The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-01-30

~ ~ III y tit Na4Qt - kAAFlc AllAAN -
ed IN The service against Indians; also. one from
the Secretary of the Treasury. transmitting a rePort
OF Special Commissioner of Revenue Wells. asking
the attention OF Congress - his recommendations.
Mr.. Ferry offered ~ resolution requesting The
Pres dent to transmit a copy Of MS late amnesty
pIoc.amai"u. with a statement uf HI authority toy
which It WAS issued. Ferry said H. offered shC res
olUtiOn because. although hc Stvurrel amnesty. h.
doubted the right Of the President 10 grant it ia
tins sweeping way. and he wished 4, hase this
question settled.
SAvAN,H. Jan. 5-The ogerchee trustaes sill
continue. The military. with the Sheriff, g0 down
tomorrow. Two more negroes came ,o the city
and surrendered 10 the military. The trontslrs
originated with the negroes insisting upon u ,isifi-
button oi the crops according 10 a contract made.
last year. They refused Ia let the crops be moved
until they received an equal share.
ltARRISBURG. Penn.) Jan. 5-The general opin-
ion Is that the Republican caucus will nominate
John Scott for l. ;. Senator.
NEW York, Jan. s.-Vicilance Committees are
being organized in most OF the wards of the city
for the purpose OF bringing rogucs to Justice.
NEw YORK. Jan. 5--Cambreely X Payne. Wall
street, had SlS5 900 in bonds and currency stolen
from their safe between New Years Eve aud Sat
urday morning. Suspicion rests on a Young clerk.
hitherto of unblemished character, who is missing.
BosroN. Jan. 5.-The Herald says postmaster
Lander, of Salem, Is missing, with about S2o, 600.
NEW YORK. Jan. 5.-The receipts for the sal. ..
pews at Beechers church amount to S97 900.
\ public meeting will be held at Cooper Insti-
tnte on Friday night for the benefit OF The Crcians.
y movement is on foot favorable 10 the annexa-
tion Of Cuba to Mexico. y meeting is said 10 have
been held favorable Ia the project.
European.
LONDON, Dee. 3I.-A despatch from Suez. antici-
pating the Australians mails. says that intelligence.
has been received at Melhoarne from New ZEALAND.
that fifty European families have been murdered
by the Maorics.
LONDON, Dee, 3l.-The meeting Of tAe Conference
of the Great Powers on the Oriental question.
which was fixed Tor the 2d of january, bias been
AStnAnA M -lAsa - 81 49,.
1t is convened / at all. is now quite uncertain.
PARIS, Dec. 3l.-An official decree assigns to the
new organ of the Government the title of Journal
Official de FEDapire.
CoNsrANrINoPIE, Dee. SI.-The Tupque newspa-
per says the Porte has not accepted. aud probably
will not approve the proposition for an European
Conference.
The St. Petersburg Journal editorially hopes
that the Porte will withdraw the ultimatum sent TO
Greece. before the Conference assemblies.
In Paris it is reported that the Conference, if
held. will adhere to the Turkish ultimatum.
1t is officially announced that the last insurgents
in Crete have surrendered to the Porte.
4 despatch from Athens says the Greek Minister
of War has gone to disband the volunteers raised
for that island.
PARIS. Dec. 3l.-Tle Emperor. at the usual New
Years reception of the Diplomatic Corps. in reply
ing to an address of the representatives of the for
eigu powers. said he realized with much pleasure
the conciliatory aspect animating the European
Governments, which enables them to quiet the ami
mosities and smooth international difficulties as fast
as they arise, thus insuriDg continual peace. II.
confidently hoped this year would close as ~satisfac-
tOrily as the year which had just closed. and TINT
the course of events may dissipate the unfavorablc
apprehensions and consolidate the peace so neces-
sary to the welfare and progress of civilized ma
tons and peoples.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-Asbury, in a note to Bennett
and Stebbins about the proposed yacht race, after
Directing to the tonnage of the DduRtless, says he
will race the Phantom across the Atlantic, and
will go in any event, and thus give the Sappho AMI
English yachts an opportunity TO accept.
LONDON, Jan. 2.-The Times leading editorial
denounces the project of the Liberals for the aboli-
ton of primogeniture, etc. England is essentially
aristocratic and conservative.
Late kilograms from Hongkong confirm the re-
establishment of the Mikado at Yedo.
PARIS, Jan. 2.-The Pdtrie, in an editorial on tic
Chinese Embassy, gays China, observing her inter
national obligations, comes TO treat with the great
commercial nations, and expresses a belief that in
negotiating treaties it will be found that additional
markets for the commerce of the world will be DE-
veloped in new regions which will be opened la
civilization. The PdtTie, consequently, hopes that
Burlingame's mission will be successful.
LONDON, Jan. 2.-Thc directors of the bank of
Overend, Quincy IL Co, which failed some time
ago, and whose affairs have been i'm process of
liquidation, have been arrested aud held to bail on
a charge OF fraud in the management OF its affairs.
PARIS. Jan. 2.-The Conference will be composed
of the Ambassadors to France of the various lead
ing Powers. Lavalette. the New French Foreign
Secretary, will preside. The time of holding it is
not yet decided. 1t is now more than likely that
both the Turkish and Greek Governments will par
~ticipate. 1t is given out to-day that Alexandra
Riso Ranajed, Il noted GTeeian poet. will represent
Greece Fuad Pasha, Minister of Foreign Affair.",
will represent Turkey.
The Conference on the Eastern difficulty viii
meet at Paris on the 9th of January. 1t is said
that should their deliberations prove abortivc.
Russia will demand the On-interference of the
Euronpan Powers in the Quarrel of f.raec,. anil
PARIS, Jan. 5. Dispatches report that several
French irOn-clads are preparing for sea.
Mr.. Burlingame and the other members of the
Chinese Embassy have arrived at Paris.
TRIESTE. Jan. 3-Emperor Napoleon subscribed
900 francs to the erection of a monument here IL
the late Emperor Macmillan.
LONDON. Jan. --latest news received here from
Africa confirms recent reports relative to the safety
of DIR. Livingstone. 1t is said that he is somewhere
in the vicinity of Loki Nilssi. near the confines OF
Owing. it is thought. to wars between
and consequently he has been unable to reach the
sea coast.
In view of President Johnson's amnesty procla
nation of December 25th. Jef. Davis. John Slidell.
James. NJ. Mason, \. Dudley Mason and other ex-
rebels. are preparing to return to the United States.
The London press generally approve the treaty
England and China, recently concluded
Lord Clarendon and Mr.. Bnrlingame-
PARIS. Jan. 4-The Ambassador of China will
have an interview with VI. Lavalette, Minister of
Foreign Affairs, on Wednesday.
The Greek Government asks for Il postponcment OF
the meeting of the Conference on the Eastern diff
cuities until the arrival at Paris of NJ. DeleZaunis.
the Greek Minister to The Sublime Porte. :.
MADRID Jan. "a Carlist conspiracy has been
at Barcelona, with ramiications in Sara
goSsa and other places. Many persons have been
implicated in the conspiracy, among them
Castillo a noted ftarliSf The upaSaufS of Andalu-
induced by poverty. have organized into plum
dering parties, and are p~illaging the rich land
holders.
LONDON. Jan. ct is said that Greece will intro
duce the claims OF the Cretans into the Conference
about to meet in Paris. and will demand that they
be aIlnyal to declare who slall be iLeir rIlnrs by