Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu], Hawaii) 1844-1864, 1859-04-23
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ArgO, Capt Ballard, in IA days from San Fran
cisco, we are in possession of later news from the
East, viz: from San Francisco to % April, from
New Orleans to 18th March, New York to 7th
March, Europe via Liverpool to Goth February
We make the following extracts:
United States.
The President appointed, March 9th, Joseph
| Holt, the present Commissioner of Patents as
Postmaster General in place of Governor Brown,
deceased.
| The Senate Immediately confirmed the appoint
ment, and Mr.. Holt will enter upon the duties of
his new office, and take 4 seat in the Cabinet at
once.
The Senate has confirmed all the treaties recent
| ly negotiated with the Oregon and Washington
| Indians.
| Mr.. Denver has resigned as Indian Commission
| er in California
| The deficit in the finances of the Postoffce De-
partment to meet the contracts and necessary SER
vice, will amount to So ,O00 600 by the Both June
| next.
As an appropriation is absolutely necessary to
carry on the operations of the Department it is
understood the President has decided ON calling an
extra session.
G. W. Gholsom, of Mississippi, has been ap-
pointed Governor of Washington Territory.
The Heron Treaty with New Granada was
so amended by the Senate, in extra session. that
those who have not presented their claims against
that Government may do SO atany time before New
| Granada takes final action upon the treaty.
| Gen. Heron is now in Washington, and asks
that our Government will in return make provision
for the settlement Of all questions in which New
| Granada or her citizens are claimants.
| Among other questions submitted by Gen. Her.
ron, are those in relation to the transit of mail
matter across the Isthmus and the tonnage tax.
| \ dispatch, received at Detroit, Michigan, Mar.
g, from Adrian, announces that the remains of Ira
j. Thurston, the celebrated 9ronaut, whose disap-
pearance last fall, with his partially inflated bal
loon, created so much interest," have been found.
His remains were found about ten miles west of
Toledo and recognised, although nearly six months
have elapsed since his disappearance.
Assassination of +. Barton Key.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 81, 1859.
| The community was thrown into an intense ex-
ctement to-day by the killing of Philip Barton
Key, United States District Attorney for the Dis
trict of Columbia, at the hands of Daniel T..
Sickles. According to report, becoming convinced
of the truth of certain scandalous rumours invov
ING his wife, he resolved to redress his wrongs
At about = o'clock this afternoon, proceeding
from his residence near the Presidents house to
the southeast corner of La Fayette Square, in the
same neighborhOod where Mr. Key WIS engaged
in conversation with Mr.. Butterworth of New York
him and destroyed his domestic peace, and shot
him with a revolver.
! France.
The Ieralds Paris correspondent states that the
whole army of Lyons has been placed
footing, and that its eqlapdges de compagHe have
been ordered to be got in readiness without delay.
A commission has been appointed to report on
the possibility of constructing port at the Island
of Reunion, which affords no protection to ship
hor Iab Ish IN, bod
weather 1t is proposed to expend 800, ,O00f on
the construction of port.
NJ Marchessaux, Chirurgien- Major in the French
military service, has been dispatched to Nice, in
Sardinia, on the non-oiical mission of selecting
favorable spot where, should circumstances require
it, central military hospital might be establish
ed.
On February 18th the erpose des motifs of sena-
t,,s consuhe was read to the Senate having for it's
object to increase from 800 600 francs to 2,3O0,
600 francs the annual dotatiOn of the Princes and
Processes of the Imperial family, to allow Prince
Napoleon the sum of $4,000 francs for his mar
riare expenses and cost of establishment, and to
fix the jOinture of the Princess Clotilde.
France and Austria.
The French Government is preparing memo
randum of grievances against Austria.
France will frankly demand explanations of Aus
tria as to the course she intends to pursue in rela
tion to the subjects to which the memorandum
refers
The Austrian journals have been ordered to as
sumo a more moderate tone in their articles in re-
laiion to France.
Austria has proposed to the secondary German
powers treaties of alliance, offensive and defen-
sYe.
Three of these minor powers have concluded
secret treaties with Austria, but with the qualify
ing clause that these treaties only to be acted
| on by them, in case war be carried to 4 different
| theatre than Italy.
It is reported that the Prussian Government are
contemplating the negotiation of new loan.
Sardinia is enrolling two regiments OF deserters
from the Austrian army, and it is believed large
number more may be obtained by desertion from
the Austrian ranks.
1t is asserted, on what appears to be good au-
thority, that the Emperor Napoleon's intentions
are decidedly warlike.
The French letters from Vienna, published in the
papers, are full of accounts of the warlke prepa-
rations made on the Continent.
In striking contrast with the warlike prepara-
tions on the Continent the English army estimates
show reduction in the home and colonial forces Of
| & coo men, and an increase in the Indian army Of
600 men.
The total force of the present standing army of
England is 900 900 men, of which number IOS ,OOO
are for the India service. This Is considered as
strongly Indicating the faith of the English Gov
crnment in the maintenance OF peace.
The English Cabinet.
Various rumors prevail in relation to contem-
Mated ministerial changes in the English Cabinet,
including the Lord Chancellor, Or Lyttoh Dul"er'
and General Peel.
The steamer North BritOn arrived at Portland
on the Ilth of March, with Liverpool dates to the
23d February, from which is CLEANED the following
intelligence