GENERAL SUMMARY.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4563, 20 August 1883, Page 2

GENERAL SUMMARY.

London, July 27.

O'Donnell's resignation of his connection with Parnell's Irish party has been accepted without any expression of regret. James Carey, the informer, was adjudicated a bankrupt after his departure. It is alleged he had executed two fraudulent deeds conveying property to relatives. An expedition has been organised in Paris to drag the bottom of the Red Sea and Bitter Lakes for Pharoah's chariots and treasures engulfed there. Abbe Moizae is promoter of the expedition, and 750,000 francs have been subscribed.

A meeting of the postal committee of the London Chamber of Commerce resolved to urge the New Zealand Chambers of Commerce to agitate for the Colony entering the Postal Dnion. The inquiry into the collision between the Waitara and Hurunui blamed the captain of the Waitara for leaving the ship in charge of the second officer, but did not deal with his certificate.

The steamer Doric, chartered by the New Zealand Shipping Company made an excursion trip with a number of invited guests, from Gravesead. Six hundred persons, including the Duke of Sutherland and others were amongst the

guests. The trip was a complete success, the handsome fittings and illuminations by the Swan Electric light being greatlyadmired.

The middle belt of the State of Minnesota was visited by a tremendous cyclone on July 21st. Six persons were killed, and one hundred injured. The damage to the crops amounted to 500,000 dollars.

At a destructive fire at Brooklyn dock three vessels were burned tD the water's edge. Captain Grove, wife, and three children and three sailors also, lost their lives. The damage amounted to a million dollars.

Tom Thumb died of apoplexy,

Mace and Slade, pugilists, have returned to New York. Slade, after fighting Mitchell, challenges Sullivan, the champion of America. General Aylward, who led the Boers in the recent war against the British, has eloped with Miss Yon Hoesen of Brooklyn, and married her at Boston, and has since left for Australia.

Five thousand telegraph operators have struck tor seven hours night work, and extra pay for Sunday labour. Troubles are also in the steel, coal, and glass trades.

Despatches, speaking of the return of whalers to New Bedford after unprofitable cruises, say that the whaling interests in that vicinity are almost extinct. A numbers of dismantled whalers are lying at the wharves rotting. The Panama Canal Company hare already spent 150,000,000d015, and their funds are now exhausted. Efforts are now being made to build up another company on the ruins of the first, buying the old stock at 10 cents on the dollar, and subscribing money to carry on the work. 600,000,000d01s more are required to finish the canal. The majority of stockholders are willing to sell their shares at ten per cent, of what they paid, as confidence in De Lesseps has been shaken. Mrs Langtry, in an interview on July 24, before returning to Europe, said the American season cleared 125,0C0d015. She will commence a second American season of 36 weeks on October 29, and then goes to AustraliaThe condition of trade in Canada is unsatisfactory, and a financial crisis is feared owing to extravagant railroad building. The pacification of Pern is proceeding rapidly, and the Chilians are withdrawing.

In the House of Commons on the afternoon of July 11th, Mr Childers stated that an agreement had been arrived at between Government and Baron de Lesseps providing for the construction of another Suez Canal. The new canal would be completed at the end of the year 1888. England lends the Canal Company £8,000.000 at 3| per cent, the loan to be redeemable in 50 years. Government would endeavor to obtain a fresh concession of land from the Egyptian Government, and an extension of the original concession for 99 years. The French Press and the directors of the. present Canal warmly approved of the agreement between the British Government and De Lesseps. The Temps considers it a definite treaty of peace. Ship owners opposed the agreement at a crowded meeting. The National Zietung at Berlin approved of the attitude of the English people on the proposition, and proposed that all the maritime powers should buy the canal and place it under international control. In consequence of the opposition to the agreement, Mr Gladstone announced in the House of Commons that ho would not ask Parlia. ment this session to sanction the agreement. The announcement was received with cheers by the Opposition. The agreement was referred to a special committee.

In the House of Commons on July 9th Mr Glad stone stated he had received a letter from Mr Bradlaugh, announcing his intention to take his seat in spite of any orders of the House. Mr Gladstone moved that Mr Bradlaugh he excluded from the precincts of the House until he agreed not to disturb the proceedings, and the motion was adopted by 232 to 65. Mr Gladstone and several other members of the Ministry present voted with the minority. The Speaker informed Mr Bradlaugh of the resolution, and he replied declaring the action of the House in his case to be illegal. He says he will endeavor to take his seat in obedience to the law, and if excluded will appeal to the electors. The Sergeant-at-Arms, Capt. Gossett, reported to the House that Mr Bradlaugh had brought an injunction against him to restrain him from preventing him (Bradlaugh.) from entering the House. The Speaker granted Captain Gosset leave to appear in answer to the summons, and ordered Sir Hy. Jamss, Attorney General, to defend him.

A deputation from the British Medical Association and several members of Parliament called upon the President of the Board of Trade on July 26th to urge that greater precautions be taken for voyages of emigrant vessels, and that the pay of ship surgeons be increased. Mr Chamberlain replied that a bill would be introduced in the House of Commons dealing with the matters mentioned.

The Paris Municipal Council have rejected the proposal to raise a loan of 22,000,000 francs.

Jean Adolphe Jerichare, Danish sculptor, has died at the age of 65.

The Belgian Chamber of Deputies has increased their duty on tobacco to 75 francs per 100 kilos of the manufactured article.

In Paris, the Figaro has advices from Tamative, Madagascar, by way of Aden, to July 27th, saying that the British Admiral there demanded of the French Admiral that the state of seize be raised, but Admiral Pierre refused to comply.

July, 28. Kesterson's coach and harness establishment, Long Acre, London, was destroyed by fire on June 30. During the progress Captain Sbaw, Chief of the Fire Brigade, and Chief Eogineer fell from an American hose ladder. Captain Shaw re. oeived an injury to his spine.

Messrs Procter and Bevington's glue and size factory, 124, Grange Road, Bermondsey, was burnt on Ist July. In the House of Lords, July Ist, Lord Derby, Colonial Secretary, said Government was not readylto annex New Guinea owing to the enormous extent of territory involved, the unknown character of the interior, and the certainty that the natives would object to annexation. A sad accident occurred during a temperance fete at the Botanical Gardens, in Sheffield, on July 2nd. There were thousands of school, children on the ground and numbers of them climbed on a dray when the horse became frightened, caused a panic among the little ones, two of whom were killed and over twenty injured. The Daily News' financial article of July 7th says a number of holder? of Con-

federate bonds, have subscribed £10,000 to be used to trying to recover a portion of their debts. Lord Penzance, Mr Gorst, M.P., and Mr T. C. Brace, M.P., were appointed trustees. The promoters do not expect more than 10 per cent, of the debt, averai-ing £80,000. This attempt to galvanise a market proved a failure, there were more,sellers than buyers appeared. The Duke of Marlborough died of cardiac syncope on July sth. He was found dead on the floor of his room.

A joint Committee of Lords and Commons rejected the Channel tunnel project by sis to four. The maiority of the committee, however, differed so much relative to their reasons for voting against it that they refrained from presenting any collective statement of their views to Parliament.

The Corrupt Practices Bill passed the committee stage in the House of Commons on July 18.

2000 weavers at Ashtoii-oa-Lyne struck on July 13.

Cardinal Howard has left Rome for England. A despatch of July 13 says his mission is to establish, if possible, diplomatic relations between England and the Vatican.

Mr Van Wagner, an American lawyer, has been appointed on the commission to hear evidence in the Alabama case in London.

The iron men at Wolverhampton have agreed to resume work at the reduced rate of wages against which they struck.

In attempting to launch the steamer Daphne, at Renfrewshire, about 5 miles from Glasgow, on July 4th, the vessel fell over on one side, precipitating a large number of people into the water. Two hundred working men were on board. When the capsize took place she was in the middle of the stream. The vessel left the ways at a very rapid rate of speed, and when she got into the water rolled from side to side, and the persons on board, becoming frightened, ran to and fro until finally she rolled over, and nearly all disappeared beneath the water. Those who maintained their positions on the portion of the steamer which was not submerged did their utmost to save those who were cast overboard; at the same time boats quickly assisted in the work of rescuing the unfortunate people and saved quite a number, but for all this the death roll is estimated at 150 persons. The vicinity of the scene was crowded with relatives of the deceased. The cause of the capsize was that she had too much top weight. The builders of the Daphne testified at an inquiry, that the vessel was launched in the usual manner, and do fear bad been enter* tamed of danger. She sank on the port side. According to the statement of eye witnesses and survivors of the disaster the vessel left the slip too rapidly, causing her stern, which entered first, to sink deeply into the water. She was then caught by the strong current of the river, by which, as well as by her top weight, she was caused to heel over so far that the water entered her ports. The vessel had all her machinery in place when she was launched. It appears that the men who were at work below when the ship went over rushed from their work and became jammed in the passage way. Some of the bodies still had tools in their hands. There was a large number of boys on board. The Daphne is a vessel of 500 tons, and was built for the coasting trade. She was partly raised on the 13th.

GERMANY.

The Eing of Saxony narrowly escaped death on Wednesday, July 4. He was about to ascend the elevator of a factory at Milan, when the weight attached to the car fell, killing the Governor of the district, and injuring the manager of the factory. A horrible tragedy has occurred at Rioksderff, near Berlin. The wife of a small shopkeeper, overcome by sufferings from poverty, cut the throats of her two children, fired the house, and then cut her own throat. Prince Bismarck is gradually failing. The North German Gazette, of July 12, says he requires the greatest care and absolute rest.

A fatal duel occurred at Warzburg on July 14th between two students. They fought at ten paces, and one, named Moschel, was shot through the abdomen. The suicide of Dr Zuprettitiz, Profes« sorof Political Economy in Berlin University, caused a great sensation. The witnesses in the trial of the Jews charged with the murder of a young girl at Myreghazza, Bungary, are to be prosecuted for perjury.

SPAIN,

As was alleged, Queen Christina recently left Madrid on account of the amours of Sing Alfonso. She has been discussing the situation with her mother, who views the situation philosophically. The result is that she will resume relations with her husband, and return to Spaiu in autumn.

EUSSIA.

Several Jews were tortured and murdered early in July at the town of Ostrov, in the Government of Pekoo.

Additional advices from the West Coast say Stanley in May was about to start for a 10 months' journey toward the East Coast. He had formed alliances with two Upper Congo chiefs, thereby checking De Brazza, the French explorer.

American.

San*FbjUscisco, July 28. Hose Masscy, an English actress, died in New York in retirement.

A daughter of Vice-President King, in Pire's Administration, and widow of General Hunter, General Jackson's Minister at St. Petersburg, recently applied for admission to a Washington almshouse. She is 70 years old.

The Hanlan, Hosmer, and Lee boat race, at Fulton, New York, on July 26, was won by the first named. Time : Hanlan, 19mins. 49secs.; H osmer, 19mins, SO sees.; Lee, 19mins. Slsecs, The oourse is not a full three miles,

Yellow fever had made its appearance at the Quarantine Laaarette, below Phila^ delphia.

Phi'adelphia physicians are apprehensive that the Egyptian cholera will visit the United States, as it is travelling just in the same tracks as in former years. The health authorities of New York have taken extraordinary precautions against cholera, and will not allow importations of rag cargoes till they are re^baled. The steamship City of Sydney, leaving at date, carries to colonial order 124 fine American merino sheep from Vermont. The animals are large and heavily fleeced.

The British ships Gilderhope and E.uterpe, bound to San Francisco, are now (July 28) 92 and 91 days out from Newcastle, N.S.W. Neither haa been heard from since sailing.

A strange serpent like creature, 30 feefc long and 2 feet in diameter, was reported as seen on July 26 at Green Bay Lake, Michigan, by two citizens and a fisherman, at Bailey's harbor. The Catholic clergy in the United States will follow the Pope's instructions, and not the lead of Parnell. Montgomery Blair, ex U.S. PostmasterGeneral, died at his residence at Silver Springs, Maryland. England has sent a protest to the United States against returning emigrants to the former country whose friends in America had invited them to come there with a promise of assistance. i Captain Matthew Webb, the noted English swimmer, perished on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 24th, in an attempt to swim the Niagara River whirlpool rapids. He was rowed in a skiff to a point in the river opposite the " Old Maid of Mist" landing, and leaped from the boat at two minutes past 4 o'clock. The daring swimmer passed by the rapids all right, keeping in the middle of the stream; when he struck the whirlpool he was rushed to the American side, where the waves it is estimated are thirty to forty feet high. The last seen of him was throwing up one arm. His intention had been to pass the whirlpool on the JJaniJi'dian side. His shoot of the rapids, was extremely thrilling. The refusal of the railways and hotels to have anything to do with what they called " going to his death," rendered the affair financially a failure. Captain Webb leaves a wife and child in England.