SAN FRANCISCO MAIL NEWS,

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 27 September 1880, Page 2

SAN FRANCISCO MAIL NEWS,

San Francisco, August 28. A number of Chinese students now in the United States will be sent back home for offences committed. Somo of them are dishonored for having cut ofi tbeir queues. A man supposed to bo St. Aubrey C Augurs, a correspondent of the Liverpool Courier, who was with the Prince Napoleon in Zululand when the latter 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 West for his paper. The chiuese workmen in Massachussets are striking for higher wages, and forming trades unions to gain their ends. They are more inflexible in their demands than the white workmen, and more cunning in compassing them. President Hayes is about to visit the Pacific Coast to talk about the Chinese question and importance of commercial treaties wiiih Mexico and 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 at San Francisco, direct from China, the first pioneer vessel of an rxclusivoly Chinese line of traders. It is looked upon as the commencement of n new em in the carrying trade of the world. At any rate. Hoo Chiug bails from a part the United States is not allowed to trade with. She will have to pay an alieu tax of 2 dols. 80 cents per ton every time she enters the United States from such a port, and in addition 10 per cent, ad valorem on the cargo. A miner has died from the extreme heat in (he deep working of the Comsfcoo'r silver mines, Virginia, Nevada. Owing to heat it is found impossible to continue the south drivo in the 3000 feet level of the Belcher mine. General Schcnck, late Minister to Fns> land, whose name was unpleasantly associated with the Emma mino swindle, is dyinc; 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?. Tho Treasury Department is considering the question whether or not Sarah Heinhardl's theatrical wardrobe, con» sisting of 47 dresses, shall be admitted free of duty. The census just completed shows the population of the United States to be 49,000,000. It is estimated that 200,000 Americans who ha^e gone abroad this season have spent and left in England 10,000,000 dols. Wbitaker, the slit-eared colored candidate of West Point, has been granted an indefimlo leave of absence, which is a virtual dropping of his name from the list. The department of agriculture says that the total crop is 98 against 100 the previous year up to Au«ust Ist. John Buchnnan, dean of the Medical College, Philadelphia, who is under c'iaraes for fraud in tho issue of medical diploma, attempted suicide l»v drownipjj. Odo of his diplomas was issued to a " Or " Wright, who certified a case of death as " coHary in fanluui." Buchanan is now in goal at Detroit. Over 100 now claims of gold and silver discoveries, fount? within tho r>nst year, arc in ihe Secretary of State's office, JNew York. They aro all located in Hamilton. Fulton and Saratoga counties, cv the southern odgo of the Adriandack wilderness. The workings, it ia said, will cost moiv than tho result comes to. The 1 new transcontinental railway from San Francisco and the Gulf of California to New Orleans a.nd St. Louis will, it is coiifiileiitly expected, be in complete working order by the end of 1882. The activity of railway building in the south-west is remarkable and soon I lie whole of the interior of Mexico will be opened up, Tho influence cf Chinese labor may be esv.mat d when it is stated that so far p.s the uig-.tr trade is coucerned tbo San Francisoo manufactures employing the Chinese Cud a profit ia importing tobacco frim the cast and returning it in the shape of cigars, One million were exported during tho mon'h of August. Harveslinct is prooredina rapidly in Ireland— nearly one half of the land is cleared. Dr. Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury, is reported about to marry a wellskuown society lady. Five thousand pound is on hand in London to back Trickett in the match against Hani on. At v. Home liule demonstration in

Glasgow, a serious riot took place while (ho procession was passiu^ an Orange lod^e. The police were overpowered and two baJly injured and not expected to li7O-~one was speared. | lv tho debate on tho Irish Constabulary on August 20, Richard O'Shanassy, of Limerick, protested against the use o!' bullets or buckshot, and urged tho use of small shot in firing on a mob. The Secretary for Ireland; said .small shot were useless, and only irritated. Mi?B Adelaide Soillion left the bulk of her fortune (£10,0000) to Eear Admiral Carr Glynne, to whom she was engaged to bo married, with a bequest of £1000 to Edward Kernpton. A scene of confusion, almost a riot, occurred at the grave. The Princess Eugenic intends to leave Chiselhurst and take the remains of tho late Prince Imperial with her, M. and W. Oollinson, of London ins tend to stake £1,000 against a similar sum, that Dr Tauner will not fast 40 days and 40 nights— the brothers Oollin son to watch him. Boyd has accepted Elliot's challenge to row over the Tyne course nest Peb» ruary, for £100 to £200 a»side.