The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-03-04
ARRIVAL or THE MOSES TAYLOR.
Thirteen Days Later

Thirteen Days AHCCA
by the arrival of the mails on Sunday morning
last, we have files of San Francisco papers TO Feb
is. and Geographic dates from Europe to the l9tn'
4 We compile a summary of the news.
The price of gold in New York Feb. 10, was
lIls sterling. sa@l0B. ire ~
UNITED STATES.
The Chicago Tribune'S Washington special says
soms of the hest informed members Of the Senate
express the opinion thai no steamship SUBSIDY DlI
can get favorable action at this session.. ana they
think all the time spent In discussing sucn scuemes
will be without practical result bnI IL suen q
measure should get through The Senate IT nfs
scarcely a chance Of being taken up IN the House.
| No member of that body ventures to expect inc
passage of a subsidy bill. The sentiment Of Con
gress is strongly hostile TO all schemes which looks
TO the National Treasury for aid-nothlng can DC
| effected except by such a compromises and COMP.
nation Of interests as is not likely to be Brought
about.
BosroN. Jan. 26.-The missionary brig Morning
SIar was launched to-day.
/ sEour vessels, OF which three are steamers, now
loading here with provisions for France, will take
out nearly 10000 barrels each, of pork and Hour.
WASHINGTON, Jan. "a despatch is received
from Rear Admiral Rogers. commanding the Aslauc
feet, dated flagship Colorado, Woosung, Dec. lZth,
1879. He reports that he returned TO that place
with bis officers of stad and guard, in company
with Mr.. Seward and party from Pekin. Admiral
Rogers had several conferences with Minister Low
regarding Chinese affairs. and also with regard to q
proposed visit to Corea for the purpose OF estab-
fishing a treaty with that country for the protection
! of our shipwrecked seamen and it was arranged
| that~in MAY next Mr.. Low and Admiral Rogers
should go TO Corea and declare their desise and
purpose.
During the journey to and return from Pekin. the
party were everywhere received with courtesy In
Pekin. Prince Kung and the oficersof the Imperial
Cabinet returned the visit which bad been made
| them. The interview was agreeable. but their
conversation was confined to general issues. Se-
ward once or twice touched lightly on serious
matters. but the discussion was avoided by them.
The Admiral writes as follows: ""I cannot but
see rnin to the present dynasty, and in the present
condition OF the country, L do not conclude tbat III
deserves from China a longer suherance. Canals,
which ages ago were ways of traffic and travel. are
now filed with mud temples once magnificent, are
in ruins; roads, made at vast expense, and more
perfect when new than any l have ever seen. are
now impossible, having had no repairs apparently.
for centuries: marble bridges of fine proportions,
have piers swept away and arches fallen, while
neglect and decay terminates every public building
or work. The people are still industrious. vigor-
Gus and. in the main, well clad, and have their own
ideas and are seemingly contented."
New YORK, Feb. "a Washington special says
there is the very best authority for The announce
ment that the Alabama claims and the fishery
troubles are to be Immediately settled; that Minis
ter Schenck, in conversation last evening, remarked
that the public will know within "a hours why he
is detained. The Inference drawn from this and
other hints dropped in Official circles, is that the
Commission will be in Washington to-day with
power to negotiate a treaty, and that Schcnck n TO
have charge Of the matter on the part OF the United
States. 1t is known that q proposition for partial
settlement has already been made by authority Of
the British Government, but that its terms being
Unsatisfactory to the United States. negotiations
were postponed. IL is supposed that the agent.
who is expected to-day, will have more extended
power.
VERSAILLES, Feb. 3-[Herdld Cable1 -Our
special correspondent, who has been inside Paris
since the Investment, came ont to-day, and returned
tnsni0ht He aava tho Eon1unandanfy 0f Mnnfrop0a
has committed snicide.
Crowds Of French peasantry stand daily on the
bridge at Neuilly, in the hope of being able TO
pass the Prussian Ontposts. but without success. q
The women of Belleville and Villette express
themselves IN terms OF great evaporation against
the Germans. 3 ts Eea& AI.tr
The price of provisions has not yet been lowered.
OF one hundred thousand horses. originally in
Paris, sixty-six thousand have beenkilled for food
5000 horses, requisitioned by the Government,
have been given back TO the Omnibus Companies.
Arrangements are being made in Berlin for the
Emperor's arrival. He will be In Berlin by the
9Th of March at the latest. His Majesty will leave
Versailles, on the Alb and pass through windon
and Magdeburg on his way to the Capital.
VERSAILLES, Feb. Al World Cable.]-Favre
declares himself master of the situation and IL il
probable that il France preserves q Republic
Favre will be Consul, and If the Empire is restored
Favre will be Premier. The chances Of the Bour-
bons and Orleanists are diminishing. The Germans
are confident Of the restoration. -
The laxity of Swiss neutrality affords a pretext
1 lI kI ouhCA ottOh vi ANGuCuultlg WITCH UtlOuKH I'd
the Inheritance of a dead Hohenzollern.
PARIS. Feb. 4e-Intense suffering prevails here
hundreds are dying daily of starvation. The food
received is wholly inadequate.
BERLIN, Feb. 5-lWorld Cable .]-Uneasiness In
succeeding the exultation caused by the fall of
Paris. the funds are depressed, and no confidence
is felt that the terms OF peace will be accepted by
the Bordeaux Assembly. " r4 -fF
LONDON. Feb. ST World Cable.l-The Govern
ment having been informed that there is danger OF
the Queens being insulted going from Buckingham
Palace to open Parliament on Thursday. are max
ing arrangements TO keep the populace back from
the line OF procession. The Queens appropriately
never reached such an alarming point az al present.
LONDON. Feb. The Echo Du Nord has e
special despatch from Berlin to-day, SAYING that
the contributions already exactcd by the German
commanders will be deducted from the amount OF
war indemnity also the value OF the railroads in
Alsace and Lorraine.
LONDON. Feb. THE Telegraph has the follow
ing from Paris, February 80
1.-The meetings which are held IN Che various
balls are becoming more demonstrative. Some of
the speakers demand the arrest aud trial Of those
who surrendered the city.
1.-THE liberal Republican Committee has declared
that the government OF the Fourth of September.
should be a~rraigDed by the National Assembly 10
tender an account of their conduct of the defence
OF Paris. and give their reasons for agreeing 10 the
armistice. The Committee also declare that no
treaty ratiiyinR the armistice should be signed, and
that Paris should continue the defence and refuses
to capitulate.
AT a meeting in the Salon de Riene Blanche.
one OF the orators, declared that France demanded
Robespierre, and that the guillotine alone could
save the country. This sentiment was received
with enthusiasm by the audience. The Deputies
who favor a continuation Of the war were applauded
at all the meetings.
"Trochu has declined the candidacy for tie AS
semuly. In "A legusr WHICH rays I Onfy vUusenUou
to retain the Presidency Of the Government be-
cause it was my duty to share with my colleagues
a common responsibility. I am about to be dis
charged from it, and my part must Hnish with the
events which gave il rise? tI8
1.-The meeting at which this letter was read.
shouted with one voice, the members of the Gov
eminent are cowardsIv
HAvRE. Feb. 1.-THE Prnssians have fnnposed.a
contribution Of four million francs on Rouen.
which must be paid To-day, and another two
millions payable tomorrow They have. also ex-
acted six million forty thousand francs from the