The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-05-28
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.
Barnum IS going to lecture IN California.

Barnum Is going to lecture IN California.
George d. Lord has recovered 3d. 500 from a
Boston street car company, for q pair of paralyzed
legs.
General Robert E. Lee arrived by the Southern
train. Ills health has been improved by his South
ern trip. but fears are entertained by his friends
that he will never recover his former vigor.
Commodore Mead was struck with pakplysis, in
Brooklyn, and sent to the City HospitaN He will
be recOlIected for his quarrel with his wife and
daughter. over his commitment to an insane asy-
lum a year or two ago.
The trial of the new petroleum Illuminating gas
at the California Theatre in San Francisco, i'll the
presence of the Supervisors and others. was pro-
nounced entirely satisfactory. Application has
been made to the Board of Supervisors for permits
sion to lay down pipes in the streets for this new
gas.
WASHINGTON. April 29.-The Senate has confirmed
the nomination of John l.. Stevens as Minister to
Paraguay Horace l.. Pike, as Consul General at
Tampico, and Adam Badeau as Consul General at
Loudon.
The Senate Postal Committee has agreed to re-
port favorably a bill authorizing a mail steamship
line from New Orleans to Vera Cruz. and returns
via Havana, with a subsidy of 500 .O00 for ten
years.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The House ommitt on
Reconstruction will tomorrow consider the Georgia
bill as amended by the Senate.
A twO-third vote for ratification is now claimed
by the friends of the Dominican treaty.
The Government has not any recent official in
vi llllO lIOIh SuOd AOl 10 NbNlC W. tiihH W
induce the belief of a change of Spanish policy.
Secretary Boutwell, is actively Interested in the
bill pending in the House for leasing the Alaska
seal fisheries. He opposes the bill favoring the
project to place fhe fisheries under special agents
of the Treasury Department.
The General Halstead torpedo, built at Mystic
during the war. costing 100000 has been bought
by the United States Government. 1t weighs Is
tons and requires 10 men.
Nothing whatever has been done here toward re-
ODeninO the Alabama claims oupStion Our CIV
eminent will probably await the movements of
Great Britain.
Official information is received of the appre-
hended Fenian designs on Canada but there is
nothing on which the Government can act. Many
prominent gentlemen believe the Canadian authori-
ties are moved by there fears rather than facts.
The President will send to the Senate next week
some additional documents in the matter of the an
nexation of San Domingo, including the certified
vote on annexation. 1t is stated that it is necessary
to have the treaty acted on before the lst of June.
but Notwithstanding all the efforts made in its be-
half by the Administration, it is understood that
the treaty has gained no positive strength since it
was last considered. The feeling in the House
against it is even stronger than in the Senate. The
Dominican Agent here, however. feels that he is
able to overcome some OF their objections.
During the month OF March, the people of the city
of New York paid for stage fares 100000, for street
railroad fares 81, 0G4, 296 for ferry fares ST., 456,
for amusements 1896 ,438, and consumed 2l3.25l,-
ISL feet Of gas.
zen. HurlDurt, U0lteu STATES Minister 10 BOgOta,
writes to Gen. Fuller, of this State &. | have nego-
tiated already II treaty with the Colombian Gov
eminent Tor the Isthmus Canal, which is far better
for the United States, as such rs will invite capital.
1t cannot pay less than ID per cent. on a capital OF
500, 600, 900.
The American Medical Association refuses to adj
nit women delegates. Notice was given of a pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution of the Asso-
citation allowing women to join.
The Cuban Gen. Jourdan and staff have arrived
harn IN nrOpurp munitiOnS of war. He visits WASH
ington and returns to Cuba. He reports that the
campaign is substantially ended for the present,
and has resulted in favor OF the Cubans. De ROdas
in the late campaign. succeeded in killing Is Gu
bans and wOunding so. The Cubans are now in a
better condition than ever. and the success of the
revolution depends only on time. 1t numbers 10:
900 well equipped men. supplied with artillery and
mountain bowitzers sufficient for present service.
There are not over fifty foreigners in the army.
Jourdan left Cuba in a small sloop. and when three
DAYS out was chased by Eve Spanish gunboats but
a storm arising. he eluded them.
RUMOR THAT GRANT Is COMING TO CALIFORNIA.-Tbe
New York Sun is responsible for the following
George NJ. Pullman. of Chicago. the celebrated
nanufacrer Of sleeping cars, has just returned from
Washington in good spirits, having succeeded IN a
very delicate and difficult negotiation. Mr.. Pull
man has arranged with President Grant and a
select party OF his friends. including some members
of the Cabinet, to make a journey to the Pacific
coast soon after the adjournment OF Congress.
CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC PPRoPRATIoYs-Th
Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill re-
ported in the House provides for ENJOYS Extraor-
binary and Ministers Plenipotentiary to Great Bri-
tain and France at Sl7 800 each Ministers to Rus
STA. Prussia. Austria. Brazil, Mexico. Spain. China
and Italy at $4,000 each to Chile and Peru. SIO,-
900 each Ministers Resident at Portugal, Switzer-
land, Greece. Belgium, Holland. Denmark. Sweden,
Turkey. Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela,
Guatemala Nicaragua Sandwich Island, Costa RIGA,
Honduras. Japan and Salvador, $500 each a
Minister Resident to the Argentine Republic was
appointed also to Uruguay at gil, $50; CONNER
cial and Consular Agents at Hayti 81 800 f; Com
mercial and Consular Agent at Liberia, $4,000.
There is no appropriation for a Minister to Para
quay. The entire amount of appropriation includ-
ing consuls is S993,047.
a rumor was circulated yesterday, which, how
ever, is generally discredited. that the American
Consul at Yedo was killed by the natives. 1t had
a very depressing effect on the japanese loan,
recently introduced.