THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3684, 9 November 1872, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

Auckland, Nov. 8. The Nebraska arrived after a good trip of 37 days from Auckland and back. Left Honolulu on October 23. Passengers—For Port Chalmers: Mr and Mrs Van Blaxcom, Barrows, Mrs Firney; for Lyttelton: Messrs Todhunter, and Eiley. The Princess Beatrice is betrothed to the Marquis of Stafford. Prussia constructs a canal from the North Sea to the Baltic. The English Court is in mourning for the King of Sweden and the Princess Hohenlohe, sister to Queen Victoria. Agrarian violence is reported in Ireland; several landlords were shot. 60,000 emigrants left England for America. The deficiency in the wheat crop in England is estimated at thirty million (?) bushels. Indian despatches state that Euasian troops ate marching to Khiva. A collision of the Edinburgh train at Kertle bridge caused great loss of life. The station master is arrested. A terrific coal mine explosion occurred at Hanley, in which 40 miners were killed. The Hilda was wrecked at South Shields, and all aboard were lost. A Birmingham firm has contracted to furnish Prussia with 100,000 rifles of an improved pattern. ; SPAIN, The army is reorganised; conscription is abolished. Cuban insurrection is to he promptly troops will be sent. Spain will submit the justice of her ; claims against America to the great powers. : The Monastery of the Escurial and the Mausoleum of the King of Spain have been burned. ameeica. A railroad war is impending; to the, alarm of the people of Georgia the line of railway was seized by the Government. A disastrous fire took place at Montreal; Canada. There is great political •excitement; the republicans win everything; Grant is sure of re-election. Greeley is disgusted. The estimated wheat crop in California is seven hundred thousand tons. One thousand vessels are wanted; Tonnage rates have advanced a hundred per cent. . The Pacific Mail S.S. Co. have pu*ichSsdd'hll the Panama steameaa. | ! Laura Fair, convicted and to be hung on her fitst trial, was aqquitted by a “ know nothing ” jury oil her second trial. There is intense excitement in San Francisco, and threats were made of lynching her. Mr "Webb’s steamer the Daebtah leaves San Francisco for Auckland oh Nov. 6, to be followed by the Santiago de Cut©. The Indiafis in Southern Utah are stealing stock and murdering people. Smallpox prevails in Utah. ’ A conspiracy among the police de*tectives has been discovered in New York to-fasten the murder of Nathan on Forrester, who proves an alibi. The object of the conspiracy was to obtain the 50,000d01s reward. ■ ■

COMMERCIAL. , San Ebancibco, Oct. 8; Wheat is steady at. Idol 60c; oat*, Idol 60c ; flour, extra, : SdolsjtalioW, 8-J- dole. New Xo»k. ' ■,'i Wool is dull. Australian and New Zealand is in light demand at 62c to 55c. Hides, salted, ll£d; green, 12ad; dry, 22|d. Sperm oil, Idol 45c ; whale, 12dols 72c.