The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1868-08-12
THE VERY LATEST.

The Foreign Relations Committee was in
structed to inquire into the expediency Of
making treaty with England for reciprocity
with Canada.
The Conference Committees report on the
Alaska Bill was cOncurred in.
At ~ NJ, the President pro tenn. announced
that the Senate would now take recess till
the third Monday of September.
The House, by IS to SO, agreed to the Sen
ate resolution to adjourn from Monday next
to the third Monday in September.
The President and the members of the Cab
met were at the Capital to-day, signing bills,
etc.
Many hundreds of persons gathered at the
Senate main door, anxiously awaiting the ac-
ton of the Senate affecting nominations.
The following were confirmed: Gen. Rosen-
Grams, Minister to Mexico; Chas n. FELTON,,
Treasurer Branch Mint, San Francisco; Enos
B. Hodge. Assistant Justice Of the Supreme
Court of Utah.
The Senate confirmed Holland Smith as
Postmaster at San Francisco.
NEW YORK July 20-The Presidents mes
sage transmitting the ratification resolutions
of Louisiana and South Carolina was receiv-
ed and referred to the Judiciary Committee;
also a message enclosing correspondence Of
the Department of State with Gen. Van Val
kenburg, U. S. Minister to Japan, relative TO
the suppression of the coolie trade. Several
other executive communications were receiv-
ed and referred.
July 26.-The news from Aspinwall is I'M
important. The Provisional Government con-
tinued in possession of Panama. There has
been no fighting. 1t is expected that Diaz
will be banished to San Francisco by the next
steamer.
July ga dispatch from Savannah says
jeff Davis will soon sail for Europe; he will
be represented, on coming to trial, by his
counsel.
A concurrent resolution was adopted de-
claring that three-fourths of the States, in
Guiding Ohio and New Jersey, having ratified
the Fourteenth Amendment, ii has become
part of the Constitution.
In the Senate evening session, joint res
olution was passed authorizing the payment
to the full amount of $500, 900 to the Pacific
Mail Company for the Chinese and Japanese
service.
LONDON, July 24th-Dates from Macao,
China, to July 18th say that the entire rebel
army has abandoned the attempt to take
Tientsin, and marched off in southerly
direction.
The Commons passed the bill for the pur-
chase ofall the telegraph lines in the Kingdom
by Government. The reports of the harvest
show the crops quite equal to the average
harvest.
LONDON, July 24th.-The House of Com
mons considered the Bribery Bill.
providing that election expenses be paid by
local rates instead of by the candidates.
Mr. Disraeli opposed this, as giving no
guarantee to the ratepayers agains, the ex-
penses caused by improper candidates or
political Adventures.
The motion was rejected, and the bill
passed.
LONDON, July 27th.-Further advices from
Japan to the 30th of June are received. All
the foreign Ministers have united in protest
against the revival of the Mikado's DEGREES
against Christians Civil war continued to
rage with great violence. The troops OF the
Mikado were in possession of all the ports
opened by the treaty to foreign powers. A
brother of the Stotsbashi was at the head of
the revolt against the spiritual Emperor. lie
had large army and was gradully advanc-
ing on Yedo, where the party of the Tycoon
is very strong. There has been some fight
ing in the vicinity of Yedo, but with no
decisive results. 1t was thought that the
war between the parties-whose respective
strength and resources appeared to be so
evenly balanced-would result in division
of the country into two independent en-
pires, governed by the Mikado and the
Tycoon.
PARIS, July 26th.-The Corps Legislatif
passed the bill assigning four millions of
francs in rentes as partials satisfaction of
the claims of holders of Franco-Mexican
bonds.
LONDON, July 26th.-The following has
been received from Rome The police have
discovered a mine to blow up the fortitications
on Mount Avertine ri Two sentinels were
recently attacked in the night and wounded.
The police have seized quantity of red and
black Garibaldi shirts. The licenses have
been withdrawn from all the wine shops in
the Roman Campagna.
BALTIMORE, July 24th.-A tremendous rain
has been falling since early this morning. A
portion of the city is entirely flooded; the
Maryland institute is surrounded by sheet
of rushing water, carrying hogsheads, bales
of hay, etc, with it, The first floors of stores
on Frederick and Harrison streets are under
water, and merchants are compelled to re-
move their goods to upper stories. The
river has been rising at the rate of two inches
per minute since one O'Clock, and several
streets are converted into rushing torrents.
A city passenger car was swept from the
track on Gay street down Harrison street,
with a number of passengers; the widest
rumors prevailed in regard 10 the number
some estimating the number at
seven and others saying that all were drowned
but one. 1t is impossible now to get at the
facts A number of dray horses and some
drivers are reported drowned. There is no
between the western pOr-
lions of the city, as the flood is sweeping
before it. No communication is
bad south by telegraph, all the lines being
down. No such flood was ever known here.
BALTIMORE, July 25-The losses by the
Hood yesterday were several millions. The
firms were among the sufferers:
Head 81 Co., tannery, $4,000; Woods,
Weeks & Co., $4,000: Fisher Bros, $1,000;
Larabee d Co.'s iron foundry gave way and
.he west wall fell, causing heavy loss. At
Ellicott City the destruction of life and pro-
perry was great. Thirty houses were swept
lway. Some containing whole families, who
we're drowned The losses of property at
Ellicott City are: Gambrelrs Lower Pat
lspac Flour Mill entirely swept away:
Upper Mill partially destroyed; Granite |
Cotton Mill, of B. d. Ford, some of the walls |
If which were 20 feet thick, cost $3.50, 900, is |
total ruin; Gray's Cotton Factory con-
iderably damaged; Union Cotton Mill, |
bove Ellicott City, badly damaged and much |
otton lost; the AVALON Mill and Iron
Works, near the Relay House are swept away. |
The loss of life in Baltimore City is not
,nown to exceed four, only that number of
'odies having been as yet found. No doubt !
ONE were swept into the river.
BALTIMORE, July 26.-Thirty-s per-
ons are reported drowned at Ellicott's Mill
nd 20 in Baltimore. The river is jammed
With the wrecks of 80 houses, factory fix
ures and every species of property.
VIENNA, July 20.-Baron Won Liber, late
iinister, resident at Hamburg, has been
ppointed Minister Plenipotentiary to the
United States.
LONDON, July ia popular demonstra-
on took place to-day in favor of parliament
Try measures for the abolition Of the Irish
hureh Establishment. The procession,
arrying banners and wearing green ribbons,
to Hyde Park, where mass meet
x was organized and addressed by several
oeakers. Resolutions strongly protesting
sainst. the rejection by the House of Lords
the Irish Church appointments and Sus-
ension Bill, were adopted. About 1900
ersons were present. The meeting was
rderly, and there was no interference on the
art of the police: