The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-05-29


MELBOURNE (Austria). April 8o.-It is supposed
that DIR. Rastout and bis Communist companions.
who escaped from New Caledonia, have persisted. as
fragments Of their boat have been found.
New York, April 30.--About 500 persons assem-
bled at Union Grounds this afternoon TO witness a
game Of base ball between the Mutusls Of this city
and the Centennials Of Philadelphia. The Mutusls
won by a score Of 4 to 3.
= BERLIN, April 30.-The Emperor william has
signed the bill for the abG5ion Of all monasteries In
Germany. This action is due 10 the influence Of
Prince Bismarck, who threatened 10 resign unless
the bill became a law.
A BRrTIsH Consul ASSAULTED AND WOUNDED AT
PORT DE PAX, HAYTL-ISDEMSITY DEMANDED.
KINGSTON, (Jamaica) April 24-Rumors OF an
alarming nature have reached here from Port an
PRICE. There bad been some disturbance at Port
de Paix, on the north side of the Island, and the
British Consul was assaulted and wounded. The
commander of a British gunboat wished to lombard
the place Immediately, but was prevented by the
wounded Consul; who has since arrived at Kingston
on the SloauoU. Commodore Lyons has sent n
steamer of war TO Port au Prince 70 demand expIa.
nations and indemnity for the outrage. under the
penalty Of immediate retaliation upon the town OF
Port au Prince for the insult to the British Gag.
RESCUED FROM INFAMY.-Tbe steamer Colorado.
which arrived on Sunday, brought a number Of
Chinese women, who were intended for lives Of in
fanny. Two officers Of the law and an Interpreter
went on board before they we're landed and told
them Of the purpose for which they bad been brought
10 this country, and also of the fact that there was
no power here TO compel them to fulfill their con-
tract with their owners. Nine of them availed
themselves of the protection Of the police, and wero
conveyed to the Chinese mission, where DIR. Gibson
will either arrange for their return TO their native
land. or see that they are married 10 some reputable
Cinnamon here's. +. Occidenk.
Germany has just launched her seyenth 6rst.
class iron-clad, and the eighth, now being con-
siructed. is to be afoat in April. 1t is not Intended
to increase this number at present. France has
twenty-eight of these great war steamers. Italy,
Russia. Austria and Turkey possess each glteen
vessels Of this ciass. England has q nominal navy
OF thirty-eight iTon-cleds, Of which eighteen are
turret-sbips. Germany. in addition to her line Of
battle ships, is preparing a feet Of corvettes and
torpedo boats tor the defense OF haTbors. There
are to be twelve cuirassed oorvettes Of eight yuma
and 5000 tons each. The torpedo, invented like
the m%onitors) by American ingenuity, will prob
ably take a leading part IN all inture naval war
iare. In the German Parliament il was lately de-
clared. briefly but strongly by General Stoscb.
that a small ship, a good torpedo and a bold com
mander, would give the finest and best appointed
iron-clad a very Indifferent chance. In one minute
a great iron-elad may thus be shattered into irag-
ments. Independent of the immense loss Of life,
the enormous cost Of these vessels has TO be con.
sidered. The engines just ordered for the Infect
Die. the most powerful armor-clad turretvessel Of
the British feet, will cost $500, 900. and the engines
Of the unarmored ships TOurmaline and Garnet
will cost sl25 900 for each set.
The f~Orty-hth annual conference Of the Latter
Day Saints was held recently. Brigham Young pre-
dicted that woe and sorrow would fall on the United
States; that they would soon be disunited, and that
God had come forth from hs hiding place and would
bring misery and degradation on the United States
for their sins. He also stated that an Indian prophet
in the southern part Of the territory had received a
revelation from God through Adam, Enoch and
Noah, that the Indians were descendants Of joseph.
who was sold into Egypt; that the Indians must be
baptized for the remission Of sins, become friends
with the Mormons and stop kiIiog each other. and
To-ro, ,.ot -oo;rS ~ Ir~s.ol Co..
and kill all United States troops sent against them.
Does this signify a new alliance between the Nor
mons and the Incians, and a war to be carried on
by them against the United States With the scalping
knife and temshaWkl If it does, Uncle Sam had
better b. on the alert.
The ex-Empress Eugenie has again effected a loan
Of l2.5OO,0O0 francs, on the promise that it will be
paid back after the accession Of her SOD to the
throne. The Csrlist loan circulates also much at
the Parisian Bourse. Il must be said for the French
Ronapartes and Spanish Ronrbons that they know
how to turn their countries to advantage even before
occupying the throne.