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TUE CALIFORNIAN mail
LACSi'P.AI.tiN ASSOCIATED PRESS TELEGRAMS.
Svovrr, 17th December.
The Cyplirenes, with the Californian mail,
arrived tc-day. She reports having expe
rienced strong head gales from California to
Honolulu, the passage occupying twelve
days. She left on tbe 23rd November, and
reached Auokland on 10th December. Pas
sengers : Mr. nnd Mrs. Howarth, Mr., Mrs.
and Miss Davis, Mrs. Rickards, MissPonier,
Meaary. Law, Williams, Thayer, Nicholson,
Martyn, Howard, Cohen ; and fifteen in the
steerage. Mr. Davis, the great English ven
triloquist, is a passenger.
Californian advices report that the manag
ing agent of tho Grangers' Association had
failed for a large amount, causing the can
cellation of many grain charters, and a fall
in freights to 50s. to Liverpool. A number
of vessels were leaving in ballast. The col
lapse was not likely to last long.
Flour was active at 3J dol. to 4 dol. and
4 dol. Wheat dull at 1 dol. 50 cents to 1
dol. 55 cents.
Now York advices to 2nd November re
port tlint tho I'atmos sailed for Melbourne
10th October, and the Stillman Alden on
14th, taking 10,400 oases oil, 179 packages
tobacco and sundries. The Bnrnside sailed
for Sydney with 1000 cases oil.
The John Bnnyan and Lenang were load
ing for Melbourne. J. H. Libbey, at Boston,
for Melbourne and Sydney.
Kerosene unsettled at 19 cents to 20
cents, in tins, per gallon. Tobacco high,
without prospects of decline. Resin easier.
There is very little American news of im
portance.
The Democratic gain at the annual elec
tions is confirmed.
The sum of GS, 000,000 doL was paid off
the public debt in October.
The Tilton-Beecher scandal continues to
be tbe leading social topic.
The monster steamer City of Pekin has
put into Rio Janeiro with two blades of
her propeller gone.
Forest fires have done great damage in
Indiana.
The King of Hawaii is expected to visit
America in December. Ho will then proceed
to Europe.
Brigham Young has been indicted for
bigamy.
Tho Belcher Gold Mine shaft caught fire
while 600 men were below. Eight were
badly burned, and fatally.
The war steamer Tnsenrora has been or
dered to resume deep sea soundings in the
Pacific.
The new Atlantic cable is complete.
The standing army of the United States
is to be reduced to 25,000 next year.
Gold at New York is 10ld. premium.
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