... THE AMERICA CUP. “SHAMEOCK” v. “COLUMBIA.* ...

... BMIGRATION TO AMERICA. The annual Spriniinflux of immigrants is larger than usual, telegraphs a New York correspondent. They are coming now at the rate of a thousand a day, and nearly 54,000 have arrived since January 1. This is 3,000 more thanthe first ...

... THE AMERICA CUP. The Shamrock and the Cclumbia et again on Monday to try and decide the first race n the America Cup competition. Thia time a definite resuit was reached. The American yacht wou by Lali a-mile. ITEMS. ~ “Ranji’s team, with their captain ...

... THE AMERICA CUP. The race bas again bheen delayed by lack of witd, and no attempt to sail was made by the Shamrock and the Columbia on Thursday. lu future a daily attempt will be made (Sundays excepted). ...

... ELECTRICITY IN AMERICA. We are far behind our American cousins in the application of electricity to the uses of life. For rroof of it one need not go beyond the fizures ately submitted by Mr. 8. A Duncan in his Presidential address to the United States ...

... BUSY AMERICA. mhmflimmmnodhdufityinujoying an exceptional boom. Russia has just wnd.u‘ud.hndrdh.-flth&m Australian Government has @ven a two-million dollar contract for 64,000 tons of steel waterpe for the Coolgardie mining district—the Cr‘pn.fanipu‘er for ...

... RAILWAY ROBBERY IN AMERICA. Another daring railway robbery is reported from ' America. An east-bound train on the Southern ‘ Pacific Railroad had arrived at Schulenburg, when a gang of men, 12 in number, took possession of the train and began plundering ...

... TERRIBLE DISASTERS IN AMERICA. Telegrams from New York state that a terrible ‘ explosion has occurred in a mine near Pittsburg, Kansas. One hundred and sixty miners were below at the time. A number of them escaped without hurt, but the number killed is ...

... ARREST OF BENSON IN AMERICA. The Xolioo authorities have received a telegram from America announcing that Henry .&n son, who was implicated in the Turf Fraund Case, and sentenced atthe Central Criminal Court in April, 1877, to 15 years’ trnnlurviwde. ...

... ENGLISH CAPITAL IN AMERICA. Much interest is felt in New York as to the attempts of English capitalists to buy up businesses in America. An attempt has just been made—and failed—to buy outright several immense general retail shops in New York, known as ...

... BEER DRINKING IN AMERICA. From the figures for the fiscal year 1887 it Appears that 717,748,854 gallons of malt liquor were consumed in the United Bh&-'.r:!. which only 2,300,000 fil.s were imported, per capila tonsumption now reaches 1198 gallons, or ...

... WHITES AND NEGROES IN AMERICA. A New York correspondent states that the Senior Class of Harvard College has chosen for Orator on Class Day one of its two negro members. He is named Clement Garrett Morgan, and his father was a Virginia slave set free by ...