The Hawaiian gazette., 1868-05-13

hthoms Of water all around the rock The
sails. masts provisions, aud considerable coal
wcru saved from the wreck. The 1niorraf
was worth In the nelghborhood OF sao,oOo,
I and cargo about Seo,ooO
Real Estate.
An Act Of the recent Legislature has made
Oakland the terminus OF the Great Pacific
Railroad. Our bucolic neighbors are vastly
elated In consequence, while our real estate
dealers are correspondingly, or In theinverse
ntio, depressed. No doubt the enactment
Is OF vital Importance to the aspiring city OF
umbragc. Our prcsumptious city has taken
umbrage because Of her lgnoble defeat In the
contest with her liliputian rival. II has had
tendcncy-let what will be said to the CON
trary-to decrease the value OF rcal estate In
the suburbs of San Francisco, as any one
may easily learn by comparing the suhjoiucd
sales made a few days since, with those made
three weeks ago: Lot ON the east side OF
seventh street, commencing l0o feet north
from Brannhn, 25 BY 80 fect deep, together
with the one-story house thereon, contain
ing six rooms, and garden In frout, 5000.
Lot on north side OF Harrison street, IS feet
east of Fourth 80 by 20 feet eeep, with the
frame dwelling house thereon, two stories,
etc, and a large barn In the yard, 50, ,92S.
Two lots on east side Of Dolores street, lOi u
feet north OF Twentieth, each lot fronting IS
feet, by les feet deep, $3.50. Lot on Polk
Street, near Pacific, 50 feet front BY so feet
deep, with the house thereon, $3.50. Lots
Nos. 2,S74 and ASST, on Harvey Browns
Gin Map No. 1, $40 each.
hazard nothing In stating that the fore
going rates are from 20 to 80 per cent lower
than the same property was held under the
iHhatef prices to which alluded In my let
ter of three weeks back.
The Chinese Embassy.
Mr.. Burlingame and his Cinnamon are still |
In the city. stopping at the Occidental Fitz |
smythe, who has an observant eye upon the
Celestial varlets, says of them;
These high-toaed gentlemen object to
receiving their co1ntrymeu who wait upon |
them clad In hybrid habit, in which the ce-
lestial blouse and leggings, OF hose, struggle |
with American hats and boots. The Chinese |
nobility have accordingly caused placard, /
printed in Chinese, to be posted at the foot |
Of the grand staircase of the Occidental, in
forming all corners that Chinese gentlemen /
will be welcome If they seek audience in their /
own proper costume, with skull caps, long /
robes, and other oriental millinery: other /
wise, not. The higher classes of San Fran /
cisco merchants appear TO be somewhats nub-
bed by their aristocratic compatriots."
Glorious springi
A bride, dressed in laces, and bedecked
with wreaths, could not present more lovely
appearance than the face of nature. The
rams have been so abundant throughout the
winter and spring, and the frosts SO few, that
the grass has got a splendid start, and has
tops down to their bases, and through the
fields, wherever there was soil enough to aid
mobilization. This is so particularly in the
southern portions of the State. Now is the
time for those persons to visit California who
wish to see her In her natural gloryl
r-l Cheap Fares. .
We have now four steamers monthly on
the P. NJ. s. s. Line, and vigorous opposi-
tion, which have reduced the passage home
to the States to merely nominal rates. This
is the reason why so many persons are now
iR truRsifH Those who glance only at the
surface Of things, imagine that We are losing
because the lists Of the outward
bound have lately swollen to such huge d.
mensions Nothing of the kind. While rates
are low, people of small means are deter
mined 70 avail themselves of the opportunity
to visit the " old folks az home" The same
Il
wish to see California at time when ii costs
but little to crafty their curiosity, and by
their visit, il may be, better ther fortunes.
We are more pleased to note the arrivals
than the departures, when the former are not
paupers, es is too frequently the case. We
have more of that class here now than we
know how to provide for and we most de-
voutly hope that they may take notion to
journey In some other direction.
Canada.
Assassination OF A MEMBER OF PARLIA-
NIESr.-D' Arcy MCGEE, prominent member
Of the Colonial Parliament, and strongly
favorable to the Government as against Fe-
mans and Fenisnism-an Irishnan by birth
was shot dead by an unknown assassin,
while entering his dwelling at Ottawa, on
the 9TH inst The dispatches from that place,
several in number, and succeeding each
1ther in date, VIII best tell the story of
events subsequent TO the assassination. They
ire as follows: f rs.ar
OTTAWA, April eti-Two men named
Nhelan and Doyle are arrested on suspicion
If completely in the murder of MCGEE. Sus-
1icion against them is very strong.
Funeral services In honor Of MCGEE were
at the Catholic Cathedral this
morning. The remains were then forwarded
o Montreal by special train, attended by
members of Parliament and other distin-
,uished men. rf-ra. .rrra e. - 4
Dispatches from the Provinces express the
ieepest indignation at the murder, which is
generally attributed to the Fenians I
MeGees family will he amply provided for
" the Government. Z.
Additional news from Ottawa represents \
be city in the greatest gloom No clue has
et been discovered Of the assassin. The
ags are at halfmasL Parliament adjourned :
fter speeches eulogislic and in coincidence.
III day long the Parliament House was
hronged- The deepest sorrow Is manifested
he bereaved widow is almost insane with
REF Many believe that another Fenian
aid is about to Occur. The murder created
ltense feeling against the Fenians. Several =.
ltercations have taken plsce. The Orange T
len threaten vengeance Two hours before I
be murder McCiee made a brilliant speech =
q the position of Nova Scotia.
OTTAWA, April 13th.-The fnner,l Of Mr.. "
IcGee to-day was one Of the most imposing al
ever witnessed in CanadL 5000 to
ersons were in the streets and 30 600 we're
the procession $40
OTTAWA, April lSth.-Wbalen has been =
ommitted for trial for the murder Of McGee. 3
The Jumping Mania.
The better 10 illustrate the jumping spirit
nong a certain portion Of our landlees pop
Iation, shall relate q couple Of anecdotes.
citizen of Sacramento two years ago bought u
outside lot in that city, paid for it, had bis f
sed recorded, and went home to the East
n his return, few months since, he found II
is lot fenced in, house built upon it and a
mily dwelling 10 the same He protested II
the squztter that he owned the lot pro- ]
need iBeontestible PrOofs Of POsse,siOn, aud
lreatened that unless the premises were i'm z
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