The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-07-20

the unfavOrabe effects of the treaty on the cotton
tradeof Great Britain.
After speeches by other persons, resolutions were
unanimously adopted denouneing the treaty as the
cause of the industrial prosntion. aud calling the
Ministers TO account for delaying an Investigation
Of the subject.
The financial editor of the Tunes Of this morning
thinks the specie shipments to New York for the
next lew DAYS will be unusually heavy, account
Of the sale of American bonds European account.
Sir james Stark, the celebrated physician is dead
He wss ss years old. 50 =
MADRID. June 2lst-Casiellar made brilliant
speech in the Cor,es to-day n favor of the Immediate
abolition of slavery in the Colonies The Carlists
deuy anyiuieution 10 ssne manifesto. 7
WASHINGTON, June - = There were many alb
sentees from the House when the vote was being
taken on whittemores case, yesterday, majority
of whom were dodgug in the cloak-rooms. Whit
temore was ON the floor during the whole discus
sion and when the vote was announced, he quietly
took his hat and retired. He feels very bitter
towards General Logan for the manner in which he
pursued him in this matter He says Logan promised
him, before be went back to South Carolina, that,
should be be returned by his constituents he would
not oppose bis admission Whittemore will return
to South Carolina, and run for the Forty second
Congress He says that so long as Logan remains
at the head of his pursuers his constituents will
stand by him
| Sumner reported the Belgian and Bermuda Cable
/ bills.
| Nye called up the bill amending the Act granting
lands TO aid in the construction of a railroad and
telegraph from the States of Missouri and Arkansas
| TO the Pacific Coast, by a Southern Route bin,
] a. D.sr nd
extend the time for its construction. The Company
may obtain the right Of way through the Indian ter
ritory. The bill was discussed and laid aside.
Sherman called up the bill to reduce internal
taxes and the amendments of the Finance Commit
tee. He said the proposition to strike out the first
third, and fourth sectious imposing special taxes,
was agreed to; the next three sections inserted in
lieu thereof, and which provide for repeal after
May 1st 1870 of all special taxes, except spirits,
tobacco, and beer, were agreed to- the fourth sec
ton, for the partial repeal of stamp tax, was
/ agreed to; the Income Tax section discussed
by Sherman, in favor of retention, and Corbett
against it; and then the bill went over special
business on Thursday.
The bill authorizing the construction of bridge
the Missouri river at Omaha, passed with an
amendment reducing the spans to 500 feet wide
schenck reported bill to organize Department
of Internal Revenue, under a Commissioner, which
reduces the number of employees about one-third,
and repudiates informers, spies, etc The bill was
a special order for next Wednesday.
New YORK, July lst-About 12: IS this morning
fire broke out in Dunsehee's kindling wood fac
tory, which spread so rapidly that at 1; so A. ",
nearly all that region embraced between the railroad
and Eighth street, and including the lumber yards
of Dobile & Meigs, Derby, Snow & Prentiss, and
Others together with planning mill bell factory,
machine shops, etc, Green, Washington and
others streets, where in n sheet of flames The en-
tire Fire Department of Jersey City turned out but
the fire had got such headway and gained so rapid
ly them that all their labors could not control it.
One large tenement house and several small ones
destroyed The fire is still spreading, and it is
believed the loss will fall far short of 900 000
| The same district was burned over about three
years ago. Immense quantities oflumber have been
destroyed and fears entertained that the ship
ping may catch fire.
NEW YORK, July 1st-The public free baths were
opened yesterday on the Hudson river and the foot
of Fourteenth street They were more full of mud
than water, and will be removed. The on the
East river, foot of Fifth street, thronged all
day; nearly 10000 men, and boys taking turns for
swim. This morning the baths for women will be
ready.
SPRINGFIELD. jane 22d-Joseph and Cyrille Dion
played a match game of biards-l,2 200 points carom
gsme-sgainst Frank Dennison and Stone won by
l 200 to 9lS. Dion gave them 300.- '-i-
CHICAGO, June I9th.-A Washington special says
that is received there of the death, Saturday,
at his house in Alabama, of C. C. Grove, whose ap-
pointment Secretary of the Territory of Utah
confirmed Friday evening
Late letters from the plains report that nearly all
the young Indians belonging to the AraPahOe and
Cheyenne tribes, below the Arkansas River, on
the war path. Several trains have been captured
and number Of whites killed. II is very dangerous
for travel of any kind below Fort Dodge.