The Hawaiian gazette., 1874-01-21
Ten Days
LATER FOREIGN NEWS,

IA Elk fOnEINN NG"0s
The Dark Comet arrived on the evening ofthe 18th,
bringing the Eastern mails and San Francisco papers
to December 81.
Emperor William continues to improve.
Fournicr, the French Minister, has presented his
letters of recall and taken leave of the King Of Italy
France has given satisfactory assurances to Ger
many relative to the hostile pastorals of French
Bishops.
The report is reiterated that the Spanish Govern
ment will require of the United States the Virgnius
and the payment of an indemnity.
The burial of Francois Hugo took place in Paris.
Louis Blanc delivered the funeral Grafton at the late
residence of the deceased Victor Hugo and all the
leading radicals of Paris were present.
The Rector of the American College, Rome. has re-
mtted to the Pope SIS 0O0 contributed by the faith
full in the United States.
The Board of Trustees of the Boston Museum of
Comparative Zoology have adopted resolutions in
memoraon of the life and labors of the late Profess
sor Agassiz.
John S. Hopkins reputed to have been the wealth.
citizen of Baltimore, died recently, aged 70. In
March last Mr. Hopkins gave property valued at 81
600 900 found free hospital for the INDECENT sick,
connected with which is to be training school for
nurses. He also made ample provisions for the
for colored orphans and set apart 900 to found
a university his Clifton estate.
The Engineers strike continues. train started
out the ST. Louis road in of non-striker, but
just it reached the suburbs the strikers
ceaei by the roadside fred shot into the cab which
wounded the engineer in the arm. The would-be
assassin was captured.
NrwY har
joyed here in a quiet manner. The usual services
held in the churches and the customary Christ
dinners were given to the poor children of the
city. The dinner given to some 800 newsboys by
VIM. F. Fleiss was one of the features of the day.
Advices from the principal parts of the East and
South state that the day has been generally observed
PARTICULARS OF GESEr's EscAPE.-The Times
makes the following statement with regard to the
cape of Genet After escaping from Deputy Sheriff
Shields, Genet, in accordance with preconcerted
plan, FASTENED to close carriage in waiting by,
and was driven to the house of friend in the lower
part of the city, where he remained concealed. Then
skillfuly disguised he taken in another close
rage the foot of Canal street. and hurried board
the steamship Ontario, bound to st. Thomas.
REDUCED GOVERNMENT acknowledgements
December 26h-As there is absolute necessity for
the heavy appropriations for the Improvement ofhar
bors, rivers and Notifications under the Engineers
Bureau of the War Department, the estimates for
such improvements, amounting to $40, O00, 000 will
probably be reduced to 900. Estimates in the
PostOfice Department have already been much
reduced that further extension of railroad postal
service be made during the present fiscal year.
Washington special says: at is confidently
asserted, by those who certainly in position to
know, that the President, in January, will nominate
General Schenck to be Secretary ofhe Treasury rice
Richardson the present Secretary, who to be Sec
rotary of the Interior and transfer Secretary Deano
from the latter department to the mission to Eng
land The President, is stated declares that while
he does not join in with what he calls the popular
clanOr against Richardson, he is of the opinion that
he has outlved his usefulness the head othe Treas
ury Department.
The growing conviction that the President will no.
rejected. is Strengthening the latter and will secure
his confirm if, his friends claim he exoner-
ated from the charges affecting his personal integri-
ty. The failure to nominate Evarts, or Curtis, or
Hoar for Chief Justice, is turning the entire bar
against Grant.
BoorH's Observation-Disclosures Booth of California
been elected 10 states senate Tor the
long term. This will be hailed a great triumph by
the new party in California it will serd to the Sem
ate the first chosen By any of the political
organization. and it may be added. it will add to
that body a who has developed fine intellectual
powers fawess integrity of character, and rare
age. He is a finished, scholarly gentleman, and is
thoroughly versed in affairs. His election will great
ly strengthen the party in California and dis
may the corrupt politicians who have been thus sig.
nay overthrown.-N. Y. Tribune.
The /" vIrginius" Lost Sea:
New York, December 3Oth.-The United States
ossipee arrived this port last evening and
anchor off the Battery at about 80 o'clock
The Virginius given to the custody of the
0ssipee thel7th instant and to the 0sspee was as
signed the duty of bringing that famous vessel this
port. The establishment of the pert authorities there
fore was not small when the ossipee was signalled
last evening and Virginius appeared in sight
When, however, the ossipee boarded the appar.
ent mystery explained, and the startling int
gence communicated that the Virginius, which, being
all along in a leaky condition, had, when off Cape
Fear and in the night been lost in spite of all the ef
forts of the crew aboard of ber-settled and went
the bottom.
Shortly after the arrival of the ossipee, reporter
of the Tme' boarded the vessel and had Interview
with the officer q the deck. The latter said he had
strict orders not TO municate with anybody in
lation to the circumstances attending the founder
ing.of the Virginius. He wonld not even give tn,
date of the the place where it happened
He however made no attempt to deny the accuracy
of the report to the laundering of the ship Lieu
tenant Commander Frederick Rodgers was in com.
mand of the Virginius when she sunk.
Why Caleb Cushing Goes to Madrid.
CHICAGO, December 29th.--A Time.' Washington
special says that Caleb cushings selection for the
Spanish Mission is due to the fact that the Govern
ment needs specially skilled Minister to disentangi,
its business at Madrid that at the beginning of tn,
difficulty he told Mr.. Fish that his case was bad one
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