The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-02-05
Two Weeks
LATER FOREIGN NEWS.

The steamer Idaho arrived on Tuesday, at s p. NJ.
having made the passage hither in ten days and
five hours.
From the papers at hand we gather the. follow.
ing summary of news:
Ben. Holiday took the Pullman cars for Wash
ington on the 18th, for the purpose of urging Con
gress to grant him Il subsidy tor a line OF steam
ships between here and Australia. The North
Pacific transportation Company will, it is said,
put on a line of steamers to Australia, whether the
Government aids them or not.
The Stanton fund amounts to Sl00, 900, and
promises to grow much larger.
Hon. Elisha III. Allen was introduced to the
President. January 18th, by Secretary Fish, and
presented his credentials as Envoy Extraordinary
from the Kingdom of Hawaii. The c%ustomary
addresses were made.
There seems to be an inclination on the part OF
the Ways and Means Committee in Congress to
reduce the duties on all sugars. The Committee
have agreed to change the duties on lumber from
dd UdLOrem to specific, retaining substantially the
present rate of duty, The Committee will prob
ably not report the Tariff bill for a month.
The Legislature of Ohio bias ratified the 18th
Amendment to the National Constitution.
MONTREAL, Jan. lS.-Prince Arthur leaves here
on the goth for New York. The President of the
New York Central Railroad has sent over a private
car to Montreal for the use of the Prince.
The Rev. II. W.. Beecber announced to his con-
~gregation that he declined to receive the offer made
him recently to increase his salary. He said the
HISU lDIOfLldllOU Ut u TcCtlttu u SllC all du-
vance having been resolved upon was from a
newspaper.
Prince Pierre Bonaparte. the murderer of Victor
Noir. one of the editors of La MarseHaiSe, is SIS
years old.
The ReUue Ljtterdire contains a long article writ
ten by Charles Dewitt, and entitled, LIafdnte de
Madame Store.
Baron Rothschild would have been one of the
new English peers but for the difficulty which
would have arisen about the oath, on his taking the
seat. The Lords still swear " on the true faith of
a Christian"
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 1s.-The Legislature adopted a
resolution lDstructlng the Senators and requesting
the representative to vote against further appro-
p~riations for public buildings in Washington.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. lS.-A large meeting Of French
men here last night adopted resolutions denounc-
ing Prince Bonaparte for killing Victor Noir. and
expressing a hope that the eutire Bonaparte family
will soon disappear from public notice.
PROVIDENCE, Or. L. Ian. I8.-Tbe House has
passed a resolution to ratfy the Fifteenth Amend
ment. 50 TO 9. The Senate passed the resolution
last June.
CHICAGO. Jan. 10. The Triboaae's special says
that Dawes's speech yesterday caused much excite
mcnt in the House. He read a searching examine
ton and condemnation of the Departments for
extravaganza in their estimates for the coming
year and was particularly severe on the Post
m~aster-General and the heads of bureaus in the
Navy Department. lie had previously visited the
Departments and urged Il revision or reduction Of
the estimates and even went TO the President and
talked about the matter. At the conclusion Of the
speech Dawes was thanked by neatly every Repub-
lican on the hoOr.
The proposition for the annexation of San
Domingo is variously received by Senators and
members Of the House. There is, however, a more
favorable feeling toward the project than existed
when the treaties We're first announced. The intel
ligence that European influences. particularly that
OF The English on the island, are strennously op-
posed to annexation has a good effect. The Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations will consider the
treaties informally this week. but Gnal action is
not likely to be taken for some weeks to come, at
least not until the people OF San Domingo have
voted on the question of annexation in accordance
with the terms of the treaty.
European.
A story has been extensively published on the
continent lately to the effect that President Grant
will soon visit the soyereigns of Europe. and that
be will make the transatlantic voyage, accompanied
by a feet of iron-clads.
The Tablet says that the majority ofthe Ecumeni-
cal Council favoring infallibility is 783.
A Paris correspondent of the Times says the
Government will not avail itself of permission
given by the Chambers to prosecute Rochefort.
There are authentic reports from Vienna that a
violent discussion has broken out in the Austrian
Cabinet, and a ministerial crisis is impending.
The crown has seized some land near Stockwell
which belonged to George Peabody, on the ground
that Peabody was an alien, therefore unable to
hold land in the kingdom.
The Neaos says In regard to the Winnepeg re-
bellion, that it does not attach much Importance to
the movement, but intimates that the Red River
people cannot hope for recognition as a crown
colony as long as the rebellion continues.
A private letter. from excellent authority, inst
received from Rome says the Pope is chagrined at
the drift of the EcHmenical Council, and will dis
solve that body before midsummer.
The London Times has an editorial on political
affairs in France. Referring to Noir's murder. il
regrets that NJ. OLIVER INDUCED in threats. and
thinks it impossible to exaggerate the danger of
the situation at Paris.
MADRID, Jan. o-Nothing is yet settled concern
ing the Ministry, and there is much political agita-
ion throughout the country.