The Hawaiian gazette., 1875-04-28

water for horses feet as well for cooking when
necessary also refrigerator and numerous conven-
fences that show much ingenuity in their construction
In the centre Of the car Doble has perfect gem Of
bOudoir. fitted up in the most superb manner with
fescoed walls and ceilings, Brussels carpet tables
chairs, lounges, mirror lace curtains, silver lamps
also fine side-board filled with elegant cut glass and
well stocked with wines. bell is also at hand to
call bis help when required. In fact, take it all in
ALL it is Of the most tastily arranged cars for man
aud beast that there is in the United States. The
cost was about Sc. 500 all told. occident ard st.
James viii probably be the only horse occupants of
this horse palace the coming trip. The object in
leaving early is to get 0cedent aeelimated and pre-
pare him for the Spring meetings which will com
mence about LIST of May. occident viii probably
return in the fall, and participate in some Of our
races ere the season closes.
European.
Disraeli's friends reluctantly admit that physical
infrmity will sOol compel him retire from public
life.
A new treaty has been concluded between Peru and
China, which practically aboshes the eoole trade.
Ole Bull. the celebrated violinist celebrated his
65th birthday at Bergen Norway, the 5th of Feb
ruary. The genial old master is in fuehealth.
The long and scandalous Moriaunt trial has been
terminated in England, Lady Merchant having been
found guilty Of adultery.
The greatest discovery at POmpeii is that of
woman making FIRE in cook stove, while her hus-
band is in bed and asleep. She a noble woman.
The increase in The of postal cards in Great
Britain for the year ending March 81, 1874, was
7,752 1885, the whole number used during the yeaTbe
ing &c, $50 246.
It appears that instead of ss5O,OOO it was f475,- |
GOO which the late Mr.. Atwood of England gave |
away anonymously. He also gave to poor relations
and dependents sum not less than f4OO 900.
The Queen DoWsger of Bavaria, who recently
Joined the Roman Catholic Church, has ordered the
construction at her own expense, of Catholic
Church at Munich which will cost $4,000.
The wOrkmen in many trsdes in England never
work Monday. 1t has been calculated that in the
woollen manufactures the cotton and the brick-lay
ing trade " Idle Monday entails an annual loss of
$50, 500 goo
The statistics of the famine in Persia are truly
appalling. In a town near Teheran only 29O fami-
lies remain out of 1000, and in Teheran itself 200
persons died weekly of starvation and disease. In
six districts the deaths are reported at ITO 900.
Paris has dwarf elephant, thirty mine inches
high and nineteen years old. He is remarkably in
telligent.
The Roman Catholic Bishops of England have
agreed together to forbid English Roman Catholics
joining the association known as "The Independ-
emit Order of Good Tomplars." The sacraments are
to be administered any Catholic who, after be-
ugwarned, continues a member of it.
We have received the "Chiua and Japan Tempe
rance Record a neatly printed English monthly
sightpage paper published in Nagasaki. 1t is filed
With interesting matter pertaining to the progress of
temperance in the East.
Her British Majesty's ships Nassau and RiHeman
recently had five hours engagement with the East
African slave-traders, captured Fort Mozambique,
Silled seventeen and wounded ty-one of the enemy,
md handed the fort to the Sultan of Zanzibar
Another vessel of the squadron the Thetis after cap
uring two savers, with sol slaves board, pro- &
,eeded to attack barraeoon south of Mozambique, :
where 900 slaves SAID be confined aud where
Portuguese force had been repulsed with loss.