MAIL NEWS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XII, Issue 3218, 30 August 1878, Page 2

MAIL NEWS.

(Per Frisco Mail ) Pioperty in Bevrout. and other Syrian towns has arisen highly in consequence of the Eugli«,h occupation of Cyprus. King Johu has resigned the Crown of Abys«ioia in favor of Ki»^ Meneloko. SaftVct Puslia has demanded the expulsion from Constantinople of G'llk'uga. The Times correspondent, and Mr Fawcett, the Consular Judge, advises Sir A. H. Layard to refuse. The treaty of Berlin ia to be priuted ou parchment in antique type, and each signatory power is to receive a copy signed by the Plenipotentiaries. The French Press attacks England for the acquisition of. Cyprus. .Bismarck wanted a Supplementary Conference in August, but the British Commissioners refused. Public opinion turns towards Grant for the next President. A simultaneous strike is expected about Iho middle of August. The nucleus of the movement is in Pennsylvania. A general Sioux war is imminent. Geo. W. Burleigh, the actor, blew ht3 brains out, after delivering an infidel lecture. A Commercial Convention, National aud International, is to be held at New Orleans. Baldwin, the editor of the Baltimore Suu, ia dead. Yellow fever has appeared in the Brook lyn Naval Yards. Three deaths have oc curred. The Dramatic writers have held a meeting in New York to establish a protection Society. The Yorshirb Valley is attracting numerous tourists. Twenty Australians (passengers per Zealandia) formed a party there. Tne Hon. E. Chaudler is gazetted Governor of New Brunswicir, vice Tilley resigned. Ella Niccoll, the actress, committed suicide iv Now York on July 19th. lellow fever has appeared at St. Louis. A cyclone occurred at Albany on the 21sfc June. 100,000 dollars worth of damage \ya» done; The gas wotki was blocked, and the city left iv darkness. A number of Englishmen, residents in Frisco, will present Btaconsfield with a valuable work of art in tbe shape of a gold oaskct inlaid with precious stones. Atcben^the aeronaut, was killed by falling fiom a balloon at Elmwood, Illinois, on tho 21st inst. Tappact, treasurer of the Boston Betting Co., defaulted for over a million dollars. Three miners were recently killcl by the excessive heat in a silver mine in the Eastern Cities. A number of people are dying of sunstroke at St Louis. Fifty cases in one day. The therinoinetor ia at 90 to 100. The groat four mile race between Molly McArthy and Ten Broßk was a fraud, Lawrence, one of the old Califoruian newspaper men, is dead. The Pacific Co., notified to the Union Co. of its intention to cancel oontraofc with it for freight aud passengers. The town of St. Miguel, Per., was recently invaded by 25 desperadoes for murder and plunder, and were all killed by the inhabitants.