ITEMS OF NEWS by Editor

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Jul 29, 1880

ITEMS OF NEWS.

By Editor

The Egyptian obelisk has arrived in New York, and will soon be erected in Central Park.

Oakland, Cal., has notably fine streets, on which the city has spent over $1,000,000 for macadamizing.

An explosion of powder in the artillery works at Kooisk, South Russia, killed eighteen and wounded twelve.

More war in South Africa. The Basutos are in open rebellion. Loyal natives are attacked in all directions.

The City Hotel, in Flint, Mich., was burned July 19. Some of the inmates barely escaped. Loss nearly $100,000.

The Chinese Ambassador, whose arrival at St. Petersburg has been long delayed, has been refused a reception by the Czar.

A fire in New York, July 19, on First avenue, between 29th and 30th streets, destroyed property valued at from $300,000 to $400,000.

An earthquake of considerable violence was felt on the morning of the 20th inst. at Manchester, and other places in New Hampshire.

Surveyors of the Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad were driven back to Fort Hall by the Sioux, who object to the track crossing their Reservation.

According to present indications the census will show that the Chinese population of California is considerably less than has been generally estimated.

Novikoff, Russian Ambassador, has called the serious attention of the Porte to the Albanian attack on Montenegro, and warned the Turks against its repetition.

The Czar has the unusual step of writing a letter to Admiral Lessorski, expressing the hope that he will have occasion to distinguish himself at the head of the Pacific fleet.

A very severe storm of hail and rain fell Sunday, July 18, destroying the crops to a great extent in the western part of Franklin township, Ontario. Hail fell to a depth of seven inches.

Cardinal Nina, Papal Secretary of State, has resigned. It is thought negotiations for the renewal of diplomatic relations between the Vatican and Belgium will shortly be opened.

Arica, Peru, was taken by the Chilians, and the city was ruthlessly sacked. It is said that there is not a single house left in a complete condition. The excuse of the officers is that they could not control their men.

A granite monument, 40 tons in weight, was shipped from Hallowell, Maine, for Oakland, via Cape Horn. It cost more to bring it from San Francisco and set it up, than it did to bring it from Hallowell to San Francisco.

A Madrid report says a recent earthquake in Manila was very disastrous, as well as in the island of Lazoa. The inhabitants of Manila were panic-stricken. The authorities are doing all in their power to alleviate the distress.

A storm July 20 was very severe in Nescopeck township, on the lower edge of Luzerne county, Pa. A brick church was demolished, two barns blown down, crops destroyed, roads blocked, and railroad trains stopped for hours.

The mineral lands of Santa Eulalia, State of Chihuahua, has been invaded by American capitalists, who intend to spend $1,000,000 in developing some of the rich mines of that district. Employment will be given to from 1500 to 2000 persons.

Barnas Sears, D. D., LL.D., died at Saratoga Springs, N. Y., July 6, aged 78 years. Dr. Sears was an eminent Baptist minister, author, and college president. He succeeded Horace Mann as Secretary and Executive Agent of Massachusetts Board of Education, and filled other important positions.

An excursion train from Toledo to Indianapolis, on the Wabash railroad, jumped the track near Knox's Siding, Ohio, July 19. Five coaches were thrown from the track by a broken rail. Edward Stuart, of Noblesville, Ind., was killed. The private secretary of Gov. English and others were seriously or fatally injured.

A serious disaster occurred in the Hudson River Tunnel which is being constructed from Jersey City to New York. On the morning of the 21st the caisson leading to the entrance caved in, carrying with it an immense quantity of earth. Twenty-eight men were inside, seven of whom were rescued; twenty-one were lost.

A violent wind, hail, and thunder storm swept through Monroe county, Mich., on Sunday afternoon, July 18, cutting a swath seven miles long and half a mile to a mile wide, taking trees, buildings, crops, etc., clean. Vineyards are very plentiful in this section, and they were most severely injured, many being completely ruined.

Last week's crop reports contain the following: "Great Britain was visited by disastrous storms of destructive lightning and torrents of rain during the past week. There was some loss of life, and whole towns and districts are reported submerged. The damage to the agricultural interests is very serious, and the running of trains on some railroads was suspended by the floods."

A Berlin correspondent, discussing the Emperor William's sanction of the Church bill, says: "It may be said that already the Catholics are beginning to recognize the sincere desire of the Government for peace. All reports from Silesia, the Rhine provinces and Westphalia, announce that the people are very well satisfied with the measures of the Government, for they hope soon again to have Divine service in the churches. The leaders of the Center party have therefore been obliged to cease their attempts to agitate the party and suspend their attacks."

The accumulation of coined silver in the Treasury and sub-Treasuries of the United States is so great that it is already very hard to find proper storage room for it. The vaults of the Government now contain $70,000,000 in silver coin, of which $45,500,000 are in dollars, and the remainder in smaller pieces. The Government also has on hand $5,000,000 worth of silver bullion. This amount of coin takes up a great deal of room. The bulk of the load is carried in San Francisco and New York. Notice has been received from San Francisco that the over-crowded vaults will hold no more.