Telegraphic News.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XX, Issue 1511, 6 January 1891, Page 2

Telegraphic News.

[Rv Electric Telegraph.] INTERPROVINCIAL

[fbom our own oorrespondknt]

Wellington, Jan. 5

A chemist at Palmers ton North named Williams was found dead in bed yesterday. As he was known to be in the habit of taking morphia it is supposed that had something to do with it. Lyttelton, Jan. 5. H.M.S. Ouracoa left for Dunedin this morning at 10.30. • The Alameda, with the 'Frisco mail on board, ariived at Auckland at 7 a.m. to-day. The following are items of news :— English capitalists have lost nearly three hundred million dollars in South American speculations during the last fire years. An analysis of Dr Koch's lymph has been made in Paris, and reveals that the remedy is composed of ptomaines of tubercalias bacilli, which is virulent poison, cy&nyde, gold and glycerine. Barnum, the great showman, it is believed is on bis death, bed. He has influenza. ' Vrhe late financial crisis in London is said, bjr'ia returned .New York financialist, to be as~ tight a squeeze as London, could etand without going under, Le Bon, a wine merchant of Nancy,

sent a barrel of rum to a friend at Maisalon on November 24th. The friend took out the head of the cask, and found that the cask contained all that was mortal of Madame Lβ Bon, who had disappeared mysteriously three weeks before. When the police arrived they found that Le Bon had also killed himself. Pour workmen and two relatives of the woman have been arrested on suspicion of being connected with the crime. : Invercargill, Jan. 5. Mr Henry Manders, the former representative for Lake Wakatipu in Parliament, died suddenly this morning. Lisbon, Jan. 4. The King opened the Courts in person yesteiday. In the speech from the Throne he said that Great Britain had given an assurance of her peaceful intentions pending the issue of negotiations. Washington, Jan. 4. The Indians will not listen to the suggestions of peace and continue their raids. The troops are gradually encircling them, and a battle is imminent. The massncre of equaws and children at Pine Rioge is confirmed. The soldiers allege that the smoke prevented them from distinguishing men from womeni London, Jan. 4. The railway men are still confident of success. Trade is feirly regular despite the interruptions to traffic. The admiralty have decided to abandon monster guns for arming ships. Melbourne, Jan. 5. Tanner has accomplished his forty days fast. Bebltn, Jan. 4. Dr Koch is improving his method of treating lupus.