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  2. AUSTRALIAN REVENUE RETURNS.

    From the following compilation of the revenue returns of New South Wales, Queensland, Viotona, South Australia, and Tasmania for the first quarters of the present and last year, it will be seen that under some ...

    Article : 727 words
  3. NEWS BY THE ENGLISH MAIL, VIA SUEZ.

    The mail per P. and 0. steamer Ravenna was delivered from the General Post Office at 9 a.m. yesterday. Our English and Foreign correspondence and files of papers come down ...

    Article : 39 words
  4. FRIGHTFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN SPAIN— 60 LIVES LOST.

    A horrible railway disaster took place near Ciudad Real on April 26. The scene of the accident was on the line to Portugal, the Ciudad Real and Badajos Railway, between the stations of [?] and Chillon, a few miles from ...

    Article : 336 words
  5. FAILURE OF AN ARIZONA BANK.

    Tucson (A.T.), Ma 9.—Hudson and Co., bankers at Tucson and [?]ombstone, made an assignment to T. L. Stiles for the benefit of their creditors this evening. James H. Toole and Charles Hudson, the firm, have also assigned all ...

    Article : 146 words
  6. OUR LONDON LETTER.

    The political history of the week has been rather quiet. The public generally are occupied in the discussion of Mr. Childerz's Budget, which, now that it has been closely examined into, is seen to be of more ...

    Article : 3,840 words
  7. FIRE AND PILLAGE AT PANAMA.

    Panama (via Galveston), April 28.—A terrible fire has raged here from 11 last night to 4 this morning. No water available. The market and two blocks of houses are totally destroyed. Loss, half a million dollars. During the ...

    Article : 88 words
  8. CENTRAL ASIA.

    The Calcutta correspondent of the Times telegraphed on April 27:- "The sanction of the Secretary of State to the construction of the Quelta railway has been received. The line will ...

    Article : 351 words
  9. THE DESTRUCTION OF WHITELEY'S.

    A very destructive fire broke out early on the morning of April 26 on the premises of Mr. William Whiteley, in Queen's-road, Bayswater. Mr. Whiteley has in this road seven large shops adjoining each other, stored with costly ...

    Article : 310 words
  10. DYNAMITE OUTRAGES.

    Another clear dynamite outrage is reported from Hagen, the constituency represented by Herr Eugen Richter, formerly champion of the Progressists, and now one of the Liberalist chiefs—the same who first publicly called ...

    Article : 417 words
  11. CREMATION.

    In the Honse of Commons on April 30, Dr. Cameron moved in the House of Commons the second reading of his bill for the regulation of cremation. The motion was negatived by 149 vottes to 79, but (says the Times) he may ...

    Article : 331 words
  12. THE EGYPTIAN CONFERENCE.

    The Paris correspondent of the Times writes on May 1:- "The French reply to the proposal of a conference was to be deliverwd this atternoon to Lord Granville by the Charge d'Affaires without waiting for the return of M. Waddington, ...

    Article : 683 words
  13. THE REPORTED MASSACRES BY THE MAHDI.

    The Daily News publishes a long letter from its correspondent in the Soudan (who is understood to be Mr. O'Kelly, M.P.). It is dated Dongola, April 2, and gives further interesting particulars respecting the Mahdi and his ...

    Article : 250 words
  14. SAD ACCIDENT TO A FAMILY.

    The Brittany newspapers record a lamentable accident to an English fa[?]ly. Mr. Croagh C[?]n, the English clergyman at Di[?]an, went out on the river Rance in his boat, called the Sibyl, accompanied by three of his children and the ...

    Article : 213 words
  15. MANUFACTURERS' FREE TRADE LEAGUE.

    New York. May 8.—Leading manufacturers of New York and adjoining States met this evening to devise means by which Congress can be induced to abolish all duties on raw materials and so modify the present tariff that the ...

    Article : 91 words
  16. MISCELLANEOUS.

    The recent fire at Rangoon, Burmah, raged two days, and destroyed 41 honses. Loss, £1,200,000. The National Exhibition at Turin was opened on April 26 by the King and Queen of Italy. ...

    Article : 687 words
  17. THE GIRLS' FRIENDLY SOCIETY.

    Sir,—In a leading article of the Herald of the 1st June commenting upon the telegram sent by the Agent-General in London to the Colonial Secretary, to the effect that female domestics are difficult to obtain and that good young women ...

    Article : 510 words
  18. FATAL RIOT IN BORNEO.

    New Orloans, May 8.— The steamship Raleigh arrived this morning from Bomeo, and reports, April 26, a riot between the Spaniards and British subjects. The latter holds grants which the Spaniards trespassed, and being ...

    Article : 90 words
  19. IRELAND.

    On April 30 a meeting of the National League was held. Mr. Clarke, chairman of the Mullin[?]one Poor-law Guardians, presided. Mr. Harrington, M. P., read a letter from reinstated tenants of Mr. Lloyd Apjohn, in county ...

    Article : 287 words
  20. STAGE STOPPED AND PASSENGERS PLUNDERED.

    Redding, Cal., May 8.—About 2 o'clock this afternoon, the Sacramento River stage, Dave Curtis driver, coming to Redding, was stopped between Buckeye and Newton, five miles north by two men, one with a breech-loading, ...

    Article : 128 words
  21. GREAT FOREST FIRES IN AMERICA.

    Williamsport, Pa., May 3.—The forest fires in various places have been extensive and very destructive. Along the Philadelphia and Erie railroad, from Driftwood west to Keane, heavy files were in progress last night. Many cars ...

    Article : 201 words
  22. THE ROYAL WEDDING AT DARMSTADT.

    The marriage of Princess Victoria, the granddaughter of the Queen, with Prince Lonis of Baltenberg, was celebrated at Darmstadt on April 30, in the presence of a brilliant and very distinguished assembly. The bride were ...

    Article : 335 words
  23. AN EXTENSIVE CONSPIRACY.

    Havana, May 8.—Several military prisoners arrived yesterday from the interior. They are the commander of the regular infantry battalion stationed at Cie[?]fugo, a sublieutenant of artillery at Holquio, two sergeants, and five ...

    Article : 174 words
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  25. AN ATTEMPTED BLOW-UP.

    Denver, May 1.—Shortly before midnight last night a bomb with an ignited fuse, containing six pounds of giant-powder, was thrown upon the porch of the Crawford House, at Colorado Springs, shattering the doors and windows of ...

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