SUMMARY OF MAIL NEWS.

West Coast Times, Issue 3579, 22 September 1880, Page 2

SUMMARY OF MAIL NEWS.

San Fkancisco, August 28. A number of Chinese students now in the United States, will be sent back home for offence} committed. Some are dshonored for having cut off their queues. A man Mipposed to be Stanbrey C. Augur, a correspondent of the Liverpool Courier, who was with Prince Napoleon in Zululand, when the 'alter was killed, was found dead beside the Union Pacific railroad track on August 5. He had been run over by the cars and ended his life by shooting himself through the heart. Deceased had been writing up the West for his paper.

The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, is making great efforts to induce a larger trade with Mexico and Central America.

The gun case of the American tharp shooter Colonel Bodine, was seized on his arrival in New York, from England. It was 'bund stuffeu 1 full of. costly goods which he proposed to smuggle.

The United States Consul at Geneva, Switzerland, writes tbat the American beef and live stock trade has penetrated as far as that region, and sensibly diminished the price of beef, raised for Paris and French markets. Preserved meats and fruits, butte", aud cheese, also find extensive sale.

The Chinese workmen in Massachusetts are striking for higher wages and fanning trades un ons to giin their ends. They are more inflexible iv their demands than the white workmen, acd more cunning in compassing them

Julian the famous trotter, ha 9 made a mile in 2m. ll^secs. The animal was recently purchased by Vanderbilt for 50,000d015.

President Hayes is about to visit the Pacific Coait to talk about the Chinese question and the importance of commercial treaties with Mexico aud Central America.

Good crops are reported from all parts of the United States.

Our commercial world has been somewhat startled by the arrival of the steamer Hoo Ching direct from China, the first pioneer vessel of an exclusively Chinese line of traders. It is looked upon as the commencement of a new era in the carrying trade of the world. At all events the Hoo Ching hails from a port the United States is not allowed to trade with. She will have to p^.y an alien tax or 2 dols. 80 cent per ton, every time she enters the United States from such a port, and in addition to this ten per cent, ad valorem on her cargo.

'J he American Press generally condemn the Canadian- Pacific railroads as a "foolish and expensive scheme," that will not pay running expenses during the present century. The country it is to traverse v barren and desolate of inhabitants except a few savages, but the Dominion Government now that English capital ha 3 been secured, is nevertheless pushing it forward energetically. „

A miner has died from the extreme heat in the deep workings of the Comstock silver mines in Virginia. At Nevada owing to the heat it is found impossible to continue the South drive in the 3000 foot level.

General Schenck late Minister to England, whose nams was unpleasantly associated with the Emma mine swindle, is dying of Bright's disease. The experiment of connecting New York with London by telephone is to be tried, using the French cable for the purpose.

The Treasury Department is considering the question whether or not, Sarah Bernhardts theatrical wardrobe consistin-r of 47 dresses "shall be admitted free of duly.

The census just completed shows the population of the United States to be 49,000,000.

A New York street car was recently invaded by a gang of robbers, "and the passengers despoiled of their watches and moaey. Tom Hughes M.P. has arrived in New York. The New York Tribune in an article on the commercial mirine of the United States, says ;— " While engaged in employing 424 first class steamers in the foreign trade of the United States, we employ only about 61 ourselves, and leaving out the Cuban and Mexican trades only 15 or 16. The figures arc startling and the outlook is discouraging. A convention has been called to discuss this question and will meet at Boston on October 6th.

It is estimated that 200,000 Americans who have gone abroad this season have spent and left in England 10,000,000 dollars.

General Longstreet succeeds Horace May Ward as Minister to Turkey.

The deaf mutes of the United States and Canada held a convention in Cencinnati. The proceedings were carried on by signs. Ex Governor Herschell Johnston of Georgia is dead. He was candidate for

the vice presidency of the United States with Hepburn Douglas, as president. Whitaker, the slit eared colored candidate of West Point, has been grantad an indefinite leave of absence, which is a virtual dropping of his name froai the list.

The Departmental of Agricultural says the total crop h 98 against 100 the previous year, up to August Ist. John Buchanan, Doan of the Medical College of Philadelphia, charged with the fraudulent i-sue of medical diploma", attempted suicide by drowning. One of his diplomas was issued to a " doctor " Wright, who certified a cause of death as " collary infanLura." Buchanan is now in gaol in Detroit.

Over one hundred new claims of gjld and silver discoveries have been registered within the past year in the Secretary of States Office, New York. They are all located in Hamilton Tulton and Sara'oga Counties, on the southern edge of the Adriandack wilderness. The workings, it is said, will cDst more than the result comes to.

The new transcontinental railway from San Francisco and the Gulf of California, to New Orleans and St. Louis will, it is confidently expected, be complete and in working order by the end of 1882. Toe activity of railway building in the south west is remarkable, and soon the whole of the inter or of iMexico will be opened up. At Rochester, New York, on August 12tb, a contest took place between the famous trotters, Maude and St. Julian. In the first heat St. Julien made tbe mile in2mins ]s|aecs; Maude, 2mins llf ecs. Second heat — St. Julien, 2mins llfsdcs; Maude, 2mins 20|sees. Thirl heat— St. Julien, 2-nins 24£secs. In cans "quence of a tie of this re narkable tima, the judges declared all pools divided.

ltowell, the English pedestrian, is challenged by an American to contest for the Astley belt, and has accepted. Wallace Ross, of St. John's (New Brunswick), is challenged by Leahy, of California, to a single sculling race. Boyd has accepted Elliott's challenge to row over the Tyne course next February, for £100 to £200 aside.

Yellow fever has disappeared from the southern cities.

Spanish fever has broken out annng Texas cattle, and fears are entertained that it will spread to the otock of farmers in other States Precautions are beiug taken iv England.

An immense triennial conclave o( Knights Templars was held in Cui«ago on . August 19 h, including the wives and children or Knights. There were 1,000,000 visitors on the occasioa. There were delegations from every cty m tne States and territories.

Dr Tauner, the forty days faster, seems so far none the worse for bis exjerimmt, and v rapidly gaining fl.-sh. His divorced wife, now in Paii^, says that Tanner is able to take nourishment in a liquid form. The French paper i laugh at the Americans for their credulity. In the last cleiring homa report, all cities show an iaipro.eiaent except San Francisco. Th s is due to an almost complete paralysis of stock business for some months past.

A filibustering scheme is gaining headway in Texas. A large number of men are there banded together, whose purpne is to wrench from theMsxican Government the States of Sonora, Chibuitena, and San Arloa in the north-western part of the republic, and to convert them into an independent confederacy. Iv the meantime General Ord, the American Officer-in-command at R o Grande, is close by watching their movements, and the Mexicans are reporttd to be also ready to give tie filibusters a warm reception. The influence of Cainesc labor may be e-ti mated when it is stated that, so far as the Gigar trade is concerned, San Francisco manufacturers employing Chinese, find a profit by importing tobacco from the east and returning ib in the shape of cigars. One million were exported during the month of August.

A wholesale surrender of hitherto insubmissive Sioux Indians, who went to Canada, has taken place at Port Keogh. There are 1800 of them formally connected with Sitting Bull.

Harvesting is proceeding- rapidly in Ireland. Nearly one half of the land is cleared.

A strike of nail makers in Worcestershire was abandoned for a want sf cooperation.

Dr Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury, is reported to beab mttomarry a well known society lady.

William Thompson, formerley known as "Bendigo" a famous prize fighter, is dead. He was a revivalist.

A footman named Donovan has been arrested, charged with sending threatening letters to Lord Oranmore for advocating the cause of Irish landlords

Fifty thousand pounds is on hand in London to back Trickett in the ontch against Ilanlon.

At the Home Rule demonstration in Glasgow, a serious riot took place while a procession was passing an Orange lodge. The police were overpwered and two badly injured are not expected to live; one was speared. Anglo -American cable shares are firm .and in London negotiations with the French Company principally are completed for a uniform tariff of two shillings per word. In a debate on the Irish Constabulary on August 26, Richard O'Shannessy of Limerick, protested against the U3e of bullets or buckshot, and urged the use of small shot in firing on a mob. The Secretary of Irelaud said small shot were useless and only irritated. M>B Adelaide Scillioa left the bulk of her fortune (£40,000) to rear- Admiral Carr Glyn, to whom she was engaged to be married, with a bequest of £1000 to Edward Kempton. A scene of confusion, almost riot, took place among the crowd at the grave. Ex-Empress Eugenic intends to quit Cbiselhurst and take the remains of the late l-'rince Imperial with her. M. and W. Collinson, of London, offer to stake £1000 against a similar sum, that Dr Tanner will not fast forty days and forty nights, the brothers Collinson to watch him.

Jonas Reid and Co., bankers, of Liverpool, have suspended payment. tfranqo Loolo Ayceste and Co., Loadon, fxiled for £250,000.

The Dublin steamer Law ford and the steamer Baltic, for New York, collided in the Mersey. The Lawford sank, but the pasengers and crew were saved. The Baltic put back for repairs. Emigration returns from Liverpool show an increase of 5000 compared with July, 1879. Thirteen thousand emigrants went to America during the month.

A scandalous romance comes from Los Cruisos, New Mexico, where a priest named Father Seddoro Ranall persuaded a lovely young nun, Masquita Garcia, to elope with him from a convent. She had entered it at the solicitations of the priests, and

against the wishes of her relations. An uncle of the girl followel the fugitives, and would have killed the lover but he compromised by marriage. Tne priest and the girl tell horrible stories about the conduct of the clergy of all grades. Herbert Spencer, a writer on political economy, will make a tour of the world early next year. He first visits tha United States.

Elliot offers to row either G- Hosmor, the American, Blackmn, Liycock, or Boyd, over the Tyne course for £100 to £200 aside.

The steamer Jeildah, abandoned at sea, has arrived at Adrian.

The figurehead recently picked up, and said to have belonged to the missing training ship Atlaota, does not, according to the Times, answer the description of the one on the vessel at the time sh j lefc on her voyage.

The Iron Duke wag fl lated at Yesao. The Russian and French fleets also assisted.

The iron misters, of the Wast of Scotland, met in Glasgow, aad resolved that all furnaces in the country, belonging to the firms represented at the meeting, should be blown out at once.

Mr Lervia, Justice of the Peace, was fired at while recently riding from Tuam, Cjuity Galwiy. Three "bullets struck him in the breast without, effect, as he wore a oat of mail.

Two hundred officers and men, of the Royal Marines, have ben ordered to Ireland.

The New York Tribune's correspondent Bays;— .Vhea Lord Lytton landed from India, the Queen summoned him to Osborne, where he had " a bad quarter of an hour." It is now known he advised a declaration of war with Russia, when Saljekhoff went to Cabal.

The man who fired at Lord Lyttou in Calcutta, in December, has recovered from his insanity, and is committed for trial. Thorold A, Rogers, M.P., is commencing meetings in London to encourage the emigration of small farmers to the United States, emigrants to be assisted by loans secured on the land sold and occupied.

The Marquis of Waterford was warned not to attend a Royal Agricultural Society's show. If he Went he would be shot for voting against thj Compensation Bill, He was present despite the threat. Four thousand workraea in the Tyne ship yards struck for an advance of ten per cent.

There is much less excitement in Irelaad at present owing to the extremely good accaunJs from the harvest. In two-th.rds of the area fro n north to south, aod throughout central dht rices, the harvest is in full occup itioa, and the demand for labor is excessively brisk. A terrible riot took place at Dungannon on Sunday, the 15th in^Uit, in which mmy policemen were wounded. Their ranks were finally broken and they fired buck shot freely in to the crowd, Beveral of whom almost rushed ou the points of bayenets in the eagerness to attack.

At Downpatrick in a fi^ht betweeu ijomin Catholics and Orangemen ((he former being worsted), fire arms were almost incessantly discharged from Sunday till Monday.

Piecautions are take a against resistance to eviction in the west of ire'aud.

Iron huts for the police are coasfruiting near Clare Morris in the County of Maya.