New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-06

shot dead unthe evening Of the 5th Inst, by Franz
Hp ksey, brother mwftfol and friend drunken
r. now named Frederick Elmore, caught bold Of Hus-
sey and erked him about and then pulled out dag
GER aud The latter took revolver from hjs trunk
by, and as he rred Il IL went off, killing Mshan, who
was trying 10 pacify Emore haban was from PhiIa-
delIhia. In his trunk was found certificate Of de-
los for $4ooO and jc~elry worth aeous 81 goo more
The steamer Pacific arrived here this morning with
dates from Portland to the seth ult, Olympia to the I'd
mel, and Victoria TO the 9th inst.
Tie Victoria Gazette the American newspaper, has
died, and The Nep Westminster Tines has abandoned
its old name and assumed that of TAe Victoria Ga
zets but il remains British in ownership and sympa-
The shipment of dust during the three months pre-
eeding the let inst. amounted 10 $40 0O0.
II is said that hot than 500 pnere remain IN
Britith Columbia Two hundred came down on the
Pacific.
Intense cold prevails on Fraser River. The steamer
Lieu, Gov. Moore 10 frozen in.
Snow four inches deep was lying on The ground IN
Victoria on the 5tb.
very cold Winter is expected.
Mt Baker has been splitting fire freely Of late.
We have news from Honolulu 70 me lv'n Noyem-
Sizing off and on Lear the harbor, - IN the haroor
of Labaina and 10 at Hio, being ~ at the i.lands
The Honolulu correspondent Of The alta writes as
| follows:
sItynire more are arrive be head from, before the
M Of ships 10 be expected the FAN of 1859 exhausted Our
n nsOS tx Fsi Than iSsS has
hox ever that the reports than anticipated
I % Sp my low asae'
sG %s Sec%s Of tabs don G Oa whsehp
than they have been eputed
HS over 1 "S hs TS o~ .
arrived would give the average oil taken by the vessels
ana 1 sa Number from vs B Average b
d dsSas and k.ti a s ssss
sP.r% sG.s leg s.SoS; show oI susb.r hunters don't know
nj ioO ia
Ion the ere In HewBedord, which destroyed 25oco bbl
better withdraw altogether.
The wooden bridge, suspended on chains across the
River Wailuku, near Hlo, On the Island Of Hawaii
broke down in the latter part OF October when there
were about two dozen persons returning from picnic
on il. No lives lost was anybody seriously
injured though some had difficulty in extricating
themselves from the broken timbers. r. III. Dana, jr
was on the bridge, and had of the bones Of one
foot broken and as little bruised II he keeps
at TIE present rate he will have good collection OF
perilous adventures TO be included in his work-f he
should write one-deseribiDg his journey round the
world.
Mr.. Nelson who was shot by the King, and was
suprosed 10 be on the tafe way TO recover has been
growing lately, and the King had put OFF with
his family physician 10 Lahana to see hni. HE Ma
etty is really generous fellow.
The cultivation of sugar is extending. Tobacco
grow on the islands but will not burn well when
made ino cigars the supposed cause being the aosop
ton of tOme ncornbusiibe mineral from the soil. The
Usage orange does not thrive hedge, but the Chi
mere orange called the Cupqua. sad TO make beau
tu) h. dges Mr.. j. Montgomery, the President OF the
Royal Agricultural Soceiy, in late address, notices
tie arrival OF some spaIrOws and nnes In the slands
as an event of importance. TDey have been let
loose. -
The total assesfed value Of property in the islands
81, CSC &c., about equally divided between real and
personal.
There are Il, 900 taxable men in the Islands over 20
years Of age 1873 houses; 1885 dOgs; 7S3 mules.
The annual school tax is $33, j6S