The Hawaiian gazette., 1875-10-13
Late Foreign News.

WoRKMEN's PEACE CoNFEREScE.-PARIs, Septem-
Der THE Workmen's Peace Conference unanimous
y passed the principal resolution before it, which sol
emily protests against the present armament of Eu
rope as an intolerable burden upon the people.
CHICAGO, September lOth.-The storm that broke
on the lake last night is said to have been, by old
sea-captains one of the worst of the season. Sew
eral disasters have already occurred, while still
others have been reported, and much damage has
suited to vessels.
JACKSONVILLE, Illinois, September lOth.-Tre-
mendous rain storms, accompanied by fearful light
ming and high wind commenced here last night at
nine o'clock and ragged most of the night. The storm
was followed by rapid fall of some 20 in tenn
perature.
SUGAR CRoP IScREAsISG.-The sugar and molas-
crops of Louisiana yearly increasing in
amount though the prospects not at all fair for
them soon to reach the quantities produced in ante
war times. The New Orleans Price Current estimates
the sugar crop for ls74-5 at 1l6,s67 bogsheads,
against &c. 49s the preceding season. and the molas
ses crop at lI,5l6 s2s gallons while the growing
crop looked better and is expected to exceed
that Of last year. As the country consumes now
about 1000, coo 600 pounds of sugar of all descrp
tons per annum, and immense number of the
fine sugar estates in Cuba have been destroyed by FIRE
this season, prices rule high, and the United
States cannot afford to see that struggle which so
touches the pockets of her consumers much longer
continued.
NEW YoRk, September 1Oth.-A Washington special
says that Fred Douglass speaking of the Mississippi
troubles, is reported to have said that Wholesale
atrOcity and murders like those recently committed
could only be pepetrated with the approval cOnni
oftbe property holding classes of the South If
the negroes must die at the South his advice is let
them sell their lives as dearly possble let it be
seen by those cOwardy mobocrats that in attempting
to slaughter the black they invite the knife to
their threats and Ere and rapine to their hearth
stones, and they win cease
THE Eastern Press is much excited by the narrowing
details of the Mountain Meadows massacre brought
out by the late trial of Lee. Such horrible murders
in enlightened county in the nineteenth century,
and the guilty untried and UNPUBLISHED for eighteen
years after the notorious events, enough arouse
feeling and call forth the strongest expressions of dis
satisfaction with the non-action Of the Government
under which the murders committed. The New
York World strongly and truly says in regard to it
As long as any man concerned in the massacre re-
mains unhanged he will constitute a reproach to the
American administration. of justice"
The U. S. Government seems to have adopted ac-
tive measures for putting stop to the Outrages of
Mexican desperadoes along the Rio Grande. An or
der has been issued from the Navy Department to
make ready all its lightest draught vessels patrol
that stream and cooperate with the land forces in
Furnishing the outlaws. The General in command of
the Texas troops will have authority over the com
bined military and naval forces. To each gunboat
will be assigned certain portion of the river, and
the guns of these vessels have generally long range
they are expected to do effective work against the
raiders AS the of the river is made, its chan
MI uncertain and navigation dcult but the points
for crossing cattle to be specially guarded and it
is believed that the troops acting conjunction with
the feet. will be able &c afford all the protection de-
sired to the frontier settlers.
CHICAGO, September GA Washington special
says: There is prospect Of international trouble
with Great Britain that may need another board of
arbitration. Not long ago American schooner.
the Gilbert c. Trufsnt sold at Liverpool to Brit
ish shipowners, in open violation of the provisions
of our law. Minister schenek attempted to prevent
this sale, and notified the State Department Of the
violation Of its gulatiOns. very lively cores
Pondenee has been maintained between the autbori-
ties Of the United States and Great Britain. Our
people have requested the British Government to
turn this vessel over to the United States that she
may be libelled against her former The Earl
Of Derby has finally decided that the vessel shall not