Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-05-09
THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
VOLCANIC ERUPTIoNs.

An arrival from the Sandwich Islands, brings
accounts of terrible volcanic eruption at
Mauna. Loa. It began March 9th. sOn the
2Sth over one hundred earthquake shocks were
felt at Nilina. During the two weeks following
to April 18th, two thousand shocks occurred at
Waischina. TIE earth opened in many places
A3tidal wave rose sixty feet high, overlapping
cocoa trees a quarter Of a mile inland, and
sweeping human beings, houses and everything
movable before it. "A terrible shock prostra-
ted churches and houses. One hundred lives
were lost besides thousands of horses and cat
tie. The craters Vomited fire, rocks and lava.
A river of red hot lava, five or six miles long,
flowed to the sea at a rate of ten miles an hour,
destroyed everything before it, and forming an
island in the sea. A new crater, two miles
wide, opened, which throws rocks and streams
Of fire thousand feet high streams of lava
rolled to the sea. At one time the illumination
extended fifty miles at night. The lave has
pushed out from shore one mile at Walschlna;
three miles from the shore coral island rose
suddenly, emitting column Of steam and
smoke while the Kono packet was passing,
spattering mud on the vessel. CO.,. s~y..l u.
The greatest shock occurred April I'd! Prior
to the eruption there was great shower Of
ashes and rumice. During the great shock the
swayipg motion of the earth was dreadful; no
person could stand. 4 In the midst of this tre-
mendous eruption Of red earth poured down
the mountain, rushing across the plain three,
miles in thrce minutes, and then ceased. Then
came the great tidal wave, and then the streams
Of lava. The villages on the shore were all de-
stroyed BY this wave The earth opened under,
the sea and Redeemed the water. The earth
eruption swallowed thirty persons, and the sea
many more Great suffering and terror pfe=
vailed in the whole region affected. 9a.5s
! A sloop, the Live Yankee, had been dis
patched from San Francisco with provisions,
&C., to rescue and relieve the sufferers
The King Of the Sandwich Islands had IS
sued o proclamation for the relief of the suffer
ers.! Many visitors had gone from Honolulu,
and will go from San Francisco. The worst is
thought to be over, but the lava flow continues,
presenting grand spectacle. 8 s.z.fh j.
y The Supreme. Court of Maryland decided on
Monday that where real estate broker pro-
cures a purchaser, who is accepted by the
owner, tie. broker cannot be deprived of his
commissions if the. purchaser refuses to, COM
plete the sale because the title is found to be
Detective. It was also decided, In the same
case, that where part Of the purchase money is
reserved by way of ground rent, the broker is
entitled to his commissions on the whole pur-
chase price, as we'll that which is paid in
money as on that part reserved by way of Eent.
. The statement of the coinage at the Phila- |
delphia Mint for the month of Aprilis as fol-
lows Gold, $14S, 095. 80; silver $44, 1854
nickel and copper, $l13,760 The amount of
gold deposits from all sources was 1926, $685..
20, and ofsilver deposits, including purchases,
1876, 656.13.
Housekeeping has been introduced as areg-- 4
ular branch of instruction in German schools
Young ladies are required to write essays upon |
the probable prices Of food, the weight OF fat
or lean fowls, the method OF fatteaing beeVes,
and in general whatever pertains to the ,econo- !
NV of The culinary art tssl.ief 1Gfii-5 go, ]