AMERICAN SUMMARY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 123, 2 June 1885, Page 4

AMERICAN SUMMARY.

Sam Francisco, May 9. The " New York World " asserts that an attempt was made to assassinate President Cleveland during his visit to the town of Gettigobursr.

Colonel James Morgan, the new consul of Melbourne, is a native of Louisana. After the lato civil war he was a pltnter in South Carolina, and also onco served on the staff of the Khedive of Egypt. Peter Bury, of New York, offers a purse of $-,000 for an open rowing race of 5 miles over the L-chine course, provided that Beach, Hanlan, and Ross enter.

The town of Kingman, Kansas, was nearly all washed away by the flood, resulting Irom a cloud burst. Many lives were lost. The small town of Stirling, in the same State, was demolished by a cyclone a few days later. Texas has been Bwopt by Hoods, causing great destruction Of live stock and property. Th© Edmunds law againßt polygamy is being enforced so closely that the Mormons aro holding mass meetings to protest to tbo President. Tho prospect is that polygamy will soon be eliminated from tbe Mormon system. Paul Boynton, the swimmer, whilo endeavouring to fasten a mock torpedo to H.Mj Garnet, at New York, waa eeized and roughly handled by the officers before be could explain that it was only advertising Goodycar's waterproof clothing. 1 he jury toturned a verdict of not guilty against Short for stabbing Captain Phelan in O'iJonnovan Koesu's ollice. The Judge expressed the greatest surpriso at tho verdict. Tho Panama Canal. United States officers roport that tho Panama Canal cannot bo completed in less than five years, nor at a smaller cost than 350 mil'ion dollars. They also say that should the receipts roach 13 million dollars annually for the lixed charges will swallow tho entire amount, leaving nothing for interest. A London syndicate]" has con oludod a contract with the Honduras Government for an inter-oceanic railway.

A troaty betweon Columbia and the United States granted tho latter country a right to tho guardianship over tho rail and canal transit. 1,200 United Stat 8 marines landed on tho isthmus to keep the railroad open, but were nfterwards withdrawn under agreement with the insurgent leaders and French consul. The "Tribune's" correspondent telegraphed : " Evacuation ot city rofused. American prestige on istmus, and caused rejoicings amongst tho iusui gents and their sympathisers, who called Jthe Americans cowards. Tho settlement of tho trouble was the withdrawal of the revolutionists from tho city of Panama, which, with the revolutionary armnmont, waa handed over to thoeommand.r of the Columbian Government troops, who landed on May 1. In a letter to tho French commandant, tho French Consul remarked that the U.S. marines were scared out of Panama by tho protest of Paiis. Tho U.S. Consul demanded rotraction, but tho Frenchman denied the remark. Kiel Rebellion. Fort Pitt, in N.W, Manitoba, fell into tho hands of Crco Indians, and soveral of tho garrison were massacred. The commaodor of tho Fort was Jeffrey Dickens, third son of tho novelist. General Middleton's troops had a battle with Biel's force at Fish Creek, near the bonk of tho Saskatchewan River. It lasted all day. The Canadian loss was 12 and 47 wounded. The insurgents wero driven from their position, bvit held the ravino. Thoir fire caused terrible havoc among the troops. Middleton, it was said, did not appreciate the lighting qualitiosof half breeds or ho would not havo sent raw voludteers to dislodge such sharp shoot crs who fired with dead ly accuracy from behind sholter. Nearly all the killed, wore shot through the head or heart. Despite the reverse, General Middleton announced to the Ottawa authorities his intention to march immediately on Rielß head quartets in the Balmetic country. General Middle-ton says he ordered a charge with bayonet, but his untrained soldiers could not force their way to the rifle pits. Several sottlors in the N.E. region havo been killed and some women captured. They aro being horribly maltreated.

The basis of a treaty between Salvador and Guatemala has been signed, and hostilities have ceased.

It is said that President Barros was assassinated.