The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-07-21
American News.

WASHINGTON, q me So.-Ar. hOberSon " IS
sworn in as Secretary Of the Navy by Chief
Justice Garter, and he attended the Cabinet
meeting to-day.
CEICAso. June s5.-The TInass's Washing
ton special saws that National Iaiaili9eaosT
suspended to-day for the frs; time in sixty
nine years; cause, financial embarrassment,
owing 70 the loss Of Government patronage.
II has been for some time in the hands Of S
receiver. There Is some talk Of merging il
with an evening paper, but il is not probable
that this viii be done.
The Tri5aszS's special says some important
negotiations are going on with Canada and
England relative TO : new reciprocity treaty,
but il Is no. known what they Sre-
The President has selected Cosswelrs full
length portrait Of Lincoln 10 be hung in the
White House
NV York. June 96-It is announced at
the Cuban headquarters by the authorities
that orders have been sent from Washington
10 United States N2rshals 20 make no more
arrests unless fully satisfied that they are
needed 10 prevent violations Of the neutrality
laws
NV YORK. June ga Havana letter Of
the 1911 saws that on the 10Th several anxious
dispatches came 10 Spain from Generals in
the field that they wanted uone men, and
represented their force in danger. The
SpSnisris 81 Puerto Principe, and on the
the rebel stacks The correspondent sends
the following statement Of the forces in full
The Government has $500 veterans and %.
600 volunteers, sd6ed 70 l0,6S5 volunteers
EArTisouinE the principal cities. Of which
s, 800 are ST Havana The patriots have So,
900 white snd 1900 negros, Of which about
$1,000 are well armed This probably will
be increased some 5000 white and negroes
in s short time should They continue 10
receive arms and ammunition from the
United States
LetO1s assaulted camp consisting Of IS
miles who hS6 abandoned Puerto Principe
The assault was made 81 night Two thou
sand persons old and Young men, women
and children, were buicheree-
Gen Ms-moi, under dste ofthe 2sd, makes
s report Of certain operations: among them
the arrival al Nspe Of 81 expedition, under
jordan, Of 500 men, mostly CubSns, snd
even greater amount Of arms and NUM-
tons than had been reported There sp-
pears little doubt that large portion Of the
flib1siers who landed from the schooner
GrapeSsot were either killed or captured; .
ofthem were executed BY the Spaniards-
Yellow fever is increasing 81 Havana, both
sshore and on shipboard-
WASHINGTON, June 26-Importsuf intelh-
gence has been received from the he2dousr-
tiers Of the Cuban revOlutiousts in this CITY
CA-llG AI-A-E VI AEL4E AANAN
have been but W. unimporiznt engagements,
in both Of which the Spanish forces were de-
tested with loss Of over 50 killed and
wounded Toe ClhSn army is reported in
good condition, while their opponents are
suffering greatly from cholera, congestiVe
fevers and disease and discomfort are prov
ing more destructive 70 the Spanish than
operations in the field. Commanders find it
difficult 10 maintain an army organization
ord x-r1rr-
teers Is growing more intense. and all hopes
Of settlement seem 10 Be 81 an end
NV YORK June 2o.-Generzl Dix is It
ported IS saving that President Grant has
fallen Al LAST into the hands Of the politicians.
Though he nay mean well, he can not resist
the Influences around him. His appoint
ments have been Sis-sppointments, and IN
less he retrieves himself soon, his ruin is
accomplished
CHICAGO. June 2o.-The PISS Washing
ton special saws il is rumored in influential
circles that the late change in the Navy De
par1ment was impelled by the presence Of
Admiral Porter. who WAS Secretary in fact
Mr. Bore felt that be could not any longer
endure the Odium Of having his name at
tsehed to orders which be did not originate
or approve. COuspieuous among these orders
was fbe one changing the names Of many
vessels. Bore did Dot unite in orconseEt to il
Porter made the order Robinson succeeds
to the honors Of the ONCE, and Porter ne
mains in charge Of the Department
The British Minister recently had long
conference with Roberts, the Spanish Minis
ter. Il i generally belieTeo that the inter
view was in relation TO our neutrality laws
England i watching with interest our moves
regarding the Crbans, which are having such
an important bearing on her course in not
enforcing the neutrality laws during the late
REBELLION
WASHINGTON. June 2o.-Surveyor-General
Babcock. Of Kansas. in letter to President
Grant. dated June %, SAYS Gov. Harvey yis-
tied in person the settlements where the
Indian enormifiss were recently committed,
and sscertained that more thsu thirty persons
had been killed Agent Ho4g places the
number Al about twenty.
WooDsrOcx, Vt, June S0-0n Sunday,
during the storm, there were hAil-stones
from Eve TO eight inches IN diameter Great
damage WIS done to windows and gardens
NV ToRK. June 30.-The Cuban expedi-
ton has ignominio1sly falled,-fhree tug
boats. with over 30 men, being captured on
Long Island Sound Two members Of the
Cuban Junfa are among the prisoners Col
Byron and Gen Spear, with their respective
commands, were not captured and are sup
posed TO be scattered about Long Island and
the Connecticut shores The men were al
most exhausted from cold and hunger, hay
ing been without food since Sunday, exposed
on open decks TO the storm The prisoners
are now receiving Government rztions on the
Receiving Ship EszsoAL
KAsEISSToS. June 30--Ihe Treasury De