The Newtown bee., 1880-08-04
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Foreign Nevs.
 Further advices from Manila, chief city of the Philippine islands! report that continued earthquake shocks have been felt and have lone great damage. The total loss of lite is estimated at 320, including 200 Chinamen.
 An eruption oi Mount Vesuvius began few days ago, and an earthquake shock startled the people of Naples.
 A rifle match shot at Wimbledon between an-Amerioan and an English team of eight men side resulted in defeat for the Americans. The English team made 1,647 points at the three ranges and the Ameri- can team 1,56S points. At 8O0 yards the English team scored 580; at 900 yards 559, and at 1000 yards, 50S. The Americac team at 800 yards made 544; at 300 yards 5l5 and at 1000 yards, 509. On the evening before the match took place Farrow, 8 member of the American team, was excluded on account of dispute with Hyde, another member of the team; and Rockwell the substitute, went into the match unprepared and shot so poorly that the whole team became demoralized.
 Trickett, the well-known Australian oars- man, has arrived in London and will at once go into training for his race with Hanlan next November.
 Latest advices from South America declare that Lima the capital ot Peru, is to be bom- barded by the Chilians, and the city's destruc- ton is believed to Dc matter of time only.
 The volcano Fuego, near the city of An tigua, Guatemala, has, after many years of silence and apparent rest, in which there was little to determine it's character as volcano except occasional emissions of smoke and odd rumbling noises from within, burst out in an angry and terrific eruption. The surrounding country for many miles was illuminated by great columns of flame, which darted upward from the volcano a distance of 500 feet.
 The transportation of silver is becoming 0 serious question in the treasury department. The mint and sub-treasury in San Francisco are overf1owing with silver coin, and an apph- cation is made tor the transfer East of $2 0O0,- GOO. The cost of transporting this sum at the rates charged by express companies and rail= roads would be S20 ,000, or one per cent Silver bullion costs more in San Francisco than in Philadelphia, and yet the silver dollar can only be used for circulation in the Middle and Eastern States. The question of the mode in which this silver can be transported, and where it can be most easily stored, without exceeding the amount of the $2O,0 appro- priated for vault room, are now being con- sidered by the treasury department. The ship Winchester, which sailed from l Manila in June last fully laden with sugar 1 from Montreal, has been totally lost in the l Strait of Macassar. Her cargo was valued at from $l80, 900 to S200,000, which is covered 1 by insurance.
 1 The Hazeldean-Captain Hall, from Bilboa 1 for Newcastle-has been sunk by 6 collision 1 in the British channel. Five of the crew | were drowned.
 The Little Western, the smallest craft that l ever attempted to cross the Atlantic, recently | passed the scilly islands, thue virtually ac- l complaining her voyage. The Little Western, manned by George P. Thomas and Frederick Norman. sailed from Gloucester, Mass, the l 18th of June.
 Sixteen persons were drowned by the cap- | sizing of pleasure steamer during souall on Lake Biehne; Switzerland.
 l A rowboat was un down by steam launch 1 on the Thames, near London, and gentleman and lady and two children were drowned.
 The British army in Afghanistan has mel with terrible disaster in the almost complete annihilation of who'e brigade From the l meager dispatches at first received 1t appears that General Burrows brigade, consisting oi | about 2.700 men, while opcra!ing against | Ayoob Khan's force oi Afghans in the vicinity l ot Candahat was surprised by the enemy and 1 routed. he British troops were dispersed and pursued for three miles, and those who were not killed or captured made their way it l small squads to Candahar. General Pr. m rose, in command at Cendahar, retired with his whole force into the city's citadel. A London dispatch says that return pub lished in connection with the bill introduced by MT. Plimsoll before quitting parliament tor the better security ot vessels with grair 1 cargdes, shows that between the years 1875 | ana 1880 twenty-six steamships laden wholly or partially with grain foundered at sea an6 twenty-iour were reported as missir g, and during the same period 100 grain laden sailing vessels foundered and Ill were reported as missing.
 The British government has decided to im- | mediateIy forward endorsements to Afghan istan from England. The disaster at Canda' bar has created an excitement grea CT than any since the Crimean war.
 On account ot the abundant harvests in Ireland the relief committees are disbanding
 A strong shock of earthquake has been felt in smyrna, leading city oS Asiatic Turkey. Several houses were thrown down.
 Paw Paw, another of the American Loril. lard's horses, has just won a race at the Good wood meeting in England.
 Heavy rains have severely damaged the crops in the south of England, and the cattle plague hes broken out in Yorkshire.