, 1875-05-20


from Penzance reports that q Liverpool
steamer has gone ashore on Breckaz. one
of the Scilly islands. A heavy fog pre-
walls. A life boat has put off for the
steamer. rs ~
OTTAWA. May 13.-An new contact has
Just been entered into with the Post Of
fee Department for the conveSancsrof
mails between San Francisco and, Vic
toria. This service, which has hereto>
fore been semimonthly, will, under the
new contract be semimonthly during 6
months and weekly dnring the remain
der Of the year.
BE KIND TO THE LITTLE ONEs.-We
heard two old fossils yesterday exchang
ing falsehoods about the days Of their
childhood. One said his father was an
old Puritan fraud, whose shoe squaks
were more terrible than an army with
banners, who read his Bible on the Sab
bath, and would not let him play, though
the boys were outside and the birds and
the sunshine. He continued: "After
while the old man died. and though I
pretended to be sorry I was glad
enough"
The other said: "My father was my
God in my childhood. I heard him,
when I was about eight years old, tell a
peighbor he was going to send me to
college. though he had not much hopes
Of me for he thought there was nothing
IN me-" Be continued: II believed
him then, and it benumbsd me; I was q
dozen years in awakening. and when l
did, though my father was dead, ours
ed the old ian, for he lied" Listen
ing to thess old frauds, va thought we
would put down their words, and make
it occa~ion to say to parents. be very
tender to your children; they will kase
sorrow enough; let their morning be
sunny, and after you shall have gone
back to dust their lips shall bless you.
and with trembling voices they will say
YOUR lives were treasure and death an
endless regfet.--Eevdda Enterprise.
LONDON, May 14.-Boynton will make
second attempt to swim across the
l.1 an tba OStb ;pSf
PARIS. May Am. Roucher has tn-
formed the Government that the En-
press Eugene will accept no compro-
mise of claims ON the civil list, and will
bring an action demanding the fulfill
ment Of the convention concluded by
the Republic.
SAN Francisco. May A. The ship
Western Shore. built st.sCoos Bay by
Simpson Bros, has arrived at Liverpool
1O4 days from this port. This Is the
quickest trip of the season. The West
ern Shore was not coppered, having de-
ferrsd that until her arrival in England
on account of expense.
SAN Francisco, May 13.-To-day a
deed was placed on record by which W.
G. Ralston conveys to VIM. Sharon for
the consideration of S1,75O.O00, his
half interest in the Palace Hotel prop
erty. There is mortgage OF the prop
erty of $2,OOO,0 600. held by the Savings
! Banks, which Mr. Sharon assumes.
NEW YoRK, May a. The steamer
Metropolis arrived this zaorning from
Duck Island harbor in tow. Her en-
gines are in coed condition and beyond
some injury to her mast the vessel is
uninjured.
There seems to have been an open
rupture between the Panama and Pa
cific Mail Companies. The Panama
has discontinued from further consider
alton the freights, and the Pacific Mail
managers don't seem disposed to grant
any concession. The Panama directors
at their meeting rejected the PROPOSE
tions of the Pacific Mail Company.
The differences between the two COM
panies relate to the character of manner
in which settlements shall be made and
restrictions on passengers and baggage
over the Panama railroad.
CHICAGO. May IA. =. The order Of
Judge Blatchford. Of the U. s. District
Court, for the sale at auction Of the
Northern Pacific Railroad was on the
order of Jay Cooke and Charlemagne
Tower, holders of the first mortgage
bonds. The sale Of lands and land
grants aud other property in thu several
States and Territories in which they are
located, will be held on the first Monday
in August at the Custom House here.
Reports from portions Of Minnesota,
Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska state
that grasshoppe,s ore already devastat-
ing the country of every green thing
and that farmers are greatly discouraged.
The pests seem to be young, st least
they are very small ranging from the
size of flea to that Of the common
house fly. but their destructive powers
appear quite as great as those of the
full grown insect. Gentlemen who
have recently made tour throughout
Southwest Missouri says the grasshop-
pers are devouring every thing green in
that section. The people are panic
stricken. Cattle and horses are dying
BY hundreds of starvation. Thy ON
find nothing to eat. not even in the
wood, as the grasshoppers have eatsa
the leaves Of the trees. In Minnesota,
the investigation BY the reporter Of the
st. Paul Press. sent ont especially for
the purpose, shows. 80 far, only apor-
ton Of four counties are troubled with
the pests. but the deposits of eggs are