The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-08-11


ship WiHf,r1rd. have received San Francisco
papers to July 25;h, containing telegraphic dates
from New York TO July 18th and London to July 9th
The news fr, IN Europe Is very important.
Congregational Proceedings.
wA-HrSGToS, july I7th.-The Senate passed the
i1iut resolution relieving the China Mai Company
from the obligation stop at Honolulu, bur rrquiT-
ing them make thirteen instead Of twelve trips
yearly. aHd HppTof rating ~Jp.ujb o. establish a
Iiue % steamships tetNeeu san Frauc-ro auI Homo
lulu The S,n'te rse1mmit'ei the Northern Pac &c
Railroad bill 20 the PIcl6s Railroad CruImrtt-e
The House i-tr'eI aud acted the Rau-seau
afsig The resi- tou to exPeI General Rousseau
received fhe following vGtenye-. - nays, 10. and
~ not briag two thirds vote, il WIS not adopted
The re-1iHrr"u 70 ccu-ure Mr. GriuueIl REJECTED
without a division. The Hou-e then adopted = reso-
Inrion to reprImuu General Rousseau by ayes 50 TO
30. General Rousseau ~l> in his seat during the
Frocee sIEg--
senator Wilson. Chairman Of the Cou,nirree ap-
rsIuteI the last cIucu- reported resolution for
the Iual ali urnHe1t % Congress the 23i
Nr Inldiru- Stevens to,k decided ground IN
favor ~ continuing the session al. December
Mr Co.f'x saii II Tas almost a physical mp0s-
sibIity 20 uaJ urn early the ZJi
MIR Sherman cDut-uteI that II best O. q
early. and announced that the Senate ctucu- had
decJde,i upon the bill regulating appoint
20 office; but that the President should have
fair rrir and II he made improper II hrs pa
troUag- something could lie done to put IL check
m 10 D-c-mber-
The Prr-i lent this afternoon nominated to rhe
Senate Alexander Randall, First Assistant,
20 be Postmaster General. vice Mr. Depn>on.
signed.
Nc wa-bhurne. Of Illinois, in a discussion on the
telegraph bill, expressed his willingness to do any
thing break the present stupeuIOus telegraph
monopoly, which bad become oppressive TO the
people These telegraph companies had been com-
bInIng. cOufederuug aud cUnsOlIdttug almost every
telegraph line in the country and the people we're
now being taxed enormously for telegraph facilities
Military Interference in Tennessee.
WA<HISGroS, July I7th-The following dispatch
was received day from General Thomas. dated
Nashville, Tenn, July 1itb, and addressed to Lieut..
General Grant at Washington
Some of the members of the House Of Represen
tatives, in General Assembly, conduct themselves in
very refractory manner, absenting themselves TO
prevent n quorum being formed. thus Obstructiug
business. The Governor manage them with
the at his disposal, and he has applied to me
for military assistance Shall furnish 1t
(Sjgned) Gro. II. THOMAS,
- Major General Commanding"
The following Immediately given
- WASHINGTON. July l7th-General Grant will
instruct General Thomas that the facts stated IN bis
eErarn do the interference of the mill
tary authorities The administration of peace in
Nashville belongs properly TO the State authority,
and the duty of the United States forces - not TO in
terfere in any way in the controversy between the
politics, auforities State add General Thomas
will strictly abstain from any interference between
them S!gnsd) X NJ STANTON,
''Sscretlry of War"
The Tennessee House OF Representatives. yester-
day, passed a resolution in reference to the case Of
Nr Williams, Ot Carter county. ia whose aVOr. u -
understood. a writ % habeas cOTPHs was issued
by Judge Frnsier The resolution denies the juris
dicon 81 the Court. AMI instructed Captain Huydat
the Sergeant Arms. present the sad resolution
n bis return TO the writ. Gov. BrOgulOw has Mr.
Williams under arrest and expresses himself deer
mined to stand n suit, aud - also bound to have
quorum and to pass the Constitutional Amendment
Mr. Williams u held in close confinement, having
refused TO give bail D-loyaIty u rampant There
threats 0f dispensing the Legislature by violence
\ feversh excitement prevails throughout the city
Cuban Matters.
KEY wrsT, Florida. July 1Orh The bark Clio
touched here her way 10 Mobile. having iet lIa-
v1ua early on Sunday morning, the Ssh INST. lhe
Captain says that four Chilean steamers effected
landing q their troops errly on the morning OF the
5th, and they immediately lined the camp oi the
in-urrept4 rear Nnevitas. There IN camp
10000 insurgents, among whom we're mary of
the we1lthie-t planters, acting ~ Otcers OF their
plantation hands, who were all we'll drIiled- Ihey
expressed the strongest determination to throw Oh
the yoke q Spain. After j1iuiug forces, they all
marched within dfty miles % Havana AMI forii-
fed "a i thought that battle will take place IN
few DAYS. On the morning Of the Ith, a skIrmI-h
took PLACE between the outpos- Ot the insurgents and
cavalry force Of the sPruish Captain General
Several wounded on each side, AMI three span
iIris killed. The utmost excitement preFai'S
throu rhout the entire island and the planters are
resolved to free themselves from the yoke of Spain
Just ~ the clio left. there vas report that the
Spanish Governors Private Secretary bad been as-
sa-iuated in Havana All = hoax j
Presidents Veto.
wAsH1SGrox. July I6ih.-The President has sent
his veto % the Freedmen Bureau BILL recapitulat
ing his previous objections. AMI stating that the
present Bureau would, any way. continue until after
the next session
Nr. Elliott moved to postpone the question on the
veto until tomorrow.
NIr. lie Blonde moved take il up now The
House then voted-ayes IO3; nays, 80. and the bill
passed over the veto.
CHlcsGo, July I7th-washincton special dis
patches say within three hours after the recep,
of the Presidents veto message in the House the
Free linens Bureau bill had triumPhautly passed
torh Houses of Congress, and was proclaimed by Mr.
Fcstcr the law cf the land The vote IN the House
lO3 to SO, and in the Senate SO against u
In New Haven the other dag horse catching sight
c an elephant rolled NJ his eyes in fright. gave one
leap into the air and died instantly. = Seeing the
elephant" was too much for him
The personality of the late Mr. Cobien has been
under eight thousand pounds His will was
dated April l, and was executed the day before his
death He has left his wife life interest IN all
his property. which is be divided alter her death
equally between his i've daughters.
The Royal Commissioners appointed to investigate
the Jamaica atrocities have returned to England,
nnd the result % their inquiries i published in the
London Times IL appears that the t0;al number Of
persons shot and hanged was 43S COO men and
women we're hogged and 900 houses were burned.
deprIvIng 4. 900 persons Of their homes 500 wit
nes-es examined by the Commissioners. and the
substance Of their evidence ms been published IL
shows systematic system Of crueiies aui atrocities
which would be n disgrace to the most blrbJr0uS pa
g.a nation, and IS utterly without excuse.
CuRroUs EXPLOSION or NITRO -CLYCFFISE.-From
Eastern paper gather tine following IN relation
% % accident that occurred ia Of the northern
CtutOn< of Switzerland. the borders Of Germany.
y box Of this explosive material had been uul0aiei
By = tean1@ter from his wagon. and LEFT with other
packages uuIer "A she'd a'jliuing the stable OF pub
lic house. cab driver, finding the I'D Of the box
ttred AMI the oil being cyugealed, by Of tine
cold, concluded help himself sufficient quan-
tity grease the wheels Of his carriage, which he
accordingly did. knowing its nature, and after