The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-10-26
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ARRIVAL OF THE IDAHO.


The U. s, n. T. & A. 5. s. Idaho, Captain ]. d
Howell, arrived at this port on Saturday last, 10
days from San Francisco, bringing dates from that
city to the 9Th inst. We are indebted TO Purser Alley
for files of papers and memoranda.
The news, aside from the elections in the United
States, is not particularly important.
The Republicans, or Grant party, claim to have
carried the State election in Pennsylvania by from
%, 900 to 10000 majority, Ohio by 5000, and Ne
braska by 5000; while the result was considered
doubtful in Indiana. Georgia, however, had gone
Democratic, by at least 10000 majority. The friends
of the President were confident that his reelection
in November is assured.
Al Washington on the LIST of October, it was re-
ported that a crisis in public affairs had occurred in
Japan, and that the old reactionary party had gained
an ascendancy over the r~eformers, so that there
would be an end for the present of the spread of civ
ilizatioa in the Empire. The Minister Resident at
Washington, Nj. Mori, was 10 be superseded, Ameri-
cans holding positions in japan were to be discharged,
Northrup, the Connecticut Commissioner of Educa-
ton, had concluded not to 90 OUT to Japan, &C., sc.
All this is met by the following:
WASHINGTON, Oct. AIR. Mori, the Japanese
Minister, received a telegram from San Francisco
with the latest advices from Japan, namely, to the
9TH of September, stating that the country was quiet,
and Government affairs progressing favorably. Mr..
Mori authorized a denial of the truth of the state
ment by recent kilograms here, and widely published,
including that Of the alleged anti-rrogresslve move
ments in Japan, and says that Capron and Smith
have not been discharged. They went to Japan under
contract for a number of years, and at stipulated sal
aries, and they can therefore remain, If they choose,
to the end of their terms. Alori, instead of being
removed as Charge d'Affaires, voluntarily offered
his resignation last winter, for purely private reasons.
During last summer he was officially informed by his
performed, and as an evidence of its appreciation,
Morris position was raised to that of Minister Resi-
dent. While thanking his Government for this dis
tinguished consideration. he insisted on his r~esigna-
ton. The desire to be relieved will be respected, but
he will remain until further orders.
After 4 trial of three weeks, (Which was one week
less than the first trial seven months ago, when she
was convicted) Mrs. Laura ID. Fair was acquitted
by the jury. of the murder of \. L. Crittenden on
the Sd of September, 1870. The verdict was rem
dered on the 30th ult., and almost the entire press
of California is loud spoken in condemnation. The
Bulletin calls it IA mockery of justice, " and says
This result hardly excites surprise, in view of the
fact that the jury, selected after much difficulty from
a venire of several hundred citizens, was composed
of men confessedly of such slight intelligence that
they knew little or nothing about the case, or had
formed no opinion on what they had read.
Doubtless the thing that has led to the clearance
is that provision of the law which, ostensibly aim
ing to secure strict impartiality, operates to exclude
character and Intelligence from the jury box and
to leave the decision of questions of fact and law,
often of the incest sort, to minds least qualified for
the task.
W compile the mostimportant kilograms of news:
LONDON, Sept. 27-It Is reported that Earl Rus
sell is preparing Il review OF the proceedings OF the
Geneva Board.
The Chamber of Commerce in several of the lead
ing cities of England have adopted resolutions con-
graduating the Government on the happy termina-
ton Of the Arbitration, and copies OF the resolu-
tons will be forwarded to the United States.
Right Hon. W. f. Foster. in an address to his con-
stituents at Bradford. tonight, said that the object
of the Geneva Tribunal was not merely to preserve
peace, but to preserve friendship between England
and America. Such friendship did not exist before
the settlement of the Alabama claims. and the state
of feeling was such that it might at any moment
have caused war. Forbearance on both sides had
been necessary to bring the dispute to a settlement
through the slow process of negotiation. By that
forbearance alone England got rid of the indirect
In conclusion he SAID that the decision at
Geneva not only gives America e3, 200, 900, but
gives peace to both countries, with new interna-
tional rules of the highest value, besides establish
ing a precedent that cannot fail to be beneficial to
nations.
Mr.. Lowe. Chancellor of the Exchequer, in a
speech at Glasgow last night, severely condemned
Alexander Cockburn for not signing the award
of damages in the Alabama claims, and for pub
fishing an argument which opens up the question
and renews ill-feeling. He insisted that it is the
duty of England to accept the award loyalty.
In a speech made by Geo. Jessel, Solicitor-Gen-
at Dover, last night. the speaker dwelt at some
length on the operation of the new ballOtlaw. He
congratulated his hearers that England was at peace
with all nations, and declared that the award of the
Geneva arbitration shall be paid within a year with
out increasing the taxes of the country.
STRAsBOURG. Oct. San official statement made
of the result of the . option" shows that of natives
Of the new German provinces of Alsace and LOr-
raine. l64,633 have declared in favor of retaining
French citizenship. OF this number 3S,S0O decla-
rations have become valid through emigration to
France, and in addition to it $4,000 domiciled
have left the provinces.
The Pdtrie publishes the report of a recent con-
with Theirs. in which he declares that
every one in Europe desires peace. He believed
that Germany had weakened herself by the annex
alton of non-German territory. Russia was friendly
10 France. and Austria sympathizes with France,
while Italy remembers the past. France will have
revenge, not by arms, but in a work in which
has nothing to fear.
LONDON, Oct. S.-A Paris special from Madrid
Last evening. while King Amadeus was
walking in the Plaza del Oriente. two men concealed
q statute threw several large stones at him.
crying, {" UjUd Ia Repu6lica.; The desperadoes fed.
pursued by a number of policemen. but escaped.
The King was unhurt. but the occurrence canses
great excitement in Madrid. (
ROME, Oct. 3-The Pope, in replyinp to n depu-
alton which visited him on the anniversary of the
alking OF the plebisciium in Rome. declared that
he ascendaney of the Church would assuredly
come if not in his life time, it would in that of his
successors. =
LONDON. Oct. 4-Agrarian violence is rife in the
county of Mayo. Ireland. Landholders in the
7icinity of Newport have been shot at. and other
,utrages committed. but in all cases the nernetra-
ors have escaped detection.
LONDON. Oct "a despatch from Yokohama.
lated September 25th. announces that two-thlrds of !
he treasure lost by the burning of the steamship
america is recovered.
TTUsvILLE. Penn, Sept. 29.-At a final meeting
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