The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-05-09
THREE WEEKS LATER
FOREIGN NEWS.
of Steamer IDAHO, with
Dates to April 25th.

The mail steamer Idaho arrived on the mornin:
of the 4th, bringing San Francisco dates to Apri
25th. The American news by her is not important
while the European advices possess more interest
From the papers ut hand We CLEAN the followin.
abstract:
impeachment.
There is nothing new in impeachment. Both thu
prosecution and defense have closed testimony
Thomas denies having stated that he intended {,
use force to obtain possession of the War Office
or il he did the words were used in a playful man
ner. 1t was thought the trial would close by til.
10th of April, and a decision would be rendered
early in May.
An accident occurred on the Erie railroad on th,
night train, April Is, by which twenty-four person.
were killed. and six of the bodies cannot be recog
niZed. The train was running at the usual rate O
speed along an embankment seventy-hve or a hun
dred feet high. 1t Is supposed u rail broke, and
the last Ave cars on the train were thrown dowa q
PERCEPTIONS descent, rolling over and over upoI
the Jagged rocks to the bottom The last car tool
fire and thirteen persons were burned to death
All the ca s thrown over the cliff, which borders
the Delaware river, were passenger cars. II was
intensely dark. On reaching the foot of the bluff
two cars were found TO be In the river and one OF
fire.
New YORK, April l6.-The deaths by the Eric
disaster, number tweaty-seven,s six bodies are un.
recognized.
The Union Pacific Railroad crossed the SUNNI,
u AK iNoShy -ApII Ia. HraHE
Il. Darcy Niece, a noted member of the Cana
dian Parliament. and one of the leaders in the eff
fort to consolidate the different provinces into one
united Government, was assassinated on the morn
ing of the 9TH April, at Ottowa, the Capital of the
Canadas. The assassin is thought to be q New
York Fenian, and threats of retaliation againt all
known Fenians are being made.
"A press banquet was given to Dickens at Delmo-
nico's, New York. on Friday evening April 10. 1t
was a very pleasant affair. Horace Greeley presid-
ed. Dickens in "A sDepch. eynrpSSed the intention
not to write another book on America. but that he
would give his impressions and experiences in his
magazine. He said all future editions of Martin
CbuZZlewit and the American Notes should contain
an appendix retracting the aspersions on the Amer
lean people. His remarks were highly eulogistic
of the people and country. He sailed for England
on the I'D.
When the House fully resumes business, the Com
mittee OF Foreign Affairs will report a bill making
the necessary appropriation for the payment of
Alaska Territory.
The Secretary of the Navy has sold the iron-clad
Catawba for $3.50. 900. and the Oneota for S375, 900
both to Alex. Swift II Co.. of Cincinnati. The
purchase money has been paid into the treasury.
Complete returns from Connecticut show a Dem
ocratic majority of l,735 for Governor, and a Re
publican majority and gain in the Legislature.
The Republicans have carried Wisconsin by 1000
majority. The Democrats have carried st. Lonis.
The China Mail Steamship Company have finished
their last great steamer, the Japan. and will dis
patch her from New York on the 10th instant for
San Francisco, whence she will sail on her first
Asiatic voyage August LIST.
1t is asserted that JEFF. Davis trial will positively
take place ut the May term of the United States
District Court at Richmond (Va.), and that Chief
Justice Chase will preside.
A great tidal wave visited Guadalupe, submerg-
ing a British vessel heavily loaded. The wave was
similar to that at St. Thomas last fall, but larger,
and lasted twenty-fonr hours. The sea Ieceded
thirty miles and left all the ships aground, when a
gigantic wave returned, threatening general de-
strlIction.
Yucatan papers report the British flag waving
over San Felix, and deplore the fact that thirty
natives are paying tribute to foreigners
for usurped land.
The Herald has a sensation special to the effect
that a radical conspiracy is on foot to extend the
term of the Presidents office to ten years, strip the
Court of the power to pass upon the con-
stitutionality of any Act of Congress. elect Grant
in the doubtful States by the 5ayonet, and cause
the unlimited imitation of the currency by the Ma
tional Banks.
New YORK. April IS-It is understood that the
steamers City Of Paris and Cuba. which sailed to-
day, will race To Liverpool. Mr.. Cundrd is said to
have wagered $4,000 on the Cuba.
The siatment of the public debt just issued shows
a total debt of 81, 64l.7l9.53 z cash in the treas
Sl22 500, 645.
The Republican State ticket is elected in Arkan-
sas by over 10000 majority. The Legislature was
organized on Saturday. and amongst the first WORK
aid out for the session is the ratification of the
l. Ourteeutl .AruCle Ot amendment 10 the teUerat
Constitution.
In the House. upon its return from the Senate
Chamber, Scholield offered a resolution. which was
directing the Committee on Foreign AZ
airs to iuq uire as to the propriety of providing by
that no claim of British subjects for the pro-
leeds of captured and abandoned properly be al
owed by the Court OF Claims or by any Executive
department.. until the claims of citizens of the
United States, for spol;ation by rebel cruisers, fit
ed out in British ports, are allowed.
On motion of Mr.. Washburnc. the House took up
he bill providing for the expenses Of the impeach-
ncnt trial. A spicy debate ensned between FL
fridge (of Wis., and Washburne. The former de-
Jared that the amount asked for WAS not sufficient.
t was n mere dodge, to make the country believe
he trial would not cost a large sum.
Mr.. Washburue said he was willing not only to
'ote this amount, but ten times the amount, il i'm
was a success. That would be worth
ne hundred millions of dollars to the country, if
The galleries applauded these sentiments. and it
equired some minutes to get order restored. The
ill was then passed without a division
PRINCE OF WALES VISIT To IRELAND-The visit of
he Prince and Princess of Wales to Ireland was
of before the late defeat of the Disraeli-Stan-
py Ministry. Yet We apprehend that the defeat has
astened it. The vote of the House of CommOns on
he morning of the 4th inst, whereby SANKEY'S mo-
for postponing Gladstone's resolution to break
p the Irish Church establishment was defeated by
D majority, COO voting. Just in that proportion
: $50 is to 24O-the people of England are in favor
{ roofing out this thing which the London Times
ext morning declared to be g the cancer of the ma
and that it - must be removed" The Times
bought the vote of the Common was the dawn OF
reunited empire; that Ireland might take conf
ence from il. and that it was sustained by the vast
alance of public opinion of the Kingdom The
ote was a plain and direct condemnation of the
The Cabinet. through Disraeli and Stan
~, both had repeatedly declared against Glad
proposition. and their last opposition took
in this motion for postponement of the whole
uestion till next Parliament. In such cases of
between the Representatives of the
;rown and those of the people. it has been the Gus
om Of two centuries for the Ministers to resign and
place to a Cabinet in harmony with the major
ty of the Commons. This was expected of Disraeli