The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1868-10-28
CALIFORNIA CORRESPONDENCE.
EsrEcIAlLr 10 rHK HAwAuAS GAZETTE
SAY FRAScrsco. Oct is 1865.
Revelation I'M sn,fn-

NS'S PtekAreu tclcgrAphtc summary
which viii furnish You the connected and en-.
tire particulars of revolution in spain which
has sueeeeded in overturning the monarchy.
AT least it has got hid Of Isabella. the Second,
whatever kind Of government NAV follow.
and that is one step towards reform.
There have been rumoS Of an approach
ing political storm in Spain for nore than a
year past The shameful indeeencies Of the
court, and above AI, the notorious iieeutious-
ness Of the queen, were topics commonly dis
cnssed among the people who were taxed be-
yond endurance to perpetuate state Of sf
fairs which published their own disgrace.
Isabella succeeded to the throne in Septem-
Der, ISIS. at the tender age Of three years,
under guardianship, In November. lSlS,
she was declared to be of legal age by the
CorteE, and three years later, at the age of
sixteen, married Francis d'Assise, her cousin
I german, son OF the Duke of CadiE Her big.
otry was only less marked than her lechery;
the Pope and the priests had her 50 complete
ly under Seir sway, that of late years she
spoke seriously of re-es,ablishing the Inqui-
sitiou.
The Spanish races are turbulent at best
but their forbeSranee in this case proved it.
self virtue, il it may be called by that name
OF long suffering and surprisingly indulgeut
kind.
In the classification of governments, Spain
has been set down as constitutional mon
arehy, with Corte1 composed Of the Queen.
Senate and Deputies. 1t has, in fact, howev-
ever, been little better than depraved des-
potism, in which the nobility were robbers,
and the common people serfs. The nation
number, perhaps, twenty-five millions of
souls, and although living nominally at peace
with all the Powers of Europe, she is in debt
to an amount equal almost to one thousand
millions of dollars. The annual expenses
are from seven to ten millions in excess of the
receipts The navy, including all classes of
vessels, in 1864, numbered log, with S5 war
ships Of different sizes IN process of construe-
ton.
The revolution was brief in duration. 1t
would seem that the governing classes had
but few friends; any change TO the governed
was relief, and whether as is reported, they
are TO have Rrepublie or not, the example
cannot fail TO secure them partial, if not en-
tire relief from present disgrace and future
grinding serYitude
Found Guilty.
Whelan, the alleged murderer of dArcy
Me(,ee tss bean found s,,;i,,- -. ! -. -,
to be hung. The trial took place at Ottawa,
Canada, and hAs been pending for consider
able length OF time. On the 18th of Septem-
Der the jury brought in their verdict. after
being ont sbout an hour and half He is TO
be hanged on the 10Th Of November-aIl the
power Of the Fenian army to the contrary.
Hot and Cold.
Ny letters and the general news have ap-
prised you Of the excessive heat which pre-
vailed in many Of the Atlantic cities during
the month of August and the early part Of
September. The deaths from sunstroke were
unparalleled for number in the history of the
century, and fearful Well, it is said that
extremes meet" Directly on the heels of
the intensely heated tern comes the very
opposiie-frost, snow and iee-an through
the Eastern States. You may understand
how general the ''cold snap has been BY the I
NEw YORK, Sept l9-In Scranton. Penn
syiyenia, yesterday morning. the mercury fell |
10 81; in Buffalo, 40r Frost covered the I
ground in md near Richmond, Va, Chi /
ss9so, Bun4io Boston, Hartford, Springfield,
Mass, Providence, r L, and Lewiston, Me. 4
Ice formed on the ponds 10 Providence. r l..
and COatesvilIe, Penn Snow fen 10 Aurora
hear Montreal, and in Robinson and Rich /,
nond Counties, Va, on Wednesday night
Political.
Since the memorable dsvs of Is4O. there
has not been so great political excitement
Is prevails at the present time Politics are
discussed at al hours, in all places, by all
classes fpeople. The democrats arc strain
ng every nerve to carry this city and State.
immigration, particularly from Ireland, is
argely in their favor. They are making citi-
ems on an average Of one hundred per day.
I Is their death struggle and they know it.
n the meantime, the republicans are BY no
means idle tAey are nsturzlizing from forty
o fifty persons ALPHABETICALLY Germans
nd Engiishmen- A few OF the French are
nth them this year, and they are confident
7 counting on gaining back large number
the Germans who went against them last
Ill The result Of the election in Vermont
nd Maine has greatly encouraged them. If
'ennsyiTania and Ohio are carried By the re-
ubliezns in the election which came of to- ,
ay, they viii probably carry this city. They
sei very confident about carving the State,
ID are betting their money freely in that be- '
ef On the night Of the 18th instant the :
oldieEs and Sailors had grand nass-meet-
g and torehiight procession. About 1900 :
'rehes were carried, and over two thousand :
aga There were about $500 men in the
ne. In Union Han, that many people had !
'sembled before the procession reached It, :
Id On the outside speeches were made TO b
ast multitude which it was impossible to
sDber- On the same night, the Soldiers
ID Sailors held grand meeting in Philadel- v
aiz, Of which the telegraph says: Z
50 The city has been all day scene Of pleas
able excitement The streets In all dfrec- T
Ons are crowded with men, women and :,
lildren; all classes made II holiday. Stores =
d Dwellings were decorated In Chezuut 3
rect, and there has been no such exhibition !,
eolors since the fall Of Richmond; private 2
'uses along the route Of the procession z
ere decorated. and in many Instances the :,
spl@Js were quite grand The procession :,
rI1ed On Broad street and commenced NOV a
2 It eleven O'Clock, and was two hours and n
bali passing given point General Owen, h
III mounted staff beaded the procession; 4,
JTernoFs IN bzrouches followed, including
JTsraors Burnside and Curtin The ssBors