The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-02-27
FIFTEEN DAYS
FOREIGN NEWS.
Arrival Of Clipper Ship Haze

I1lilsoi Va CiippSl Duip AdLG
The clipper ship Haze arrived of our harbor AT
daylight on Tuesday last, and was boarded by
pilot Mcintyre. We received a full file of dailies
from Mr.. Whitney, from which we clip the follow.
ing telegraphic items.
United States.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 22-At "a meeting of the Trus-
tees OF the Peabody Fund. to-day, a report vas
read. showing that West Virginia during the past
year 800 school houses were built and one Normal
School opened. and a second is only waiting Tor
funds to pay the salaries of the teachers. In gen
eral, for every 81 1000 given from the fund $4,000
were raised by the people. exclusive of the amount
paid for school-houscs.
Ia Arkansas, deep interest is felt in education.
and many schools have been established. Crafty
ing accounts are also received from other Southern
States.
Gen. Grant offered a resolution TO transmit a
copy OF the proceedings of the Board TO Mr.. Pea
body. As a token of their grateful remembrance.
Adopted.
Resolutions complimentary to the General Agent
of the Fund were passed. ana the Board adjourned.
Gen. Grant called to-day on j. ]. Stewart, nomi-
mated to-day as Minister 10 Russia.
New Ycgk, Jan. 22.-The London ~!SLipDinq
gazette says a bark has arrived at Liverpool (Which
bark lett America December 30th) having on board
IS of the shipwrecked crew and passengers of the
HberHiG.
CHICAGO. Jan. 24-The Times Washington spe-
ciai says II learns that the negotiations OF Mr..
Seward with the Republic of Colombia for the
right of way for the Darieu Canal is a failure, and
that Caleb Gushing will return home without hdv-
ing accomplished the purpose of his mission TO
BoCota.
New YORK. Jan. 24-Sccretary Seward has sub
mitted to the Senate the correspondence in the
negotiation for the purchase of the Danish West
India Island. He shows that he made the PROPOSE
ton with the approval and authority of President
Lincoln. The first sum asked by the Danish Min
lister, as the price OF the island, was eventy-iVc milli-
ons, but subsequently the Danish Government re-
coded in their demands. and agreed to take the
sum stipulated in the treaty.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2G.-In the Senate. Mr.. Grimes
introduced a bill for the reorganization of the
Navy, which was referred to the Committee on
Naval Affairs. 1t provides that the maximum
number of Commodores in actual service shall be
10 and also provides for the reduction of Lieuten-
TO so. and fixes the number of
LieutenantS at $50, and Masters and Ensigns at
100 each. The bill also provides in detail for the
reorganization of Medical, Engineer and Pay
Corps abolishes the grade of Third Assistant En-
gineer officers, Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and
Surgery, and Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and
Clothing provides for the appointment of Chief of
the Bureau of Engineering. as Fleet Captain, as
Fleet Surgeon. Fleet Paymaster or Fleet Engineer.
and gives no additional rank or pay.
i, The Maryland delegation called in a body on
the President this afternoon to add their voices to
a petition for the pardon of DR.. Mudd. The Pres
ident gave them encouragement that Mudd and
other political prisoners would be pardoned before
the 4th of March
New York. Jan. 26.-The TriJ,me,s Washington
special has the following: Gen. Grant is strongly
opposed TO the pending Alabama claims treaty.
The following is his position nearly in his own
words The treaty is unjust to the United States,
because ii assumes the measure of injury inflicted
upon this country by the money value of ships
actually destroyed, whereas the chief damage to
our was in our ships being driven from
this, the sympathy extended by the English Gov
eminent to the South prolonged the war at least a
year. For all the lives lost and the money ex-
pended during this time, England is directly
responsible. The treaty proposes to settle all these
things by the payment of the paltry value OF a few
ships.
The Times Washington despatch has a similar
1t says this seems to indicate that
Reverdy Johnson will now be recalled at no very
distant day, and that the entire question will be
on a totally different basis under the
new administration
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 29.-The motion for a trial
in the Twitchell murder case was rejected and
sentence of death pronounced.
NEW YORK. Jan. 30.-Oficia dispatches from
Caleb Gushing. at Bogota. have been received.
His mission. which was believed TO be to effect a
negotiation relative to the ship canal through the
Isthmus of Panama, Is said to be 4 complete success.
WASHINGTON. Feb. LIN the House a number of
bills and resolutions were introduced, including
the following: Mr.. Robinson. for an increase of
the Presidents salary to 100000 also. for the
payment of $4,000 TO the widow and children of
President Lincoln by Mr.. Shanks, directing the
Secretary of the Navy to deliver, without cost. to
the Greek Government, through its Minister, the
two monitors -EidatOH0mdh and .iGdlcdn. Mr..
Orth of Indiana introduced q proposition in the
House to-day that the territory belonging to the
Dominican Government shall. upon application of
said Republic. be admitted into the Union as terri
tory of the United States. and be called the Terri
tory of st. Domingo. upon certain terms and con-
ditionS. one of which Is that the people shall adopt
a republican form OF government such action Of
the people shall be by the consent of the existing
Government of said Republic. and such form of
to be submitted 70 Congress for ap-
prevail. The admission of such territory shall be
with a view to the establishment Of a State Gov
eminent republican in form that any other terri
tory in the West Indies. whose people or Govern
mcnt shall apply for admission rs a Territory. shall
be admitted upon the same terms and conditions.
Ii is stated that the Republics are knocking at our
doors, and the question is no longer whether we
shall buy them, bat whether we shall take them
for nothing.
NEW YORK. Feb. "A Haytien letter of January
18th says the pickets were near Aux Cages. Sal
nave promised to allow them to plumber the town
taken. y demand from Mr.. Seward was re-
ceived tor an explanation in regard to the gun
boats Petition and -MatTDzVS carrying the United
States Gag.
1t is stated that tie almost individual sentiment
in Congress is averse TO 4 ratification of the pro-
tocol OF the l(GbGpid treaty IN its present form.
There is no doubt that this feeling will find legis-
Iative expression when the time comes. and it will
lie non-concurrcd in. The stlpulations. so far as
the English counter claims are concerned. may be
regarded as certain. The Senate will never agree
to a settlement of the claims on the basis proposed.
The contest for the Speakership of the next House
is becoming exciting. The friends of Dawes and
Blaine are conducting 4 spirited canvass
The House Committee of Ways and Means will
probably report favorably on the subject OF renew
ing the reciprocity treaty with Canada.
Tsibagle'S special says. Notwithstanding the heavy
vote bv which the resolution for the annexation of
Domingo was tabled, yesterday, Judge oCth
feels conGdent that il can be carried through before
the close of the session.
NEW YORK. Feb. "a Washington despatch says
the President yesterday ordered a pardon TO be is
sued for DR.. Mudd. EnoJts are being made 70
secure the pardon Of Arnold and SpangIer, the only
rcmaiug prisoners confined On the charge OF asSas-
sination. There Is reason to believe they viii be-
successful. AMI that before the close Of JohnSouS
term. every living participant in the crime of Lin
coins death. will bc released.
\ Washington special tn the Times says the