecture on " Culture and tli6 Beautiful."

Mr Gladstone is said to be contemplating an offer of knighthood to his publisher Alexander McMillan.

Miss Bfaddon's proposition to publish a penny edition of Scott's novels, has raised a howl of indignation.

_ Crowe, of Peroria, the infernal machine man, will, it is said go to Ireland as agent for an American dynamite firm in Limerick. .

Offers for Mr Bradlaugh's torn coat are said to be numerous. One person offers £20, another £10. A third suggests it to be raffled for. The owner replies loftily, •'We are conscious of the very kindly feeling which prompts these offers, but the coat is not for sale. Payment will be made by-and-by by my foes, and until that payment is exacted, the coat has very special value as a reminder." The hnat in Athens is excessive. Hot. winds continnes day and night, blowing from the Libyan Desert, Deaths from typhoid are ten a day. There is a great exodus of families to the country and adjacent islands. The city of Piano, Texas, U.S., is in ashes, August 27th. Loss, IOO.OOOdoIs. The 75-hour walking match ended at Buffalo on the 27th inst:~-O'Leary, 271; Harmann, 267. "

Bush fires in and near Ontario, Canada, are driving farmers from their homes.

An earthquake has occurred at Teheran, Asia Minor, opposite Scio. There was great damage.

The speech from the throne on the prorogation of Parliament, on the 27tb, declares that relations with Foreign Powers are amicable and cordial. Satisfactory assurances hare been received from France regarding Tunis. Self-government has been secured to the Transvaal, which it is hoped will tranquilise South Africa; and hopes the Jjwd Act will benefit Irelaud.