The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-04-04
European.
Telexr.nhIe and Other News.

Private advices from London state that the re-
ceipt of the intelligence that the Mexican Govern
ment is determined 10 r~epudiate all debts of foreign
countries except those of the United States, has
given rise to an intense feeling of indignation.
The English Government is said now to- e Seri-
ously contemplating the fitting up L Meet 10 take
possession of the ports OF Mexico and hold them
until satisfaction Is given. Ii is also understood
that France, though consulted, has declined for the
present TO participate.
BERLIN. Feb. I9.-In the Prussian House of Dep
uties yesterday. the Government was asked TO eN-
plain why the United States Consul at Jerusalem
was allowed to procure the arrest OF one Markns,
a Jewish subject of Prussia. with whose ward. a
young girl. the American Consul sought to elope :;
also. who, after the guardian had been thrown into
prison to facilitate the attempt, the Prussian Consul
al Jerusalem refused 10 demand Markus as q sub
ject of Prussia for his protection.
This case eXcites much feeling among the Jews,
who regard it as involving rights and privileges sim
liar to those violated in the Mortara affair at Rome.
and represent the outrage as an insult to Prussia.
The Finance Minister replied that the German
Consul at Jerusalem is a Federal, not a PrussIan
representative. and application for any Information
must be made To the Chancellor Of the North Ger
man Confederation.
BERLIN. Feb. 26.-The obligations of the new
treaty apply with reciprocity to Germans and
Americans, and all previous engagements between
the two countries in regard TO extradition are re-
newed. The treaty Is made TO terminate 1T the
end of ten years
FLoRENcE. Feb. 26.-Some Italians. commenting
on the remarks alleged to have been made by Sc
ward in relation TO Garibaldi. think the words
must have been incorrectly reported. They hope
the American Government has not been secretly
using Garibaldi as an agent for disSension and
trust the Americans only desire the unity of Italy.
Prime Minister Louis Frederic Menabrea of
Italy, was an officer of engineers in 1859. aud con-
Quoted, in this capacity, the erection of earth
works round the city of Novara. by means of which
the operations that eliminated in the battle of
Magenta were rendered feasible. Napoleon Ill
cOmplimented him at that time rs one of the ablest
engineers in Europe. and told him. in the presence
of his whole staff, that France aud Sardinia were
greatly indebted to hun for his able service.
In the Encouragement of the Austrian Cabinet,
Baron Won Bensie will cease to be President of the
Council, but will retain the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs.
The RUSSIAN NEEDLE GUN. The needle gun
definitely adopted by the Russian War Office is of
the Prussian pattern. but the needle is somewhat
shorter and thicker. and the rapidity of the firing
is said 10 be slightly increased. If Russian ac-
counts are trustworthy. an ordinary soldier will
easily fire eight discharges in a minute. while a
skilled hand has no difficulty in making fourteen.
The war between the Austrian concordatists and
anti-concordatistS RACES with undated fury. Beust
has thus far managed the matter quite s~killfnlly so
as to augment his own popularity and that of the
Emperor. Thirty-three thousand citizens of Wen
ma, and fifteen hundred students Of the university
of the SAM city. have signed petitions against the
concordat. Professors known to be in favor OF the
are Kissed and groaned as soon as they
make their appearance in the lecture rooms. and
lHt liberal pEOlcSSOIs W CuetEtu anu uppiauutu-
Munich. the elysium of lager beer drinkers.
boasts at the present time of only twenty brewer
les Formerly there were between sixty and sew
enty of them. Notwithstanding the enormou con-
sumption of lager beer in Munich, but few of the
brewers in that city have accumulated large for
tunes.
The last Fenian amusement is to fill letters with
explosive material and address them to persons
to their Cause. This was done in Dublin
lately, aud a policeman was very badly mangled
Inv an aeVnlpSIon of one nf them The autlOrlfiS,
are probing the matter. The Times. states that
20. 900 special constables are employed in London
to prevent the preparation of these outrages, and
calls on the provincial cities to take similar pre-
SUNDAY IN EURoPE.-The director of the police at
Cassel has just reminded the inhabitants of the ex-
isience of the laws which order the strict observ-
ance of the Sabbath. and which prescribe all work.
in shops or in the fields. sale or purchase.
remaining in cafes. &c. The warehouses are 10
remain closed. and where the windows are indis-
pcnsable to the lighting of the interior, no mer-
shandise must be exhibited.
King Theodore's Minister of War is a German
named Lander. q native of the little city of Dessau,
IN .Anhalt, where he was formerly a journeyman
Being of an adventurous turn of mind. he
proftcd by the advice of S~chlmper. the weil-known
African traveller. and emigrated in lS4I 10 Abyss
;inia. where he entered the service of King Theo-
lore. and finally became the Secretary and Minis
ter of that dusky monarch.
In accordance with the new laws of the North
Confederation. all candidates for frst-class
(consUieS miSSi) will have TO undergo a
igOrous examination as TO their fitness for such an
appointment
A conspiracy agains; the Roman Government
las been discovered in the native regiments of the
'~ontifcal army. Six officers of artillery have
,een arrested for high treason and lodged in Fort
Il. Angelo. They are all from the Italian king
lom.
An address of adhesion to the Pope. with 2.00O,-
100 signatures. has arrived from Spain. and the
,nanilb EnlhaSSa1nr has offered his Holiness "A d
egion of Spanish volunteers. Cardinal Antoneli
Expressed his appreciation of this tender support,
ut said that the Poutifical Government could not
ccept il at the present moment. I
Prussia has'persuaded the North German COnfed-
TO abolish wholly the annoying passport
ystein which has prevailed IN tue petty principaii-
les heretofore.
London has thirty-two licensed play houses.
hose combined seating capacity is 59.S63. The
irgtst seats 1928 and the smallest $50.
\ new literary and fashion journal is soon to
ppeir in Paris every week. with an Illuminated
tie page. and printed on perfumed rOse-colored
aper vi the finest texture.
England has another barbarian war in prospect.
bishop Crother, of Sierra Leone went on a vista
on up the Nile. was taken prisoner, and. in the
purse of effecting his release by force of arms, the
ice Consul. Mr.. Fell, was killed. Evidently the
.fricans have no regard for prestige"
The wife of the PrusSian Crown Prince is n very
mother. On returning recently from "A drive,
which her lite son. Prince Henry. had accom-
her. she vas met at the palace by a number
+ people, courteously bowling to her-conrtesies
hich she gracefully returned, but which the young
rince took no notice of. She touched his Shout
er with the mOthcrly reprOoi: Henry. You must
ways be polite take off your little cap to these
people"
1t is said that the original edition Of Queen Vic
'ria's lately published journal. WAS discovered,
ter passing through the binders hands. to con-
lin a most gross and abominable error, probably
le work of the malice of a composit0r. The whole
iition had to be gone through with. and the OBJ
1xious leaf taken out, before it passed into the
inds OF the pubic.
Go d continues to accumulate in the Bank of
rance. Its Golfers now contain the unprecedented
I'm of e4l ,Os4000. This, too. Notwithstanding the