The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-07-24

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The Gates Off their Hinges. In regard 10 roe
nianos. an exchange thinks it would nave Deef'
we'll for our heavenly inferfnans to nave toiu u
whether Steinway or Chickering's make were usea'
and thus decide forever the veIed piano war.
THE INSULT TO THE FRENCH CHARGE DAFFAIRsA AT
PEKIN-According to intelligence from Hoa9kong
of the date of May 18th, cta PARIS, me iraeas AZ
P.k;n oriqinated i'm the French Charge dAtaifs,
Count de Rochehourat. having lostietI aHaihsI -
chair containing a brother of Prince hsiig. me
Prince struck the Charge dAiialfs across q az
and nm analogy having been demanded and refused,
the French tricolor was hauled down. Ihe oSer
foreign Ministers had taken up The matter anu aaf
given the Chinese Government three DAYS 70 "por
ogize. Another account says that the Oh"ige
d;Affairs' pony ran into 4 chair containing the
brother OF Prince KING. and that the frinces OUT
rider struck the blow. but whether he armed at
Count de Rochehonrat. or nj a meihpef vi e"'N
is said to be uncertain.
1t is no secret that the Spanish Minister hss been
informed that, although the Government ana pcops
of this country synpathize with the Cubans, enc
Neutrality laws will be enforced, and as Tar as Pos
sible the Government will execute them. The
Spanish Minister is placed in direct communication
with the United States Attorneys and Marshais. and
so can furnish them with information by PROOF rel
ative to secret military expeditions. The recent
arrests in New York were made on Information
furnished to Federal officers there sbrongh the
Spanish Minister.
New York. June 22.-It is stated that ex-Minis-
ter Webb held an interview yesterday with Secre-
tary Fish, on the Brazilian Government. He
denounces the authorities there. and says they have
no more respect for the United States than for
Hayti. He thinks we ought to give them a GOOD
t~hrashing in consequence. 1t is understood the
President indorses the course pursued by Webb.
1t appears he was simply carrying out Instructions
given him by Seward. 1t is presumed the Brazil
ian Government will make ample apology to our
Government on the arrival of Minister Blow,
Webb's successor.
Pacific Coast.
The Visitacion Rancho, seven miles from San
Francisco. containing 10000 acres was recently
sold to a party in New York for 81, 600, o0o-s2S
per acre.
Admiral Turner, in command Of the United
States squadron on the South Pacific coast. came
from Callao as passenger by the steamer Peru, en-
route for San Francisco. The North and South
Pacific squadrons have been merged into one, and
both placed under command of Admiral Turner,
who will make his headquarters at San Francisco.
1t is said that two printers named Goldsmith
one working on the Grass Valley National, and
the other on the Nevada Gazefe-have fallen heirs
to $S5. 900, by the death of their uncle, Samuel
Goldsmith, in Valparaiso.
SUMNER.-It is announced that Senator Sumner,
on the invitation of Nye of Nevada, will visit that
State and California some tima during the present
Summer. He will accOmpany Nye to the leading
silver mines of Nevada, and finally bring up ct
San Francisco. No man will be more heartily
welcomed here than Charles Sumner. whom many
begin to regard as the farthest seeing statesman
vi luc llulS5s anu a luu WIOS outuk ID ftlWdYS
equal to the assertion of the truth that is in him.
When he reaches California he will find that the
Chinese question is d much more absorbing topic
than the Alabama question, and one quite as
likely to tax all the resources of our craftsmanship.
European.
The French Emperor presented Gen. Dix on
leaving Paris. with a magnificent pair of Sevres
vases, into one of which his little granddaughter
managed to put her person (which, says the Gazette,
did duty for a bouquet, and was a fresh surprise
for the General.
THE FRENCH ELECTION RIoTs.-The election riots
at Nantes were more serious than the FIRST despatch
es from Paris represented. The troops were called
out, and were obliged to use the bayonet in dis
persing the mob. Many of the rioters were wound
ed, and a large number arrested. AT last advices
order had been restored, and the city was quiet. A
telegram from Paris states that large and tumultu-
ous crowds had ssembleda again in the Montmartre
District, and that troops were called out to suppress
the disturbance.
The Prince aff Wales has just made the best speech
of his life. 1t was delivered if%mediately after his
return from his Oriental travels at a meeting of,sne
Royal Geographical Society. His Royal Highness
discOursed on the advantages of travel in every
reasonable manner. He modestly alluded to the
fact that he had combined phiianthropES with ad-
venture, and that be had aided his Highness, the
Viceroy of Egypt. in his noble enterprise of putting
down slavery on the White Nile. The Prince is
evidently improving in wisdom and morals. He
also gave a touch of his military and patriotic
spirit, when in responding to the army he said he
chopped that If we should be compelled to go to
war, which God forbid. we shall be able to uphold
our honor and the flag of our country as they have
been maintained on all previous OCCASIONS
MADRID, June 2S.-The Republicans in the Cortes
propose to move a vote of censure against Sagosta
and Senior Herrara, for their recent tyrannical con-
duct. Prince Henride Bourbon has taken the oath
to'support the new Constitution. A battalion of
soldiers at Barcelona refused to take the oath.
MADRID, June 27.-In the Cortes the Republican
members were warned that their presence in the
Chamber was permitted as an act of patriotism,
but they could not be tolerated as accomplices ina
scheme for building up a Republic that if the
present combination Of affairs is long to be contin-
ned, it would become necessary to repress the poo
pie or anarchy would result.
PARIS. June 27.-The Emperor has written a let
ter TO N. Schneider. President of the Corps Legis-
latif. in which he says the policy Of the Govern
ment has been made manifest with sufficient clear
ness to prevent any equivocal Interpretation. Now,
as before the election, the Government will con-
tinue to perform the task Of reconciling strong
power with sincerely liberal Institutions. Schnei-
der's remonstrance is withdrawn.
WASHINGTON, June 27.-It has been officially an
nounced by the British Minister, at the Capital.
that an International exhibition of the products of
workmen's labor will be held ut London in 1870.
Mr.. Thornton has been requested to make the
matter known to the citizens of the United States,
which he will do when more fully advised in regard
to the details. The great aim is to develope per-
sonal labor throughout the world.
A very formidable collision occurred at Stitienne.
France, among the coal miners and the national
troops. The miners attempted to rescue prisoners
from the military. Firearms were used or both
sides. The miners were at length dispersed, after
seven had been killed and many injured.
The National Cortes has passed a decree estab-
fishing a Regency under Marshal Serrano. The
vote on the Enal passage stood 1913 ayes to 50 noes.
Magnificent speeches were made in the Cortes by
CASTELAR, and Olozago-tbe former attacking and
the latter defending the French Empire.
Burlingame is preparing to leave Paris for st.
Petersburg, with the Chinese Embassy.
ROME, June 2s-The Pope delivered an allocu-
ton yesterday. which reviewed the condition of the
Church in Italy and other countries. He deplores
the Italian law on the subject of clerical students
and military CONSUMPTION, as iufrineements of the
rights and liberty of the Church he dwells on
evils affecting the Church in Austria and Hungary.
and referred to the complaints Of the Bishops Of
those countries. The events in Spain give canse
for sadness. That the Bishops in Poland were un-
daunted by Prussian persecution is a source Of con-
ISOLATION. The allocution concludes: lie the