The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-01-27

declaring that the instruction was net supported
by the people OF Cuba nor by Oreigners-me4nIng
the Americans
Minister Schenck requests the President to name
bis successor and recall him tSchenck) from the
English mission.
Alexis gave $4,000 TO the poor Of New York,
and $4,000 10 the poor OF Boston.
CHICAGO Jan. 5--The Grand Duke. before leav-
ing here this morniag, handed the Mayor q check
for $1,000 for the relief Of the poor Of the city.
with = note expressing his sorrow az the city, mis-
fortune and his belief tia: she Will soon rise again.
Bribery and corruption Is charged on the Minis
try hy members Of the Assembly u! the Province OF
Quebec. and i number OF people are ciamnting for
annexation to- the Uait-d States
one hundred aud Ole million two hundred and
ci4hfy-iour thousand pounds was the aggregate
wool crop OF he United States Tor tie year 1870.
The International Association bad their parade
yesterday al New York. \ curious feature Of tue
procession was a number OF women. including
Claiin and Woodruff. on foot, carrying red hags
Inscribed with woman suffrage notices o pouO-
van Rosa the Irish exile. was in the procession.
New YORK. Jan. S-A Herald Philadelphia dis
patch states thai in the course OF a conversation 1T
the residence of ex-Secretary Boire last evening.
the correspondent was informed that President
Grant had demanded an apology from spain about
five days since. Monitors are now being fitted out
at Philadelphia, but are not intended TO proceed
to : Spain unless that Government refuses to apollo
gize and pay remuneration for the outrage on the
FiOridI. The President does not think the outrage
Au A4ACAtitt41A lASAit Ou bAC paw VI 14'aAs baf
deems it rather the result OF TaShuess of the subor-
dinate officers Of that nation. The President and
General Siekles had a long conversation on the
Spanish difficulty. The President Is more than ever
determined to exact ample apology.
Bills were introduced in Congress yesterday to
legalize pOlygamOus marriages and to admit Utah
as a State. Butler offered a resolution that women
be declared entitled 10 vote under the fourteenth
amendment. \ bill was introduced creating a
United States Commission, with authority to collect
subscriptions for two new ocean cables-one
across the Atlantic. the other across the Pacific
the first with a capital of So, O00, coo, the second
$4,000. 900. This went 10 the Committee on
Foreign Affairs.
House bill appropriating $4,000. 900 for Govern
ment buildings at Chicago passed the Senate
yesterday.
Mr.. Hall introduced q bill to relieve American
built vessels from impOst duties on articles enter
ing into their construction, repair and use. He
moved the previous question. but the noes reversed
il by - to "a. Mr.. Dawes stating that the subject
was already before the Ways and Means Committee.
Mr.. Lynch consented to its Reference, but a discus
sion arose. IN which Mr.. Cox and Mr.. Eldrdge eX-
DleSSpd their belief that such action would be the
burial Of the bill as that Committee had been the
grave of ali such matters. Mr.. Dawes remarked
that the Committee had not time to dig anybody's
grave. The yeas and nays were demanded, when
the morning hour expiring, the bill went over till
uext Monday.
Five hundred and twenty-five bills and two joint
resolutions were introduced in Congress on Monday
-one to raise the tax on whisky to eighty cents
per gallon.
Attorney-Genera Akerman handed in his resig-
nation, to take effect January 10th. 1872. and the
President sent to the Senate the name of Geo. H.
Williams OF Oregon as Akerman's successor. The
nomination was Immediately confirmed by the
Senate.
Twenty "respectables" of New York. whose
names are not yet published. have been indicted
for ballot box stufing and election frauds. Sweeney
has been indicted tor felony and the proofs against
him are said to be very strong ; also a well known
police judge. and one notable who voted coo
/" reporters :" at the last election. The excitement
over these matters in New Pork runs high. Tweed
was committed to prison without bail, but this was
Overruled by Judge Barnard, and he was subse-
quently admitted to bail in the sum Of s., 200.
Tweed will probably be arrested on thirteen
separate indictments for felony, one arrest being
made at a time.
Louderback, Municipal Judge at San Francisco,
decides that he will admit the testimony of Chinese
in his court.
Brigham Young was ordered by Judge Mexican
of Utah to be held as a prisoner to answer to a
charge of murder.
December zIst, A. A. Sargent was elected by
the California Legislature, Us 5. Senator in place
of Cornelius Cole.
Very heavy rains had been experienced all over
California. Twenty-fuur inches are registered for
San Francisco during the month of December.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-General Sickles called at
the Department of State to-day and was engaged
with Secretary Fish for several hours on the sub
ject of Spanish and Cuban affairs. He will leave
Washington to morrow aud spend Saturday with
President Grant in Philadelphia, returning to
Washington early next week. Toward the last of
the month he will take passage to Madrid.
From sources altogether reliable. it is ascertained
that the Administration has not. as has been stated,
changed its policy on the Cuban question. but
continues to act according to principles heretofore
declared, namely That while it will observe
strict neutrality in regard to the difficulties now
existing in the Island of Cuba, it cannot consent
that our merchant vessels shall be molested in
their lawful pursuits. or Overhauled and examined.
unless they are fOuld committing some violation
of Spanish authority.
In accordance with this policy our Government
has protested against the act of Spanish naval
officers in boarding and searching the Florida on
the high seas. and has required the Spanish Gov
ernment-frst. to apologize second. to disavow
the act of the officer third. to punish him, and
fourth. to pay damages. That the Spanish Gov
eminent will meet these requirements is not
doubted.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 5.-The iron-clads Canon
icus. Manhattan. " ydndotte. SauguS and Ajac are
now fitting out at the Navy Yard, it is supposed.
for Cuba.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 5-By invitation of the Board
of Indian Commissioners the executive officers of
various religious organizations aud other societies
throughout the country. who take a special interest
in the Indian question. will meet the Commission
ers next Thursday in this city, for the purpose OF
discussing and adopting measures for the improve
ment of the condition of the Indians.
SALT LAKE. Jan. 4-Brigham Young is at home
in the custody of the United States Marshal. per
fectly quiet, and not at all disturbed. He receives
visitors daily. and talks cheerfully. He says that
his health is very good, and that he has no anxiety
whatever as to the result of the trial God will
protect and vindicate him. as He always has His
enemies and those OF the people must fall before
the Lord I
The admission of Utah is determinedly opposed,
on the ground that it would give at present absO-
Iule authority of the new State to the Mormon
Church. 1t is contended that even the condemna-
ton of polygamy as a condition would become a
dead letter with a Mormon State Government.
Some fifty thousand people viewed the remains
of Fisk before its removal from the Opera House.
The body was dressed in the uniform Of a Colonel.
The face wore a slight expression of pain. Blu.
otherwise was natural. His cap and sword lay on
the top of the casket. a large number of promi-
nent citizens joined the immense aSsemblage which
viewed the remains.
The English holders of Erie bonds will not be so
shocked by the death OF James Fisk, Jr., as MEN,
beers of the human family usually are on learning
of the violent taking away of the life ola prominent
man In foot tl,av ,;1I tool a grim satisfaction in