The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-05-04
Foreign Intelligence.

CHICAGO. March ga Washington despatch
says that the Republican this morning las the toll
lowing editorial
President Grants position on the subject Of
the nomination for the Presidency as we'll as for
the Vice Presidency. Is this He has never asked
any one to vote Tor his own denomination. or In the
slightest way 10 work for ii. He feels that it is for
the people, through their representatives in the
National Conventions assembled. 10 say who shall
be their standard bearers Ii they decide that
be is the man who. OF all men, ought TO lead them
in the campaign. whose shadow i already upon it
as they decided during the Rebellion and after
ward 8hea the Rebellion came tn an end. very
good. He will accept the responsibility and dnty
to which he is called. If not. he will stand by the
party and its organization all the same. Ii be ia
renominated. and had a choice of a candidate with
him on the ticket. he would probably select Colfsx.
Their relations have always been. as our Indiana
contemporary says. of the most agreeable char
acter. COliax bas never i~nterfeTed with the Exec
utiFe in the dif6cult and ihankless matter OF sp-
pointments and patronage. He has not. as other
Yice-PresIdents have done. asked TO be allowed
any voice in the selection OF appointments. even
to reward his own friends. and if renominated and
reelected, would probably maintain the same
course in the future"
LONDON. March 23-Tbe Queen delays her visit
to her daughter in Germany. the wife of the Prince
Imperial. Tor a few days. owing 10 the storm.
The House Of Lords adjourned over for Easter
holidays. and will not reasonable until the sth of
April.
The House of Commons adjourns on Tuesday
next until the same date.
In the University boat race to-day, the CAM
bridge crew won by a length and a half. \ blind
ing snow storm prevailed.
\ reaction in favor of the Bonapartists is the
latest sensation in Paris. The cause OF it is Marshal
Mcmahon 8 testimony in the TrOchu libel case. which
acquits the late Emperor Of the responsibility of
the Sedan disaster.
In the Spanish primary elections the administra-
ton party has carried the day, nearly two to one.
One hundred and f~orty-two firms IN London have
given in TO a printers strike for an increase of
wages and niue hours as a days work.
Martial law prevails in twelve States Of Mexico
Grant is said to favor a protectorate for Mexico.
LONDON. April 2.-Bradlaugh, in his lecture in
Glasgow. last night, stated that he was in favor of
a republican foIm of Government for Great Brit
ain. Parliament. be said. bestowed the Crown on
William and Mary. What it had the right 10 give
it certainly had the right TO withhold. These ut
terances gave rise to considerable disorder. An
attack was made OH the speaker from a number of
windows. Street lamps were broken. and several
policemen were stoned by the mob. No one was
seriously injured.
LONDON. April 4.-Disraeli e~ulogized the late
Earl Mayo. and declared through his vigilance.
courage and patience the conspiracy of the Ameri-
can Fenians was defeated in Ireland. He con-
tinued his comparison between the British and
American forms of government. He said the Pres
ideut of the United States was not a sovereign. His
position was similar to that of the English Prime
Minister. and both were paid a sum which was
about equal to the income of a secOnd-class pro-
fessional man. He then referred to the difficulties
growing out of the Alabama claims, and pro-
nounced the present situation of the controversy
fraught with great danger to the relations of the
two countries. After reviewing the past and pres
ent treaty negotiations for the settlement, he came
to the conclusion that there was but one course
for England. painful as it might seem. When she
received the American case with it's extraordinary
demands. he would have appealed to the good feel
ing and good sense of the Americans, stated the
difficulties and invited Il confidential conference. at
which they might be explained. He condemned
the Gladstone policy.
SALT LAKE, April IA correspondent at Beaver
reports a most shameful speech delivered there a
few days ago, by Elder A. NJ. Musser. Mormon
Telegraph superintendent. The speaker said that
rather than surrender one single principle of their
religion, he would ransack % Salt Lake, tear up
the railroads. break down the telegraph. and de-
stroy millions of other property. He spoke of
Judge Mexican as a dried up. corrupt old dog
alluded to the President as Useless Grant. and
stigmatizing him and others az a corrupt set, in
Guiding the Presidents wife.
The whole of the interior of California appears
to be still shaking from earthquake shocks. although
no further damage is reported. Says the Sacra-
mento Union Of the 18th:
At 1880 A. NJ. yesterday the earth was in contin-
ual vibration north and south for the space of five
minutes. Again at $50 in the evening several
stronger shakes than in the morning occurred, but
not so long continued.