SAN FRANCISCO MAIL

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6780, 12 February 1884, Page 3

SAN FRANCISCO MAIL

AMERICA. Matthew Arnold leotured in Chicago on January 20th. He expressed his surprise at Americans flocking to the cities and seeking an education fitting them only for clerical work. x - Charles Delmonico, the celebrated New York caterer, came* to his death on January 14th under distressing circumstances. Being ill and partially out of his mind he escaped from . his guardians, wandered into New Jersey, and was found on the morning of the day named between | Orange and Mount Clair, lying under a tree frozen stiff. East river, between New York and Brooklyn, was bridged by ice on January 13th, for the first time sioce 1875. The streets of Boston, Mass., a city that has enjoyed the reputation of being the best municipally governed in the United States, have become unsafe by reason of bold robberies and brutal assaults on respectable citizens. A proposition was introduced into Congress on January 9th, backed chiefly by Eastern Bentiment, to exclude German and French products from the United States in retaliation for the hostility of the Governments of those countries to the American hog. This policy is strongly favored by the Californian wine growers. In this connection it is stated that the tariff reformers among the Democratic members of Congress are weakening, and that there are indications that they will abandon the position altogether. Dr Edward Loscer, an eminent German, died in New York suddenly on January sth. He was the leader of the National Liberal party in the German Parliament, and was in the United States on an invitation from Villard, to attend the opening of the Northern Pacific railroad. His body was taken to Berlin for interment. The organ of the American Iron and .Steel Association stated on December ■22nd that prices are about steady, and that owing to the restriction in production lately there will be no further depression. The laboring classes of the country realise the change in the condition of the trade and appreciate it. Wages are not, however, destined to fall in proportion to the fall in prices. At the present price of steel rails the consumption of iron and steel will about equal the output. The American coal miners in Pennsylvania have commenced a war against the Hungarian immigrants brought over to work in the coal districts of that State. Trouble is anticipated. Matthew Arnold has expressed himself much gratified by the attendance at his lectures. In all the American cities he visited, excepting Baltimore, he had found, he said to a reporter, many groups of cultured people, but he was afraid they were not of the class that might be termed average Americans. Rose Horan, formerly lady's maid to Lady Mandeville, has begun a suit in a New York Court to recover 20,000d015. damages for false arrest and imprisonment at the instance of Lady^ Mandeville, who charged her maid with larceny. Lady Mandeville is an American woman married to an Englishman of title. Mr J. E. Redmond, M.P., arrived in San Francisco by the Zealandia on December 31, and delivered several lectures there on Irish affairs. He was warmly received by the Irish Americans. Mr Eedmond is en route to Europe. The New York W?rld of January Ist says that during 18m not one American vessel cleared from tne port of New York for Europe laden with grain. During the year there were exported from "New York in 491 vessels 21,545,000 bushels of wheat, 25,222,600 bushels of corn, 5,052,040 bushels of rye, and 1,474,300 bushels of oats. The lowest amount of freight money paid for the transportation of this -isam was at least 4,000,000d015, notone dollar being received by American shipowners. The work of recovering £1,000,000 in treasure from the bottom of East river, New York, just below Fort Morris, supposed to have been loat by the wreck of the British frigate Hussar, has been commenced. The vessel was wrecked in 1770, while on her way to Norwich, Conn., and the money was for the payment of British troops. The Hussar had also seventy American prisoners chained to her gun decks. The company engaged in the work will retain 90 per cent, of their findings, and the United States Government 10 per cent. Captain Eads, the builder oflthe jetties at the mouth of the Mississipi river, left for London on January 7th to interest English capitalists in his project to build a ship railway across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. This enterprise is said to be regarded with more favor in London than Count de Lesseps' Panama scheme. The Governor-General of Canada opened Parliament at Ottowa on January 17th. In his speech he said that the general condition of the Dominion was such as to justify him in congratulating the Canadians on its prosperity. The Erskine Presbyterian Church in Toronto was burned down on the 20th of December. The Sabbath school was in session at the time, but fortunately all the children escaped. The loss is estimated at 40,000 dollars. The Mexican. Government announces that no arrangement exists for the conversion of tho Mexican indebtedness in England. The Argentine Government is about to issue bonds for 4,000,000d01a. to advance public instruction in the provinces and for building 300 school-houses. Yellow fever haa nearly disappeared from Havana. ■. A despatch from Buenos Ayres, dated December 22nd, saya that Mr Callan, a member of the British Parliament, was at that place, and it is believed that hia object is to introduce Irish colonisation into the Argentine Republic. The Mexicans have refused to accept the new nickel coinage. On account of 4he debasement of the coin there was a riot, and President Gonzales was pelted with the coin in the public streets. A procession of Orangemen at Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, on December 26th, was attacked by a mob, and three men were instantly killed, while several were fatally wounded. The riot lasted far into the evening. At firsb the Orangemen thought the firing was from guns loaded only with powder in the hands of their friends, until they saw their men fall, and then they knew it was a deadly attack. Two Orangemen and two Roman Catholics are reported killed, eight mortally wounded, and from 18 to 20 slightly wounded. Head-constable Doyle is among tha latter. The affair was briefly as fol- ] owa ; — 'l'he Orangemen walked out on the morning of St. Stephen's Day, and got as far aB a point leading down from Harneystreet to "Water-street. They had just arrived at the bridge, and the band was playing the " Boyne Water," when they were met by a mob, and told to come no farther, but to go back. The Roman Catholics were ranged in line, those in front having picks in their hands, and it had been determined to use no other weapons unless in selfdefence. They fought with these till Head-constable Doyle was shot down, as was also a man named Callahan. Then went up the cry, "All bands lookout," and in an instant off went a rattling volley from several guns. Four men fell dead and fourteen badly wounded. The rest of the Orangemen fled, abandoning fchoir scarfs, flags, and banners, One of tfiß Catholic party tore the flags into strips, and planted green flags in their places. He was fired at and wounded while doing this. When tho Oraugemen went down into the city they began breaking the windows of the Catholics and tearing down the shutters of those whose - houses were <"- closed. They stopped the horses of Dr M'Donald, the Roman Catholic bishop, later in the day, while he was visiting/ the wounded men at Bear's Cove, and attempted to throw him over a

cliff, but were prevented by Father Kowe, an heroulanean priest who brained one of the assassins with a loaded whip, and dispersed the rest. The mounted police then came up and escorted the clergymen. All the people in the neighboring towns were terribly excited, but the presence of a large force of police and military finally quelled the disturbance.