THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 214, 16 October 1875, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

r „, r , , Auckland, Saturday. Ihe Cyphrencs has arrived. The English aiu American mails left San Francisco on September 14, New Zealand time, and Honolulu on the 23rd ; thence fine pleasant weather throughout. Passengers for Auckland— Misses Duncan, Hon. G. S. Lyttelton, Hon. wuv Balfour and servant, Mr. and Mrs. William Thompson, Captain Petherbridge, John McKellar, and C. Swesey. For Austraha—Captam Audley Coote, Zingara Troupe, and fifty-five others. Cargo for Auckland--00 cases salmon, 130 bags rice, 60 bales hops, 100 packages matches, 114 packages merchan-clis-e, and a largo cargo for Australia. Telegrams to 19th. The Herald cable from Montenegro says all the country between Bervia and Montenegro is in full revolt, fully ten thousand insurgents have taken the field towns were sacked,and all the Turkish villages burned, and Turks massacred. The Christian mu m a ? t - S liave taken refuge in the mountains. 1 lie I urkish troops are demoralised. The insurrection is spreading on all sides. Montenegro is prepared for war. The wildest enthusiasm prevails. A general war is regarded as inevitable.

Ihe verdict with reference to running down a yacht by the Royal yacht Alberta was to the effect that there was an error of judgment on the part of the Alberta’s officers. It was recommended to lower the rate of speed and keep a better look-out. Spain is sending more tooops to Cuba. . lke Garlist cause is weakening and becoming demoralised.

Emperor William visits Italy in Octo-

Abundant harvests are gathered in Denmark and Sweden.

The Journal dc Paris publishes a note repudiating a pamphlet in which Count Cham3oi d is advised to resign his pretensions to the throne of trance.

ihe Pope has instructed the Catholic clergy of Bosnia and Herzegovina to exercise their influence in calming the people, and facilitate tlie pacification of the provinces. Hooper, secretary to a telegraphic works, forged and negotiated a bill for 135,000 dollars.

Bismarck’s daughter is betrothed to Count Wendezaenlarborg of the Prussian service. The concentration of the two German armies, ordered to participate in the grand autumn manoeuvre, has been effected. Colonel Duncan reports that the King of Burmali received him courteously. Ihe Admiral of the French-American squadron has been superseded on account of pronounced Bonapartist tendencies. ihe Chinese Customs authorities announce that two ambassadors have been appointed to proceed to England. The first of a series of conferences to promote the principles of the Working Men’s Peace Association of Great Britain among the working classes of France was held in Paris; delegates were present from all parts of England. Joseph Arch was one of the speakers. I ifteen thousand animals are affected by the foot and mouth disease. Ihe hop crop in England promises a good yield. The Working Men’s Peace Association unanimously protested against the armament of Europe as an intolerable burden. Thirty thousand Khokand rebels were defeated by the Russian expedition. AMERICAN NEWS. September 13. A terrific storm broke over Chicago on the 10th September, causing immense destruction of shipping. A train was thrown into the Mississipi River by the rails spreading, and resulted in fifteen persons being seriously injured. The Anglo-American Telegraph Company have reduced the tariff between America and Europe to 25 cents per word. _ At Oil City, lightning struck a large crude oil tank at the Imperial Refinery. Five tanks, filled with oil and benzine, were destroyed. Altogether about 50,000 barrels were consumed. The loss is 200,000 dollars ; no insurance. 200 men in consequence were thrown out of employment. The firm of Schuhartal and Sons have stopped payment; one of the oldest and most respectable firms in New York. The steamer Equinox was lost near Chicago, with twenty-two lives. Washington telegrams say the Centennial Exposition is in danger as the matter now stands. There is a possibility that it will either fall through altogether or bo postponed. An organisation has been started to pursue those engaged in the massacre of Goneral Miguel. A number of bandits have been

captured, null the leaders shot. Thirty-five rebels were executed in one day. Another revolution in Sonora is reported. General Serna, commanding the revolutionists, has issued a pronunciainento declaring that they will fight against the present Government to the hitter end. Forty have signed a circular that they will support Serna. They ask for a fresh election and another Governor than Pesquera, against whom the outrage on Carillo has caused great animosity. A frightful negro slaughter occurred at Clinton, Missouri, early in September. There was a great riot on the Ist, in which the blacks suffered heavily, and were driven off. On Saturday, the 4th September, 500 armed whites arrived from Edwards and Bolton, and occupied Clinton. On Sunday, the Vicksburgers commenced slaughtering the negroes, and killed in cold blood all they could find. 500 were killed in the city and country. The authorities were utterly powerless to stop the atrocities, which were reported for days afterwards. A complete reign of terror is established over the country. Governor Ames did all he could to stop bloodshed. ADDITIONAL MAIL NEWS TER CYPIIKENES. Arrangements for the new mail service are completed. Five ships have been employed. The Pacific Mail Company contribute three—the Colima and two new ships, the City of New York and City of Sydney. The Colima begins the service from San Francisco on the 10th of November, sailing to Sydney. The City of Sydney and the City of New York sail direct from New York to Sydney to take their places on the line. John Elder and Co.’s two new ships, now rapidly approaching completion, leave London for Australia—the first about the beginning of November, the other a month later, so that in a few months hence the service will be performed by five new powerful steamships of the highest class, and with passenger accommodation leaving nothing to be desired. Pending the time required to get the new vessels to their stations, the company have obtained permission to use the Mikado and Vasco di Gama for one voyage each, in November and December, to carry the mail from Sydney and New Zealand to San Francisco, after which the regular vessels will be employed. The mail from London in future will be despatched on Thursday evenings, and go out by the fast boat to New York instead of via Boston as before. The timetable is arranged with a view to the homeward mail meeting the fast boats leaving New York on Saturdays. The Vasco di Gama leaves San Francisco on the 10th October. She is not to take a mail. The next inward mail will be brought by the City of Melbourne. A Scotch express train had a collision with an excursion train from Morecombe to Bradroad, near Kildwick. Five people were killed, and forty injured ; several probably fatally. The editor and proprietor of the Frankfort Zietung, a member of the German Parliament, has been arrested for refusing to testify to the authorship of certain articles. Five other editors of that paper have been already imprisoned for the same reason. A pilgrimage of German Catholics has set out for France. The Pope sent them his blessing. The foot and mouth disease is spreading in Cumberland and Aberdeenshire. In Dorsetshire fifteen thousand animals are down with the disease.

Albert Cohn and Co., merchants, have failed, with liabilities of £120,000. .The blacks have invaded the Egyptian coast near the Abysinuian border. The Khedive despatched three war vessels and four thousand infantry to punish them. The Pope has invited the German Archbishop Ledchowskito Rome at the end of his imprisonment, to attend a special Gonsistory council. The Emperor Ferdinand of Austria left by will one million two hundred thousand pounds to the Pope. The amount has been paid. Three towns in Russia have been entirely destroyed by fire.

There have been floods in the Burrnau River, causing it to overflow its banks with immense damage. The cholera in Syria is abating.

Earl Grey and the Protestant bishops thanked Dr. Dollinger for the success of the Conference, and hoped good feeling would be maintained. At a meeting of the National Bank of New Zealand on August 19, the chairman, in moving and adopting the report, said Bridges had worked advantageously for the bank. Burne’s resignation was accepted. The election of a general manager is now under consideration. Last year it was reported the bank would lose £IO,OOO through a bad debt at Nelson. The amount had been greatly exaggerated. At that time he had thought they might lose £2OOO. But the loss had actually only been £BOO. They had had other losses in the year, but had more care been exercised, these bad debts would not have becu so large, and the directors had expressed a very strong opinion in this respect to those in the colony who wished to do a safe and steady business. They had ■written olf as paid £4640 for preliminary expenses, aud would carry forward £6SSO after payment of a dividend.

The Queen witnessed the running down of the yacht Mistletoe from the deck of the Alberta, and was deeply agitated, wringing her hands, and evidently in a state of dreadful suspense while efforts were being made to rescue the unfortunate sufferers. The American officers of two vessels at Tripoli were hooted through the streets by the rabble. The Consul had been previously insulted. An apology was made to the oflicers. The demand sent by America to secure satisfaction to the Consul, was conceded. AMERICAN SUMMARY. At St. Louis on the 4th September a duel was fought between Major Edwards, editor of'the St. Louis Times, and Colonel Forbes, editor of the Evening Journal. Both fired too high. Edwards demanded another shot, but Forbes refused, and all ended amicably.

Business in Now York is reported to be flourishing. Merchants in almost every branch of business predict an excellent fall trade, There is a good deal of caution in buying. There is nothing extravagant, but small orders are abundant. Increased activity is noticed both south aud west. The grain market is firm, and is higher in Chicago, owing to recent heavy rains. Rumours at Brooklyn arc current that Dis-trict-Attorney Britton is negotiating to enter a nolle prosequi in the case of Beecher v. Moulton, for slander. It is stated that an indictment has been procured against Moulton, who refuses to settle the case. It is not known when the trial will come on, Beecher’s counsel does not want to proceed, and says it is better to let the scandal rest. George Bittunbondon, aged 20 years, was shot and killed on the spot by Edward Bittenbenden, his brother, only 19 years old, in San Francisco. The murderer was arrested, and lodged in prison. Horrible cruelties are imported in the Illinois State prison. Ex-convict Joliet makes a statement that three cases came under his notice while in prison, of cases where prisoners were tortured to death. Two were dosed to death in iced water ; one was knocked on the head by the warder, because he was too sick to walk fast. Another was strung up for six hours by his hands to a ringbolt. The last-mentioned recovered after being given over.

The new railway between New York and Philadelphia will open on March 1. It is calculated there will be 5000 arrivals daily from Now York during the Centennial. It is threatened in Eastern journals that the establishment of the Steinbeyer protectorate over the kingdom of Samoa, will receive a thorough overhaul when Congress meets. At Montreal on September 2 a great disturbance occurred at the funeral of a Mr. Guiford. The mob stoned the hearse, aud would not allow it to enter the cemetery. Fighting took place, and the hearse was obliged to retreat. The body was afterwards deposited in the Protestant cemetery vault, and guarded by eighteen armed men, under the command of a serjeant of police. Louis Kelil, teller of the Planters’ National Bank, was discovered near the bank on the Ist September, in an exhausted condition, and told the police how three men had forced him from his bed and compelled him to deliver up the safe keys, and had robbed the bank. Nearly 100,000 dollars were stolen. Rehl afterwards confessed that he himself had robbed the bank, and showed where the property was hidden.

Another revolution has occured in San Domingo. Ex-President Baez was proclaimed President by the insurgents. A Spanish steamer was sent to protect the Spanish residents in the island.

It is reported that General Butler has been retained as counsel for Tilton in the second suit against Beecher. A revolution is imminent in Uruguay.

The insurgents in Cuba are very active in burning plantations aud making themselves a general nuisance. Two prisoners in Florida, convicted of indecent assault, were taken out of the gaol and hung in front of the church. There was great excitement in Rochester city on the discovery of a baby farming establishment in full operation. The manager of Sing Sing prison is accused of theft and corruption. The bank of California had not resumed on the 13th September, but was expected to do so at an early date. Jefferson Davis declines to accept the gift of a homestead in Texas. Jefferson has issued invitations to adress several agricultural societies.

Judge Woodruffe, of the Unitod Circuit Court, is dead. The New York Evening Post says that after the 15th of September the rates of charges on cable messages from New York and east of New York to Britain and France will be reduced Is. per word. Black Nut, a man under sentence of death in Panama, has committed seventeen assassinations, several rapes, robberies, and other crimes. He is eiglxty-eight years old. An organisation has been started to pursue those engaged in the massacre and robbery of Don Miguel. A number of bandits were captured and many of the leaders shot. In one day fifteen rebels were executed and twenty hanged. The city of Guayaquil has been thrown into excitement by the assassination of Garcia Mene, President of Ecuadore, in his palace, by Captain Rayo and two young men. Rayo was killed by the guards, but the others escaped. There are strong reasons for anticipating a massacre of the foreign residents. Lieutenant-Colonel Villar while being conducted on board the ironclad Cabrar at Rio Jauiero was attacked and mortally wounded, dying next day. The conflict between the troops and the people had taken place the day before. A child at Fairhavcn has been mangled by dogs. An explosion took place at Newark, New Jersey, at an alkaloid factory. The building was destroyed. Two persons are known to be killed, and several others are missing, and it is supposed they are buried in the ruins. The suspension of the Bank of California caused great excitement, which was heightened by the death of the president, Mr. Ralston, immediately after by drowning. Ralston had been intimately connected with all improvements in San Francisco, and the people turned out to honor his funeral. At a meeting it was stated that the assets of deceased would fully cover his debts to the bank. The Board of Directors had made a stand against him, and the Bulletin and Call attacked him. It is supposed that he committed suicide in consequence of his feelings at the disgrace. The bank was expected to resume soon after the 13th September, and pay all liabilities. Fifteen million of dollars were subscribed as a guarantee fund for the bank —four stock-holders subscribing a million each.

A nugget of gold was found at Parmaribo, in Guiana, weighing 16. jibs.

During a gale in the Archipelago, off Chiloe, seven lighters were lost and thirty persons were drowned. There have been Indian troubles in various States, and war was feared ; but now quiet is restored. San Francisco, September 12. Sales of quicksilver at 66 j cents to 70cents; best flour, 6dol. 50oents per barrel ; wheat, Idol. 95cents to Idol. 97:fcents ; barley, fair inquiry for feed, Idol. 35ceutsto Idol. 45ccnts; wool, 12ccnts to IScents; Oregon salmon firmly held, Idol. 35ceuts to Idol. 40ccnts. New York, September 11. Sperm oil, Idol. IScents to Idol. 55cents; whale, 63cents to 70cents; wool, spring, fine, 25cents to 35cents; pulled, 35cents to 42ccnts. Liverpool, September 10. The quotation of wheat was 10s. lOd. to 11s.; club, 11s. to 11s. 6d. per cental.