The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-09-06

CIV which pre-, allied under the Commune, and stated
that both Cluseret and Luller sought to seize the
Dictatorship The iucendiaries he said, were near
. ly all foreigners.
BERLIN. August lsth.-The Postal Conference in
session here suggests the conclusion of information
al treaties between all the great powers including
America, establishing uniform rate of letter pos
tage regardless OF the distance for twenty confines
when prepaid, and forty confines when unpaid,
with an additional charge on letters which go by sea.
AMERICAN.
New YoRK, August l6th.--The Corouers jury 10
the case 9th Wesaed explosion ind that the acct
dent was caused by defective boiler and careless
engineer, and that the company responsible for
both. The Coroner has issued warrant for the ar
rest of the President Directors and Superintendent
Of the ferry company.
NV YORK, August l7th.-Jacob Vanderbilt Pres
ident Of the Staten Island Ferry Company, William
Brsisted, Superintendent, and Harry Robinson,
Engineer against whom the Coroners jury yester-
day returned averdct of criminal negligence iu con-
nection with the Hesgidd disaster, were brought up
before Coroner keenan, this morning and committed
to the Tombs prison. the Coroner refusing to accept
bail The action of the Coroner caused no little
surprise as bail to any amount offered and could
have peen given.
NEW YORK Angus. I7th.-Yesterday was consider.
ed the hottest day the season. Seven deaths from
excessive heat reported Apprehensions from the
approach OF the cholera becoming less alarming,
in view of the measures which are being taken for
its prevention. The opinions OF leading physicians
being sought on the subject, but in the search
made yesterday but two out of ten leading doctors
were found in town. The authorities say there
Is danger of cholera yellow fever reaching the
city this year. and they have made no preparations
for them beyond keeping the streets clean.
| NEW YORK August 17th.-This afternoon the off,
cers of the Staten Island Ferry Company were
brought on writ Of hGbes corpus before the Su-
| preme Court, and Judge Sutherland admitted Jacob
Vanderbilt the President bail on bonds to SEQ 600
and Braisted, the Superintendent, and Robinson,
the Engineer in $1,000 each.
NKw YORK, August 1Sth.-The Tribune to-day
says the personal views of Horace Greeley on the
denomination of Grant are these: He iavors the
one-term principle and believes that another Re-
publican candidate for President can be selected
who viii encounter less opposition and win more
support than General Grant, and he therefore advo-
Gates such selection; but should his views be
ruled, and Grant nominated, he holds his election
Infinitely preferable TO that of any candidate whom
the Democrats may nominate His personal views
compel him to dcprecate Democratic national
triumph one of the gravest national calamities,
and this is his main for wishing the selection
of Republican candidate for President, who will
be more certain OF success than Grant
WASHINGTON, August 19th-The subscriptions
to the new loan yesterday footed up S17, 600.
0fthis amount 100000 was from the National
Bank of Philadelphia, 81 ,0Ooo 600 from the National
Bank of the Republic of Philadelphia and sl5,lOO,
600 from Syndicate for its European members, and
the remaining So, 600 from other National Banks
The Secretary of the Navy, in accordance with
the late Acts of Congress, authorizing him to insti
tute sui, to obtain full damages for the destruction
and loss of the sloop of war 0aeda, in the Bay of
Yedo, Japan, has had conference with the Attor.
ney-General, but no steps have been taken towards
instituting suit which must he against the steam
ship company owning the Bombay There
veral questions still unsettled as 10 where the suit
shall be brought.
Dorrence Attwater, United States Consul for Ia
hti LEFT last night route for San Francisco to his
new post. He will be remembered for his relations
with Andersonville rebel prison in preserving the
roll of our Federal prisoners who died there.
WASHINGTON, August I9th-The Board of In
spectors appointed by Secretary Boutwell, to en-
reported that, in their opinion, the explosion was
produced by pressure not much in excess oftwenty
seven pounds; that the flaw in the boiler was in
when made; that the Inspector did his duty con-
scientiously, but the flaw was where he could not
see it, and that Engineer Robinson was guilty of
direct and wilful violation of the law in carrying
more steam than the Inspectors certificate allowed;
that Superintendent Braisted ought to be held re-
sponsible with the engineer they suggest that no
engineer should be employed who cannot read and
write, and that carrying larger amount of steam
than that allowed by law should be sufficient cause
for revocation of license.
WASHINGTON, August l9th.-The Secretary of the
Treasury has issued circular to the Collectors of
Customs and Inspectors of Steam Vessels, calling
attention to the recent law of Congress relative
steam vessels and the rules lately adopted by the
Board Of Supervising Inspectors, and enjoining up
on them the importance of prompt and strict COM
plsnce with the law and the rules, and their imme
date PRONUNCIATION among those interested.
BosToS, August 19th.-The steamer Robert Lone
is engaged 10 running under and repairing the French
cable between the Island of St. Pierre and Duxbury,
Mass The fact has developed that the loss of both
the English cables last year and the consequent
pense and inconvenience resulted from stupeu-
dous blunder When the cable of 1866 gave out the |
fault located by the usual tests in mid-ocean,
whittier q repair steamer was despatched to take
up snd reunite the two ends; in graphing for these
cables the cable of 1865 picked up and accident
ally severed and the efforts to find the break in that
of 1866 were fruitless. This left the public Deepen
dent entirely on the cable till last Spring When it
was discovered that the fault in the cable of 1866,
instead of being in mid-ocean. was in close proxi
nifty tn the Newfoundland coast whore IL MIGHT |
have been repaired in few hours, except for the
original mistake which resulted in the rupture of
one cable by the efforts to fine the break in the
other where it did not exist. The facts have and
important bearing 10 promoting the laying of the
new and completing cables, confirming, as they do,
the theory that cables, once properly laid in
deep water are little liable to be severed.