The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-03-30
Twelve Days Later.
Arrival Of the Queen Emma.

by the arrival ofthe Hawaiian bark Queen Ehanaa
and the pollteness of Capt. C. W. Gellett, we are
ia receipt of full files of San Francisco papers to
the 18th inst, and also telegraphic dispatches
specially to the ADVERTISER, which will be found
below.
The American dispatches are full of the Erie
Railroad imbroglio. and the following paragraph
from the S. f. Bulletin of the 18th will give in brief
au idea of the state of the affair:
When Fisk was killed, shares in the Erie Rail-
road advanced, under the impression that honester
management would follow, and the profits of the
road no longer be in great part monopoliZed by
a ring. Ever since the outraged stockholders have
been watching their opportunity to oust jaw Gould.
the President of the Company, and simply the Ex.
ecutOr Of Fisk's will, so long as that arch depreda-
tor was on earth. On the 9Th instant the Directors
requested him to call a meeting to consider meas
ures Tor restoring the credit OF the road. lie took
no notice Of the request. Thereupon the Vice
President was requested to, and did, call a meeting,
at which a majority OF the Directors. despite tue
unlawful intimidation attempted by Gould's police
men. hIled vacancies IN the Board with such men
as Gen. Dix, Mcclellan, W. W. Sherman. WIN. T..
Travers and Gen. Divers. They next removed
David Dudley Field. as counsel, and elected Dix as
President, who took forcIble possession Of the Com.
panys Office. Gould fleeing III alarm from the scene.
This cOup d'edt Is meant in the direction Of honest
management, and Is just as important TO the rail
road Interests and business integrity Of the country
a. Ine DIcdhibB up OF tue idIuLndny gang WAS to the
cause OF good government and political morality.
The sympathies of honorable men everywhere are
with Gen. Dix aud his Directors. Gould showed a
to resist the law. but has finally resign
ed and has been thoroughly OutHanked. Tweed.
Fisk and Gould. who seemed 50 invulnerable ia
their viilany a short time since, have indeed met a
sudden Nemesis. Honesty j. beginning 10 look 40. !
NEW YORK. March lZ-3 p. has just
resigned the Presidency Of Erie. at a brief meeting
which the Board Of Directors held. General Sickles
present.
WASHINGTON, March l2.-Tbe statement Of the
public debt and balance from June 81. 1869. to /
81. 1871. shows that the yearly reduction /
10 June 20. 1870. was SIOT 1871 to June 30. 1
1871. was Sl3OT3J.l47 and from JuEe 30. to De
;rmber 81. 1871. was SZG.5OI.5 800 showing a total
-eductiOn of the debt since June 80, 1869. to be
The principal Of the public debt
IN December 81, 1871, was SZ.3zG. 7IOOlG.
LONDoN, March S.-The Medical Commission End
Connor. the as~aiiaut Of the Queen, sane. but an
enthusiastic Fruiau. O-Cuuuur saws that he used
IN unloaded pistol because he only wanted to
righten the Queen to sign his document. Her
ieath would bring the Prince OF Wales to the throne
event the prisoner does not desire.
LONDON, March 6--Ine claimant to the Itch
borne estate. has withdrawn from his case. He has
arrested and conveyed TO Newgate this morn
NJ.
In the Tichborne case, this morning. the counsel
or the claimant announced that his client had de-
ided, in view of the jury saying Monday. that they
ad sufficient evidence whereon TO base a verdict. to
his case before the court. After this an
the defence asked for the arrest Of the
on the charge Of perjury. and TO fix his
at 100000. \ warrant was issued for his ar
accordingly. The claimant was not present at
be court, and it il believed he has fed.
LONDON. March 1.-THE FTnancier says that the
american Government. after mature delibeTation.
as resolved to present its counter case to the Ge-
Tribunal on the 18th of April, in accordance
Win the terms of the Treaty of Washington, if the
'fltish arbitrator should not be present and insist
n proceeding to arbitration regardless OF the pro-
and withdrawal Of Great britain. J