The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-04-23
FOREIGN NEWS.

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penditure of 100000 on a road from Fo.@t me e.
in Nebraska to the South Pass, thence Wet IheaNy
the Salt Lake Valley to Honey Lake VaIlevto NNcqga
Pass in the Sierra Nevada. The bill also M %IIoos,
appropriations of 100000 for a road from tp9eS a
to the Colorado, and $4,000 for a road fro M rs
Mexico to the Colorado or ella. ~ Ns
DEATH OF DR.. KANE.-PARFEeULARs OF HIST
NEss.-GREAT professionals HAVANA, ETc-TnaA
the kindness of George Clifford, ESQ, We baray -&
permitted to extract the following account Of II.
illness and death of DIR. Kane, from Il priyato
received by the last steamer. 1t will be rempn}.
the late Eastern papers spoke of the death ,f. T
Arctic Explorer as being inininent-indeel a.
as a foregone event. The letter is dated Har,,
Feb. %, and came to Aspinwall by the ste
GrenadG.
The letter states that the Doctor died on the Z.
February, at the hotel Of Mr.. Alney in the cir
Havana. DIR. Kane while on his expedition II Z
north, had contracted scurvey, in consequen4
which. has constitution, naturally not very vigas +
was seriously impaired. In his return. his us +
clans advised him to go to the West Indies, and +
his diet principally of oranges, as the most hi
means Of restoring his health. Accordingly he 6
tied the Island of st. Thomas, aud to all appelr,S
with good effects, as his health was improving. M 7
he became impressed with the belief that he sbe
not recover, and determined to return home. wish,
as he said, to die on his native soil. or at least )
meath the flag of his country.
He therefore left St. Thomas. though strongly -
suaded by the Governor and his medical attendapt,
remain, and embarkingon the British steamer sal.
to Havana. The weather being rough, he sufer
much from sea-sickness on the passage, and in vmI
iting, so strained himself that he ruptured a bi
vessel. This, after his arrival at Havana, induced
fit of apoplexy, causing FERTILIZATION of one half 4
his body. From the effects of this he was slight,
recovering when the other half Of the system wa>a
tackled in like manner, and Il period put TO his ez
istence. Such is the brief history of his last dan
as derived by the writer from the brother of the h
oaoSa1 1gho aS we'll rs his n3othar and or.g
brother was present at the time of his death, as v,
also Il man named Morton, who had accompanied
Kane on his expedition, and who FASTENED TO hisk
side from New York on learning his critical sin
ton. On the following day the Am. Consul called
meeting of the American citizens, both resident q
transient, at which resolutions of coincidence We!
adopted, and a committee appointed to embark Il
remains and make arrangements fer the funeral. {
copy of these proceedings having been transmntelr
the Capt. General he signifed a desire to adj to n
procession various literary and corporate bodies ?
the city of Havana. On the morning of the 2s
Cot. Wade having been appointed marshall, form
the procession in the following order: first, the b. /
wrapped in the American Flag, and laid in an IN
coffin, borne on the shoulders of his countryme
next, his physicians, with Mr.. Morton, then a (
band, furnished by the Capt. General, then the I
Consul, followed by the Cohsuls of different nat6a
behind whom was the great body ef-American or /
zens and citizens in general, all brought up by i
funeral ear.
II IOOOSSlOE III lES fODICh NY u GUS N-
cial dignitaries-state, municipal, literary, scientt
etc.-marched through the different streets Il IL
wharf, where the government barge, already dress
in mourning, received the coffin, and carried it. .
gether with numerous attendants, to the stells
Cdtdtc6a, waiting to receive them.
The body had been embalmed with a view to il
removal to New York.
After it had been placed under the matches. L. /
political and military Governor assembled those ms
emf on the quarter deck, and pronounced an apm-
~pirfn Ill -,- 4-1. l. Ill T.
Consul, Mr., Blythe. !
In the evening the committee waited on the C-=
tain-General, and expressed their thanks for hsklIZ
ness and courtesy on the occasion. His reply Vi |
very happy, and gave much satisfaction TO the Az.
lean population. /
The procession was one of the most brilliant eve
witnessed in Havana, not being exceeded even by tf
of the French Admiral Duquesne, about three year
ago.-JfHa California Of March 90
HORRIBLE CASE OF INFANTIcIDE.-The most sh0E
ing case of child murder that has ever come to liz
In this city, occurred yesterday morning. 4 Won
named Eliza Monroe, living IN the lower part Of
triangular brick house, situated on the west side s
Kearny street, at the junction of Geary and NGSa
streets, murdered her own infant, six weeks old, {
c~hepping off its head with an axe. The details dI
circumstance which induced the woman to take L +
life of her own offspring, are of a character to II
rant the suppOsition that she is insane. 1t apFt
that her husband Mr.. Monroe, has been working S
the mines for more than a year past. He retu1s
! TGCcuIly anu kOuud HtF Will IL young IIlLtIlt, U We
she acknowledge, he was not the father.
He refused to live with her unless she would c
sent to send the child away, but she was unwilEf
part with it. According to the woman's sto!, 9
husband was in the habit of coming to the houses
| urging her to put it out of the way. At las
eontem plated its destruction and it would ape
that her mind became deranged in s~uggestn3
means. Yesterday morning while the infant
sleeping, she resolved to take it's life at once, anll-
free herself from the ANNOYANCE of her husbands F
portunities for its removal. She. would rather s
than give it to a stranger. Placing a washing
on the floor, she laid the child down upon it
chopped it's head off with an axe. The first BIS 8
ficted comparatively only ashght wound. HsE
failed her, or TO use her own expression, 'the IS
went through her heart.' But the flowing =
warned her that she must be quick to a~ccOmpbs
work. and with desperate energy she dealt an%
blow which completely severed the head iron
body. She then took some old under garments
made two bundles of the remains and placing =
in a pillow case, threw it into the sink. In org
remove the traces of blood, she chopped the va
board into fragments, which she buried in
bank on the premises and adjoining a wooden
The neighbors observed that she acted strange!
some of them knowing or suspecting her cI
difficulty with her husband, were led to naKe@
vestigation, and discovered that the child wa
the house. About noon Deputy Sheriff Uhrl9,
} pened to be passing the house and by aecrienI%
the cause of excitement among the neghp"E
, Immediately arrested the woman and placer -
the custody Of the police.-San Francisco fE
MARINE Losses FOB JANUARY.-The \. -
publishes a list of the vessels reported to
! lost during the month of January which snow.
, of 131 vessels, of which "A were ships, ii p%
briggs, SO sehooners and 2 sloops. The to!al -
the property lost was So, 734, 200. Tins :
of partial losses of cargo, and damages TO I'D