The Hawaiian gazette., 1874-12-16
Late Foreign News !

BY The arrival Of The ship Gsribal al FROM Portland
= lev days later dates have cone 10 hard. We clip
iron tSs Buisiiss
A ChieAgo telegram states that on TIE 18Th Noven-
Der L0ndNn startled BY the reported death Of
oassa Victoria. Happily, The report was groundess-
LoSpoS. Novenber lsth.- dispatch TO The paily
Nsrs fron NieunA SAYS intelligence has been received
there Of strange runners IN s.. Pcterseurgh II 50
siaist conspiracy in which the eonspirators made
unsuccessful attempt % uurdcr the CEar. nun
Der Of arrests we're made in consequence in Moscow.
LoSboN. November IA StarR..ri special frou
Henasye saws the retreat o. the Carists from lrun
ended 10 stampede. Huudreds q barring houses
marx the progress Of the Republicans Who eceapied
San Mosiei, a. o'elo. K A. n Thursday. snd were
their way destroy he fpuu3rc al Vera 70 which
place the Carlsts srst retired The Csrlsts burned
the houses Of Republican synPahEsrs befOre leaving
their Old positions
SAN FRANcisco November lS.-The weather Is
very promising for the great SIS 900 running
morr0w. lie the pools Katie Pease sells az $3.50 I;
Tbad Steyens. SS10 joe Daniels $3.50 te.i. Sl15.
All the livery stables have exhausted their stock and
the day Of tie race every sort Of vehicle will be
pressed into service, Hendricks OF buggies, coaches
a;d wagons viii be brought 20 the city to-day from
adjoining towns. for the e0uvenieuoe Of visitors.
Nav YoEK. November lS.-A strike Of ten thous-
and fongshoremen next Monday against reipc-
tou q wages seems inevitable Steamship owners
declare that dali business makes the reduction Of
psnses Indispensable g the maintenance % the lines.
Both sides appear resolved. Il is well known fact
that the number Of loo gshotenea IS double the re-
qaireneHts OF the trade.
[Br rag MiKApol
By Rsutsr's telegraph, The Auckland Echo has re-
eeivei the following:
LoxpoN. November l4th.-Couut Amin, who was
arrested the iusugatiou q Bismarck on charge
detaSing documents belonging 70 the archives Of the
German Embassy at Parts sad who was subsequent
ly admitted > bail. has been re arrested
LoSpoS. Noveu Der 18Th A new steamer company,
Enslsud to Australia direct. capital ha,fa milton is
announced Ths Tunes condemns the undertaking.
Mr. Disraeb bas written to SIR H. Rawlinson. an
noaneng that the Government intend fitting out new
Polar Expedition for Scientific purpose, aud explain
sg their reason for doing % be the Importance Of
sDSogrsging spirit Of maritime enterprise in the
English people.
At IL o'clock MOuday night, October 20. three feet
ossuow had fallen At The sunmn station in the Sierra
Nevada m1untains and il was still showing.
While some men were grinding seythes beneath two
Immense ehestuut-tress IN Orange, Conn, dgring a
resent derstor lightning struck the trees shiy-
erred them iuto pieces. dartei against the srnjstoqe
which ere uan vas taruiug and ar0n which another
vas holding seytde, snatched the implement
run bis hand aud buried il INTO the air with anose re-
ssmbiing that og baEE-sRw, laadiug 6fty feet
away. The men rather startled BY the incident
bat were No, hurt.
European
CoNsrASrINoPLE. November Sgh.-Dsspite Cover
meat measures IN asia Minor, the famine continues
The kheive Of Egypt haS sent the distressed
district. Baker the American Master. Philip Fran
sis, British eoasul- general. ard VI. Se5eS, French
banker, have formed relief committee
Germany
BERLIN November 4th.-The question in regard to
the prUv=eai representative BODY for Asace and Lr-
rane Is being pressed for settlement As solution
Ha
an assembly Of n0tabiss whose duty It shall be h al
wise the Inperal Governnsnt respecting the interest
Ct provinces.
France Arming-The New RIne-ImPrOved
Artillery
Orders are said to have been given to proceed in
neiiatsly With the manufacture Of the new musket
model 1874 system Grasl. These weapons viii only
be constructed n the workshops Of the state; private
frus vii not be called up0a 70 assist. Tie caleaia
tiCu Is that IN about year zoo 600 0fthem will be
made Then only wid the arm be placed in the
hands Ct the soldiers Of the active army. AMI the men
Of the ard the territorial army viii be drilled
10 the management Cf this nusket- Tie chassepots
sill Be withdraw and they will Be altered TO the new
pattern.
France has at present 500 600 Of them. One year
vii &c necessary fer that transformation 90 that By
adding 2ee,ea0 90 be constructed 10 the in
terva Master OF War counts upon possessing At
the end Of 1876 5000 eco uusks5s (n0dsl Gras with
store Of $50 metal cartridges per weapon. The man
ufacsure will afterWard be continued o. norm al scale
aud II proportion 70 the Of the ordinary
budget CT var.
Tie news concerning the ARTILLERY IS 10 less salts
factory. Frauee VIII have AZ the eai Of the year 1875
ss4 batteries Of SIX each OF eaiI5res ana =
with iron carriages, the pieces il brunEs, breech
loading, Gu the ReTye system. The results Of them
excellent aud events nay be awaited without ap-
p-ehsusion- Bat from the beginning Of next year the
construction Of bronze viii be abandoned and
these iu steel the Lahit1ie system viii be adop-
ted Ese metal Z chained AZ lie Creazot and the /
composition and make Of il leave nothing be de-
sirei.-laur7lrl fs Prris