The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-11-27
THREE WEEKS
FOREIGN NEWS.

have San Francisco dates to Nov. 10th, will
Eastern Atlantic and European kilograms t.
the 9Th.
Earl Derby died in England Oct. Odd, ages
30. George Peabody died in London. Noy. 4th
and Rear Admiral Stewart died in Philadelphia
Nov. 9Th.
\ severe earthquake occurred throughout New
England on the I'D of October.
The Democrats have elected their entire ticke,
in New York State by about 2 1000 majority.
Horace Greeley is defeated.
Illinois has gone Republican by majority
Wisconsin, ditto, by 5000 majority.
Massachusetts,, ditto, by $4,000 majority.
The Vermont Legislature has ratified the Fiji.
teenth Amendment-unanimously in the Senate,
and only twelve negatives in the House.
The earthquake ON Friday opened n seam from
eight TO ten feet wide at Waldoboro (A1e. y caus-
ing great alarm in the village
General Butler states that there is no doubt the
Government will prohibit the sailing of the
Spanish gunboats and also detain the Hornet at
W Wilmington.
Governor Seward had arrived Mt Guadalafara.
and was everywhere received with enthusiasm.
lic vas expected to arrive III the city Of Mexico
On the 4th If November, and grand preparations
Eere made 2 receive him.
The stealier SionelraH was burned Oct. 2Stb.
ON the Mississippi River, and only forty passen-
gers and three of the crew were saved The
18th n hundred and sixty cabin and deck passen-
SOnelrGA was en- the way to New Orleans
gers. The inference from the dispatch is that all
but those mentioned persisted.
IL il asserted that Could and Fisk have been
badly hurt in the gold operations. They made
war ON Corbin and the administration TO conceal
their bankrupt condition.
All the Spanish gunbOas are finished and will
be ready for sca IN two weeks.
NEW YORK, Nov. IA Washington Herald
SPECIAL says the decision or the United States
commissioner in the case OF the officers of the
/ Cuba, il regarded rs very favorable to the Cuban
cause. The Spanish Minister is disguised, and
his spies have gone home.
The British Government is preparing to reduce
the rate Oi postage ON prepaid letters, between
the United States and the United Kingdom. to
three pence. There is no doubt, therefore. of
the carly adoption OF this measure of postal
reform.
ALBANY, Nov. 4.-Tbe Argus claims the cleo
tion OF the Democratic State ticket by "a 900
majority, with 10 Democratic Senators and 20
members OF the Assembly, giving the Democrats
entire control of the State Government.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Ga lobby interested in
renewing the Reciprocity Treaty with, CANADA
has been established in Washington. The tariff
men have become alarmed. Judge Kelly, of
pennsylvania. visited the President Yesterday in
behalf of the tariff men, and demonstrated. bv
statistics, that a renewal of the treaty would be
equal to paying the Canadians two millions
bonus to keep out of the Union.
The Legislature of Panama passed resolutions
unanimously in favor of the Isti,mus Canal.
ALBANY, Nov. 6.-Governor Hoffman,, in his
speech last night, in response TO the Senate.
stated what, in his opinion, the Democrats would
do in the State now they had obtained the power. !
lie promised general ref6rm in the Legislature
and in the State Government to give the people
better laws, and abolish bad ones. He believes
the legislature about To assemble will show the
people OF the State and country that the De-
mocracy Of the State can he as moderate i'm the
hour of victory as they have been patient IN the
hour of defeat. We will (he said) be discreet
and tolerant, and will recognize honest men
among our adversaries, deal justly, act honor
ably, and promote the great interests Of the
people of the State of New York, who lave de-
manded and worked the change.
CHICAGO, Nov. 6.-New York specials sa, Il
was positively announced on Wall street yester-
day that Secretary Boutwell, is preparing to
throw n new loan ON the market, calling in all
the F~ive-twenties and making the rate of interest
i per cent. Ii is also stated that an agent of
the Treasury Department sailed on the steamer
Scotia Wednesday,, To consult with Rothschild
and other foreign capitalists in relation To placing
this loan on the foreign market.
The PARAGuArAN Acknowledgement McNIahan
before the House Subcommittee ON Foreign
LLiIs " anu gave MS STORY oil the causes
OF the Paraguayan war. lie said it was insti-
tuted by Brazil u extend monarchy and slavery.
He himself was well treated by Lopez, who was
disposed towards the United States.
The Bliss and Masternan difficulty had been set
tied before he arrived in Paraguay. Masterman
was an English subject, and he would not have
at liberty TO interfere his case. His conduct
~ Minister has been endorsed by the State De-
pirtmcnt. Ex-Alinisters Washburn and Watson
Webb will soon be examined.
The EARTHQUAKE IN MAINE.-A severe shock of
earthquake was experienced IN this city yesterday
morning ut $50 O'Clock, and lasted about n
minute. Beds rocked, bells rang, gaseliers were
Iwung to and fro, and the general sensation was
hat OF being on board n vessel when there is
quite q sea- Some people INDUCED the specula-
ion that the powder mills at Gorham had blown
up, but the agent here was not aware of any
hing OF the kind, and dispatches from different
arts of the State soon dispelled that illusion.
rom the accounts we have gathered from diff
erent persons living in various parts of the CITY.
vc should be inclined to the belief that the shock
vas strongest in the most westerly quarter of the
own, and down near the Dump. One gentleman
tated that his bed was moved on its ~castors.
the house shook, rattling the blinds and
ausing the doOr-bell to ring. Another states
hat one of the ladies in his household was rolled
mt Of bed and fed to her sisters room in alright.
III the statements coincide as to the swaying of
he houses and ringing IF bells, in a greater or
ess degree. The motion seems TO have been
east to west, for those persons whose beds
we're placed ~lengthwise with Congress street felt
backward motion, while those lying at right
ngles with the same street were rocked sideways.
gentleman who was awake at the time says
hat the approach Of the earthquake sounded
Ike n clap of thunder, and gradually passing off
the distance, decreased to the same amount Of
uoisc n carriage or heavy team would make rum
ling over the stretched. We hear that there
Terc three tidal waves swept past the break !
satcr at the time of the shock, and that the tides
csterday were very high. A stage-driver from
belfast informs US that just before he felt the
hook Of the earthquake, he and his passengers
oticed a livid glare suddenly appear in the sky,
Though the heavens at the time we-. lutte dark
nd it VS. raining. A gentleman & : I'm Dexter,
fe., makes the same observation. a pitcher, he
avs, was thrown upon the floor, and windows
Similar phenomena were noticed in
and the young men of the State Conven-