ENGLISH MAIL NEWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 910, 2 October 1879, Page 2

ENGLISH MAIL NEWS.

ENGLISH, EUROPEAN, AND AMERICAN.

The most exciting event of the month in San Francisco was the attempted assassination of the Rev Dr. J. P. Kalloch, candidate of the Working Man's Party for Mayor, by Charles De Young, one of the editors and proprietors of the " Chroniole." De Young had assailed Kalloch in his paper, abused him shamefully, as well as revived scandals against his father, who had been dead for thirty veaaa. Kalloch, in a speech, replied in kind, questioning the respectability of De Young's mother, and charging that his assailant was bgrn with a bar sinister. The next day after -.the delivery of the speech Charles De Young drove up in a closed carriage to the Temple— Kalloch's Church — sent a message that a lady desired to see him, and when the Minister came, in obedience, to thejmessage, shot him from behind the curtains of -the vehicle, inflicting two wounds, one .in the breast and the other in the groin, from which he is yet suffering at present writing. The utmost excitement prevailed, but luckily no deeds of violence followed. De Young was taken to the Country prison, where his brother also fled for protection, and the building was surrounded by the military with Gatling guns for its protection, and to prevent the prisoners being taken out and lynched. A rowing match has been arranged between Courtney and Hanlan for $6,00l a side and is to take place at Charangua Lake next month. The California general [election takes place on the 3rd inst. The working men's ticket will carry the city and country of San Francisco,' and Kallock, if he survives, will be Mayor. The "New York Herald" prints nearly two solid pages of the interviews with prominent men as to whether General Grant will accept another nomination for the Presidency. All believe he will not ; he prefers the actual Presidency of the new Nicarcguan Canal Company. Sitting Bull and his Indians are now numbering nearly 8,000, and have deter* mined to reside on Canadian soil. The rice crop in Louisiana is greatly reduced this year. Captain Webb, the English swimmer, now in New York, having offered to swim, a match with any one in America, the distance to be not less than ten miles and for not less than $5,000 aside, was taken up by Boynton, the latter to use his life-preserving armour. The contest came off at Newport, R.L, on the 22nd ult., but Webb fell sick while in the water, and had to be taken thence by his friends, leaving. the victory to Boyton. The latter has been again challenged by Webb. A dispatch from St. John says: — Franklin's search party landed from Esttien, on the north shore of Hudson's Bay, last fall. They started last April in four sledges, with, sixty dogs, on a j ourney for King William's Land. The party have been, making explorations and discoveries of value to scienoe. They were all well. European immigrants are arriving at New York by thousands weekly. They mostly go to the Western Prairie States. Ex-Governor Sprague, of Rhode Island, and Senator Con-ding, have recently become subjects of newspaper remark on aocount of a serious quarrel. The trouble grew out of Conkling's intimacy with Mrs. Sprague. The husband ordered the Senator out of his house at the muzzle of a shot-gun. Secretary of State Evartsia mentioned as Republican nominee for the New York Governorship, Conkling's escapade having elouded his prospects, in that direction. Repudiation is showing a strong front in the State of Virginia. The State has been bankrupt for years. Speaking of Nordenskjold'a feat the New York Tribune remarks; "The gractical value of this north-east passage as yet to be determined. It will at all events be greater than that of the northwest passage, the discovery of which Sir Robert McClure was knighted and received a reward of £25,000. A letter from one of Nordenskjold's assistants gives an interesting account of the Tschade, a peculiar race inhabiting the north-eastern part of Siberia. They look very much like the Greenlanders : are small but alert : have brownish yellow skin, with coal-black eyes and hair : and singularly joyless, almost frozen expression of the face. They live in tents, dress in skins, and feed on seal fish. The women are tatooed in the face. A dictionary has been made of the language, comprising about 300 words. It will no doubt prove of interest to the linguists, as the tongues of the Polar race have hitherto been as great a puzzle to philologists as those of the negroes of tropical Afria. CANADA. A cloud-burst occurred at Buctouche, causing the death of two women and a child, and levelling 80 houses. . The Marquis of Lorne has paid a viceregal visit to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Bush fires are raging in Bedford, Hinchenbrook and Oldham townships. Many farmers are made homeless, and a family named Parsons is missing. Woodstock has been levelled by a severe gale. Great loss of life. Serious riots have taken place between the French and Irish in New Quebec. It appears the Irish ship labourers have been asked to accept a reduction of wages by the French section, and refused. Now that the Canadian Parliament has adjourned without doing anything to further the Canada Paoific Railway the Ministerial papers are beginning to change their tone. They charge the country with indifference to their interests, and this is coupled with new intimations that if means can be got in the United States it may be necessary to seek an alliance with that country and let Great Britian go. *