American Items.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4587, 17 September 1883, Page 2

American Items.

San Francisco, August 25. The boxing match between Sullivan, the American Champion, and Slade, the Maori boxer, came off on ''August the 6th, and resulted in Slade being knocked out in the third round— Slade being terribly mauled. The Northern Pacific Railroad will be finished on September the Qth. The New Brooklyn suspension bridge is pronounced a financial failure. Several towns in the state of Minnesc a were Tisited by a cyclone on August 2§;, with most distressing results. Several places were literally wrecked, and many of the inhabitants kiUed j the wine}, also demolished a railroad train, lifting the (jars bodily from the track apd reducing them to shivers. One hundred passengers were killed. The object of the visit of IVTosignore Capel to the United States, is said to signify the intention of the Church of Eome to try and make a greater spread in future in this country. The somewhat startling story is also circulated that, M, Capel's appearance here but,precedes the arrival of the, Pope himself. Moody and Sankey go tg London |o September, and spend the winter thepe in evangelical work. The White Star line steamship Ladurg, ioim overdue at Montreal, Canada, has 't^eeii'given up forlpst. Con}misa|oner fierre Pont has made a report to the effect that in five years, if the present policy of Government toward the Mormons be continued, the latter will control all their territories remajqiDg,