The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1875-05-12
Two Weeks Later Foreign News

The Steamship MikadO arrived about 10 o'clock on
Sunday night, having been delayed five days at San
Francisco awaiting the arrival of the London Mails
which detained by freshets and broken bridges
on the summit of the Rocky Mountains.
The Democratic majority over the Republican vote
in Connecticut 1857, very large gain that of
the previous year.
Attorney General williams has rendered to the
President his resignation, to take effect May 18th.
His intimate friends say he intends to return to Oregon
and run for United States Senator.
Bark Edwin S. Kingman, from Howland's Stand,
for Liverpool, abandoned at sea in a sinking
dition. The was rescued by the ship Carricks-
brook Castle, and landed at QueenstO April 81.
The New York Graphies correspondent says the
President is not a candidate for reelection for third
term, and never has been, and never gave any one
reason to suppose that he wished to be.
Cold weather prevails throughout the West and the
fruit crops have suffered much. 1t is not supposed
that the grain crop has been much injured.
The subject of fregbts and passenger fares between
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company and the Panama
Railroad Company has been considered and settled.
The contract was completed April 23d, and is sub
ect to change abrOgatOn either side by thirty
days notice.
Planters about Memphis are losing much in horses
and cattle from the ravages of buffalo gnats. Within
ten days 100000 worth of stock has been killed with
in radius of one hundred miles by these pests of the
animal creation.
The Beecher Trial.
The searching cross-examination of General Tracy
closed yesterday April 3Oth. Evarts then an
nounced that the defence rested their case Beach
and said it due the plaintiffs side to state
that they made objection to the other side pro-
ducing Mrs. Tilton a witness and would waive all
objections, interpose barriers to it, although she
incompetent witness under the statute.
Evarts replied that it had never been serious ques-
ton whether Mrs. Tilton would be witness as they
knew she against it. If Mrs. Tilton could at
any time have been admitted there graver ques-
tons to be considered and if his client needed any
further evidence it would be his duty to adduce that
evidence. They hadn't been brought to any point in
which they led to consider the force of the evi
dence. Beach said that in his view of the policy of
the law, counsel was mistaken in the intent of the
law, and the prOpristy of allowing wife to defend
herself 1t was not policy of the law to forbid that
adverse position. but he only mentioned this matter
that if counsel desired to produce this lady they
perfect liberty to do So Evarts said he did
not believe the consent of counsel in opposition to
the law made wife a competent witness. Judge
Nelson said there was question about the allow
ability Of the other side to offer this lady as wit
ness. 1t would be trying position for her. and, on
the whole, he glad the lady was not offered as a
witness.
President Grant in Boston.
The President and Mrs. Grant, with members of
the Cabinet, arrived at New York April Is, and left
next day for Boston. The Committee of the Massa-
chusetts Legislature the Presidents party there
and escorted them on. President Grant and suite ar
rived in Boston Friday evening An immense crowd /
assembled at the depot but beyond the surgng
and gazing of the crowd, no demonstration was made
The party entered open carriages and were escorted
by squad of police. The procession moved to the /
Revere House. Dense crowds lined the sidewalks,
and the broad square which the hotel faces was dense
ly packed. There some cheering. Governor
Castor was in waiting and formally received and vel
coined the President and party
The President Saturday morning gave private
reception receiving citizens generally At noon the
Presidential party we're driven to the State House.
Passing through hle of cadets the company entered
the building and were ushered into the Executive
Chamber and presented to Governor CASTOR members
Of the Council and State officials, from whence they
proceeded to the Senate Chamber where the President
formally introduced and from there the party en-
tered the House of Representatives, where a similar
introduction was made.
The Raids In Texas.
CHICAGO, April 2sth.-A Washington dispatch
says The principal subject Of discussion at the cabi
net meeting to-day, the situation on the Mexican
border. The Official reports to the rading parties
were formally presented and considered. They con-