The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-09-05
Late FOREIGN NEWS.
IBr THE MURRAY AM FL DorADo.l

The latest election returns from Kentucky show
4 majority for Stevenson OF 10000 70 10000.
Wade Hampton made a speech. in which he de
clared false the reported ut;rrances OF his published
speech in the Northern papers. lie said the flag of
the Coniedcracy Was forever buried in the grave of IL
lost canse.
Parties in san Francisco have offered the Gov
eminent 81 .U00. 900 for Goat misunderstanding the
United STATES 10 retain 10 acres for military pGr-
poses.
Ben. Holiday. steamship proprietor, and Alger-
on Smith. CustOla-house broker, had n difficulty
yesterday. Angus. llth. Knife and pistol drawn,
hat friends interfering. bloodshcd was prevented.
Viriuia or smallpox IS on the increase in san
Francisco. In July lS6 eases were reported and
&c deaths, but in The first week of August there
were u deaths from that disease.
Bridges. commander Of the British war vessel
CboAticees. who blockaded the port Of Mazatlan.
has raised the blockade. He onght to he, and
probably will be, deprived of his Command-ffa.
Gen. Blair spoke to 4 grea; crowd at Leavenworih.
Kansas. July 81. He denied the sentiments ex-
pressed ii his New York letter in favor of revoln-
ton.
The people OF Yarmouth. New Brunswick. held a
meeting on July Both and expressed their indigna-
ton AT the refusal of The Imperial Parliament To re-
dress the wrongs OF Nova Scotia. and threatening 10
take high-landrd measures to secure the deliverance
Of the country from its present position.
NEW OEiEtNs. Aug. l0.-In support al Governor
WarmouIhS assertion that l50 murders had been
committee last month ia this district, the E,yu6li-
cTR contains two columns OF extracts from letters
To the Governor. detailing outrages in the country.
With regard IA the Congressional recess. Mr.. Evarfs
Is understood 10 hold tEr sam, opinion that the two
Honses do-that Al has not the legal effect on ap-
pointments which an Adjournment would have.
The President to-day received the members Of The
international Tailor's Union Convention at the
White House.
At the evening meeting Of Ia, International Con
ventiou. Portland. Me. several speeches we've made
favoring a Canadian treaty reciprocity. The pros
Hect OF an carly completion OF a line OF railroad
from Halifax To san Francisco was hailed with
great satisfaction. The Convention adjourned sine
die.
MoBuE. Aug. I2-At a Democratic meeting and
t%orchlieht procession last evening. 10000 persons
were present. and many coiored men.
WASHINGTON. Aug. l2-The Attorney Generals
opinion on Rollins resignation was sent to Secrei0-
~ McCulluch last night. 1t decides that there i
no vacancy. aud there 2an be consequently no np-
poiEtmrnt to the Revenue ColnmiSsiousLip The
opinion includes The decision that The President
cannot Oil the original vacancies OF the Alaska Of
tees.
The dominion sits uneasy on some OF he Canndi-
ans. The province Of Nova Scotia which was
forced into the dominion wants to get ont. and ap-
pealed to the British Parliament: but that body
treated them with marked disrespeet. Now in their
public meetings they talk Of fighting their way ont.
These movements all tend to the one great point
which is not far in the futnrr-anncxatiou 10 the
United States until that comes they will not be
satisfied. aud ought not To be.
NEW YORK, AUg. IA dre broke out at three
~ CLOCK TINS morning. an the establishment OF ~.
Appleton n Co. book publishers. and within fifteen
minutes the entire building was in flames.
\ dispatch from Omaha says. fifty additional
miles of the Union Pacific Railroad are now finished.
making 1jl miles from Omaha. II now seems
probable that mostly 1000 miles will h. in run
ming order before the close Of the year. and that
the whole line TO the Pacific will be open Tor bust
ness during 1869.
Providence. Aug. I4-At the yacht race by the
New FORK Yacht squadron. at New Port. to-day.
5 sloops and IL ychooneTs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
30 miles. The first prize was won by the White
WING: time 6 hours and b minutes. The sloop
Gflcc was second hours and 4 minutes.
NEw NoRE. AGg. l5-Rev. Mr.. Tying aud his
friends have in circulation for signatures n memo
rial % the General Convention Of the Episcopal
Church. which meets next October. to repeal the
canon under which he was tried and condemned.
making n parish n geographical division of terrific
y, or so modify II as to apply only 10 unauthorized
attempts to form new parishes. or TO intrusions
upon actual enrolled parishioners or other minis
Of ~" Church. Another memorial asks for n
simple repeal. leaving the whole matter 20 he gov
ernoi by the preface to The ordinal in the Prayer
book.
I'm objection l. made To pana's New York SlGl
" that IL supports both candidates for the Tresideu-
aud cudetvorr 20 be neutral at the sane time"