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Show LIGHTNING FLASHES. ' . Governor Hoffman's father is dead. The rainy season has commenced in Cuba. Albany was flooded by a freshet on Friday. - Austria grants self-government to Gallieia. Hayti had a small earthquake on the Suth. Bismarck has gone to Frankfort to meet Favre. Joe. Coburn's wife died from an over-use of whisky. The laying of the West India cable is progressing satisfactorily. Late rains have interfered with wheat sowing in Minnesota and Iowa. The Hornet is at Port au Prince, closely watched by Spanish cruisers. The grain market has weakened in San Francisco, owiug to the favorable crop reports. The British House of Lords has passed the bill for the protection of life in Ireland. John Ilni-hes, of Colorado, has received re-ceived a contract on Indians supplies for I.IO'.1. 5l"J lbs- of beef. The Medical Association had a stormy discussion on Friday, on the admission of female delegates. Dispatches have been received in London of (he safety of Dr. Living stone, and stating that his immediate wants have been provided for. The teleg-aph from San Francisco reports the kil.ing of Detective Xm. R. Warnoek. at T'ioche, the account oi wh:ch appeared in yesterday's IIerald by Deseret hue. The work of the Joint High Commission Com-mission provides for the adjudication of all matters between the United States and Great Britain, from l;cl until the close of the war in lsoo. Peace negotiations are again opened at Paiis. If they fail Me.Vlahon will try to carry the city by storm. Thiers dependeiona party ms-de the city leasing a move in favor of the Yer-saii.ists, Yer-saii.ists, but (hey have not done so. The Connecticut Legislative Committee Com-mittee has found a hundred less votes lor Jewe.l in the fourth ward of .New Haven, than the racial -returns give him: and the Kepuolicaas say the ballot-box has been tampered with. The Liber Convention. in NewYork, has had a warm discussion on the utility util-ity of trades unions ; and the opinion . was generally exc-ressed that the trades, when better org3uiied, should go into politics and make their inajenee felt, A Chinese tract, giving horrible misreprescntaaotis of the Cnrlsiiaa religion re-ligion and drawing a fearful picture for the Chinese race ii' they ai.ow it to have foothold in that country, has been translated. Evii new; rrora China is levied for. It is said the once ramous yacht .l.i'iit, supposed to have been lest at sea. is x.it'.nmg (he- Cu:an C.:-c-:ine under the command of a Spaniard, her former captain, it is ai.eged. having been killed by hi; -crew. Measures are mVen to asetnaia the fact. -- - More trc-uhle in Hayti. The secretary secre-tary of Ejaar.ee was aeetisci of im-r'eas-ajnee and resigned,--iid the next nigh: his bocks anefpapers were burned by unknown persoiii- The President offered his re-ignation, which the people peo-ple refused, fearln; another war. |
