The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1873-07-16
Foreign News.

By the schooner Fanny, have dates from San
Francisco June Is, four days later than those
ceved by the steamer. The schooner brought mail
her departure from the above port not having been
made public.
The most important item of news is that the Khan
of Khiva has surrendered his city Internationally to
the Russian commander, Gen. Kaufman.
1t is also reported that Turkey has sent feet Of
war vessels to assist the Sultan of Atchin in main
tanning his independence of the Dutch authorities in
sumatra. Very doubtful.
The Italian Ministry has resigned.
Hiram Powers, the sculptor. died at Florence. June
27th.
The new Atlantic Cable, which is being laid by the
Great Eastern, was broken during gale, eight hun
dred miles from Newfoundland.
The Emperor of Germany has entirely recovered
from bis recent illness.
The cholera still continues to rage in Nashville,
and it is stated that $4,000 persons have fed from
the city.
The city of London gave ball Friday night, Jan.
25 at Guildhal, in honor ofthe Shah of Persia The
decorations magnifcent 5000 guests pres
emit. Among the most distinguished were the Prince
and Princess of Wales, the Czarowtch and Princess
Dagmar, members of the cabinet and the principal
Ambassadors. The Shah, on entering the hall, was
presented by the Lord Mayor with address in
gold casket.
ILLNESS OF THE VIcE-PREsIDENT.-A Boston letter
to the Springfield Republican says, there has been
much anxiety the past week among the few who have
known the facts concerning the alarming illness of
Vice-President Wilson. HIS attack followed by
partial deafness and partial blindness, and the gene
raj character Of his symptoms such to threaten
the loss of his power and activity if not of his le
He is now improving but is by no means out of dan
ger. he has been sojourning in Boston for some
weeks under the of DR.. c. H Clarke, and has
very few of his friends His ineessant labors
in the last election followed by the strain and ankle
ty Of last winter, accompanied by good deal Of
work on his Anti-Slavery History, regarded
the immediate causes of his present illness.
VERSAILLES, June 17th.-The special Committee
appointed by the Assembly last week to consider the
application made by the Military Governor of Paris
for authority to prosecute NJ Ranc for his connection
with the Commune, has held several sttings. One of
its first acts to NJ. Ranc appear before
it. This the deputy refused to do, standing his
privilege as member, and denying the right Of the
Committee to require his presence. To-day the Com
mittee held its final session, and report adopt
ed, by vote Of fourteen to one, recommending that
authorization for the arrest and trial of Deputy
Ranc be granted by the Assembly.
: TIE ocEAs RAcE-On the 9th of FebruarT last
the American clipper Young America and the British
ship La Escocesa sailed hence for Liverpool Withca
goes Of wheat The sailing Of two crack ships of diff
ferent nationalites on long voyage was accepted
test of the sailing qualities of fast vessels of the
spective nations. The friends Of each were SO con-
fdent Of the Of their vorite that large
of money was staked on the result of the it
was termed. The amount Of money is variously
timated at from Sc, 600 to 1000. Saturday Com
7. II. Allen, who is reported to have large interest
in the race received telegram from Liverpool stat
ing that the Young America had arrived and the La
Escocesa had not yet been heard from. This gives
the Young America Ioe days out-a quick passage,
There much jolfcation in commercial circles
when the news was received.-S r. Bulletin.
Thirty thousand men met at Hyde Park, London,
Sunday June LIST, TO protest against unjust laws
against laborinG classes.