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  2. ARRIVAL OF THE R.M.S. TARTAR.

    THE mail steamer Tartar, Captain Ferries, arrived in Port Jackson at 1 p.m. yesterdasy. She brings London papers to July 10; San Francisco to July 28; Honolulu, August 6; Kandavau, ...

    Article : 954 words
  3. HURRICANE AT WASHINGTON.

    Washington, July 5.—A terrible storm of wind and rain passed over the city last evening. Trunks of trees two or three feet in circumference were snapped by the hu[?]ri[?]ane, and ornamental and shade trees all over the city, including ...

    Article : 166 words
  4. HILL END.

    A GREAT stir is still being made in town about the leasing system and its disadvantages, its locking up of ground that would support men who are now obliged to leave the district in search of the means of livelihood. The question is ...

    Article : 1,597 words
  5. THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE.

    THE following is the full text of Mr. Russell's letter to the Canterbury Press on the above subject, a brief abstract of which has appeared in the Herald. "Sir,—Referring to your not unfriendly article this ...

    Article : 1,522 words
  6. EXPLOSION OF FIREWORKS.

    New York, July 6.—At half-past 9 o'clock to-night, during a display of fireworks in Washington-square, sparks from a skyrocket fell in the midst of pile of rockets, bombs, &c., and a terrific explosion at once ...

    Article : 161 words
  7. ELEVEN PERSONS MURDERED.

    Louisville, Jun 30.—A passenger on the train reports that in Spencer county, Kent[?]cky, last night, Mrs. Donaldson, her grown-up daughter, and six smaller children, and Mrs. Storkney, Mr. Donaldson's ...

    Article : 77 words
  8. POLYGAMY A CRIME AT UTAH.

    Salt Lake, July 27.—It is stated that the Government officials are endeavouring to obtain the names of all the men and women who have gone into polygamy since the passage of the Poland Bill, the intention being to ...

    Article : 66 words
  9. THE BEECHER-TILTON SCANDAL.

    Once more the religious world has been startled by threatened disclosures affecting the moral character of the [?]reatest teacher and preacher in America, perhaps in Christendom, Henry Ward Beecher. Some three years ...

    Article : 438 words
  10. THE DIFFICULTIES OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE.

    The Alta California gives the following particulars of why passengers from Australia are refused railway tickets to New York:— What has happened in the case of the passengers by the ...

    Article : 590 words
  11. MISCELLANEOUS AMERICAN ITEMS.

    A large party of Americans are preparing to visit Iceland[?] to unite with the Icelanders in celebrating the 1000th anniversary of their Republic. Boston has contributed a large parcel of goods in aid of the celebration. ...

    Article : 653 words
  12. ANOTHER GREAT FIRE AT CHICAGO.

    Chicago, July 14.—A great fire is raging in South Chicago, in the vicinity of Michigan-avenue and Twelfth-street. Half a mile of buildings are in flames, and all efforts of the firemen have, thus far, proved futile to check ...

    Article : 609 words
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    In one sense there is no such thing as originality in the world. Human thought, like human experience, constantly repeats itself. Thought began before history, and the very first man who ever left a record on the annals of humanity drew ...

    Article : 317 words
  14. DREADFUL FLOOD IN PENNSYLVANIA.

    Pittsburgh, July 27.—A most destructive storm swept over this city last night. The rain poured through the streets from the neighbouring hills, and the Union Depot was inundated with water from three ...

    Article : 2,180 words
  15. PARRAMATTA.

    SCHOOL OF ARTS.—The annual meeting of the members of this institution was held at the hall on Tuesday, the 1st instant, at 7.30 p.m. Mr. John Golledge, J.P., presided. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. ...

    Article : 460 words
  16. EUROPEAN NEWS.

    In the House of Lords on July 17, the Ear[?] of Carnarvon, Secretary for the Colonial Department, stated her Majesty's Government was ready to accept the cession of the Fiji Islands, if made unconditional, but that the ...

    Article : 1,826 words
  17. LYNCHING.

    Sta[?]wix, July 11.—The party who went in pursuit of Ventura the f[?]d, who committed the cold-blooded murder upon G.[?]R. Whistler on the 7th instant, returned on the night of the 9th wiht the prisoner. They made the ...

    Article : 285 words
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