The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-05-07

through the ice. q" oa s
1.-The loss of life was of course frightfn,
were ninety passengers on the train, and tho ,taaes
those who have escaped only numbers about tw = q
The Funeral of DR.. Kane.
On the 9th of March, DIR. Kane's remain.
at Louisville, where they were received bv s%EI'ei
ing procession of Masons in regalia, fremen
citizens, who marched through the PRINCIPAL IN. @1
to the steamer, which was TO convey them to &c
natl, where similar honors were paid them. On
morning of the 10th of March, the remains - y
Doctor arrived in altimore and thousands IL
out to pay a last tribute to his memory. IndeeI =
funeral procession was one of the most imposing -
seen in Baltimore. The escort was comnoSoS
several military companies, including the m, s
States Artillery from Fort AlcHenry, the officers .|
members of the Maryland Institute, the Free Ma s
the Fire Department, the German Societies, the c%
mittees from Philadelphia and Wheeling, a detsoS
ment of United States selmen from the steamer an
ghGnu, many officers of the Army and NAVY -
officers of the Maryland Volunteers, the Mavoyr o ~
Common Council. The medical profession and aIS S
civic bodies followed the funeral car. The coffin ~,
enveloped in the national flag. The stores in 4. S
streets through which the procession passed ves +
closed, and many of them draped in mourning. n. /
bells of the city were tolled and minute guns frs
from Federal Hill. The body was taken to the in /
mense hall of the Maryland Institute, which Va
handsomely draped with black catafllQue. Theb olr
was placed in the center of the hall, which va,
guarded with soldiers. Thousands of citizens visited
It during the night. Next day, the Washingtos T
Greys, acting as a guard of honor, escorted the
remains to Philadelphia. Large crowds gathered On
all points, and joined the escort. On arriyineh
Philadelphia, the body was placed in Independehr
Hall, the interior of which, and all the entrances q
it, being draped In mourning. On the 18th. il.
funeral took place at noon precisely, when the bodr
was borne by the crew of the e Advance, = surrousda5
by the pall-bearers previously selected. DeIesata
from different parts of the State, including comratsas
from the New York Common Council, and os6a
corporate bodies, attended; the militia was also usp
represented. All the stores were closed, and tLs
bells of the city tolled their last sad requiem in hoaes
of the Arctic yoyager.
The Washington correspondent of the New Ya4
Herald, says:
The allusion in the inaugural to the purchass. n
territory by the United States, will receive an eaysS
solution in all probability, in the acquisition of Low,
California and Sonora. Under the peculiar nos;t;ss
of affairs now in Mexico, there is no doubt thoss -
sessions could easily be purchased, and whilst tSs.
are an expense to Mexico they would be of immeps
importance to the United States. Mr.. Buchanan,s
policy in this respect is decided, and the purchase. II
within reasonable bounds. will be made.
Governor Geary, of Kansas, has resigned his of6cs
and was on his way to Washington. He publisheda
statement in the St. Louis papers, giving the reasons
that impelled him to the course he had taken ~
broadly limited that the Pierce administration we're
responsible for all the disorders that have afflicted tba
Territory, and stated that fifty men were under cath
from the day he entered the country till he left. tn
dSSdSSlIdlC Hill II LIS illCId COluuCD Qu not meet
their appreciation. He also said that half the story
has not been told with regard to the atrocities com.
mitted by the pro-slavery men.
On the 18th ult., the foreign ministers waited imam
the President, and rendered him their congratulations
NJ. de Sartiges, as the senior member of the dinIo.
matte Corps, was their spokesman.
European News.
On the evening of the 9Th of March, the .4tlant,c
with European dates to the 18th of February: on the
9th, the Europa, with dates to the 21st, and on tbs
10th, the Emu, from Havre, with dates to the "a
ult., arrived at New York.
Lord Napier, the New British Minister 10 Wash
ington, with Lady Napier and suite, came passengers
in the Persia.
Mr.. D'Israeli, as leader of the opposition, made a
violent assault on the financial plans of the Chancel-
lor of the EXchequer in the British Parliament on III.
Goth u1t. His chief aim was to obtain a total ,eneal
of the income tax at the expiration of three wears
from this date. The Earl of Ellsmere, a. nobleman.
distinguished for his love of literature and the fine
arts. died in England on the 18th ult.
One hundred and forty-two persons have been
killed by a colliery explosion at Barnsley, England.
On the 10Th ut, the Emperor Napoleon opened the
session of the French Legislative Chambers with a
speech from the throne. With the exception of q
passing allusion to Neufchatel and Naples, the address
is entirely devoted to home matters.
A new line of French transatlantic steamers is to
be established.
" VSOiU0N oS PIOopCIOuSs anu HIS hIi6Ss
says he shall not want any more money for the
present. AS regards the Neufchatel question. hs
simply says he hopes soon for a satisfactory solution.
With respect to Naples, his government had acted
with that of Queen Victoria, with Z good intentions"
The rest of the speech is a philosophical disquisition
on progress and civilization.
The Persian difficulty, which appeared in a fair
way of settlement, has taken a new turn for the worse,
it being reported that Feronk Khan had. in conse-
quence of the unexpected receipt Of bellicose dispatch
es from his government, broken off all communicate
with the British minister at Paris. and would nt
now visit England.
a report from the Russian Minister of War de-
clares that the truce concluded with Schamyl during
the Turkish war expired in May, of last year, and
that operations against the Circassians have been
resumed along the whole line of the Caucasus.
The Brussels yNord publishes the details Of the
concession granted by the Russian government for the
great net work Of railways to be constructed within
ten years, at an outlay of s45, 900, 900 sterling.
The French government has instructed its repre-
s~entatives at London, Vienna. St. Petersburgh, and
Berlin. to invite the governments to which they as
accredited, to join a conference at Paris for the SET
tlement OF the Neufchatel affair. The ministers Of
the above powers resident at Paris will act as pleni-
potentiaries.
In Madrid the proposed demonstration against
Mexico, and an apprehended fllibustering invasion
OF Cuba, from the United States, engaged public al
tentlon. Rumors of a coup d'etat in Spain, had been
authoritatively denied in Paris.
The Russian m%ovement on the Caspian had alarm
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