The Hawaiian gazette., 1873-07-23
Late News Items.

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The burning of Alexandra Palace, London, in
wolves loss Of S3,0O000O
Rev. II. w Beecher viii spend this summer in
Colorado and will not visit California
Princess Augusta, widow of King Frederick
William III. of Prussia, died at Hamburg, lately
John Prentiss, Of the New Hampshire Sentinel
the oldest newspaper man in the United States,
died recently, aged 96.
The Grand Jury have found an indictment
against yonng Walworth, the parricde, for muir
der in the first degree.
Seven cadets of the Naval Academy have
been arrested and confined for assaulting and
stoning a colored cadet
Lucy D. Fisk, wife of Jim Fisk. Jr., has COM
menced suit against the Union Pacific Railroad
Company and the Credit Mobilier s
When Ratazzi, late Prime Minister of Italy,
died at Rome, the Italian Parliament adopted a
resolution of mourning for two weeks in respect
to bis memory. E
One hundred and twenty benkers and brokers
failed on the panic day Of the 18th Of May at
Vienna, including some Of heavy capital and
much character.
Burlington, the eaiug-master Of the Polaris,
is charged, on the testimony of Captains Tyson
and Myers, with having driven them aud their
party forcibly from the ship. and with having
caused the failure of the expedition.
Rev. Mr.. Gibson, on behalf Of the Chinese
Companies, stated to the Supervisors of San
Francisco that the Cinnamon were willing for the
abrogation Of the present treaty, which would
result in driving all Chinese from America and
all Americans from China.
An Immigrant Commission has been appointed
under the Secretary of the Treasury of the
United States TO look after the sanitary condition
of immigrants landing in that country. One of
the Board is detailed for special service at San
Francisco, to attend to the incoming Chinese.
A disease, which is now pronounced the choleni,
has prevailed at Memphis and other parts of Ten
nessee. So far its ravages have been confined to
the negroes and labOring classes. A large num-
Der of deaths have occurred Some physicians
regard it as sporadic, and others as Asiatic
cholera
1t is decided at Washington that the Modocs
having been taken by the military power of the
Government they are properly in military custo-
dy, and are to be treated as prisoners Of war. or
other persons taken in arms guilty Of ntrocious
acts against the Government; but the Attorney
General is TO decide how they shall be punished.
The American department of the Vienna FIX
position is now open, and steam has been applied
to the machinery. The novelties surpass those
from other countries. President White, Of Cornell
University, and ex-Gov. Morgan, Of New York,
are Charmen Of the Bureaus of Education and
Commerce, respectively.
The authorities of Sonora. Mexico complain
that their own Government fails TO furnish them
with the means of protecting themselves from
the Indians, while they are exposed TO raids by
1000 Apache warriors protected by the United
States Government, while Gov. Stafford and Gen.
Crook are powerless under the Howard treaty.
The LIQUOR TRADE-The organ of the liquor
interest in New York has taken pains to collect
and group all the facts connected with the trade
in the United States. The amount Of tax on !
spirits collected in 1872 was S49475.5l6.36 Sc. |
This represents about 100 100000 gallons worth |
at wholesale, Ss5OOOOOO, bat which brought at
retail about ssl..OOO,OOO. This aggregates
money interest of 100000. 600 The beer trade
pays a tax to the Government Of $S.573A9s 46. |
This represents retail value Of over s2l2OOOO OO
which, added to the value of the article to the
manufacturers, represents money interest Of
about sSOOOOOOOO. The wine trade represents
an interest of S75IOO0OOO The import trade of
liquors, beer and wine represents retail value of
liquors Of S27OOO,OOO; of beer, s2,sOOO0O; Of
wines, Sl35OOO,O 600; or total Of nearly $685.
100000 Added to all this, the capital invested
in buildings and machinery, &c, together with
the expenses connected with the trade, and the
footing is at least 81, 100000 0OO-BostOn Globe.