MAIL SUMMARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1485, 17 September 1883, Page 2

MAIL SUMMARY.

The" Australia' arrived at three --thu morning.

- SAN FEANCISCO,/.-.'. 1 . ~,.■„• Augusfc2B.. ■Jn the House of Commons on August: 22nd the Undersecretary, for India presented the Indian' budget. The surplus for 1884 v is' estimated' at £457,000. ;'•"■'- "■■■■■■ , Bismarck, in reply to a French journalist; declares that Fraifch threat ens the peace of Europe, and that such a ; ' "stato of affairs cannot continue without serious : danger, and that passions. : ; by agitation may burst the bonds of peace. " Mount .Vesuvius was again active on Augnst 22, Buildings and mountain railroads were damaged' by the tremb-' lings. ...'■'

A reign of terror existed on August 24th in the' village of. Cassovin, Roumelia. The Turks were murdering the Christians, and all the latter who could get a way were fleeing from the country, .

Mr Gladstone is said to have recently stated in conversation with a Methodist clergyman, that the large number, of "ministers and others wearing the bl.ue ribbon was an exceeding gratifying circumstance, speaking well for the future. ' "'.''' ' "

Switzerland has' just concluded a treaty with the United States, to be in force for thirty years, binding both Republics to submit any differences arising between them to arbitration.. LONDON. ■■"'■"'*.' ' The Pope is drawing up, encyclical letter against divorce;" • ■. :, A despatch from London daler? August 5, says the Queen is'raucli stronger, In, receiving M. .Waddington, the new French Minister, she stood through'the interview; • which lasted twenty ordered that no tenant.,.festivities take place .this year at Balmoral or any of her ; estates on account of the death of John Brom ' 'Another' despatch' c s'ays"' that iu spite of continued efforts of the Royal family and medical advisers the

Queen obstiriatoly decluies.to go abroad fprher health,; iaild insists on spending tk f ;autumn.' at ShC/is: deterrained'to be near John BroWs; grave, and- visits to it,* contributing] nevy. testimonials esteem in which she holds the memory of her departed gillie. Her family is greatly exasperated by her expenditure of feeling on this subject, which-begins-to border on the ridiculous. Her Majesty left London for Balmoral on Friday, 25th August,".;,;; The Cairo correspondtotofthe Daily Telegraph writes :-i:'medical friend informed me'that at one of the principal' hospitals no precautions are taken to' disinfect or even.to clean the.bed and bedding from which cholera corpses. are being removed. As/,rine patient, dies the body is hu'stled J away v for 1 burial, and .another jdying wretch fills'the vacancy 'caus'ed' 'by' death, Even vomit and ejections from successive 'patients are allowed to accumulate ' for 'mtfny'hours' "Utitilthe whole place becoines inexpressibly noi-, some, and the case is biifc a : type of what is going oil in'every'department for the' receipt of Cholera striken people. 'Carts are sent round-at'intervals' ; tb ; ''collect the; dead. at. the:: hospitals,; and from private'houses, and the bodies are'not unfrequehtlyioutid'ev'eri in the open.' streets. Should.a.man in charge' of a' dead cart come across a sick person the latter.is. .unceremonuuslyVseized 'and .thrown ; into,the,vehicle on top of its ghastly freight, and ia left there until the cart ch'argedvrithHhe'' cbllectioirof' the sick only is'' met,when' 'the living are transferred from the dea'd;' cart to the. company. : of their feliow-suillerers and taken to the hospital. ' . SAN-.'FBANCISCO,-' • , -August 25. The new Brooklyn suspension bridge is pronounced to be a!financial,failure..

Several towns in the State of Minnesota were visited by. a. cyclone on 25th August, with most distressing results, The places were literally wrecked and many of the inhabitants killed. The wind also demolished a railroad train, lifting the cars bodily from the track and reducing them : to shivers, one hundred passengers being killed, ■ Moody and Sarikey go To London in September to spend the winter there in evangelistical work, The White Star Line steamship Ludwig is long over duo at Montreal, Canada, and is given up for lost. ! Commissioner Pierrepoiiit made a report to the effect that in five years if the present policy of the Government towards the Mormons was' continued tne latter would control all territories remaining.