The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-10-06

cation with any foreign Government; and that
he shall afford through his officers better treat
ment of Mussulmau pilgrims journeying to and
from the Holy Shrine. The Grant Vizier's adj
dress concludes by stating that on compliance
with these terms and understandings as to the
faithful execution and observance of them, the
Sultan would be very glad to see the Viceroy
in COnstantinople.
American News.
CHICAGO, September Ilth.-Charles H.
Wright, city editor of the Times, died yester-
day, probably of heart disease. He had been
in perfect health up to the time Of his death
which occurred Immediately after rising in the
morning. The deceased was very popular, and
the papers all contain eulogistic obituaries Of
him.
AsHvILLE. September 10th. = Hon. John
Bell died at 2 A. NJ to-day, at his residence al
the Columbia Iron Works. He had been con-
fined, to his bed several weeks with fever, bui
the cause of his death was suffocation from an
accumulation of secretions in the chamber:
of the lungs. His remains will be brought to
Nashville for interment.
WnKEsBARRE, SEPTEMBER 13th-The Min.
ers' Union unhesitatingly states that no one
believes the fire at Avondale Mine to be the
work of an incendiary. They regard the re-
u
from the responsibility resting on the Railroad
Company.
PLYMOUTH, Pa, September 13th.-The dis.
aster at Avondale leaves 70 widows and l54
fatherless children: the number of the latter
will be increased to nearly 200. The receipts
of the Treasurer of the relief funds are nearly
sll 900.
CHICAGO, September l4th.-The Centennial
Anniversary of Humboldt is being generally
celebrated by the Germans in the principal CT
ties throughout the country. -
CLEVELAND, o., September 14th. The
procession this morning, in honor of the Hum
boldt Centennial. was very large and imposing
representing different trades and professions
0rations will be delivered this afternoon.
CHICAGO, September l4th.-A Washington
spcial says there is reason to believe that the
President has rendered the Chinese mission tC
Senator Frelinghuysen, of New Jersey. and
has decided not to appoint George Wilkes.
QUEBEC, September l4th.-The annexation
meeting on Sunday adopted resolutions deplor
ing the depreciation in the value of real estate
dimuniton of ship-building, waste of magnifi
cent water-power and steady emigration Of
young men to the United States, and the form
of desoation which has apparently marked the
city for its own; declaring that these fnet:
and the prosperity Of the United States are due
not to any imaginary boundary line, but in
the working of the institutions of the two coun-
tries; setting forth that it is the deliberate opin
ion of this meeting that steps should imme-
diately be taken towards addressing q petition
to the Imperial authorities praying to be in
formed whether the nearly unanimous desire
on the part of people of the Dominion for an
incorporation Of the territory into the United
States, would not receive from the British peo-
pie the same gracious reception aeeeded to q
like request from the people of the Ionian Is
lands for union with Greece. A committee wa:
appointed to carry out the resolutions of the
meeting, which then adjourned, with three
cheers for annexation. 1t was very orderly and
scarcely any marks Of disapprobation were ex-
pressed.
CHICAGO, Sept. 15.-The Republican says
the Hon. Mr.. Frelinghuysen has declined the
Chinese Mission. 1t is reported the position
has been offered to Senator Z. d. Morgan
who agrees to accept if the Mission is made
a first-class one. The same special thinks J.
d. Cameron son of Senator Cameron, will
be offered the portfolio of the War Depart
ment.
New YORK, Sept. 15.-The Tribune edito.
rally gives prominence to the following:
We are credibly informed that certain inan.
ciers of our city, in combination with Euro
pean capitalists, have conspired TO withdraw
and buy from use $50, 000, 900 of gold, with
the intent to compel those who must pay
gold at the Custom House or elsewhere to
buy of them at exorbitant rates. We call on
the Secretary of the Treasury to take the
needful steps to ascertain the facts, and II
there be such combination, to use the pow
er lodged in his hands in such a way as the
public good requires.
Gen. Jordan, in command in Cuba, makes
an appeal to the people of the United States
TO send clothing and medicine for the patri-
OTIS, and clothing for the patriot women OF
Cuba. They have men, arms, and ammunition
in plenty, but the above articles are much
needed They can be sent TO Francis Darr,
So Broad street, New York
A Herald special from Richmond says that
by the provisions of the new constitution
the Stay Law is abrogated, and the Legisla-
ture is prohibited from passing any law to
stay the collection of debt. This will bring
most of the landed property in the State I'M
der the hammer of the Sheriff, as soon as the
State is reconstructed and the new Constitu-
ton becomes law. 1t will be source of
much hardship to all who owe heavy debts
and have large Judgements recorded against
them. A large portion of the judgements
are in favor of northern creditors against
merchants here, who, in turn, hold Judge
ments against farmers and planters
The speech of the Prince Napoleon fills six
columns of the .JouTRale 0fieiale, and the
late foreign papers abound in comments on
ii. He touches upon the five following
points; Ministerial responsibility is incom-
pletely and vaguely stipulated by ait. 2 of the
Project; the composition Of the Senate to be
at least in part the result of popular election;
the question OF the Imperial favor; the cir
subscriptions of districts, an evil abundant
ly seen at the last election of Mayors By mu-
V,in fha ba,
chambers sharing legislative power with the
Emperor. In the course of the speech Prince
Napoleon said: 81 am anxious to affirm
my entire and complete devotedness not on.
ly to the Emperor but also to his son.
Loud applause. | understand better than
any one that my interest as well as my affec-
tiOns are indissolubly bound up in the En-
pire. Hear, hear. l believe the Empire
coexisteDt With liberty, perfectly possible !;
those who think it not are themselves as ir-
reconeilablc as they can maintain those two
words to be. Liberty may be for time
eclipsed, but it is the beacon towards which
all civilized nations are tending. France
has right 10 count herself among the num-
ber- Those who look upon the present re-
forms as contrary to the principles of the
Empire are enemies of the Government, aud
those who consider them only an experiment
are nearly equally dangerous / would have
the Empire of personal authority burn its
vessels and abandon all ideas of receding
The art Of government is TO give way to Just
aspirations; not to resist, when all around
US, in industry and science, is advancing,
would you have political institutions to re-
main stationary Progress is as necessary
in the latter as in the former, and that on
ward march belongs to the imperial tradi-
tions.n
DRIVING CANARY BIRDs.-A New York
paper, speaking about the Importation Of
canary birds from Germany, says the follow
ing sight was seen in Florence, Italy, in 1861,