The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1874-01-07

all other felOns. The jacket given him to wear is
known as " larceny jacket His son stayed by him
till ne led away to his cell, when he and few
friends and reporters LEFT the island.
Tur STEAMSHIP CosrA RIGA IlsrLIEp.-The
firm Of Haekfeld 4 Co., Of Honolulu, commenced two
suits yesterday in the United States District Court
against the steamship Costa Rca, to recover the
value of certain merchandise. The first libel alleges
that the firm shipped on board the Costa Rica 1880
kegs of sugar of the value of Si2 3Ts J. C. Merrill
Co., paying freight thereon in the of Sse7, &C.
The steamer, it AYERS, was stranded on the 9th Of
September in the harbor of San Francisco, through
the negligence of the officers and employees of the
Company, aud that the sugar did not reach the par
ties to whom i, was consigned. They ask Judgment
for 1929 10.
sugar. sls.sss 81. which they had shipped board
the Costa Rica on her unlueky royage-Aita Dec. 81
The Axhantec War.
LoSnos, December 1st-Dispatches from Cape
Coast Castle report another engagement with Asian
tees Durqust at which forty Englishmen and
native auxiliaries were killed and wounded. The
Ashantees boldly attacked the British position at Alb
bracrampta, but driven of AFTER hours fight.
with the loss of thirty. The British protected
BY held works and their loss is triaing.
Famine In India.
Calcutta, December soth.-one half of the supply
of food in Bengal is exhausted and it is believed
that famine cannot he averted.
The Ylrssr;us AFFAIR.
The steamer Virgnius has been delivered up to the
American authorities at Bahia Honda, Dee. 16. and
AZ H. ato> Dat. b.sn -
New York BY the ossipee. The survivors of her
crew were delivered up at Santiago on the 18th of
December, and were being conveyed to New York by
the U. S. steamer Junia,a. Capt. Braine.
HAVANA, November Soth.-The news of the settle.
of the vrginius question between Spain and the
United States and the upon which is based is
received here with much excitement. Perfect order
prevails among the people and volunteers. The mass
of the people oppose the surrender of the vignius,
or any yielding to professions which may dishonor
the Spanish Gag.
December lIth.-cAptain-General Jouvelar this
evening issued addsess to the Inhabitants Of Cuba
ssying>aa agreement is already issued between the
government of Spain and the United States. My
duty, paizfal it may be, is to comply faithfully
with its terms For this have received fnAl orders
Failure to comply with the would produce war,
and with great power, without the aid of Spain.
In the meanwhile, by the law of necessity and the
orders of the government of the Spanish Republic,
lie; deliver up the Virgnus and the survivors of
her passengers and crew. 1 have faith in the noble
of your procedures in compliance with my word.
NEW YoRK, December el.-The steamer Cuba ar
rived from Havana yesterday, with interesting par
teuars of the feeling there the surrender of the
VIrginus. An officer of the Cuba was in Havana on
the day Of the departure of the Vrginius from that
po.; released American authorities at Bahia
Honda He says the pcpulace fairly boiled with rage.
and about e0eo volunteers assembled in front of the
Loarre and discussed measures for what they charac-
teriIed an insult. The armed mob subsequently,
marched in body to the palace of captain-General
JOuveiar, who appeared aud made address stating
that he merely carrying out the instructions of
the home government. who were responsible. He
urged the volunteers return their quarters which
they did without doing any violence.
The officers say Jourelar has shown nerve since
suming command. aud seems determined to force the
volunteers into submission. If he does, he will
make Havana more safe for the Americans than it
has been heretofore.
1t is said there are great many liberal-minded
sPaniards in Cuba who beginning to think seri-
0usy Of granting Cuba her independence.
Return Of the virginius Demanded.
MADRID, December eoih.-It is reported tina. the
Cabinet has decided to make a demand on the United
States Government for the return Of the steamship
Virnias and her passengers and recently given
up. 1t is also stated that in accordance with this de-
cision, President CASTELAR, has written to Minister
Sickle<.
NEw YoRk. December l2st.-A special to the Her
aid from Madrid announces that Spain demands the
restoration Of the yirginius and there is great
eiieInent in the Spanish capital eOneerningi;.
Minister Siekles telegrAphei to Washington insist
ing on the acceptance of his resignation.