The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-04-28
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.

By the arrival on the 9th inst, Of the Bri.
-Ndnueld, il days from San Francisco, W,
have kilograms from the Eastern States &c
The 9th and from Europe to the Sth inst
The Barlls Cam5riage and Come, had moi
arrived at San Francisco, at the date of sail
ing. The former was % and the latter i
days from this port. Our next mail from
san Francisco, will probably be received by
the clipper ship LesolUte which vessel was
shortly to sail for this port.
A disastrous fire occurred in the Kcntuck,
Yellow Jacket and Crown Point mines, at
Gold Hill Nevada, on the 9Th inst Up to
latest dates, twenty-nine bodies had been
taken out and eight or ten more were known
10 be in the mines, for whom there was no
hope. Measures were being taken TO subdue
the fire by forcing steam down the Shafts Of
the mines, though, as yet no result had been
attained. The fire is supposed to have origi-
mated from the spontaneous combustion of q
quantity Of Giant Powder, stored in one Of
the mines, near a large quantity of blasting
powder.
NEW YORK, March 25.-The Times, cdito-
rally, referring TO the mass meeting of work
ingmcn, saws 1t was the first startling incident
of revolution which has long been pending.
These organizations have combined indus
trially and politically to form power which
is not wise
CHICAGO, March :jl-Thc TJiJ,tae's Wash
ington special says the coming statement of
the public debt will contain features not cal
culaied to strengthen the standing of the
Pacific railroads. Tables will be published,
showing that the roads have not paid half
the interest on their bonds.
The Ways and Means Committee have
agreed to report a bill legalizing coin con
tracts.
The Secretary Of State, on the application
Of the Spanish Legation, has ordered sea
board Marshals and District Attorneys 10
diligently prevent fillibustering, and arrest
persons engaged in it.
New YORK, March 31.-A Washington spe-
cial says that Boutwell, has concluded to dis
miss all special agents Of the Treasury, be-
cause he does not know which are honest
and which are not, and believed that invcsti-
CATION after dismissal will prove what ones
are really worthy.
After tomorrow, rigid quarantine will be
established over all vessels from Southern
ports.
New York. March 3I.-In the Union Pa
ciiic litigation, Judge Barnard directed the
Receiver to break open the safe This lie at
tempted TO do, assisted by some laborers aud
Others, but Barlow, a member of the Com
pany, warned the whole party of as trespas-
scrs, and they left.
POUGHKEElsIE, \. Y. March 3l.-A scri-
ous break, 30 feet in depth, and POO feet long,
has occurred in the Delaware and Hudson
canal "a fsptp rtuir fbpF flfsra ttstl1
be extraordinary high water in the river, and
that much damage will cnsuc. All the piers
between Hudson and Albany are submerged.
New YORK, April BY order of Judge
Barnard, William NJ. Tweed, Jr., tine receiver
appointed by the Judge, came TO the Office
of the Union Pacific Railroad, accompanied
by Sheriff o. Brien's deputies, without other
opposition than a warning o leave, on pain of
being prosecuted civilay and criminaly
They proceeded 10 break open the safe, and
what books were found were taken before
A. A. Rcdfeld, who was appointed referee
by Judge Barnard.
Simultaneously with these proceedings, an
attempt was made directly TO stab the credit |
Of the company, by the circulation of rumors I
that their paper had gone TO protest, which /
was false. These transactions will have no |
effect on the building operations of the road. |
The difficulty between Fisk and the Pacific !
Railroad Company commenced in the fall of
1867, when Fisk and other parties who de- |
sired 10 control the election of directors, ten
dercd 4 subscription of fifteen millions of /
stock, on which they offered TO pay, fifty-five |
cents on the dollar, which, not being in /
accordance with the terms of the charter, /
was refused. Fisk afterward brought six |
shares at par, amounting to six hundred dol /
lars, which is the entire amount of his inter |
est in the Company.
The clipper ship Blltic was seized ycster- |
Il for vii Of Act
She was formerly the steamer baltic, and |
was bound 10 San Francisco. She gave |
$50, 1000 bonds, and was permitted TO proceed /
to-day
Among the books found in the safe of |
The Union Pacific Railroad Company was a
stock ledger of 4 credit mobilier, in which
the following names appear: Thomas Du-
rant, George Francis Train, c. NJ. Hall, o. |
W. Barnes, l.. Z. French, and G. T. NJ. DAILY.
WAsHINGToS, April S.-The following nomi-
nations were sent TO the Senate Consuls-O.
NJ. Long Of Illinois, TO Panama Horace IL.
Iloughton, of Galena H., to Lahaina, Sand
wich Islands William Stcdman to Santiago
dc Cuba.
NEW YORK, April 3d.-Washington specials
say the President has decided to sign the
Tcnure-of- Office Bill.
J. LOthrop Motley is nominated Minister to
England.
Admiral Hoff has been instructed to demand
Of the Cuban authorities full repatriation, in
ease be finds the capture Of the brig Warg
LoecH unwarrantcd.
CnIcAGo, April 3.-The RcsnJljcas's special
says the Senate confirmed Longstreet to-day,
by 25 to 10, most Senators lodging the vote
PHILADELPHIA, April 3.-Twitchell has
made confession to the Rev. Mr.. Bringhurst
He declares that on the night of the murder
his wife awole him stating that she had killed
her mother in a quarrel. Both then went to
the room where she lay dead, and threw the
body out Of window. 1t is said Mrs. Twit-
ehcll recently requested the exclusion of re-
Iorters from her husband until after the execu-
lion. She left the city this morning.
Knoxville, April 3.-Andrew johnson
made speech here to-day to large crowd.
The city is filed with his old friends, deega-
tions of whom met him at the cars. lie said
he intended to devote the remainder of his
life as private citizen to the Vindication of
his Official life and native State from the OBJ
loquy east upon them.
HAVANA, April Sol. Yoller is organic
ing n battalion Of free blacks for active ser
vice, by permission of the Government. and
other battaluns will be organized shortly
The Ioce Dc Cuba approves the organization
of colorod regiments, and says the colored
people favor Spain, and have always repealed
the offers Of the insurgents.
1t is reported that the insurgents have des-
troyed a portion Of the Sagua La Grande
Railroad.
AHAvAxA despatch saws the British vessel
Heron has arrived and brings eonfrmatory
OF the charges against the Span
ish naval authorities in the matter of the
Mary Lo,oeH.
Several Mexican officers have been COMPEL
ed 10 leave Jamaica and ordered to return 10