The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-04-09
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Dates from March 18th to 23rd.

By the bark Legal Tender and ship GentOO, W.
have received San Francisco papers to March 24th
from which we CLEAN the following news.
The Alta's special correspondent furnishes thu
following from the San Diego mines, under date o.
the 18th, from which it appears that the weather
there is anything but inviting
The reports from the mines are still favorable.
Four different hedges, bearing gold in considerable
4 quantities, have been struck and several Others
! showing ore with small sprinklings of gold on the
surface. Very little work has been done but two
or three shafts have been sunk. and these only ten
or fifteen feet deep one is on the Washington
ledge, one on the Hayden, one on the Lincoln,
each developing rich rock, nearly equal to the first
discovery.
Placer mining is carried on in but few localities
with fair results. There are now probably about
500 or 900 men prospecting in the mountains.
The weather for the last week has been stormy
and unfavorable. But few persons have as yet
returned, consequently very little authentic news
can be gathered nearly all speak with confidence
in the future success of the mines. One thing is
quite certain the mining district is extensive and
full of quartz and needs experienced miners to
develop it. Plenty of timber aud water in sufi-
cient quantities for milling purposes are at hand.
Eastern kilograms.
New YORK, March l5.-General James Watson
Webb, writes the Tribune a long letter from
Havana, 18th instant, favoring the accordance of
belligeTent rights to the Cubans. and saying If the
President and Secretary Fish had been permitted
to know the whole truth they woEld have been
conceded six months ago. He says the Cubans
have IL. 1000 to 20 900 well armed troops, and as many
more carrying pixies. %scythes. etc; and that if IOO,-
600 arms could be landed there would be plenty
to carry them. and Havana would fall in a fort
night. He reiterates the stories Of Spaniards'
crnelties which be says surpass belief, and make
ones blood boil with indignation.
a Tribune Washington special says the bnsi-
ness of Congress as compared with previous years
is well advanced. and in the judgment of Speaker
Blaine, its adjournment can be had early in June.
I'll. ,aincfi,n nf fha San norniDOo rn.tv lv tho !
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has created
general surprise, which was increased when the
decision and character of the vote-5 to 2-was
announced. 1t is regarded as hardly possible that
under the circumstances the measure can be car
ried in the Senate, where a two-thirds vote is
necessary.
OTTAWA, March lin the House of Commons,
last night. Mr.. Huntington made a speech for a
reciprocity treaty with the United States. declaring
that it was the only way to keep the population in
the line of prosperity. He was replied to by Sir
Francis Hincks and Sir George Collier.
Chicago, March 1.-THE celebration of ST. Pat
rick's Day in this city was the most extensive ever
witnessed here. The procession was immense.
ST.. Louis. March l7.-St. Patrick's Day is being
in An unsurpassed manner. The entire
Irish people seem TO be participating.
New YORK, March 1.-THE celebration of st.
Patrick's Day is progressing, and surpasses any
thing Of the Kind ever known in New York.
NEw YORK. March l7.-St. Patrick's Day was
more enthusiastically than ever before.
procession numbered 80, GOO, and was Witnessed
1y a vast concourSe of people. There were cele- !
orations in Brooklyn. Boston. Baltimore. and all ,
he leading cities. No disturbance occurred.
Secretary Fish. in reply to an inquiry by the ,
superintendent of Registration here, says The
'atifcation OF the Fifteenth Amendment will be
az soon as Congress admits Georgia :
md Texas. :
The Tribune's Washington special says the Pres
dent went to the Capitol to-day with Generals I
1abcock and Porter. and sent for sixteen Senators
succession TO confer with him in the Presidents q
the object being to explain his views upon
he San Domingo treaty and urge its ratification. 7
a correspondent says the lobbying in the Butler a
otes against expulsion, twenty were Southern q
and the list also includes all those whose II
ames have been before the Committee. o
CHICAGO. March 15-The severest snow storm of C
he season has prevailed here for the past twelve d
ours. Trains, on roads leading North and West. I
re delayed. in some cases stopped entirely. Re-
from the Northwest show that the storm has a
cen general. The snow in Minnesota is three !,
on a level. Y
New YORK. March 23.--The Sun. this morning f.
ays q proposition has been made TO Senators a.
opposed to ~ratifying the swindling st. DOMINGO p
eaty. that if such opposition be Withdrawn. the
~xecutiVe will be in favor of recognizing the II
of the Cubans. h,
A Tri6useS despatch says there is getting to he m
good deal of feeling abont the San Domingo
eaty, and the discussion tomorrow in secret at