ADDITIONAL SAN FRANCISCO MAIL NEWS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XXX, Issue 7057, 29 April 1891, Page 4

ADDITIONAL SAN FRANCISCO MAIL NEWS.

(Dates to.April 1.) London, March 18th It has tiunspired that Gladstone, after his speech at Hastings yesterday, had a narrow escape from a serious accident. The coachman who wasdriving theoarriage which, took Gladstone to the railway station lost control of the horses and they were stopped with difficulty. The coachman was lined for drunkenness to-day, the charge against him ha ring been preferred by the police. Belfast, March 18. The News of this city is owned by the Freeman's Journal of Dublin, which supports Parnell. Tho News has not been supporting Parnell very strongly, so the Editor wascLsmissed to-day and a Parnell- j ite Editor appointed. Paruellism is daily declining here. . . Cork, March 24. Timothy Healey. who was assaulted yesterdayby Dalton, when interviewed by the Associated Press representative to-day said, "i was offering my hand in a friendly greeting to Dalton when he rushed in upon me and hit me a terrible blow in the face. The injury to the right eye eauaed Intense pain. No ; I shall not prosecute. I freely forgive him, for he has done good work for hia country. Besides, he is going to be tried by the Government." The injury done to T. Healey'B eye by the blow he received from Dalton last evening is of a more serious nature than was at first supposed. Healey is confined to his bed. . The physicians say that there it a prospect that he will remain in his room for month* to come. A German friendly marriage is now mooted for the second daughter of the Prince of Wales. The Princess Victoria, for whom it was previously understood a marrisge w»9 about to 'be arranged with Hon J. Baring, the clever and popular eldest son of Lord R9velstroke. The plan they contemplated wag that a dukedom should bo conferred on the head of the Houso of Baring and that hii heir beinp; a raarquia should become brother-in-law of ihe Dulce of Fife. CircumstaDCdß having made an end of this arrangement, the hand of the young princess has been

songht by her cousin. Her sister Princess Maud, who is now 22, the youngest daughter of the Prince of Wales, has been asked in marriage by Prince William for his eldest son and heir of Mb Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Saxenburg. Prince William is now in'hU 40th year, and arrangements are being made, it is said, to restore his. father, and eventually to himself, a great part of the enormous fortune of the Duke, his aon, which waa confiscated by Prussia after the event of 1866. * . A new Texas law provides for the state railroad commissioners of three thousand threehundred dollars each, to be appointed by Government. A huge ica cliff fell from the eaveß of the Chamber of Commerce balding at St Paul, Minn, the other day, and 'racured in five plaoes the Bkull of Mrs Harris Herbert, who was passing. She died ten minutes The beet sugar Industry iB being worked in Central Kansas. DrShelwair of Germany is making experimental testa with foreign seed. He says that a German syndicate with a capital of 10,000,000d015. will put up factories, as the tests are satisfactory. In Covington the parents of cigarette boys have c mbined and retained counsel for tho prosecution of persons who sell cigarettes to children. General Picteco of Mexico has just re- | signed the office of Minister of Public Works. He proposed to establish an Industrial colony for boys on hia large haol- ! onda. A chinaman is in prison at PaBCO, Washington, for chopping a companion miner to pieces with an axe. The victim hud considerable money on his person. Patties representing a large amount of capital are at Eugene looking into the matter of building a railway to Btrlke deep wateratFlorence, at Sinlawß*y. The tall electric towers at Sacramento are being removed from the streets and other places an interesting plan of electric lights in a line along the middle of the Btreet being substituted. This will prevent foct padß being H the shadows cast by the leaves of trees from the light of the tall towers, &c. An attempt was made to burn down the little town of Main Prarle, about 13 miles from from Dixon, on Wednesday morning. The town Is composed of immense warehouses. One of the three Btorey warehouses was fired, and there waa desperate straggle for 2 hoars before the blaze extinguished. The town was greatly excited and it offers rewards for the arrests of the incendiary. Archbishop Island of St Paul, Minn, has been informed that his viai*; to Borne will be favourably viewed bythe Pope. The latter wished to consult him on. American affairs a few weeks ago A quantity of opium was seiz3d on '.board tho Belglc at 'Frisco and removed to the opium room of the appraiser's building on Tuesday last. While searchers were engaged in examining the opium before turning the Bame over to the United States Marshal to be sold, it was discovered that one of the boxes containing a number of five tael tins had been tampered with. The contents had been removed and a lot cf fine coal dust substituted. Collector Phlllipß was Informed of the matter aad every effort made to keep the facts from being made public, but they finally leaked oat, and the chances of arresting the parties engaged in the transaction is now considered doabtful. The opium that had been removed from the original paofcpge waa found In another part of the opium room, showing that only a favorable opportunity waa awaited to remove the drug secretly. Had the steal been successful the thieves would have made several thousands by the transaction. Spokane, Washington, March 27. A double murder and suicide occurred at the Casino Theatre at 2 30 o'clock this morning. Charles Elliott;, a for dealer, had been occupying the box nearest the stage on the right side fur abont an hour, when he waa seen to lean forward from the box and fire three shots at persons on the stage. He then placed the muzzle of the revolver in hia mouth and fired. The ballet has gone through the top of his head. One of the shots entered the left breast of Mabel Debabean, a variety actress. Another bullet entered the back of Carrie Smith just above the lefi hip, inflicting a dangerous wound. Abouthalf an hour after the Bhooting Mabel Debabean expired. Mabal was about 23 or 24 y oars' old. She was a general favorite with her associates. In the pocket of the dead man was found a number of cartridges and the following note addressed to Lulu Durand : — v * 1 have wanted to carry out my purpose, but have not had a favorable chance yet. It waa an old aoro, but 1 hai to fool with you. I trust to luck and a good shot to accorapliah my parposa.— ChaTvLES Eiiiott." The iact that Durand waa on fche stage at the time of the shooting makes it clear that she was the one he was shooting at. Carrie Smi h, who was shot in tho back, was taken to the hospital, and at last account had somewhat improved, aad the doctors believe that she stands a good chance of recovery. The ball entered her back and struck a rib, making a wound which ia not necessarily fatal. Lulu Durand stated that ehe belhved that Elliott intended the shot for her, but being somewhat behind the other girlß she oacapad It is reported that a fodder famine exists on Prince Edward Island, and that unless extraordinary measures were taken •a large number of cattle will starve. A New Hampshire girl who went for a sleigh ride with her beau a few nights ago was driven home a corpse, having baen frozen to death, with the thermometer at zsro. Tho Denver Tramway Company, which has been using the cable system in the paat, intends to abandon it ou 18th street line and pat on electric carß. Montreal City and vicinity were visited on March 16 by a terri6c hurricane and blizzard, and great damage was done by the wind. The Pellow and Giresup rolling mills were almost totally destroyed. The spire of St Patrick's Church and the magnificent depot of the Grand Trunk Railway were damaged. Many private buildings, barns, and houses ia course of construction were demolished, and early in the morning the street a were filled with flying signboards, alates, branches of trees, &c. The Btorm has done tremendous damage in the country districts.

Lamps. — The bestselectio aand lowest prices, Forsyth asd Masters. — Advt. The British India steamer Mom bassa reieutly took away from Newcastle and Sydney 6400 tons of coal tor Singapore — the largest cargo on record in the colon! bb.