The Hawaiian gazette., 1868-12-02

those who have been its chief supporters
financially and otherwise. General McClel-
Ian is probably too ambitious in another
direction to consent to bury himself in the
walls of an institution of learning in new
State.
A Terrible Tragedy.
One of the most horrible tragedies ever
enacted in this city occurred few nights
since. A young man, native of Neumark,
aged about &c years, became enamoured with
a young lady by the Eame of Rachel Melon
aid. His attachment was not reciprocated
by the young girl, and she appeared to be
very much displeased by the attentions which
he persisted in showing towards her. The
young man became enraged and determined
to poison the young lady and all her family.
For this purpose he visited the house with
two bottles of champagne, and treated the
whole family, including several little child
ren. The poisoned wine failed to have the
effect desired by the man, although it made
the family very i'll. Finding that the poison
had not done its work, he determined to ac-
complish it, at least, the death of Rachel.
Having armed himself with a four-barrelled
pistol, and carrying a stout file, he made his
way to the premises of Mr.. Mcdonald at
about one o'clock in the morning. His vic
tim, her parents and brothers, were sleeping
soundly With the heavy file he pried open
the back window Of Racheps room and
crawled in. He either spoke to her or made
some noise with the pistol, for she awoke,
and cried out, "Ma, mai" as she saw the
eyes of the murderer glaring upon her
Quick as the thought of death, and with fatal
aim, the villain fired. He then placed the
weapon to his own forehead and sent bullet
crashing through his brain. Instantly alamp
was procured, and the Mortified parents saw
their darling struggling in bed, and the muir
derer stretched at its side weltering in blood,
and dead. The young lady fingered few
hours and then died in great agony.
Earthquake Losses.
When great and unusual calamity occurs,
like that which visited our State on the 21st
of October, it is most natural for newspaper
correspondents and others to oTer-estimate
or exaggerate the extent of the damage sus-
tanned. When writing of our great earth
quake this exaggeration has been carried to
an alarming exteut, greatly to the hurt of
our city in remote places. The Bulletin gives
us the cold arithmetic of the subject, and
presents figures which were gathered by
visiting the various damaged buildings. A
recapitulation of all estimates published
show that cash appraisements of damages
sustained in those portions of the city most
affected, does not exceed $21, 900 in round
numbers, while the most liberal estimate
which can reasonably be made for miseella-
neous, minor damages, not specially report
ed, will not make the grand total for the
whole city and county exceed $350,000 or
s400, ,0OOs Real estate is as firm in price as it
was previous to the shake up, and buildings
TO rent are in as great a demand as ever
frame buildings, however, being preferred.
Dispatches from the East show that the pas
senger departures by steamer for this coast
does not diminish since the withdrawal of
the opposition line, and the occurrence of
the earthquake. People then are not disen-
chanted with regard to the finest wheat and
fruit State in the Union, and still want to
share in the unrivaIled advantages of grow
ing empire facing the Orient, the entrepot
for Asiastie commerce, and the terminus of
the Pacific Railroad.