AMERICAN SUMMARY.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume II, Issue 70, 29 August 1874, Page 10

AMERICAN SUMMARY.

San Fjuncisco, July 28.— The ship Warrior Queen, from Otago, New Zealand, went ashore, at 6 p.m., on July 20, four miles north of Point Hayes. The boats were got out immediately. The captain re* mained on board all night, and at 4 a.m. the following day all hands left. The wreck was sold the following day for 760 dollarsj but up to the present time nothing has been done towards saving the property in consequence of the state of the weather. The accident occurred during the prevalence of a dense fog.

Since the Tartar arrived at San Francisco, the sheriff's officers hare been on board, Messrs. J. C. Meckle and Co. having sued the agent Mr Levees, for 19,544 dollars— tho amount expended by them as agents. Matters have been arranged, as far as the steamer is concerned, to allow Messrs. Williaas, Blanchard and Co., agents for the owners of the Tartar, to send her with the mails and passen°ers. Another great fire devastated Chicago. -It broke out at°s p.m. on July 14, and continued to burn with unabated fury until 2 a.m. on'the 18th, during which time it swept down some of the finest buildings in the city. About sixteen blocks' were burned. The loss is estimated at 3,000,000 dollars, which is covered by about 800,000 dollars insurance.

A terrible storn? broke over Eastern Nevada, and fell^on the town of Eureka. Nevada, with full force. In addition, a waterspout, which had been gathering for hours, burst on the deluged town. Twenty lives were lost.

• There have been fearful in Pennsylvania, which, deluged several towns. Twenty-two miles of country were submerged, 200 lives were lost, and a million of dollars' worth of property destroyed. The accounts fill several columns of the papers. In Alleghany City the sevvera burst, and the water rushed down the streets to a depth of ten feet in torrents, sweeping away houses, and drowning many persons. Pittsburg suffered the greatest loss.

The Government intend prosecuting all Mormons in the Salt Lake City who have gone into polygammy since the passing of the Polyamv Bill. -