The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-11-25
FOREIGN NEWS!
Arrival Of the Moses Taylor.
Twenty-Five Days Later.

The arrival of the q. S. N. T.. & A. steamship
Moses Taylor, Capt. Bennett, on Monday morn
ing last, puts us in possession of San Francisco
dates to the 9th inst, and New York kilograms
to the 9Th.
We compile a full summary.
FRANKFORT, Oct. 1S.-Labor troubles in May
ence resulted in a riot to-day, which was sup
pressed by the troops.
BERLIN, Oct. 18.-Prince Frederick William
and the Princess Victoria, recognizing the cordial
sympathy shown by Americans for the German
soldiers daring the late war, contribute 500
thalers for the relief of Chicago.
PARIS, Oct. 19.-Victor Place has been honor
ably acquitted of charges of fraud in purchasing
arms while Consul at New York.
The Government directs that the military and
naval forces be on the alert, as Bonaparte dis
turbances are feared.
The C~ourt-martial for the trial of the Com
munists has sentenced 81 and acquitted 1000.
LONDON, Oct. I9.-Later advices from Teheran
show that Persia is still suffering from famine and
pestilence.
Formidable Instructions have broken out in
various quarters.
The Government troops have been driven from
Shieraz, the capital town, which is now held by
the rebels.
PARIS, Oct. 19.-The amount contributed for
the relief of Chicago by Americans in Paris
reaches 131 ,055 francs.
BERLIN, Oct. l9.-The Emperor to-day ap-
proved the treaty with France, and the ratifca-
tions will be formally exchanged on Saturday.
GOTTA, Oct. 20.-Full reports of the last Ger
man expedition TO the North Pole have been pub
lshed. 1t is claimed that the expedition was sue
cessful. A polar sea was discovered, free from ice
and swarming with whales.
HAMBURG, Oct. 20.-This city has forwarded by
telegraph 10000 mares banco as the amount of
her subscription to the Chicago relief fund.
ROME, Oct. 20.-The Cardinals held a meeting
here and advised the Pope to quit Rome to pre-
serve his spirits and independence. The Pope has
almost concluded to depart at the time of the con-
vocation of the Italian Parliament.
BERLIN, Oct. 23.-The Emperor Wilhelm has
made a donation of 900 thalers for the relief of
Chicago.
.DARMsrADr, Oct. 24.-The Court Theatre in
this city took fire this afternoon, and is now
wrapped in flames. A heavy easterly wind is
blowing, and it is feared that the flames will
spread to adjacent buildings.
LATER.-DARMsrADT, Oct. 24-5P. M.-The fire
is rapidly spreading The theatre i entirely de,
stroyed. The stormy wind carries the flames and
sparks westward into the upper town. The
arsenal is in danger, and the troops have evacua-
ted it.
PARIS, Oct. 25.-The Courier DipLomatigue
publishes what it says is a semi official mmun
cation, in which it is stated that IN 1864. Earl
Russell then British Minister of Foreign Affairs,
made o~vertures through Lord Cowley, British
Ambassador at Paris, to Rouher, proposing an al
lance with that country both offensive and de-
fensiye, and to help Denmark. In case Prussia
and Austria were to declare war against her,
England was to cooperate with France, and was
willing to promise France return assistance In the
rectiication of her frontier on the Rhine, in an
nexing a portion of the Rhenish provinces.
Rouher asked time to consider but three days
from that time they were presented, and Napo-
leon accepted. Lord Cowley Immediately COM