The Hawaiian gazette., 1868-10-07

trary, the impression will not be wholly re-
moved. To-day the fog continues. It.ex-
tended all over the country, from San jose
and Stockton 10 Sacramento and Virginia
City
A report was current yesterday that there
had been tidal wave which caused the sea
to rise nine feet above high tide. This how
ever was canard. That something unusual
has occurred somewhere everybody believes,
and We shall await with impatience TO learn
the news from abroad TO Know whether there
have been further earthquakes, or whether
the remarkable occurrence is merely play
full freak Of the elements
SILVER MOUNTAIN, Sept. 1I-Just at nine
A. NJ, two shocks Of earthquake were felt
here coming from the north and passing
south. The frst shock was light, but was
Immediately succeeded by a much heavier
one, followed by strong rotary motion, this
last being the most severe ever experienced
In this country. Reports from other portions
of the country mention only one shock.
Miscellaneous.
NKw York Sept. 4.-The Herald has long
account of an alleged discovery Of a new
method of an electrical sub-aqueous eommu-
nication, which il claims can communicate
! through the longest distances under water
| without cables or other conductors, using
water alone as the conducting medium The
inventor proposes to establish communica-
1
between Montauk Point aud Spain; be says
it can be done for only Sl0O, 900. Electricians
here express their incredulity Of this state
ment though the inventor declares he has
carried on a conversation BY this process at a
distance of $50 miles, through the waters Of
| Lake Ontario.
Ii is stated that rich aud powerful COM
pany has been formed in London, with Cyrus
| W. Field as the controlling man, to form
continuous line Of telegraph from England
to China, by way of the Mediterranean,
Egypt and India This company have pur-
chased the cable line from Malta to Alexan-
dria, and are about TO relay the cable in deep
er water.
KEY WEST, Sept. 6.-Tbe application for
/ writ of AdbcdS corpus in behalf of DIR. Mudd,
Arnold aud Spangler has been refused.
| WASHINGTON, Sept. S.--The Sept state
ment shows the public debt less cash in the
Treasury to be 8, SIS, GA, ,3lS.0S. There are
over ninety-two and half millions Of coin
! in the Treasury and fifteen millions In cur
rency. The total disbursements for the
month Of August amounted to thirty-seven
million seven hundred and thirty thousand.
CHICAGO, sept IA santa re despSie9
| says the election in New Mexico has resulted
in Republican victory. The Legislature
viii be two-thirds Republican
| ADenver despatch says the election in Col
| oradO, on Tuesday, resulted in the election
Of Allen A Bradford, Republican delegate
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Legislature : largely Republican.
CHICAGO, Sept l0-A fearful accident oc-
Cured at the Chicago, Rock Island and Pa
cidc Railroad yesterday, two miles this side
/ Of Iowa City. The bridge was drawn, when
a train going West came up. The engine
leaped into the ehasm, dragging three crowd
/ ed cattle cars and one wheat car In 4 confus-
/ ed mass upon each other. The last car made
pile so high that it prevented the passen-
| ger cars following. The engineer and fire.
man were both killed, the former head being
severed from his body No other persons
( were injured Many cattle were killed
Another terrible marine disaster has cast
shadow over this community. The propel-
Ter HigpopotamHs left Benton Harbor, Mich,
1 Monday evening, bound for this port with q
cargo Of peaches Not arriving, ting was
despatched last night in search Of the miss
ing vessel, and brought back tidings that the
! unfortunate steamer had sunk In the middle
| OF the lake, thirty miles from the shore All
on board are believed to be lost no tidings
having reached any port Of any having escap-
ed; from hfty TO sixty persons thus found a
waiery grave Portions of the wreck were
found floating in the lake, but there was
nothing TO indicate what was the cause Of
the disaster.
Sept PA special from Fort WaIlaA.
l Kansas, says about 100 Cheyennes appeared
/ within two miles Of Sheridan, this morning,
/ q portion Of whom made dash into the town
j
! ward and captured some stock and killed
three men Messengers sent from Colombo
report Indians in the vicinity of nearly all
/ the settlements southeast Of Denver Re-
| ports Of Indian oufrages still continue from
I various localities on the frontier.
CHICAGO, September 12th--Fifteen pas
| se3gers and the crew Of the propeller Hippo-
potnsNs escaped from that vessel BY clinging
/ TO portions Of the wreck They were picked
| up BY passing vessel and brought to the
shore Twenty-six are now known to be
| missing The vessel was overloaded with
/ freight, and foundered and sunk very rapidly
| ST PETEs, MINI, September 14th--There
was 8 terrific tornado on the Minnesota
River on Friday night Houses and barns
I were blown into fragments, grain and stock
scattered In every direction, and a number
Of persons were injured-one fatally.
ATLANTA, Ga, September 16th.-A bin
was passed BY the House yesterday exclud-
I ing negroes from serving on juries Il Is
understood to-day that the House, after
. stormy debate, declared that negro mem
beTs claiming only one eighth negro blood
are ineligible BY unanimous vote, co Repub-
He4ns refused 10 vote.
NEW YORK, September 15th--The iron
! steamer DsnsbdyfosI, which has been fitting
out at various piers in this city, sailed six
| weeks ago under very mysterious circum-
| stances Information in the hands Of o. g.
Z Marshal Murray leads to the belief that she
/ intends TO take cargo Of slaves from Africa
| to Brazil or Cuba Another vessel is fitting
out here il IS believed for the same purpose.
I The Philadelphia Print Works, attached TO
the Washington Manufacturing Company's
1 mills, Gloucester, n. J., were eomDletelT
destroyed BY fire yesterday. Loss, about
quarter Of 3 million; fully insured
FIKE Al CALLAo.-On the 14fh August the
I most extensive fire ever known 10 CaIIao
| broke out about O'Clock in the evening,
| originating il Is believed in the Hotel Con-
| dnznzz, situated in the Gale de Constitution.
1 The flames were not long in gaining ground
and ere the fire engines here and in Lima
were in active operation the FIRE was so
strong and powerful that II was with difia-
Guilty exting1ished, and only after q great
loss Of valuable property. The fire extend
/ ed on the one hand along to the house Of the
| Prefeet, and every house was burnt up TO
the Roma Hotel, the front part Of which
/ fortunately escaped In the other direction
eTery house was destroyed up to the first
| opening in the street. three or four houses.
beyond the building formerly known as the
j "a Club Mercantile" Again, on the other
side Of the street, the houses running
/ from Gale de Sosigo to Gale de PeIigro
we're also burnt to the ground; altogether
some thirty houses are totally destroyed,
and tSenty-seyen others seriously damaged
I IL l. estimated that property amounting to
/ fully one million dollars has been Lost and
l OaIy some 500 was insured
SEw ORLEAss, September 16th.-A wreck
ing company have succeeded In rzisIng the
sale belonging to the Adams Express Com
/ p2ny, which was sunk on the steamer W. r.
Aythsr, 70 lse6, above Yicksburg. The safe
contained 10000 belonging 10 the Govern
nsnt, and 90 to private parties