'FRISCO MAIL NEWS

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume XIV, Issue 758, 12 April 1884, Page 3

'FRISCO MAIL NEWS

Henry joh admission to Club wag almost unanimous, 29 negatives only out of £2l ballots being cast. • George Eliot's is to ba published in the autumn.* Two members of the firm of Parker and Co, solicitors in Bedford row, London, absconded on March 5* having misappropriated their clients' title deeds. The liabilities are between L 1,000,006 and L 2,000,000. They had borrowed L 50.000 for various speculations. The Queen is in indifferent health. She is apparently in good health one day, and the next suifers from extreme fits of depression. Sergeant Ballantyn;) has written an account of bis tour in the United States, in which he handles the Americans kindly. A mass meeting w M to be held in London on March 21 to oppose any Legislative action that will increase the price of meat. Mr W. E. Forster was to preside, A heavy snowstorm in Canada caused much damage. Many of the occupants of the houses only escaped, through the attic windows. The streets of Montreal are throngei with starving immigrants, land the discontent at Manitoba" has grown so great that bloodshed is feared. The Premier warns the Otlawa Government that :t will be held responsible unless something is done. Port-au-Spain, at Trinidad, has been almost destroyed by fire. Los.*, 40,000d015. The captain of the steamer Misero arrived in London on March 5 to interview Lord Grandvillo regarding the crew now held in bondage. The Misero was wrecked on the west coast of Beheen, in Sumatra, in Nov , and the vessel was looted by tho subjects of the Rajah of Teeura. The crew of twenty-five men, among whom was an American, were taken captive, and a:e now held by the .Rajah for L 62.000 ransom. The English and Dutch Governments have already made efforts to succour the captives. Lord Garmoyle's defenco in tI;o action for breach of promise brought by Miss Fortescuo has been delivered to tho Court. He admits, the contract and the breach of it, and leaves tho jury to assess the damages, but submits that £30,000 would be too much. Ho is at Constantinople. The relations between Germany and the Ufiited States have become strained owing to the resolution of condolene3 on the death of Herr Lasker, intro duced into Congress by Colonel Chilleree and sent to Bismark, and by him returned. Bismark at the sama time refused to recognise Unitel States Minister Sargeaut, at Berlin, as a medium of communication butween the Governments. The hos'ilo relations existing between Laeker and Bismark was the cause of the misunderstanding Bisuiark's reasons, as published, are considered sound. A terrible explosion took place in a coal-mine at Pocahontas (Virginia) from fire-damp. The mine was completely wrecked, and 150 miners were killed. 'ihe Irish National League have declared against Henry George's land scheme as impracticable. The Fenians at Pari3 Irive removed their headquarters to Geneva. The French Government made it too hot for them in Franco. Parnell is actively promoting a company for further emigration from over-populated districts in Ireland. The company has been formed with a capital of £150,000, with Parnell as chairman, and Sir Baldwin Leighton, Jacob Bright, and Kdmund Dwyor Gray, members of Parliament, among tho directors.