The Hawaiian gazette., 1873-03-26
VOL. IX---NO. H.


the frauking privilege
Salt Lake talks Of railroad to connect with
the Central Pacific al EIko.
Several German newspapers report the death
Of ex-Empress Carlotta at Dresden.
DoaalsOn, the aeronaut, proposes to make a
balloon voyage across the Atlantic iu the summer.
POmeroys Senatorial friends are telling about
that YOrk's bribery charges were part cOuspira-
cy against POmeroy.
It has been decided by the Directors to put the
Atlantic Mail Company into liquidation. Its la
biiies are 100000; assets SS5O,OOO.
A negro in Kentucky, by buryiug people who
had died Of smallpox al $40 apiece, accumulated
enough to pay his own funeral expenses
All the employees on the principal railroad
lines Of New Brunswick have insured themselves
in al accident Office, the Government assisting in
raising the fund.
The defeat Of the Carlist force under General
Gonzales is greater victory than at first report
ed. FOrty-seven insurgents were killed and over
oue hundred wounded.
Report says the Central Pacific Railroad and
the Bank OF California have made pool to buy
up the Union Pacific road in certain contingen-
eies likely to happen.
Boss Tweed's case was given to the jury at
New York al s o'clock Thursday night The
jury after being out all night failed to agree.
They stood 9 for acquittal and 3 for conviction.
A Nashville washerweman, finding in lot Of
dirty clothes s new shirt opening at the back,
seEed il up cut open the bosom aud sewed on
buttons, to the intense disgust Of her customer.
Hon A d. Stephens is reported to have re-
Gently delivered speech Of two hours and ten
minutes duration. in the Georgia Legislature. He
stood during the whole time, supported by a
cruteh.
Snow-drifts sixteen feet deep had gathered on
some parts Of the Union Pacific Railroad The
weather was so cold that . number of section
hands have been frozen to death. The road is
now open.
In northern Illinois Wisconsin, Minnesota and
further west aud north. they have had the cOldest
weather ever known there. The mercury in some
towns ranged down as low as 80 and 40 degrees
below zero.
Alta meeting Of some patriotic Cubans in New
York. it was proposed to raise fund for an ex-
pediuou to the island. 1t is thought New Orleans
will be chosen as the place whence the next ex-
petition will start.
Il is said that President Grant recently assured
delegation Of Georginns that before the close Of
the session be should accompany the members Of
the Cabinet, aud make an extended southern
tour through the Southern States.
The Modoc war has been the subject Of Cabinet
discussion, and it has been determined to appoint
q Commission Of three persons to investigate and
ascertain the best method Of securing peace and
maintaining the MOdocs on reservation.
The compositors of the Louisville DAILY COM
uercial have formed mutual smallpox insurance
company. When one of the number is taken SICK
with the smallpox the rest each pay him dollar
a week to stay away from the Office until he re-
covers.
Some Of the stories told Of the terribly fatal ef-
feets OF the late storm 10 Minnesota are almost
incredible One paper reports that a sleighing
party Of SIX young couples, with their driver, were
all found frozen to death, buried almost out of
sight in the snow.
The Court House at Qnebec was completely
destroyed lately, With all the records Of the prov
ince since lis foundation, together with many title
deeds, rather important legal documents. The
fire at one time threatened the Cathedral, but
it escaped uni1jured.
At the opening of the Greeley viii case at
White Plains, a note was read from the Misses
Greeley withdrawing from the contest. The will
made in ls7l was then proved. 1t is stated that
Greeley left property to the value of S2O6,OOo,
and Mrs. Greeley $4,000 more.
Chicago has been rebuilt with unexamped ra-
pidty, bat il sppears that the Indebtedness Of the
city property holders for money borrowed Of out
side capitalists is s65.OOO,OOO. This is rather a
bad showing, and viii likely bring trouble on the
property owners at some future day.
-Four boilers in the American Works of Jones
& LoughGu, Pittsburg, Penn, exploded recently,
completely demoIIshing three sections Of the
building. About three thousand persons were en-
ploye5 in the mill st the time Of the accident
Seven dead bodies we're recovered from the ruins.
Ninety-nine out Of hundred mechanics in the
United States are foreigners, earning from three
to five dollars per day, while any quantity Of
Young Ameucan men, the product Of = business
colleges and high schools. can be had to do any
Kind Of genteel7 writing for from SIX to ten dol
lars per week
It Is said the House Judiciarywill report bill
to abolish the mileage Of Congressmen' aud pay
them instead actual expenses from their homes to
Washington This action is induced by unequal
salaries pald to members, caused BY difference Of
mileage bills Garfield, delegate from Washington
Territory, draws the highest amount (Sl,I5s),
Merick, Of Maryland, the lowest $50.
Recently proof sheet of the list of members
Of the Michigan House of Representatives was
given out, on which corrections we're to be made
if any errors were discovered. Soon after, the
compiler Of the Manual received the following
note from one Of the single men I" In proof sheet
Of Manual in House, ! see you say l married
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