AMERICAN SUMMARY.

Te Aroha News, Volume 1, Issue 45, 12 April 1884, Page 3

AMERICAN SUMMARY.

San Francisco, March 17. Remington, the arms manufacturer of New York, confesses that the pistol found in the infernal machine at Charing Gross, London, was made by his firm, and. that the-nitro^dynamiters had procured the explosive compound from the same source.

A strong effort is being made by leading Republicans in favour of James G. Blame for the next Presidency. He is looked upon as the strongest oandidate in the field, The Democrats are badly broken up on the question of free trade and protection, and in the opinion the New York " Sun " will render the success of the Republicans at the next election as certain as human f raitty will allow. General Grant is reported in failing health. The Wood-growers' Convocation, representing seven and a half million sheep, of the annual production of 36,000,0001bs of wool, were represented, resolved thatthe wool industry had been greatly injured by the reduction made by the Tariff Bill of May, 1883, and was now threatened with total destruction by the Thomson Bill just reported in Congress; and the Convention asked that no further reduceion he made on foreign wools and woollens, and that the tariff of 1867 be restored. Mrs Langtry has finally decided not to go to Australia this year, as she feels she is not in strong enough health to stand such a journey. After her San Francisco engagement, which begins on June 16th and closes on the 20th, she will return to New York and sail for England. Mrs Langtry already owns several nouses in New York city, and on March 3rd took an assignment of mortgage of much valuable real estate additional. Frank Tousey, a New York publisher, was arrested on March 3rd for reprinting a book entitled " Memoirs of George IV." It is described as injurious to the morals of the community. George Augustus Sala has arranged a lecturing tour for next autumn in the United States. Salmi Moose (or Solomon Moss), the putative author of the " Passion Play," and a man of great and varied experience, committed suicide by drowning in New York on February 22nd. It is said Moose was in Melbourne in the early days, and built the Criterion Hotel, Collins-street, as a speculation. A fire at Charlottetown, Prince Edward's Island, February 20, destroyed all the business places on the south side of Queen's square, including the Post Office and Custom-house. Loss, 250,000 dollars. Heavy snow storms had occurred in Eastern Canada, causing much damage. In many places the occupants of homes had to make their exits through the attic windows. The streets of Montreal are thronged with immigrants, ill-clad and in a state of starvation. The discontent in Manitoba has grown so great that bloodshed is feared, and the Premier warns the Ottawa Government that it will be held responsible.

Desperate Deed of a. French Gardener. Paris, February 29. —A terrible tragedy was enacted to-day in the south of France. A gardener named Chave, employed at the convent in Serviane, near Marseilles, was recently dismissed for laziness. To-day, while the Sisters were walking in the grounds, and at a moment while they were in a secluded place, Clave suddenly appeared. The Lady Superior asked him kindly if he had found work. Clave, without replying, drew a revolver, [and discharged six barrels, killing the Lady Superior and mortally wounding one of her companions. The remainder fled, shrieking for help. A number of peasants gathered, but Cheve reloaded and kept them at bay. Two gendarmes then arrived and closed with Cheve, who fired twice without hitting them. One gendarmes shot Cheve in the chest, and another bullet penetrated tne murderer's ear. Cheve, in his dying agohy, inflicted on himself a third mortal wound with his own revolver.